George Drakoulias

George Drakoulias is an American music producer and supervisor who was credited as music supervisor on 's . One of the creatures seen in the film, the drakoulias, was named after him. He previously worked with Star Trek composer Michael Giacchino on the television series Lost and Six Degrees (both executive produced by J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk).
Drakoulias was born in Syosset, New York. He was a staff producer and A&R (Artists and Repertoire) executive at American Recordings, during which time he discovered and produced the albums for The Black Crowes and The Jayhawks. Outside of America, Drakoulias has produced albums for such artists as Primal Scream, Screaming Trees, Reef, Dan Penn, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Drakoulias began working in film and television in 1999, producing two songs for the comedy Big Daddy. He then signed on as music supervisor on the short-lived drama series Wonderland, which starred Michelle Forbes. Afterward, he supervised the music for , (2004, produced by Akiva Goldsman and starring Fred Williamson), and . He also produced many of the songs used in Paramount Pictures' (2009) and (2004).
He has worked as music supervisor on several other films, including (2004), and (both 2007). More recently, he supervised the music for and . The latter film featured Reggie Lee and was released by Paramount Pictures. Drakoulias also worked on (2009) and (2010, featuring Brett Cullen).
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Category:Music department