Rick DeJonge
Rick Dejonge is a graduate of the Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television Program from USC and holds a Master's of Art and Bachelor's of Music from Western Michigan University. As a film composer, Mr. DeJonge has worked on several films and with great composers such as Christopher Young, David Spear, Jack Smalley, and Pete Anthony. As an orchestrator, Rick worked with composers on television promos including shows like “Beautiful People”, “Lost”, “The West Wing” and “CSI Miami”.
As a conductor, Rick has conducted his own scores at Paramount Studios, Fox Studios, and Firehouse Studios in Pasadena, California. . DeJonge’s score for the action film “Fighting With Anger” contained a song by the composer which won Best Original Song at the New York Independent Film Festival and was recorded by Willie Nelson. His recent original piano recordings for 4 silent films have been receiving great reviews. “The work done here is exquisite, the new piano score by Rick DeJonge is both so much of the period of the films as well as an incredibly modern manner of presentation, carefully illustrating the moods and passions of an art created nearly a century ago.” – Los Angeles Times (March 30, 2012) As a composer and conductor for film music, Rick was featured in an article of scoring for films in Life Magazine and just recently scored 3 cues for a new cartoon ad for Fiat. Rick has been writing music for orchestra and wind ensemble for over 25 years. You can hear his symphonic works on Summit Records. Rick has been the official arranger/composer for Walt Disney World’s Thanksgiving Day Parade since 2011. Rick is a member of ASCAP along with his music publishing company, Dream Notes Music. As Artist Relations Manager for KHS America, Rick composes and arranges music for several of the endorsing artists.