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Mason Daring. Mason K. Daring (born September 21, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American musician and composer of scores for film and television. He has worked on nearly all the films directed by John Sayles, adapting his style to fit whatever period in which the film is set. [1]
Sep 4, 2001 · Film composer Mason Daring has explored many paths on the way to his current career -entertainment lawyer, folk singer, cabbie and truck driver, and commercial film director. But his professional life has always returned to the world of music.
Mason Daring is a composer, musician, producer, and author who makes his home in both Marblehead, MA and Pawlet, VT. In addition to composing scores for film and TV he performs occasionally with Jeanie Stahl, writes a column for the Marblehead Reporter under the sobriquet Weary Pilgrim, and is working on a first novel of crime fiction.
- Law, Film Editing, John Sayles Collaborations
- Daring Records, Other Film/Televison Projects
- Favorite Films, 40, Current Activity
Outside of his musical pursuits, Daring graduated from Suffolk Law School in 1976 and was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1977. After working as a legal analyst for Arthur D. Little Consultants and maintaining a private practice in entertainment law, he worked as a film editor for Aydelott Associates, for which he directed TV commercials. At t...
Daring’s own label, Daring Records (a Rounder Records sublabel) is an outlet for his film scores and his early recordings with Jeanie Stahl. It also includes Stahl’s solo material and an expanding library of film scores with instrumental titles from his favorite collaborators, Butch Thompson, Billy Novick and Duke Levine. Daring has produced for a ...
“My favorite films were done with the likes of John Sayles, Wes Craven, Tony Goldwyn, and Peter Yates,” he says. “I was lucky enough to produce the last sessions with Ruth Brown for Honeydripper. I love the memory of producing Rita Moreno for three songs for Casas de los Babys.” Daring and Stahl’s recorded their most recent album, 40, in 2015 to ce...
Mason K. Daring is an American musician and composer of scores for film and television
Mason K. Daring (born September 21, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American musician and composer of scores for film and television. He has worked on nearly all the films directed by John Sayles, adapting his style to fit whatever period in which the film is set.
Mason Daring: Bending the Music. Anyone who knows the films of John Sayles will have heard a lot of Mason Daring's music, though perhaps without realising it. This isn't because Daring's scores are colourless or undistinguished - quite the reverse, indeed.
