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Jim Latham(II)

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Jim Latham
A young ladies' man teaches his dating tricks to his lonely, widowed grandfather, and plays his best mind games to meet the woman of his dreams.
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After graduating with a degree in music from Harvard University, Jim moved to LA in the late 1980s to pursue a career as a composer and songwriter. For the first five years in Los Angeles, he kept body and soul together as a recording engineer. Several hundred song demos later he landed his first TV scoring gig on Moon Over Miami, followed by Beverly Hills 90210 soon thereafter.

By the mid 1990s Jim started pursuing animation scores, since this arena was the last bastion of orchestral scoring in TV and he wanted to hone his film scoring skills while getting paid. Over the next seven years he scored over 450 episodes of TV including Bump In The Night, Jumanji, Extreme Ghostbusters, Men In Black, Godzilla, Jackie Chan Adventures, Starship Troopers, Heavy Gear, Max Steel, Dragontales, and Jojo's Circus. Ironically, many of these series feature scores that have more in common with The Matrix than with Loony Tunes. During this period Jim is proud to have mentored a group of young composers, a number of whom remain collaborators to this day.

Jim received ASCAP awards for Most Performed TV Themes in 1998 and 2002. In 2001 he was nominated along with Nathan Furst for an Annie Award for their score to Max Steel. In 2001 he was awarded a Daytime Emmy with the excellent sound guys at Advantage Audio for Men In Black the Series.

Over the past decade, Jim's work has grown to include films and more songwriting. His film scores include South of Heaven West of Hell with Dwight Yoakam, On Edge starring Jason Alexander, The Almost Guys starring Robert Culp and Play the Game starring Andy Griffith. Recently, Jim scored Extreme Movie for The Weinstein Company.

Jim produces and writes songs for feature films with a number of recording artists. This is great as he can wear his pajamas all day - a lifelong dream.

Despite many trips to the emergency room over the years, Jim still plays ice hockey with 20 year old whippersnappers three times a week, hence the name Slashing Music . He can't believe he gets paid to do what he loves.
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Kiefer Sutherland and Reese Witherspoon in Freeway (1996)
    Freeway
    6.8
    • Soundtrack("The Last Time We Said Goodnight")
    • 1996
    Michael Cera and Portia Doubleday in Youth in Revolt (2009)
    Youth in Revolt
    6.4
    • Soundtrack("I Fell in Love")
    • 2009
    Prom Night (2008)
    Prom Night
    4.0
    • Soundtrack("We All Fall Down")
    • 2008
    Mimic (1997)
    Mimic
    6.0
    • Soundtrack("Wake Up This Morning")
    • 1997

    Credits

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    Composer



    • StarBeam (2020)
      StarBeam
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2020–2021
    • Rainbow Ruby (2016)
      Rainbow Ruby
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2016–2020
    • Enchantimals: Spring Into Harvest Hills (2020)
      Enchantimals: Spring Into Harvest Hills
      5.9
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Tara Sands, Michelle Ruff, Doug Erholtz, Kate Higgins, Rachel Butera, and Jonquil Goode in Enchantimals: Tales from Everwilde (2018)
      Enchantimals: Tales from Everwilde
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2018–2019
    • Faith Ties: The Alley (2019)
      Faith Ties: The Alley
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Stephen Reich, Arielle Haller-Silverstone, Lawryn La Croix, Duncan Menaker, Buckner Hinkle, Andrew Kallimani, and Amelia Gwaltney in Sac de Merde (2018)
      Sac de Merde
      8.1
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2018
    • Enchantimals: Finding Home (2017)
      Enchantimals: Finding Home
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Composer (original score)
      • 2017
    • Jere Burns, Rashida Jones, Deon Cole, Hayes MacArthur, Andree Vermeulen, and Jagger in Angie Tribeca (2016)
      Angie Tribeca
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Einstein Pals (2011)
      Einstein Pals
      8.4
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • Swishbucklers (2010)
      Swishbucklers
      5.9
      • Composer
      • 2010
    • Global Wonders: African-American
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • Global Wonders: India
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • Global Wonders: Around the World
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • Reducing Infant Mortality
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • Warrior Queen (2009)
      Warrior Queen
      8.9
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2009

    Music Department



    • Doris Roberts, Marla Sokoloff, Andy Griffith, Liz Sheridan, and Paul Campbell in Play the Game (2009)
      Play the Game
      6.3
      • music mixer: band recording sessions
      • orchestrator
      • 2009
    • Matthew Lillard and Michael Cera in Extreme Movie (2008)
      Extreme Movie
      3.7
      • orchestrations
      • score mixer
      • 2008
    • The Jumpitz Celebrate Animals! (2008)
      The Jumpitz Celebrate Animals!
      Video
      • composer: theme music
      • 2008
    • Finley the Fire Engine (2007)
      Finley the Fire Engine
      6.7
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music (2006-2007)
      • 2007
    • JoJo's Circus (2003)
      JoJo's Circus
      5.2
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 2003–2011
    • Jackie Chan Adventures (2000)
      Jackie Chan Adventures
      7.4
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • composer: main title music
      • 2000–2005
    • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (2004)
      20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • music by
      • 2004
    • Danger Rangers (2003)
      Danger Rangers
      7.8
      TV Series
      • arranger
      • 2003
    • Max Steel (2000)
      Max Steel
      6.1
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 2000–2002
    • Sail Away (2001)
      Sail Away
      8.8
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 2001
    • Heavy Gear: The Animated Series (2001)
      Heavy Gear: The Animated Series
      5.3
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 2001
    • Godzilla: The Series (1998)
      Godzilla: The Series
      6.8
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 1998–2001
    • Men in Black: The Series (1997)
      Men in Black: The Series
      6.8
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 1997–2001
    • The New Woody Woodpecker Show (1999)
      The New Woody Woodpecker Show
      6.5
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • composer: main title music
      • 1999–2000
    • Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999)
      Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles
      7.4
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 1999–2000

    Soundtrack



    • Diminishing Returns (2016)
      Diminishing Returns
      3.5
      Podcast Series
      • Soundtrack ("Theme from Jackie Chan Adventures")
      • 2021
    • Lea Thompson, Danica McKellar, and Dustin Milligan in Love at the Christmas Table (2012)
      Love at the Christmas Table
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • writer: "Snow Flakes and Candy Canes"
      • 2012
    • White Irish Drinkers (2010)
      White Irish Drinkers
      6.7
      • writer: "Just Wanna Drive"
      • 2010
    • Michael Cera and Portia Doubleday in Youth in Revolt (2009)
      Youth in Revolt
      6.4
      • writer: "I Fell in Love"
      • 2009
    • Tyler Mane in Halloween II (2009)
      Halloween II
      4.8
      • writer: "I Fell In Love"
      • 2009
    • Matthew Lillard and Michael Cera in Extreme Movie (2008)
      Extreme Movie
      3.7
      • performer: "When Will You Love Me"
      • writer: "When Will You Love Me", "Oscar's Place"
      • 2008
    • Prom Night (2008)
      Prom Night
      4.0
      • performer: "We All Fall Down"
      • writer: "We All Fall Down"
      • 2008
    • Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth (2005)
      Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth
      7.7
      Video
      • writer: "Kitchen Play"
      • 2005
    • Schwaz
      • writer: "Time You Brought Your Love Back Home To Me"
      • 2002
    • The Unsaid (2001)
      The Unsaid
      6.6
      • writer: "Psychies", "Master of Ceremonies", "Won't Look Back", "I start Falling", "When Will You Love Me"
      • 2001
    • Skeletons in the Closet (2001)
      Skeletons in the Closet
      5.1
      Video
      • writer: "Urban Jazz", "Don't Give Up Tomorrow"
      • 2001
    • Steven Weber in Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes (2000)
      Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
      5.5
      • writer: "When Will You Love Me", "Oscar's Place", "Myles And Miles"
      • 2000
    • Bridget Fonda, Paul Reubens, Billy Bob Thornton, Vince Vaughn, Peter Fonda, and Dwight Yoakam in South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)
      South of Heaven, West of Hell
      4.3
      • Soundtrack ("A Vacant Sea" (Brigadier Smalls' Theme), "In a Sense Lost and Found" (Little Margaret's Theme), "Mourning's Losses" (Adalyne's Theme), "A Strange Distance" (Leland's Theme))
      • 2000
    • Extreme Ghostbusters (1997)
      Extreme Ghostbusters
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Soundtrack ("Just Call The XGB" (Main Title))
      • 1997
    • Mimic (1997)
      Mimic
      6.0
      • Soundtrack ("Wake Up This Morning")
      • 1997

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