Norman Ludwin Dr . Norman Ludwin is a bassist , composer , orchestrator , and teacher who worked as bassist on the first seasons of , , and as well as on . More recently , he worked as bassist on ' s and as additional orchestrator on ' s . Born in Sherman Oaks , Ludwin attended the California Institute of Arts where he graduated with a bachelors degree in Performance in 1977 . Following several years als musician , mostly as bassist , he continued his studies and received his masters degree in Composition from the California State University at Northridge in 2003 . He completed his studies in 2007 when he earned his doctorate in composition from the Claremont Graduate University . As performer , Ludwin worked with the Mozart Camerata , the South Bay Chamber Orchestra , the Symphony in the Glen , the San Diego Symphony , LA Chamber Orchestra , Hollywood Bowl Orchestra , LA Opera , Pacific Symphony , Pasadena Symphony and the Long Beach Symphony as well as the Florida Symphony and the Natal Philharmonic in Durban South Africa . Beside working as instructor and teacher at the UCLA Extension Film Music Department and at the Claremont Community School of Music , he has also released two CDs and owns the world ' s largest catalog of double bass music at his website , Ludwin Music . Working in the film and television business since 1985 , Ludwin has performed in the soundtracks for television series such as " Space : Above and Beyond " ( 1995 , starring Lanei Chapman and Tucker Smallwood ) , " JAG " ( 1995 - 1996 ) , " Superman " ( 1997 - 1998 ) , " King of the Hill " ( 1997 - 1999 , starring the voices of Pamela Adlon and Stephen Root ) , J . J . Abrams ' " Alias " ( 2001 - 2002 ) , " Las Vegas " ( 2003 - 2004 , starring Nikki Cox ) , Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci ' s " Fringe " ( 2008 - 2009 , music by Michael Giacchino ) , " Lost " ( 2004 - 2010 , starring Daniel Dae Kim and Terry O ' Quinn ) , " Undercovers " ( 2010 - 2012 ) , and " Alcatraz " ( 2012 , starring Leon Rippy ) . Film work includes the action thriller " Cobra " ( 1986 ) , the science fiction comedy " Innerspace " ( 1987 ) , the thriller " Little Nikita " ( 1988 ) , the animated crime comedy " Who Framed Roger Rabbit " ( 1988 ) , the action sequel " Lethal Weapon 2 " ( 1989 ) , the comic adaptation " Dick Tracy " ( 1990 ) , the drama " Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves " ( 1991 ) , Disney ' s " Beauty and the Beast " ( 1991 ) , the science fiction sequel " Alien³ " ( 1992 ) , the comic adaptation " Batman Returns " ( 1992 ) , the comedy sequel " Hot Shots ! Part Deux " ( 1993 ) , the adventure " Free Willy " ( 1993 ) , the science fiction film " Demolition Man " ( 1993 ) , the sequel " Beverly Hills Cop III " ( 1994 ) , the action thriller " The River Wild " ( 1994 ) , the drama " A Walk in the Clouds " ( 1995 ) , the thriller " The Net " ( 1995 ) , the action thriller " Mission : Impossible " ( 1996 ) , the comedy " The Nutty Professor " ( 1996 ) , the horror sequel " Scream 2 " ( 1997 ) , the drama " The Horse Whisperer " ( 1998 ) , the science fiction remake " Godzilla " ( 1998 ) , the remakes of " Psycho " ( 1998 ) and " Wild Wild West " ( 1999 ) , the drama " The Green Mile " ( 1999 ) , the science fiction comedy " Galaxy Quest " ( 1999 ) , the comic adaptation " X - Men " ( 2000 ) , the comedy sequel " Scary Movie 2 " ( 2001 ) , the science fiction sequel " The Matrix Reloaded " ( 2003 ) , the sequels " Spider - Man 2 " ( 2004 ) and " Spider - Man 3 " ( 2007 ) , Kirk R . Thatcher ' s television movie " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " ( 2005 ) , the comedy " Monster - in - Law " ( 2005 ) , the science fiction film " Serenity " ( 2005 ) , the action sequel " Mission : Impossible III " ( 2006 ) , the animated features " Ratatouille " ( 2007 ) , " WALL · E " ( 2008 ) , and " Up " ( 2009 ) , the horror film " Priest " ( 2011 ) , the mystery thriller " Super 8 " ( 2011 ) , the sequels " Cars 2 " ( 2011 ) and " Mission : Impossible – Ghost Protocol " ( 2011 ) , and the science fiction film " John Carter " ( 2012 ) . More recently , Ludwin performed as bassist on the animated short film " Toy Story of Terror " ( 2013 ) , the science fiction sequel " Dawn of the Planet of the Apes " ( 2014 ) , and the science fiction film " Jupiter Ascending " ( 2015 ) and worked as orchestrator on the animated feature " Inside Out " ( 2015 ) . In the more recent years , Ludwin normally worked for composer and orchestrator Michael Giacchino .