W. G. Snuffy Walden

Mae William Garrett Walden, a elwir hefyd yn W. G. Snuffy Walden (ganwyd 13 Chwefror 1950), yn gerddor o'r Unol Daleithiau a chyfansoddwr traciau sain ffilm a theledu. Mae Walden yn enillydd Gwobr Emmy am y gerddoriaeth thema i The West Wing (NBC), sydd wedi ei enwebu ar gyfer nifer o Emmys trwy gydol ei yrfa, ac wedi derbyn 26 o Wobrau BMI.

Bywyd cynnar
Ganwyd Walden yn Louisiana ar 13 Chwefror 1950, a'i fagu yn Houston, Texas. Graddiodd o Ysgol Uwchradd Lamar yn Houston ym 1967. Yn y coleg, astudiodd wyddoniaeth a mathemateg, a thra yr oedd yn yr ysgol gweithiodd ar sioe radio hwyr y nos yn KRBE yn Houston a chwarae gitâr mewn clwb nos glas.

Enw canol Walden oedd enw olaf ei fam cyn priodi a dyma darddiad ei lysenw. Weithiau roedd aelodau o'i deulu ei fam yn cael eu galw'n 'Snuffy' ar ôl y gwneuthurwr snisin Deheuol Levi Garrett. Anerchodd ei deulu a'i gyd-ddisgyblion ef fel Garrett, ond dechreuodd yr enw 'Snuffy' lynu pan oedd i ffwrdd mewn gwersyll haf ac roedd yr enw yn well gan ei gyd-gerddorion wrth i'w yrfa ddechrau.

 Disgyddiaeth 

Albymau unigol
 Music by... W. G. Snuffy Walden (2001, Windham Hill Records)

Albymau Stray Dog
 Stray Dog (1973)
 Fasten Your Seat Belts (1973) 
 While You're Down There (1974)

Albymau eraill
 Still (1973, Peter Sinfield - Command Studios)
 thirtysomething Soundtrack (1991, Geffen Records)
Babylon Minstrels (1992, Hollywood Records)
 The Stand (1994, ABC Circle Music)
 My-So Called Life Soundtrack (1995, Atlantic Records)
 A Winter's Solstice VI (1997, Windham Hill Records)
 Celtic Christmas III (1997, Windham Hill Records)
 The Carols Of Christmas II (1997, Windham Hill Records)
 Summer Solstice 2 (1998, Windham Hill Records)
 Sounds Of Wood & Steel (1998, Windham Hill Records)
 Celtic Christmas IV (1998, Windham Hill Records)
 Touch – Windham Hill 25 Years of Guitar (2001, Windham Hill Records)
 A Winter's Solstice, Vol. 1: Silver Anniversary Edition (2001, Windham Hill Records)
 A Windham Hill Christmas (2002, Windham Hill Records)
 Windham Hill Chill: Ambient Acoustic (2003, Windham Hill Records)
 Windham Hill Chill 2 (2003, Windham Hill Records)
 Friday Night Lights Vol. 2 (2010)
 The West Wing (2017, Varese Sarabande)

Gwobrau ac Enwebiadau 
Emmys
Gwobrau
 2000 Outstanding Main Title Theme Music – The West Wing

Nominations
 1988 Main Title, Theme Music – thirtysomething
 1992 Main Title, Theme Music – I'll Fly Away 
 1994 Best Original Score – Stephen King's The Stand
 1995 Main Title Theme Music – My So-Called Life
 1997 Main Title Theme Music – Early Edition
 1997 Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – Early Edition
 2000 Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – Felicity 
 2001 Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – The West Wing
 2003 Outstanding Main Title Theme Music – Miracles
 2005 Outstanding Main Title Theme Music – Huff 
 2007 Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – Kidnapped

Gwobrau BMI
 The Wonder Years (1988, 1989, 1990Shared with John Lennon and Paul McCartney)
 The Jackie Thomas Show (1993)
 Ellen (1994, 1995)
 Roseanne (1994, 1995, 1996)
 The Drew Carey Show (1997,Shared with Allen Reynolds 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
 The Norm Show (1999)
 Richard Kirk Ward BMI Award for Outstanding Career Achievement (2001) 
 Providence (1999, 2000,Shared with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Bennett Salvay 2002, 2003)
 The West Wing (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
 Men of a Certain Age (2010)

Cyfeiriadau

 Dolenni allanol 
 W. G. Snuffy Walden Official Website 

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