Mason Daring

Mason Daring

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1949-09-21 (74 years old)

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Biography

Mason K. Daring (born September 21, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American musician and composer of scores for film and television. He has worked on nearly all the films directed by John Sayles, adapting his style to fit whatever period in which the film is set. Daring began his music studies in fourth grade, playing trumpet, which he played in school bands on through to Amherst College, where he majored in music and graduated cum laude in 1971. He began playing guitar in seventh grade and formed a rock band called The Squires the following year. After college, he played and recorded with bands around the East Coast, taught university courses and continued his studies in music and law.

He earned a J.D. degree from Suffolk Law School in 1976 and passed the Massachusetts bar in 1977. He also continued working in music, and gained experience as a film editor and director of television commercials.

Through his career in entertainment law, he became acquainted with John Sayles. While Daring was serving as legal counsel for the director's first film, Return of the Secaucus 7, Sayles had heard some of Daring's music and asked the lawyer to compose the film score.

Since then, Daring has worked full-time as a composer, mostly on films by Sayles, but also for other films and for television. He also maintains his own record label, Daring Records (a subsidiary of Rounder Records). He lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts and Santa Monica, California.

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Filmography

all 70

Movies 66

TV Shows 4

Director 1

Music
The Healthcare Divide

The Healthcare Divide (2021)

Movie
Composer
Moynihan

Moynihan (2018)

Movie
Composer
Go for Sisters

Go for Sisters (2013)

Movie
Music Arranger
Dollars and Dentists

Dollars and Dentists (2012)

Movie
Composer
Amigo

Amigo (2010)

Movie
Composer
Dolley Madison

Dolley Madison (2010)

Movie
Composer
Honeydripper

Honeydripper (2007)

Movie
Music
State of Mind

State of Mind (2007)

TV
Composer
Walker Payne

Walker Payne (2006)

Movie
Composer
Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro (2005)

Movie
Composer
Silver City

Silver City (2004)

Movie
Composer
A Separate Peace

A Separate Peace (2004)

Movie
Composer
Casa de los Babys

Casa de los Babys (2003)

Movie
6
Composer
America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story

America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (2003)

Movie
Composer
Sunshine State

Sunshine State (2002)

Movie
Composer
The Pennsylvania Miners' Story

The Pennsylvania Miners' Story (2002)

Movie
Composer
Tru Confessions

Tru Confessions (2002)

Movie
Composer
Ruby's Bucket of Blood

Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001)

Movie
Composer
Bailey's Mistake

Bailey's Mistake (2001)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Say It Isn't So

Say It Isn't So (2001)

Movie
Composer
Scheidung auf amerikanisch

Scheidung auf amerikanisch (2001)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is (2000)

Movie
6
Composer
George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire

George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2000)

Movie
Music
Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart (1999)

Movie
6
Composer
Limbo

Limbo (1999)

Movie
Original Music Composer
A Walk on the Moon

A Walk on the Moon (1999)

Movie
Additional Music
Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude

Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude (1998)

Movie
Composer
The Opposite of Sex

The Opposite of Sex (1998)

Movie
Composer
Evidence of Blood

Evidence of Blood (1998)

Movie
Music
From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon (1998)

TV
3.5
Composer
Men with Guns

Men with Guns (1998)

Movie
Composer
Everest: The Death Zone

Everest: The Death Zone (1998)

Movie
Composer
The Ripper

The Ripper (1997)

Movie
Composer
Dead by Midnight

Dead by Midnight (1997)

Movie
Composer
Cold Around the Heart

Cold Around the Heart (1997)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Prefontaine

Prefontaine (1997)

Movie
Composer
Hidden in America

Hidden in America (1996)

Movie
Music
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (1996)

TV
Composer
Lone Star

Lone Star (1996)

Movie
5.83
Composer
Shtetl

Shtetl (1996)

Movie
Composer
Letter to My Killer

Letter to My Killer (1995)

Movie
Composer
The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop (1995)

Movie
Composer
Young at Heart

Young at Heart (1995)

Movie
Composer
The Secret of Roan Inish

The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)

Movie
Composer
Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo

Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo (1994)

Movie
Composer
Getting Out

Getting Out (1994)

Movie
Composer
On Promised Land

On Promised Land (1994)

Movie
Composer
The Last Outlaw

The Last Outlaw (1993)

Movie
Composer
Ed and His Dead Mother

Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)

Movie
4.25
Composer
Stolen Babies

Stolen Babies (1993)

Movie
Composer
The Ernest Green Story

The Ernest Green Story (1993)

Movie
Composer
Passion Fish

Passion Fish (1992)

Movie
Composer
Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons (1992)

Movie
Composer
City of Hope

City of Hope (1991)

Movie
Music
Dogfight

Dogfight (1991)

Movie
Composer
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)

Movie
Composer
Off and Running

Off and Running (1991)

Movie
Composer
Little Vegas

Little Vegas (1990)

Movie
Composer
Murder in Mississippi

Murder in Mississippi (1990)

Movie
Music / Music Director
Mountain View

Mountain View (1989)

Movie
Composer
Day One

Day One (1989)

Movie
Composer
Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out (1988)

Movie
10
Composer
Shallow Grave

Shallow Grave (1987)

Movie
Picker / Original Music Composer
Matewan

Matewan (1987)

Movie
Composer
Osa

Osa (1986)

Movie
Composer
Key Exchange

Key Exchange (1985)

Movie
Composer
The Brother from Another Planet

The Brother from Another Planet (1984)

Movie
Composer
Lianna

Lianna (1983)

Movie
Composer
Return of the Secaucus Seven

Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)

Movie
Composer
Day One

Day One

TV

Ratings

Average 5.83
Based on 271 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1980
1993
1997
1994
2021
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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1949-09-21 (74 years old)

Birth Place
Marblehead, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America


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