Versatile screen composer Mark Mancina is perhaps best known for his exhilarating orchestral music in genres spanning blockbuster action movies and Disney animated films. He broke through in the '90s with adrenalized classics like Speed (1994) and Twister (1996), then collaborated on Disney projects including Tarzan (1999) and Moana (2016). His work in the 2020s has encompassed Clint Eastwood's Cry Macho (2021) and Juror #2 (2024) -- both of which demonstrated Mancina's skill at quieter tension -- and the rousing animated films The Sea Beast (2022) and Moana 2 (2024).
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