Joseph LoDuca

Joseph LoDuca (* 1958 in Detroit ) is an American composer of film music . He is best known for the theme songs of the television series Hercules and Xena .

Life

Until Joseph LoDuca was hired by Sam Raimi as a composer for Tanz der Teufel in 1979 , he was a jazz guitarist. He then continued to work as a composer for films and television series. He often works with Sam Raimi on this. His work includes more than 80 film and television productions.

Joseph LoDuca was nominated eight times for an Emmy and has won it twice (2000 for the Xena episode Fallen Angels , 2009 for Legend of the Seeker - The Sword of Truth ). Between 1997 and 2001 he won 5 ASCAP awards. In 2002 he was also nominated for a César in the category “Best Film Music” for the Pact of the Wolves .

Filmography (selection)

Movies

• 1981: Tanz der Teufel (The Evil Dead)
• 1987: Tanz der Teufel II - Now there is more dancing (Evil Dead II - Dead by Dawn)
• 1988: City of Horror (The Carrier)
• 1989: Moontrap
• 1993: Army of Darkness (Army of Darkness)
• 1994: Hercules and the Amazon Women (TV movie)
• 1994: Hercules and the Lost Kingdom ( TV movie)
• 1994: Hercules and the Circle of Fire (TV movie)
• 1994: Hercules in the Realm of the Dead Gods (Hercules in the Underworld , TV movie)
• 1994: Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur (Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur , TV movie)
• 1997: Running Time
• 2001: Pact of the Wolves (Le Pacte des loups)
• 2004: The Librarian - Quest for the Spear
• 2005: Alien Apocalypse
• 2005: Boogeyman - The Black Man (Boogeyman)
• 2005: God's Army IV - The Revelation
• 2005: God's Army V - The Apocalypse
• 2006: The Quest - The Librarian - Return to King Solomon's Mines
• 2007: The Messengers
• 2007: My Name Is Bruce
• 2007: Boogeyman 2 - When the night becomes your enemy (Boogeyman 2)
• 2008: Boogeyman 3rd
• 2008: The Librarian - The Curse of the Judas Chalice
• 2008: The Burrowers (The Burrowers)
• 2013: Curse of Chucky
• 2014: Burying the Ex
• 2015: Pay the Ghost
• 2017: Cult of Chucky
• 2018: Bad Samaritan - In the sights of the killer (Bad Samaritan)

TV series (selection)

• 1994: MANTIS
• 1995-1999: Hercules
• 1995-2001: Xena - The Warrior Princess ( Xena: Warrior Princess )
• 1998-1999: Young Hercules
• 2000-2001: Cleopatra 2525
• 2005: Bermuda Triangle - Gate to Another Time ( The Triangle , miniseries)
• 2008–2012: leverage
• 2008–2010: Legend of the Seeker - The Sword of Truth ( Legend of the Seeker )
• 2010-2013: Spartacus
• 2011: Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (miniseries)
• since 2014: The Quest - Die Serie ( The Librarians )
• 2015-2016: Ash vs. evil Dead

Web links

• Joseph LoDuca in the Internet Movie Database (English)