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Will Kaplan(I)

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Born and raised in Highland Park, Illinois. Graduate of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Worked as a jingle writer and producer of TV commercials in Chicago. (Interesting fact: wrote Oprah Winfrey's first jingle, "Everybody Loves Oprah"). Moved to Los Angeles in 1988. Married to singer Ember Vaughan. One of the principle music editors at 2Pop Music
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      • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
    Armageddon
    6.7
    • Music Department(additional music, uncredited)
    • 1998
    Brad Pitt in Ad Astra (2019)
    Ad Astra
    6.5
    • Music Department
    • 2019
    Super 8 (2011)
    Super 8
    7.0
    • Music Department
    • 2011
    Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
    Guardians of the Galaxy
    8.0
    • Music Department
    • 2014

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    • Chris Hemsworth, Mariami Kovziashvili, and Marta Kovziashvili in Extraction II (2023)
      Extraction II
      7.0
      • music editor
      • 2023
    • Annette Bening and Bryan Cranston in Jerry and Marge Go Large (2022)
      Jerry and Marge Go Large
      6.9
      • additional music editor
      • 2022
    • Naomi Watts in The Desperate Hour (2021)
      The Desperate Hour
      4.9
      • music editor
      • 2021
    • Madalen Mills in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
      Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
      6.4
      • supervising music editor
      • 2020
    • Patrick Stewart, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Stewart, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Noah Centineo, Sam Claflin, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska in Diminishing Returns Diminisodes (2017)
      Charlie's Angels
      5.0
      • music editor
      • 2019
    • Brad Pitt in Ad Astra (2019)
      Ad Astra
      6.5
      • music editor
      • 2019
    • The Predator (2018)
      The Predator
      5.3
      • music editor
      • 2018
    • Bruce Willis in Death Wish (2018)
      Death Wish
      6.3
      • music editor
      • 2018
    • Ralph Fiennes, Mariah Carey, Hector Elizondo, Seth Green, Billy Dee Williams, Will Arnett, Conan O'Brien, Doug Benson, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Zach Galifianakis, Eddie Izzard, Jemaine Clement, Riki Lindhome, Jonah Hill, Jason Mantzoukas, Kate Micucci, Zoë Kravitz, Ellie Kemper, Adam Devine, and Jenny Slate in The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
      The Lego Batman Movie
      7.3
      • music editor
      • 2017
    • Warren Beatty, Alden Ehrenreich, and Lily Collins in Rules Don't Apply (2016)
      Rules Don't Apply
      5.7
      • music editor
      • 2016
    • Jorma Taccone, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and The Lonely Island in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
      Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
      6.7
      • music editor
      • 2016
    • Melissa McCarthy in The Boss (2016)
      The Boss
      5.4
      • music editor
      • 2016
    • Vince Vaughn, Tom Wilkinson, and Dave Franco in Unfinished Business (2015)
      Unfinished Business
      5.4
      • music editor
      • 2015
    • Sam Rockwell, Will Forte, Amy Ryan, Danny McBride, and Jemaine Clement in Don Verdean (2015)
      Don Verdean
      5.4
      • music editor
      • 2015
    • Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts, Emma Stone, and Andrea Riseborough in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
      Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
      7.7
      • music editor
      • 2014

    Soundtrack



    • Apartment 7A (2024)
      Apartment 7A
      5.9
      • writer: "Rio Dreams"
      • 2024
    • Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang, Jason Momoa, and Sarah Shahi in Bullet to the Head (2012)
      Bullet to the Head
      5.7
      • performer: "St. Charles Blues"
      • 2012
    • Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Ben Affleck, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson, and Justin Long in He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
      He's Just Not That Into You
      6.4
      • performer: "Tito's Samba", "Kim's Waltz", "Sophisticated Lady"
      • writer: "Tito's Samba", "Kim's Waltz"
      • 2009
    • Harrison Ford, Virginia Madsen, Carly Schroeder, and Jimmy Bennett in Firewall (2006)
      Firewall
      5.8
      • performer: "Jack's Blues"
      • writer: "Jack's Blues"
      • 2006
    • Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta, and Tina Majorino in Corrina, Corrina (1994)
      Corrina, Corrina
      6.6
      • performer: "Jessie from Jersey"
      • writer: "Jessie from Jersey"
      • 1994
    • Penelope Ann Miller in The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
      The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
      5.1
      • writer: "Don't Understand"
      • 1992
    • Goldie Hawn in Deceived (1991)
      Deceived
      6.1
      • performer: "Blues For The Mrs."
      • writer: "Blues For The Mrs."
      • 1991
    • Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch in Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
      Drugstore Cowboy
      7.2
      • performer: "TV Commercial Music"
      • writer: "TV Commercial Music"
      • 1989

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