In addition to all of his other accomplishments, Mark Wood is an innovative and versatile composer who has received national recognition by the television industry in the form of an Emmy award for his outstanding work on the Tour de France bicycle race broadcast on CBS-TV. He has been nominated for an Emmy three times in total; the first for an ABC-TV documentary, the second for the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics on CBS-TV, and ultimately his win for the Tour de France on CBS-TV. With a background as diverse as his, Mark Wood’s compositional style encompasses a wide range of music for television and film projects. His body of work is extensive and varied and, among others, has been featured on the following:


• CBS-TV, NBC-TV, ABC-TV - themes and scores for various programs
• USA Network - all music for sports presentations
• ESPN and ESPN International
• Lifetime Network
• The Discovery Channel
• VH1 and MTV
• PBS - Two major specials: “Spontaneous Healing with Dr. Andrew Weil” and two Deepak Chopra broadcasts
• Various special productions, commercial spots, and sporting events

ESPN
"Classic Sport" theme and incidental music
USA Sports
Theme and incidental music for the French Open
 
ESPN
Music for "Sports Center"
 
USA Sports
Assorted teases and themes for golf programming
 
USA Sports
Theme and incidental music for the Iditarod
 
USA Sports
Theme and incidental music for "ImprovIce"
 

CBS Sports
Theme for the CBS Show "Iron Man"

 
USA Sports
Theme and incidental music for the annual broadcast of US Open Tennis
 
CBS Sports
Music for the Tour de France
 
USA Sports
Music for the 26th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
 

 

TV

Original music is regularly featured on many of the major networks, in addition to regular use by USA Network, MTV, ESPN and ESPN International, Entertainment Tonight, The Discovery Channel, MSG, Fox, VH1, ABC, CBS, PBS, Lifetime, E! Entertainment, and Crest Films, among others:

CBS-TV - Winter Olympics - Emmy nomination for original score

USA Network - 1997-Present: sports broadcasts - All themes and incidental music (US Open, French Open, Iditarod, Golf Masters, and more)

CBS-TV - Tour de France - theme and incidental music

CBS-TV - "Sergei Grinkov: Celebration of a Life" - Main themes

ABC-TV - "Tim McCarver's World of Adventure"

PBS - Deepak Chopra and Dr. Andrew Weil specials - Original scores

CBS-TV, Discovery Channel - "Dolphins, Whales & Us" - Original score

ESPN - Original music for "Sports Center," "Classic Sport," and ESPN's 10th Anniversary special

CBS-TV - Theme for "Iron Man"

Various items of production music used regularly by MTV Sports, ESPN, Entertainment Tonight, and The Discovery Channel, among others


ORIGINAL SCORES

National commercial spots including:

Minute Maid
Molson's
Rolaids
Seadoo
Sector Watches
Pontiac
STP

as well as prominent Brazilian and Japanese consumer products


VIDEO

Microsoft - "Windows '95 Video Companion" starring Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry from "Friends" - Original score and sound design

PBS - "St. John the Divine Cathedral"--Original score

New York Yankees - "Champions of the Heart"


AUDIO

Celine Dion - string arrangements on various CDs

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - strings on their platinum selling CD "Christmas Eve and Other Stories" and "Beethoven's Last Night"

Mark's own releases include the groundbreaking "Voodoo Violince" and "Guts, Grace and Glory" which features music from the CBS Winter Olympics. Click here to visit the store, where all CDs are available.

 

Audio Samples

CBS Winter Olympics - Dare to Dream

ESPN - Champions of the World

USA Sports - Iditarod Theme

ESPN - Soccer Promo

Latin America Sports TV Theme

ESPN - 10th Anniversary Theme

CBS Sports - Iron Man

USA Sports - US Open Theme

USA Sports - French Open Theme

CBS Sports - Daytona 500

ESPN - Classic Sport Theme

Medieval Times Theme

CBS TV - 'Sergei Grinkov- Celebration of a Lifetime

Bell South

Crystal Cave

Way of the Wizard