Awards
Tony Award nomination for Best Orchestrations for his work on “The Lion King” (1998)
Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Orchestrations for “The Lion King” (1998)
Orchestrator and arranger - Grammy Award winning “Tarzan” soundtrack (1999)
Orchestrator - Grammy Award winning “The Lion King” cast recording (1998)
Orchestrator and arranger - Academy Award winning “Frozen” (Best Animated Feature Film 2013)
Orchestrator and arranger - Academy Award winning song “Let It Go” from "Frozen" (Best Song 2013)
Orchestrator and arranger - Grammy Award winning “Frozen” soundtrack (2013)
Orchestrator and arranger - Grammy Award winning song “Let It Go” from "Frozen" (2013)
Orchestrator and arranger - Grammy Award winning song “How Far I'll Go” from "Moana" (2017)
DVDX winner Best Original Score in a DVD Premiere Movie “Tarzan 2” (2006)
DVDX nomination Best Original Score in a DVD Premiere Movie “Tarzan & Jane (2003)
Multi Platinum record for “Tarzan” (over 2 million copies sold)
Platinum record for “The Lion King” (over 1 million copies sold)
Multi Platinum record for “Frozen” (over 2 million copies sold)
Multi Platinum record for “Moana” (over 2 million copies sold)
Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Orchestrations for “The Lion King” (1998)
Orchestrator and arranger - Grammy Award winning “Tarzan” soundtrack (1999)
Orchestrator - Grammy Award winning “The Lion King” cast recording (1998)
Orchestrator and arranger - Academy Award winning “Frozen” (Best Animated Feature Film 2013)
Orchestrator and arranger - Academy Award winning song “Let It Go” from "Frozen" (Best Song 2013)
Orchestrator and arranger - Grammy Award winning “Frozen” soundtrack (2013)
Orchestrator and arranger - Grammy Award winning song “Let It Go” from "Frozen" (2013)
Orchestrator and arranger - Grammy Award winning song “How Far I'll Go” from "Moana" (2017)
DVDX winner Best Original Score in a DVD Premiere Movie “Tarzan 2” (2006)
DVDX nomination Best Original Score in a DVD Premiere Movie “Tarzan & Jane (2003)
Multi Platinum record for “Tarzan” (over 2 million copies sold)
Platinum record for “The Lion King” (over 1 million copies sold)
Multi Platinum record for “Frozen” (over 2 million copies sold)
Multi Platinum record for “Moana” (over 2 million copies sold)
All Time Movie Box Office
Dave has worked on 9 of the top 100 highest grossing movies of all time worldwide (as of April 2014):
3. The Avengers (2012) $1,518,594,910 ($1.5 billion)
5. Frozen (2013) $1,219,737,000 ($1.21 billion) - this is also the highest grossing animated film in history
32. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) $887 million
34. Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) $872 million
39. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) $829 million
69. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) $665 million
75. Kung Fu Panda (2008) $633 million
78. Hancock (2008) $624 million
100. Armageddon (1998) $555 million
3. The Avengers (2012) $1,518,594,910 ($1.5 billion)
5. Frozen (2013) $1,219,737,000 ($1.21 billion) - this is also the highest grossing animated film in history
32. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) $887 million
34. Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) $872 million
39. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) $829 million
69. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) $665 million
75. Kung Fu Panda (2008) $633 million
78. Hancock (2008) $624 million
100. Armageddon (1998) $555 million
Highest Grossing Broadway Show in History
In April 2012 "The Lion King" become the highest grossing Broadway show in history with cumulative gross earnings of $854 million. "The Lion King" is also currently the 4th longest running show in Broadway history with 6,862 performances over a 17 year run, and has been seen by more than 64 million people worldwide (as of November 2012).
In September 2014 "The Lion King" became the highest grossing worldwide show in history, passing the $6.3 billion mark, surpassing "Phantom of the Opera." It has achieved the title of most successful box office work in any media in entertainment history; more than any film, theatre work, etc.
In September 2014 "The Lion King" became the highest grossing worldwide show in history, passing the $6.3 billion mark, surpassing "Phantom of the Opera." It has achieved the title of most successful box office work in any media in entertainment history; more than any film, theatre work, etc.
