MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES – Original Motion Picture Score

Jeff Cardoni’s talents range from intimate independent fare to full orchestral majesty. With over 35 feature film scores and several network series to his credit, one can hear his work worldwide every day. His unique ability to cross genres has made him a powerful player in the film composing industry.

Jeff originally studied classical piano, while playing percussion in school orchestra. But it would be rock and roll that would lead him to Los Angeles in 1997. After a brief stint as lead guitarist for the Warner Bros. band “Alien Crime Syndicate”, Jeff left to pursue film scoring full time. He worked under several Hollywood composers including John Murphy (Snatch, 28 Days Later) and Christopher Tyng (Futurama, The O.C.) while studying conducting and orchestration at UCLA. He has received several ASCAP Film and Television Awards for his work on the worldwide hit CSI:Miami and was nominated for an Ariel Award for his score to the 2005 feature 7 Dias.

His body of work ranges from studio features such as Just Friends, Step Up: All In, Open Season 3, Firehouse Dog and Miss March, independent films such as The Confirmation from Oscar nominated Bob Nelson (Nebraska) and The Vicious Kind, to television scores such as the CBS drama The Defenders with James Belushi, The Lottery, Wilfred starring Elijah Wood, The League on FX, and the worldwide Jerry Bruckheimer produced hit CSI:Miami.

Jeff is also an active songwriter, penning the theme songs to MTV’s hit Pimp My Ride, MadTV on Fox and FX’s The League, with songs appearing countless films, including “Hard Knock Life” with Mike Myers in Austin Powers: Goldmember, “Long Road Home” featuring Gene Simmons of Kiss for CSI, Harold & Kumar 2, Eurotrip, The Sweetest Thing with Cameron Diaz, A Walk To Remember, New York Minute, National Lampoon’s Senior Trip, Gotham, and many others. He also produced several songs with Jon Lajoie for the upcoming soundtrack album to The League, and recent albums by indie pop artist Jules Larson, which have appeared recently on the soundtrack to The Lucky One.

Recent scores the Fox comedy Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates and the hit Mike Judge comedy Silicon Valley for HBO. Upcoming scores include feature Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life, based on the best selling young adult book by James Patterson, as well as the upcoming Jerry Bruckheimer produced Training Day series for CBS and the new ABC comedy Speechless, starring Minnie Driver.

The label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie, as well as a suite from Cardoni’s score.

1. Sisters (0:49)
2. Craigslist (2:08)
3. Girls Vs Boys (1:29)
4. Come Outside (1:17)
5. Meet Terry (1:00)
6. ATV Adventure (1:12)
7. Jump (1:07)
8. Come Outside To the Pool (1:11)
9. Sauna Showdown (2:01)
10. Dave and Alice Stroll (1:14)
11. Mike Vs Tatiana / Battle of Wits (1:15)
12. Love Is In the Hawaiian Air (1:12)
13. The Rehearsal Dinner (2:51)
14. Love Drugs (1:17)
15. It’s All Falling Apart (0:49)
16. You Don’t Want To Marry Me? (1:26)
17. Brother To Brother (1:28)
18. Girltalk (1:34)
19. Jeanie and Eric Make Up (0:59)