David Metzger

David Metzger is a veteran American composer, orchestrator, and arranger. He is best known for his work on the animated films Frozen, Moana, and How to Train Your Dragon, as well as the musical The Lion King. He has also worked on numerous video games, such as Halo 2, Age of Empires III, and Gears of War 2.
==Biography==
David Metzger was born in Corvallis, Oregon on December 12, 1960. He started playing piano at the age of six and subsequently learned guitar, bass, and drums. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied composition, arranging, and film scoring. He graduated in 1986 and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a music career. Metzger began working as an orchestrator and arranger for various composers, such as Hans Zimmer, John Powell, and Mark Mancina.
He also composed music for television shows, such as The Simpsons, Futurama, and Star Trek: Enterprise. He received his first major film credit as an orchestrator for The Lion King in 1994, which won an Academy Award for Best Original Score. Metzger continued to work on several animated films, such as Tarzan and Kung Fu Panda. From 1992 to 1997, he was the arranger for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In 1998, Metzger received a Tony and a Drama Desk nomination for his orchestration of the Broadway musical The Lion King.
In 2013, Metzger worked on the Disney film Frozen, which became a worldwide phenomenon and won two Academy Awards, including Best Original Song for "Let It Go". Metzger's orchestration for the song was described as "lush" and "magical" by reviewers. He also worked on the sequel Frozen II in 2019, which featured even more complex and diverse musical styles. Metzger's other notable works include How to Train Your Dragon and its sequel and Moana, which was nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Metzger currently lives in Sherwood, Oregon with his wife and has two adult sons.
==Filmography==
===Film Orchestrator===
====1990s====
Year	Title 	Studio(s) 	Composer 	Notes
1994	The Lion King	Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios	Hans Zimmer 	
1998	Armageddon 	Touchstone Pictures 	Trevor Rabin	
1999	Tarzan 	Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios	Mark Mancina	
====2000s====
Year	Title 	Studio(s) 	Composer(s) 	Notes
2003	Atlantis: Milo's Return	Walt Disney Studios Home EntertainmentDisneytoon Studios	Don L. Harper	
2003	Brother Bear 	Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios 	Mark Mancina 	Vocal Arranger
2003	The Haunted Mansion 	Walt Disney Pictures 	Mark Mancina 	Composer of Additional MusicSound Consultant
2004	The Lion King 1½ 	Walt Disney Studios Home EntertainmentDisneytoon Studios	Don L. Harper	
2006	Glory Road 	Walt Disney Pictures 	Trevor Rabin 	Additional Orchestrations
2008	Bolt 	Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios 	John Powell 	
====2010s====
Year	Title 	Studio(s) 	Composer(s) 	Notes
2011	Mars Needs Moms 	Walt Disney Pictures 	John Powell 	
2011	Winnie the Pooh 	Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios	Henry Jackman 	
2012	Wreck-It Ralph 	Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios	Henry Jackman 	
2012	The Avengers 	Marvel Studios 	Alan Silvestri 	
2013	Planes 	Walt Disney PicturesDisneytoon Studios 	Mark Mancina 	Composer of Additional Music
2013	Frozen 	Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios	Christophe BeckRobert LopezKristen Anderson-Lopez	Additional Work as Song Arranger
2014	Planes: Fire and Rescue 	Walt Disney PicturesDisneytoon Studios 	Mark Mancina 	Composer of Additional Music
2014	Muppets Most Wanted 	Walt Disney Pictures 	Christophe Beck 	
2015	Strange Magic 	Touchstone PicturesLucasfilm 	Marius de Vries 	Choir Contractor
2015	Frozen Fever 	Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios	Christophe Beck 	Additional Work as Song Arranger and Conductor
2015	Ant-Man 	Marvel Studios 	Christophe Beck 	
2016	Moana 	Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios	Mark MancinaLin-Manuel MirandaOpetaia Foa'i 	Additional work as Song, Score, and Vocal Arranger, Additional Music Composer
2017	Olaf's Frozen Adventure 	Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios	Christophe Beck 	Additional work as Music Song Producer and Song and Score Arranger
2018	Ralph Breaks the Internet	Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios	Henry Jackman 	Song Arranger and Orchestrator of "A Place Called Slaughter Race"
2019	The Lion King 	Walt Disney PicturesFairview Entertainment 	Hans Zimmer 	
2019	Frozen II 	Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios	Christophe BeckRobert LopezKristen Anderson-Lopez	Song Arranger and Orchestrator of all songs; Score Orchestrator; Co-Producer of all songs
====2020s====
Year	Title 	Studio(s) 	Composer(s)	Notes
2022	Disenchanted	Walt Disney Pictures	Alan Menken	Song Arranger and Orchestrator of all songs
===Broadway Orchestrations===
Year	Title 	Notes
1997	The Lion King	Nominated for Tony Award for Best Orchestrations Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Orchestrations
2018	Frozen 	
===Film and TV Composer===
Years 	Title 	Studio(s) 	Notes
2001–2003	The Legend of Tarzan	Walt Disney Television Animation 	TV, 9 episodes
2002 	Tarzan & Jane 	Walt Disney Studios Home EntertainmentWalt Disney Television Animation	DVDX Nomination for Best Original Score in a DVD Premiere MovieCo-composed with Patrick Griffin and Don L. Harper
2005 	Tarzan II 	Walt Disney Studios Home EntertainmentDisneytoon Studios 	DVDX Winner for Best Original Score in a DVD Premiere MovieCo-composed with Mark Mancina
2006 	Brother Bear 2 	Walt Disney Studios Home EntertainmentDisneytoon Studios 	
2023 	Once Upon a Studio 	Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios 	Also serving as orchestrator
2023 	Wish 	Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Animation Studios 	
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Category:Frozen
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Category:Tarzan
Category:The Lion King
Category:The Muppets
Category:Enchanted
Category:Wreck-It Ralph
Category:Bolt
Category:Planes
Category:Glory Road
Category:Ant-Man
Category:The Avengers
Category:Strange Magic (film)
Category:Brother Bear
Category:Mars Needs Moms
Category:The Haunted Mansion
Category:Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Category:Marvel Cinematic Universe people
Category:Marvel people
Category:Disney Princesses