Arnie Roth

Arnold Roth (born April 28, 1953) is an American conductor, composer, and record producer. His work includes conducting concerts for video game music. He is also a classically trained violinist and a member of the Grammy Award-winning music group Mannheim Steamroller. Roth is also the principal conductor and music director of the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra, Play! A Video Game Symphony, and several Final Fantasy concerts. He won the Best Score Award at the 2003 DVD Premier Awards for his soundtrack to the film Barbie as Rapunzel and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2007 for his original song "Shine" from Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses.[1] Roth graduated from Bienen School of Music, an undergraduate and graduate institution of Northwestern University in 1975.[2] He has a son and a daughter who are both also involved in music;[3] his son, Eric Roth (born 1977), is also a famed conductor.[4][5]

Arnold Roth
Roth at a Play! A Video Game Symphony event in 2007
Born (1953-04-28) April 28, 1953
NationalityAmerican
OccupationConductor, composer
Children2

Composer credits

References
  1. "Arnie Roth Biography". AWR Music. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  2. "Notable alumni". Official website of Northwestern University. Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  3. squaresoundcom (2008-10-15). "Nobuo Uematsu and Arnie Roth - Live Interview (Part II of II)". YouTube. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  4. Clark, Boodie Christian. "The Irish Tenors – At the Great Auditorium Ocean Grove Revisited". Anthony Kearns official website. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  5. "Bio". Eric Roth Music. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2009-08-31.


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