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Glen Ballard is a Actor, Scriptwriter, Producer and Sound American born on 1 may 1953 at Natchez (USA)
Glen Ballard, né le 1 mai 1953 à Natchez, est un producteur de musique et parolier américain. Il est notamment connu pour avoir produit l'album d'Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill, vendu à 30 millions d'exemplaires dans le monde. Il a reçu un Grammy Award de la meilleure chanson écrite pour un film, la télévision ou autre média visuel.
Il a également coécrit le titre Man in the Mirror présent sur l'album Bad de Michael Jackson.
Glen Ballard a aussi travaillé avec Céline Dion, Andrea Bocelli, Elisa, Anastacia, Shakira, Idina Menzel, Ed Kowalczyk of Live, Aretha Franklin, The Corrs, Natalie Cole, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Patti Austin, George Strait, Dave Matthews Band, OAR, Christina Aguilera, Barbra Streisand, Van Halen, No Doubt, Goo Goo Dolls, Hanson, Aerosmith, Annie Lennox and P.O.D, Lisa Marie Presley, Curtis Stigers, Jack Wagner, Paula Abdul, The Moffatts, Wilson Phillips, Katy Perry, Josh Groban, Elton John, Alanis Morissette et bien plus encore.
(2001)
(Music Producer)
(2004)
(Songs)
(2001)
(Music Producer)
(2007)
(Original Music Composer)
(2000)
(Music Supervisor)
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Il a également coécrit le titre Man in the Mirror présent sur l'album Bad de Michael Jackson.
Glen Ballard a aussi travaillé avec Céline Dion, Andrea Bocelli, Elisa, Anastacia, Shakira, Idina Menzel, Ed Kowalczyk of Live, Aretha Franklin, The Corrs, Natalie Cole, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Patti Austin, George Strait, Dave Matthews Band, OAR, Christina Aguilera, Barbra Streisand, Van Halen, No Doubt, Goo Goo Dolls, Hanson, Aerosmith, Annie Lennox and P.O.D, Lisa Marie Presley, Curtis Stigers, Jack Wagner, Paula Abdul, The Moffatts, Wilson Phillips, Katy Perry, Josh Groban, Elton John, Alanis Morissette et bien plus encore.
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(2001)(Music Producer)
(2004)(Songs)
(2001)(Music Producer)
(2007)(Original Music Composer)
(2000)(Music Supervisor)
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Filmography of Glen Ballard (11 films)
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Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)
, 1h35Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films, Autobiographical documentary films
Actors Katy Perry, Russell Brand, Darren Criss, Shannon Woodward, Judy Garland, Adele
Roles Self
Rating59%
The film features interviews with Perry and her loved ones documenting the trajectory of her life, containing various clips from her childhood and teenage years as well as her career and personal life (ranging from December 1999 to March 2012). The film is spliced with performances from her worldwide California Dreams Tour, which had 127 concerts from February 20, 2011 to January 22, 2012. Most of the performances were recorded on November 23, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, but also included performances in Tokyo and São Paulo. Some of her friends such as Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Jessie J make cameos in the film. The documentary includes scenes of Perry dealing with the breakdown of her marriage with English actor/comedian Russell Brand.
Bad 25 (2012)
, 2h3Directed by Spike Lee
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Michael Jackson, Spike Lee, Mariah Carey, Rubén Blades, Glen Ballard, Sheryl Crow
Rating78%
The film includes behind the scenes clips of the recording session of Jackson's seventh studio album, Bad. It also features various people that had worked with Jackson during the Bad era (1986–1989) talking about the production of the album and the tour, acting or starring in some of Jackson's Bad singles and music videos including Sheryl Crow who was the duet partner with Jackson on the Bad World Tour for "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", Siedah Garrett, the original duet artist, talks about her experience with Jackson and many others. There are also interviews with influenced entertainers and artists.
, 1h30Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Stephan Jenkins, Carole King, Glen Ballard
Roles Himself
Rating92%
A documentary film by director Ashley Greyson which looks at Platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated artists Hanson and their three-year struggle with their record label, Island/Def Jam. With the music industry in the aftermath of corporate mergers, deregulated radio, and an uncertain future, Hanson is faced with the challenge of making a new album while dealing with an endless array of obstacles. Throughout their trial and tribulations, they must learn to cope with an insatiable record label executive, incompatible producers and ultimately with each other.
Scriptwriter
Clubland (1999)
, 1h34Directed by Mary Lambert
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Brad Hunt, Alexis Arquette, Lori Petty, Rodney Eastman, Phil Buckman, Mo Gallini
Roles Writer
Rating46%
Producer
Trapped (2002)
, 1h46Directed by Luis Mandoki
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Charlize Theron, Courtney Love, Stuart Townsend, Kevin Bacon, Dakota Fanning, Pruitt Taylor Vince
Roles Executive Producer
Rating61%
Joe Hickey (Kevin Bacon) is a man who is apparently in the business of kidnapping rich people's children for ransom with his wife Cheryl (Courtney Love) and cousin Marvin as his accomplices. Will Jennings (Stuart Townsend), the father/husband in a typical happy family, is a research physician who has just had his big career break by patenting a new anesthetic drug. The mother/wife, Karen Jennings (Charlize Theron), is a stay-at-home mother who was previously a nurse.
Clubland (1999)
, 1h34Directed by Mary Lambert
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Brad Hunt, Alexis Arquette, Lori Petty, Rodney Eastman, Phil Buckman, Mo Gallini
Roles Producer
Rating46%
Sound
Beowulf (2007)
, 1h55Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films based on mythology, Poésie, Films set in the Viking Age, Films based on Norse mythology, Adaptation d'un poème
Actors Ray Winstone, Crispin Glover, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright, John Malkovich
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating62%
Beowulf (Ray Winstone) is a legendary Geatish warrior who travels to Denmark with his band of soldiers, including his best friend, Wiglaf (Brendan Gleeson). They travel in response to the call of King Hrothgar (Anthony Hopkins), who needs a hero to slay a monster called Grendel (Crispin Glover), a hideously disfigured troll-like creature with superhuman strength. Grendel attacks Hrothgar's mead hall, Heorot, whenever the Danes hold a celebration there, and Hrothgar was forced to close the hall. Upon arriving, Beowulf immediately becomes attracted to Hrothgar's wife, Queen Wealtheow (Robin Wright Penn), who does not love her husband and reciprocates Beowulf's interest.
Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007)
, 1h26Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Cayden Boyd, AnnaSophia Robb, Lara Flynn Boyle, Matthew Modine, Heather Graham, Dylan McDermott
Rating71%
A boy named Ben Reynolds (Cayden Boyd) lives with his parents, who, for the most part, ignore him. One day, a car accident occurs near their home. Cass Kennington (AnnaSophia Robb), a girl around Ben's age, survives, but her parents both die in the crash. Cass stays in the Reynolds' house while she recovers, and she and Ben develop a romantic relationship. The two soon decide to leave and set off on their own with a suitcase and some money. Ben and Cass get "married" while staying at someone's farm. Their journey eventually takes them to Cass' aunt and uncle, where Cass suffers a nervous breakdown and gets taken to a psychiatric ward. Ben breaks into the place at night, and Cass reveals to him that she caused the car accident that killed her parents because she was being abused by her father. Ben convinces her to leave with him, and the couple spends the rest of their lives together.
The Polar Express (2004)
, 1h40Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Christmas films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Musical films, Children's films, Santa Claus in film
Actors Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, Josh Hutcherson, Nona Gaye, Peter Scolari, Eddie Deezen
Roles Songs
Rating66%
On Christmas Eve in the late-1950s, a boy witnesses a train called the Polar Express that is about to embark to the North Pole. When the boy examines the engine, the conductor lets him board the train. The boy meets other children, including a girl and a know-it-all kid. When the train picks up Billy, the hero boy applies the emergency brakes. Billy initially declines to board but changes his mind. The conductor summons a waiter team, who give the children hot chocolate, and the girl stows away one cup under her seat to give to Billy, who is alone in the observation car. The girl and conductor deliver the hot chocolate cup to Billy until the hero boy discovers the girl’s ticket is unpunched. He loses it before he can return it. After the ticket is abused by the wind and animals, it slips back in the train. The girl explains her lost ticket, and the conductor considers ejecting her before taking her for a walk on the top of the train instead. The hero boy locates the lost ticket and pursues them.
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
, 1h37Directed by Sharon Maguire
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Nouvel an
Actors Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Embeth Davidtz, Gemma Jones
Roles Music Producer
Rating67%
Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) is frustrated: she is in her early thirties, single, very accident-prone and worried about her weight. She works in publicity at a book publishing company in London where her main focus is fantasizing about her boss, Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant). At a New Year party hosted by her parents, she re-meets Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), the barrister son of her parents' friends. They had known each other as children. After their initial encounter, Mark thinks that Bridget is a fool and vulgar and Bridget thinks that he is arrogant and rude, and is disgusted by his novelty Christmas jumper. After overhearing Mark grumble to his mother about her attempts to set him up with Bridget "A verbally incontinent spinster who smokes like a chimney, drinks like a fish and dresses like her mother", she decides to turn her life around. She starts her own diary, which covers all her attempts to stop smoking, lose weight and find her Mr.
The Mummy Returns (2001)
, 2h10Directed by Stephen Sommers
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Films based on mythology, Mythologie égyptienne
Actors Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Freddie Boath, Oded Fehr, Arnold Vosloo
Roles Music Producer
Rating63%
In 3067 BC, the Scorpion King leads his army on a campaign to conquer the world. After fighting for seven years, his army is defeated while attacking Thebes and exiled to the desert of Ahm Shere; his men die of heat exhaustion. After vowing to give Anubis his soul for the power to defeat his enemies, an oasis forms to hide the Scorpion King's pyramid and he is given a legion of jackal warriors in Anubis' image. The Army of Anubis sweeps across Egypt, but once their task is finished, Anubis claims the Scorpion King's soul and his army.
Titan A.E. (2000)
, 1h34Directed by Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Gary Goldman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Sur une planète fictive, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo, Nathan Lane, Janeane Garofalo, Drew Barrymore
Roles Music Supervisor
Rating65%
In 3028 A.D., humanity has mastered deep space travel and interacted with several alien species. A human invention called "Project Titan" alarms the Drej, a pure energy-based alien species who attack Earth after breaching the Global Defense System. As the Drej start to attack Earth, Professor Sam Tucker, the lead researcher for "Project Titan", sends his son Cale on one of the evacuation ships with his alien friend Tek while Tucker and other members of his team fly the Titan spacecraft into hyperspace. When the Drej mothership destroys the Earth with an energy beam, the surviving humans become nomads, generally ridiculed by other alien species.
Clubland (1999)
, 1h34Directed by Mary Lambert
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Brad Hunt, Alexis Arquette, Lori Petty, Rodney Eastman, Phil Buckman, Mo Gallini
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating46%