caption children years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
silvestri in 2009 three 1972 -- present new york city , new york , u.s. alan silvestri non_performing_personnel 26 march 1950 guitar , piano , synthesizer , synclavier , drums film score alan silvestri 2009.jpg alan silvestri
 alan anthony silvestri composer , conductor
alan silvestri

alan anthony silvestri -lrb- born march 26 , 1950 -rrb- is an american composer and conductor who works primarily in film and television .
he is best known for his frequent collaboration with director robert zemeckis , including composing major hit films such as the `` back to the future '' trilogy and `` forrest gump '' , as well as the superhero films '' '' and `` marvel 's the avengers '' .
