Kitay, David

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KITAY, David

PERSONAL

Son of an opera singer; married; children: two daughters.

Addresses:

Manager—Kraft–Engel Management, 15233 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.

Career:

Composer, conductor, and actor. Played guitar as a studio musician with such artists as Bonnie Raitt, Ricky Lee Jones, James Ingram, Aretha Franklin, and the Temptations.

Awards, Honors:

BMI Film Music Award, 1990, for Look Who's Talking; BMI TV Music Awards (with Paul Reiser), 1995, 1997, and 1998, for Mad about You; BMI Film Music Award, 2001, for Scary Movie.

CREDITS

Film Conductor:

Scary Movie, Dimension Films, 2000.

Film Appearances:

Band member, Always, United Artists, 1989.

RECORDINGS

Albums; as Producer:

Prodced albums by The Boxing Gandhis, Sussanah Hoffs, and David Baerwald.

Soundtrack Albums; as Contributor:

Mad about You, Atlantic Records, 1992.

Surf Ninjas, 1993.

Clueless, Capitol, 1995.

Can't Hardly Wait, Elektra/Warner Bros., 1998.

A Night at the Roxbury, DreamWorks, 1998.

Dude, Where's My Car?, Sire/Warner Bros., 2000.

Scary Movie, 2000.

Ghost World, Shanachie Records, 2001.

How to Deal, Capitol, 2003.

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Razor & Tie, 2004.

WRITINGS

Film Scores:

The Night Stalker, Almi, 1987.

Under the Boardwalk, New World, 1989.

Look Who's Talking (also known as Daddy's Home), TriStar, 1989.

Look Who's Talking Too, TriStar, 1990.

Problem Child 2, Universal, 1991.

Breaking the Rules (also known as Sketches), Miramax, 1992.

Surf Ninjas (also known as Surf Warriors), America Video, 1993.

Roosters, IRS Media, 1993.

Trading Mom (also known as The Mommy Market), Trimark Pictures, 1994.

The Stoned Age (also known as Tack's Chicks), Trimark Pictures, 1994.

Jury Duty, TriStar, 1995.

Clueless (also known as I Was a Teenage Teenager and No Worries), Paramount, 1995.

Can't Hardly Wait, Columbia, 1998.

A Night at the Roxbury, Paramount, 1998.

Scary Movie, Dimension Films, 2000.

Loser (also known as The Loser), Columbia, 2000.

Ghost World, United Artists, 2000.

Dude, Where's My Car?, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2000.

Tomcats, Columbia, 2001.

The Stickup, Blockbuster Video, 2001.

I Witness, Promark, 2003.

How to Deal, New Line Cinema, 2003.

Bad Santa, Dimension Films, 2003.

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, New Line Cinema, 2004.

Elvis Has Left the Building, 2004.

Film Songs:

"Comin' to You," Nuns on the Run, 1990.

"Love Go 'Round," Turn It Up, New Line Cinema, 2000.

Television Music; Movies:

Boris and Natasha, Showtime, 1992.

Father and Scout, ABC, 1994.

Solomon & Sheba, Showtime, 1995.

Mary and Rhoda, ABC, 2000.

Hounded, The Disney Channel, 2001.

Cadet Kelly, The Disney Channel, 2002.

The Scream Team, The Disney Channel, 2002.

The One, ABC Family, 2003.

You Wish!, The Disney Channel, 2003.

Eddie's Million Dollar Cook–Off, The Disney Channel, 2003.

Stuck in the Suburbs, The Disney Channel, 2004.

Television Music; Episodic:

The Spiral Zone, syndicated, 1987.

1st & Ten: Going for Broke, HBO, 1987.

"Korman's Kalamity," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1990.

Sisters, NBC, 1991.

(Underscore) Mad about You, NBC, 1992.

Clueless, 1996.

Madigan Men, ABC, 2000.

Miss Match, NBC, 2003.

Also scored "The Secret," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO.

Television Music; Miniseries:

"Glory! Glory!," Glory! Glory!, HBO, 1989.

Television Music; Pilots:

Be Careful What You Ask For, NBC, 1990.

Passion, CBS, 1991.