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JOHN HOUSTON

music composer

MUSIC – ANIMATION

“My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic”
(produced by Hasbro Studios and DHX Media) is an animated series I worked on with series composer William Anderson. The first episode aired in October 2010 on Hub Network (US). These tracks are from Season 4: Episode 5, Season 7: Episodes 16 & 25, Season 8: Episode 1, and Season 9: Episodes 2, 10, 24, & 25.

“Lalaloopsy”
(produced by MGA Entertainment and Moonscoop Productions) is an animated series I worked on with series composer William Anderson. The first episode aired in March 2013 on Nick Jr. (US). These tracks are from Season 3: Episodes 5 & 12, and the DVDs “Lalaloopsy Ponies: The Big Show” & “Lalaloopsy Babies: First Steps.”

“Packages from Planet X”
(produced by American Greetings and DHX Media) is an animated series I worked on with series composer William Anderson. The first episode aired in July 2013 on Disney XD (US), and in January 2014 on Teletoon (Canada). These tracks are from Season 1: Episodes 28-31.

MUSIC – LIVE ACTION

VIDEOS

CREDITS

(full credits on IMDb)

Animation

2013-2019, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, 78 episodes & 2 DVDs
(with series composer William Anderson)

2015-2017, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls, 29 webisodes & 1 DVD
(with series composer William Anderson)

2013-2015, Lalaloopsy, 13 episodes, 5 websiodes, & 4 DVDs
(with series composer William Anderson)

2013, Packages from Planet X, 26 episodes & 13 webisodes
(with series composer William Anderson)

2018, Water, digital children’s book (iBooks/Apple books)
(written by Theresa Patten-Koeckert, animation by Joshua Lam)

 

Live Action

2019, Lily, documentary, 25 min.
(with composer William Anderson)

2014, Following the Golden Arrow, documentary, 60 min.

2012, The Coffers, short, 26 min.

2011, The Possum, short, 3 min.

2011, The Knife Thrower’s Apprentice, short, 11 min.

2011, The Window, short, 9 min.

2010, If You See…, short, 13 min.

 

Education

2011, MFA Music Composition for the Screen, Columbia College Chicago

2009, MM Piano Performance, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

2007, BM Piano Performance, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

 

Awards & Nominations

2014, Best Impact of Music in a Short Film, Silver Medal/Jury Choice, Park City Film Music Festival (for “The Coffers”)

2013, Best Soundtrack nominee, Madrid International Film Festival (for “The Coffers”)

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