Doug Cotler
Douglas Norman Cotler (born October 2, 1949) is a Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and composer based in Los Angeles, California.
Cotler tours the United States sharing his music with Jewish communities.
Cotler's composed the symphony, The Golem, which was performed by Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra. He performs country, pop and rock music with artists such as John Denver, Jerry Jeff Walker and Mason Williams. He recorded five original Jewish music albums. Cotler's 1984 Grammy was awarded for writing "Manhunt", a song featured in the soundtrack and movie, Flashdance. Cotler is the musical producer of the Reform Movement's National Biennial Conventions.
With his father, a Cantor, providing training from age nine, Cotler's professional career began at 14, singing in Southern California synagogues and Jewish Community Centers. When Doug's father died, he assumed his father's position as Cantor at a large reform congregation in the San Francisco Bay Area.[citation needed]
His album Listen contains the song, "Standing on the Shoulders". This song is used as a theme for conventions, films and religious services.[according to whom?] Cotler's other albums include It's So Amazing!, Whispers in the Wind and Down Home. His cover album Echoes contains Jewish-American popular classics.[according to whom?] His newest albums are A Rose in December, which reflects songs of healing and peace, a live concert recording, Everyone's Invited – Doug Cotler LIVE! and Funny Jewish Songs, a collection of Jewish musical humor.
Doug is the Cantorial Soloist at Congregation Or Ami, in Calabasas, California.
Personal life
A native Californian and resident of Woodland Hills, California, Doug and his wife Gail, have two sons, Kyle and Noah.
Discography
Partial; see discography for the list on his website.
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- It's So Amazing! – Songs for Jewish Children
- Whispers in the Wind
- Echoes
- Funny Jewish Songs
- Everyone's Invited – Doug Cotler Live
- My 'Magination – Children's Songs featuring Pobba
- Rose in December
Gallery
External links
- Doug Cotler's Website
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- No Award (1958)
- Anatomy of a Murder – Duke Ellington (1959)
- Exodus – Ernest Gold (1960)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini (1961)
- No Award (1962)
- Tom Jones – John Addison (1963)
- Mary Poppins – Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman (1964)
- The Sandpiper – Johnny Mandel (1965)
- Doctor Zhivago – Maurice Jarre (1966)
- Music from Mission: Impossible – Lalo Schifrin (1967)
- The Graduate – Dave Grusin & Paul Simon (1968)
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach (1969)
- Let It Be – The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Ringo Starr) (1970)
- Shaft – Isaac Hayes (1971)
- The Godfather – Nino Rota (1972)
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond (1973)
- The Way We Were: Original Soundtrack Recording – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (1974)
- Jaws – John Williams (1975)
- Car Wash – Norman Whitfield (1976)
- Star Wars – John Williams (1977)
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams (1978)
- Superman – John Williams (1979)
- The Empire Strikes Back – John Williams (1980)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams (1981)
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (1982)
- Flashdance – Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara, Kim Carnes, Doug Cotler, Keith Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello & Shandi Sinnamon (1983)
- Purple Rain – Prince and the Revolution (1984)
- Beverly Hills Cop – Marc Benno, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, Micki Free, John Gilutin Hawk, Howard Hewett, Bunny Hull, Howie Rice, Sharon Robinson, Danny Sembello, Sue Sheridan, Richard Theisen & Allee Willis (1985)
- Out of Africa – John Barry (1986)
- The Untouchables – Ennio Morricone (1987)
- The Last Emperor – David Byrne, Cong Su & Ryuichi Sakamoto (1988)
- The Fabulous Baker Boys – Dave Grusin (1989)
- Glory – James Horner (1990)
- Dances with Wolves – John Barry (1991)
- Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (1992)
- Aladdin – Alan Menken (1993)
- Schindler's List – John Williams (1994)
- Crimson Tide – Hans Zimmer (1995)
- Independence Day – David Arnold (1996)
- The English Patient – Gabriel Yared (1997)
- Saving Private Ryan – John Williams (1998)
- A Bug's Life – Randy Newman (1999)
- American Beauty – Thomas Newman (2000)
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tan Dun (2001)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore & John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) (2002)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Howard Shore, John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2003)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore, John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2004)
- Ray – Craig Armstrong (2005)
- Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams (2006)
- Ratatouille – Michael Giacchino (2007)
- The Dark Knight – Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard (2008)
- Up – Michael Giacchino (2009)
- Toy Story 3 – Randy Newman (2010)
- The King's Speech – Alexandre Desplat (2011)
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2012)
- Skyfall – Thomas Newman (2013)
- The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat (2014)
- Birdman – Antonio Sánchez (2015)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams (2016)
- La La Land – Justin Hurwitz (2017)
- Black Panther – Ludwig Göransson (2018)
- Chernobyl – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)
- Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2020)
- The Queen's Gambit – Carlos Rafael Rivera / Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2021)
- Encanto – Germaine Franco (2022)
- Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson (2023)
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