Steve Bartek
American guitarist, film composer, conductor, and orchestrator
Steve Bartek (born January 30, 1952, in Garfield Heights, Ohio, USA) is an American guitarist, film composer, conductor and orchestrator. He is best known as the lead guitarist in the band Oingo Boingo and for his orchestration work with composer Danny Elfman.
Steve Bartek | |
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| Born | January 30, 1952 |
| Origin | Garfield Heights, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | Rock, classical, film scores |
| Occupation(s) | Orchestrator, composer, conductor, guitarist |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1967-present |
Other workEdit
Along with John Avila, he produced Dexter's Laboratory: The New Wave Experiment (1997), a soundtrack album with music inspired by Dexter's Laboratory. Bartek originally intended to be the show's main composer, but his demo was rejected by creator Genndy Tartakovsky, who despite being a Oingo Boingo fan, had concerns about his cartoon being pushed aside he was doing orchestral work with Danny Elfman.
Select filmographyEdit
- 1991 Guilty as Charged
- 1991 Past Midnight
- 1994 Cabin Boy
- 1995 National Lampoon's Senior Trip
- 1995 Coldblooded
- 1997 Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
- 1998 Meet the Deedles
- 1999 Snow Day
- 2000 An Extremely Goofy Movie
- 2000 The Crew
- 2001 Get Over It
- 2001 Novocaine
- 2003 Carolina
Television workEdit
- 1996–2003 Dexter's Laboratory (guitar on ending theme)
- 1997 Nightmare Ned
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