About James
JAMES COVELL began his career writing music immediately after graduating in music composition from USC where he studied with Morten Lauridsen. He has been working ever since scoring, songwriting, conducting and arranging in every medium. James has written scores for many feature films, including LEFT BEHIND, recorded with the London Symphony. That Soundtrack CD, and others are available on iTunes. Along with his work in film, James has worked for all of the major networks . Currently running is the award winning Netflix series “Beastmaster”. James has also written a full-scale musical play entitled A HOUSE DIVIDED and an Orchestral Trumpet
Concerto. His other commissioned Orchestral works premiered with great success by the Denver Symphony. James lives in Valley Village, California with his wife Karen and they have two Wonder Wiz Kids, Christopher and Cameron who are both film makers!!
Feature Films
DENNIS THE MENACE CHRISTMAS
Warner Bros
LEFT BEHIND
Namesake
SANTA WITH MUSCLES
Cabin Fever
WRAITH
Amazon
DEATH BY POTATO
Amazon
BEVERLY HILLS GHOST
Amazon
ATTACK OF THE SOUTHERN FRIED ZOMBIES
Amazon
THE ELEVATOR
HBO
DANCING NINJA
Inception Media
THE LIST
Fox
EXECUTION
Ghost Rider
IRREPLACEABLE
Focus
THE RIDE
Worldwide Pictures
GOD'S COUNTRY
Amazon
SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT
BET
BEAUTIFUL LOSER
Sneak Preview Films
Television / Cable
TOM & JERRY
HBO Max
ULTIMATE BEASTMASTER SEASONS 1&2
Netflix
HUNTED
CBS
STRONG
ABC
STREET OUTLAWS
Discovery
SHARK WEEK
Discovery
THE NEW GET SMART
Fox
MCGEE & ME
Focus
FAST & LOUD
Discovery
GHOST BROTHERS
Discovery
GARAGE REHAD
Discovery
THE WHEEL
Amazon
AMERICAN CHOPPER
Discovery
Commissioned Orchestral Work
Colorado Symphony/Mark Gould Conductor
Trumpet Concerto - Various Orchestras
Awards/Honors
Available upon request
Publishing Company
JKC Music
Union & Society Memberships
ASCAP
AFM - Local 47
The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL)
Additional References
Ralph Winter - Producer "X-Men", "Planet of the Apes"
David McFadzean - Producer "What Women Want", "Home Improvement"