Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an American musician and film composer, best known as the frontman of new wave/post-punk band Devo since 1972. Since 1989, he has owned and operated Mutato Muzika, a music production studio through which Mothersbaugh composes and provides music for films, television shows, video games, commercials, and Devo itself. He is also well-known for composing animated TV series, like Rugrats.
His Disney compositions include The Even Stevens Movie, Herbie: Fully Loaded, Thor: Ragnarok, Thor: Love and Thunder, and various others listed below.
Disney works composed[]
- Adventures in Wonderland (1992-1995) Disney Channel Original Series
- Rushmore (1998), Touchstone Pictures
- Halloweentown (1998), Disney Channel Original Movie
- Can of Worms (1999), Disney Channel Original Movie
- The Other Me (2000), Disney Channel Original Movie
- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Touchstone Pictures
- Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001), Disney Channel Original Movie
- Sorority Boys (2002), Touchstone Pictures
- The Even Stevens Movie (2003), Disney Channel Original Movie
- Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) Walt Disney Pictures
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Touchstone Pictures
- Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), Walt Disney Pictures
- Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales (2008-2014)
- Hawaiian Vacation (2011)
- Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Walt Disney Pictures (composed "Estudiantina"; rest of film score by Thomas Newman)
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Marvel Studios
Gallery[]
Mothersbaugh and his band DEVO with the Alley Cats at Space Mountain in 1980.
Mark Mothersbaugh at premiere of Thor: Ragnarok in October 2017.
Mark Mothersbaugh attending the 34th Annual BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards in May 2018.