Jake Monaco

ComposerSongwriter

Mar 12

Written By Arbel Bedak

Featured Credits

Incredible Animale Journeys

Jerry & Marge Go Large

Cars On The Road

Highlights Reel

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Credits

MOANA 2 (2024)
Walt Disney Animation Studios
David Derrick Jr, Jason Hand,
Dana Ledoux Miller, dirs.
MIDI arrangements, orchestrations and production
JERRY & MARGE GO LARGE (2022)
Paramount Pictures
David Frankel, dir.
FLORA & ULYSSES (2021)
Walt Disney Pictures
Lena Khan, dir.
TAZ: QUEST FOR BURGER (2023)
Warner Bros. Animation
Mark Marek, dir.
THINK LIKE A DOG (2020)
Lionsgate
Gil Junger, dir.
A CINDERELLA STORY: STARSTRUCK (2021)
Warner Bros.
Michelle Johnston, dir.
THROUGH THE WINDOWS (2019)
Antfarm Productions
Bret Parker, dir.
TOY STORY 4 (2019)
Pixar Animation
Josh Cooley, dir.
Writer “Forever Tilt”
LIKE A BOSS (2020)
Paramount Pictures
Miguel Arteta, dir.
Co-composer
A CINDERELLA STORY: A CHRISTMAS WISH (2019)
Netflix
Michelle Johnson, dir.
DUMPLIN’ (2018)
COTA Films / Netflix
Anne Fletcher, dir.
SCOOBY DOO! AND THE GOURMET GHOST (2018)
Warner Bros. Animation
Doug Murphy, dir.
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES (2016)
20th Century Fox
Greg Mottola, dir.
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE (2016)
20th Century Fox
Mandie Fletcher, dir.
KINDERGARTEN COP 2 (2016)
Universal Pictures
Don Michael Paul, dir.
LET’S BE COPS (2014)
20th Century Fox
Luke Greenfield, dir.
FROZEN (2013)
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee, dir.
Composer, additional music
PLAYING IT COOL (2014)
Voltage Pictures
Justin Reardon, dir.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING (2012)
Tribeca Films
Brian Dannelly, dir.
THE ROAD WE’VE TRAVELED (2012)
Electric Kinney Films
Davis Guggenheim, dir.
INCREDIBLE ANIMAL JOURNEYS (2023)
National Geographic / Disney+
Sarah Gibbs, showrunner
EVA THE OWLET (2023)
Apple TV+
Damien O’Connor, showrunner
CARS ON THE ROAD (2022)
Pixar / Disney+
Brian Fee, Bobby Podesta, Steve Purcell, dirs.
PRETZEL AND THE PUPPIES (2022–2023)
Apple TV+
Steven Altiere, showrunner
DO, RE & MI (2021–2022)
Amazon Studios
Fabien Ouvrard, showrunner
ALPHA BETAS (2021)
3Blackdot | Pilot
Chris Bruno and David Lee, showrunners
FORKY ASKS A QUESTION (2019–2020)
Pixar / Disney+
Bob Peterson, dir.
SHORT CIRCUIT (2021–2022)
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Reflect : S2E6
Hillary Bradfield, dir.
Going Home : S2E2
Jacob Frey, dir.
Crosswalk : S2E1
Ryan Green, dir.
HUMAN DISCOVERIES (2019)
Facebook Watch
Chris Bruno and David Lee, showrunners
ALL NIGHT (2018)
Hulu
Shelley Zimmerman, showrunner
LEGO FROZEN NORTHERN LIGHTS (2015–2019)
Disney Television Animation
Steven Spencer, dir.
THE STINKY AND DIRTY SHOW (2015–2019)
Amazon Studios
Guy Toubes, creater
BE COOL SCOOBY DOO (2015–2017)
Warner Bros. Animation
Zac Moncrief, showrunner
DINOTRUX (2015–2017)
DreamWorks Animation Television / Netflix
David Kidd and Ron Burch, showrunners
THE ORANGE AT THE SEDER
Independent
Jacob Combs, dir.
PETE
Antfarm Productions
Bret Parker, dir.
OUT
Pixar / Disney+
Steve Hunter, dir.
LAMP LIFE
Pixar / Disney+
Valerie LaPointe, dir.
SANTA’S LITTLE HELPERS
Illumination Entertainment
Bruno Chauffard and Derek Drymon, dirs.
YELLOW IS THE NEW BLACK
Illumination Entertainment
Serguei Kouchnerov and Fabien Polack, dirs.
PIPER
Pixar
Alan Barillaro, dir.
Arranger, orchestrator, score producer
PAPERMAN
Walt Disney Animation Studios
John Kahrs, dir.
Score producer
Hong Kong Disneyland’s World of Frozen (2023)
Grand Opening Celebration Medley and Drone Show
Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs (2023)
Hong Kong Disneyland’s Theme Park Attraction
The Secret Life of Pets: Off The Leash (2021)
Universal Studio Theme Park
Saks Fifth Avenue x Disney Frozen 2 Holiday Show (2019)
Opening Night Performance Medley and Nightly Display

Bio

Composer Jake Monaco’s (he/him) recent credits include Nat Geo/Disney+’s Incredible Animal Journeys; Pixar’s series Cars on the Road as well as Paramount+’s Jerry and Marge Go Large. Monaco’s musical fingerprints can be found on some of the biggest films of the past decade including Netflix’s Dumplin’, directed by Anne Fletcher; Fox’s action comedies Keeping Up With the Joneses, directed by Greg Mottola; Let’s Be Cops, directed by Luke Greenfield; Fox/Searchlight’s comedy Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, directed by Mandie Fletcher; Lionsgate Films’ Think Like A Dog, directed by Gil Junger; Tribeca Film’s Struck By Lightning, directed by Brian Dannelly; and more.

Monaco is also known for having enriched the worlds of family-favorite animated series and films including Disney+’s Flora & Ulysses; Pixar/Disney+’s Forky Asks A Question; Amazon’s The Stinky and Dirty Show and Do, Re & Mi; AppleTV+ series’ Eva the Owlet and Pretzel and the Puppies; Netflix/Dreamworks Animation’s DinoTrux; and Warner Bros. Animation’s Be Cool Scooby Doo.

In addition to his film and television credits, Monaco’s music can also be heard on Pixar/Disney+’s short films Lamp Life and OUT; Pixar’s 2017 Oscar-winning animated short Piper, which Monaco orchestrated, arranged and produced; as well as President Obama’s re-election short, The Road We’ve Traveled, narrated by Tom Hanks.

Monaco was born in New Jersey, grew up in New Hampshire, and revealed his heart’s bearing toward music at 2 years old when his parents took him to the circus and he walked right past the clowns and animals and straight to the band pit. He studied composition and music technology at the University of Richmond in Virginia where he also embraced his singer/songwriter aspirations, sang in, and eventually became musical director of a coed a cappella group and embarked on a European tour with the school’s elite Schola Cantorum Choir before bringing his passion for film scoring to life. He attended USC’s Film Scoring program in 2006 and upon graduation began working with composer Christophe Beck before launching his own career in 2014.