Danny Jacob

Daniel "Danny" Jacob is an American composer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the composer of the comedic original songs heard in the Disney Channel and Disney XD animated comedy series Phineas and Ferb, Milo Murphy's Law and Hamster & Gretel. Almost every episode of either series features at least one song, while two-part (20 minute) Phineas and Ferb episodes often have two. A world-class guitar player, Jacob evolved his career into composing songs for Disney Channel's animated series Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Kim Possible, and The Emperor's New School, and the Disney DVD release Leroy & Stitch.
In between touring with top recording artists LeAnn Rimes, George Michael, Bette Midler, and Cher, Jacob also had the honor of playing on the last recording session with Ray Charles. This duet with Charles and Gladys Knight, entitled Heaven Help Us, went on to win a Grammy for Best Duet. Jacob first picked up the guitar whеn he was 13, and soon after, was honing his acoustic, electric, classical, R&B, and jazz playing skills. When he was 15 he formed his own band, playing in Los Angeles bars and clubs. It was only a matter of time before he began collaborating with one of Hollywood's most innovative artists, Oscar-winner Hans Zimmer. Together they worked on Elton John's "El Dorado", and Neil Finn's I Can See Clearly Now from Antz. This led to his work as a featured guitarist with score composers Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell on the Academy Award winning Shrek. He also arranged and co-produced the successful musical sequences "Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party" and Eddie Murphy's I'm a Believer, from the double Platinum soundtrack album.
A native of the San Fernando Valley, Jacob currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Grammy-nominated film and music producer Marylata E. Jacob, and their son.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Notes
1998	Antz 	arranger: "I Can See Clearly Now"
2000	The Road to El Dorado 	arranger: "El Dorado"
2000	Almost Famous 	guitar coach
2001	Shrek 	musician: guitars
2006	Brother Bear 2 	arranger: "Welcome to This Day"
2011	Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension 	composer
2013	Planes 	producer: "Love Machine"
2014	Planes: Fire & Rescue 	co-writer: "Runaway Romance"
2020	Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe	composer
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Notes
2006–2008 	The Emperor's New School 	theme music composer/songwriter
2007–2015 	Phineas and Ferb 	composer/songwriter/performer
2008–2013 	Sid the Science Kid 	songwriter
2009–2011 	Sonny with a Chance 	composer
2013 	Sofia the First 	co-music producer
2016–2019 	Milo Murphy's Law 	composer
2021 	Monsters at Work 	songwriter ("I'm Not Gonna Sing You a Song")
2022–2024 	Alice's Wonderland Bakery	song producer
2022–present	Hamster & Gretel 	composer/song producer
==Songs==
There are many songs which are sung by Jacob as a choir. Below are the list of songs where he is a main singer.
*Backyard Beach (as Ferb)
*My Undead Mummy
*Hemoglobin Highway
*My Nemesis
*Truck Drivin' Girl
*Ring of Fun (as Clyde and Phineas)
*When We Didn't Get Along
*Candace (Who's That Girl)
*Let's Take a Rocket Ship to Space
*My Wettest Friend
*Perfect Day
*Technology vs. Nature
*Let's Go Digital
*My Ride From Outer Space
*Spa Day
*Anything But Go Away
*Ain't No Kiddie Ride
*You're Not Ferb
*All Terrain Vehicle
*Give Up (with Ashley Tisdale as Candace)
*Buildin' a Supercomputer
*Home on the Road
*Takin' Care of Things (with Dan Povenmire)
*Tour de Ferb
*Skiddley Whiffers
*Lonely Vampire
*Livin' in an Ant Society
*Perrytronic
*S'Fall
*Great to Be a Baby
*Heck of a Day
*Helicopter Fight
==Trivia==
*Jacob voiced as an audio tour guide in "It's About Time!".
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