Award-winning composer Richard Tuttobene has written music for film, television and the concert hall. He has composed music for feature films including After Image, starring John Mellencamp and Louise Fletcher; The Shipment, starring Matthew Modine and Elizabeth Berkley.
Tuttobene has also scored more than four hundred TV episodes, including Nickelodeon’s All That, Kenan & Kel, and The Amanda Show, as well as many reality shows including Ghost Asylum, In Search of Aliens, and Pit Bulls and Parolees.
His music has been performed by Steely Dan, players from Bang On A Can, the New York Philharmonic, and The Talujon Percussion Ensemble, among many others.
An active educator, Richard attended the Eastman School of Music, and presently teaches film scoring at UCLA, and works as a consultant for a new training and jobs program for composers and composer’s assistants in the Los Angeles area.
Filmography
Just Out of Reach (Short) (2011) Director: Andrew Traister
Suicide Girls Must Die! (2010) (Composer: additional music) Director: Sarah Remetch | First Look International
Boiler Maker (2008) Director: Paul T. Murray
P.J. - 2008 (musician: piano, end title jazz quartet)
Unstrung (2007) Directors: Rob Klug | Michael Tollin ESPN | Netflix
Jennifer Is Dead (short) (2002) Director: Joel Bender
The Shipment (2001) Director: Alex Wright | Promark Entertainment Group | Netflix
After Image (2001) Director: Robert Manganelli | Intermedia | Netflix
My Body (Short) (1997) Joel Moffett | American Film Institute
Television
Chelsea - 2016 (TV Series talk show) (1 episode) | Netflix
Ghost Asylum - 2014-2015 (TV Series) (5 episodes) | Destination America | Amazon VOD
- Moundsville Penitentiary (2015)
- Rolling Hills Asylum (2015)
- Old Ironton Hospital (2014)
- Hayswood Infirmary (2014)
- Old War Memorial (2014)
Killer Kids - 2012-2015 (TV Series documentary) (8 episodes) | Lifetime
- Good Vs. Evil and The Good Son (2015)
- Good Vs. Evil and The Good Son (2015)
- The One Percent and Why Not? (2015)
- The Runner & Natural Born Killers (2015)
- Southern Belle From Hell & My Best Friend’s Girl (2015)
- For Sandy & Poison Pal (2014)
- I’m So Lonesome I Could Kill And The Bicycle Thief (2014)
- Frenemies And The Reject (2014)
- Foul Ball & Framed (2012)
- Scream & Banana Split (2012)
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern - 2014-2015 (TV Series) (2 episodes) | Travel Channel | Amazon VOD
- Comfort Foods (2015)
- Florida Keys (2014)
Angels Among Us - 2014 (TV Series) (2 episodes) | MGM Home Entertainment | TLC
- A Skeptic Among Us (2014)
- It's All About Familia (2014)
In Search of Aliens - 2014 (TV Series documentary) (1 episode) | H2
- Nazi Time Travellers (2014)
My Cat from Hell - 2012-2014 (TV Series) (8 episodes) | Animal Planet | Amazon VOD
- Scared to Laugh (2014)
- Feral Scottish Fold (2013)
- Deaf, Blind and Biting (2013)
- Penny Hates Puck (2013)
- My Cat Is a Bully (2012)
- Kitty Jail (2012)
- My Cat or My Family (2012)
-Cat Fight! (2012)
America’s Book of Secrets 2012 (TV Series) (1 episode) | History Channel | Netflix
- Fort Knox (2012)
Ancient Aliens - 2010-2014 (TV Series documentary) (12 episodes) | History Channel | Amazon VOD | Hulu | Netflix
- Alien Breeders (2014)
- Aliens and Insects (2014)
- Aliens and the Red Planet (2014)
- Aliens and Mysterious Mountains (2013)
- Strange Abductions (2013)
- The Mayan Conspiracy (2012)
- Aliens and Deadly Cults (2011)
- Aliens and the Third Reich (2010)
- Underground Aliens (2010)
- Mysterious Places (2010)
- Closer Encounters (2010)
- The Mission (2010)
Lockup - 2010-2013 (TV Series documentary) (14 episodes) | MSNBC | Amazon | Hulu
- Tulsa, OK: Extended Stay
- Beat Down (2013)
- Louisville, KY: Extended Stay
- Bam Bam (2012)
- Lockup World Tour: Israel (2012)
- Santa Rosa, FL: Extended Stay
- Troubled Waters (2012)
- Lockup Raw: Word to the Wise (2012)
- Lockup Raw: Lasting Impressions (2012)
- Tampa: Extended Stay
- You Feel Me? (2011)
- Boston: Extended Stay
- Feel Deal Heal (2011)
- Boston: Extended Stay
- The Box Life (2011)
- Lockup Raw: A Private Hell (2010)
- Lockup Raw: Ain't No Hotel (2010)
- Lockup Raw: The Three R's (2010)
- Maricopa County Jail: Extended Stay
- Chain Reaction (2010)
- Maricopa County Jail: Extended Stay
- Daddy's Girl (2010)
Wicked Tuna - 2013 (TV Series) (1 episode) | National Geographic Explorer | Amazon VOD
- All Hands on Deck (2013)
Pit Boss - 2010-2013 (TV Series) (4 episodes) | Animal Planet | Amazon
- Dog Days at Shortywood (2013)
- Pit Bulls and Paintball (2011)
- Shorty's Family Reunion (2010)
- The Boss Is Back (2010)
Pit Bulls and Parolees - 2010-2013 (TV Series) (7 episodes) | Animal Planet | Amazon VOD
- Buried Alive (2013)
- Trapped Below (2012)
- Ghost Dog (2012)
- New Orleans, Here We Come (2012)
- Trapped (2011)
- New Blood (2011)
- Mission of Mercy (2010)
America's Book of Secrets - 2012 (TV Series) (1 episode) | History
- Fort Knox (2012)
Forensic Files - 2009-2011 (TV Series documentary) (3 episodes) | NBC |TruTV |Discovery | Life | Amazon | Hulu
- Auto-Motive (2011)
- Writing on the Wall (2009)
- Covet Thy Neighbor (2009)
Eagleheart - 2011 (TV Series) (1 episode) | Adult Swim | Hulu
- Death Punch (2011)
James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons - 2011 (TV Series documentary) (4 episodes) | Investigation Discovery | Amazon VOD | Netflix
- The Dark Side of Hollywood (2011)
- Dead Women Own Me (2011)
- The Scandal Rags (2011)
- L.A. Serial Killers (2011)
Breaking Down the Bars - 2011 (TV Series) (1 episode) | Oprah Winfrey Network
- You're Not Here to Make Friends (2011)
Operation Wild - 2010 (TV Series) (1 episode) | Animal Planet | PBS | Amazon
- Timing Is Everything (2010)
My Strange Addiction - 2010 (TV Series) (1 episode) | TLC | Amazon VOD | Hulu
- Pilot (2010)
Hardcover Mysteries - 2010 (TV Series documentary) (1 episode) | Investigation Discovery | Amazon
- Joseph Wambaugh (2010)
The Millionaire Matchmaker - 2010 (TV Series) (2 episodes) | Bravo | Amazon VOD | Hulu
- House of Cards (2010)
- Trevor & Tricia (2010)
Dad Camp - 2010 (TV Series) (4 episodes) | VH1
- Episode #101 Wake Up Call (2010)
- Episode #102 Pair of Pants
- Episode #103 Sleepless Nights
- Episode #104 Breaking the Cycle
- Episode #105 Babies, Blowups and a Breakup
The OCD Project - 2010 (TV Series) (2 episodes) | VH1
- episode #104 (2010)
- episode #105 (2010)
Scott Hamilton: Return To The Ice - 2010 (TV Special) | PEN
If I Can Dream - 2010 (TV Series) (6 episodes) | Hulu
- Episode #112
- It Was All A Dream (2010)
- Episode #108
- If I Can Scream (2010)
- Episode #107
- Go Nude or Go Home! (2010)
It Only Hurts When I Laugh - 2009 (TV Series) (1 episode) | TruTV
- Episode #1.5 (2009)
The Amanda Show - 2000-2002 (TV Series) (main title theme arrangement) | Tollin/Robbins | Nickelodeon
The Amanda Show - 1999-2002 (TV Series) (53 episodes) | Tollin/Robbins | Nickelodeon
- Disgruntled Fan (2002)
- Episode #2.37 (2002)
- Episode #3.2 (2002)
- Episode #2.28 (2001)
- Moody's Point VII (2001)
- Face & Zawyer (2001)
- Broken Glass (2001)
- Episode #1.238 (2001)
- Penelope Meets Neeko (2001)
- Episode #2.36 (2001)
- Episode #2.31 (2001)
- Episode dated 17 March 2001 (2001)
- Switched Pagers (2001)
- Episode #2.30 (2001)
- Episode #2.27 (2001)
- Penelope in Makeup (2001)
- Barney's Boy (2001)
- Episode #2.26 (2001)
- Episode #2.16 (2000)
- Why Not Sumo? (2000)
- The People Store (2000)
- The Boost (2000)
- Crime Fighting Cheerleaders (2000)
- Episode #2.9 (2000)
- Episode #2.20 (2000)
- Mammal-O's (2000)
- Episode #2.18 (2000)
- Beeper Switch (2000)
- Episode #2.23 (2000)
- Episode #2.22 (2000)
- Paperclip (2000)
- Episode dated 7 October 2000 (2000)
- Crazy Courtney (2000)
- Episode #2.17 (2000)
- What's Going on Amanda? (2000)
- Sick Popples/When Cheerleaders Attack (2000)
- Vitamin C (2000)
- The Restaurant Singer (1999)
- Talent Contest (1999)
- Big Baby Babysitter (1999)
- Episode #1.3 (1999)
- Episode #1.4 (1999)
- Episode #1.107 (1999)
- When Bradys Attack (1999)
- Episode #1.1 (1999)
- People Place
- Penelope Babysits
- Horoscope
- Episode #1.228
- Episode #1.219
- Episode #1.2
- Episode #1.12
- Episode #1.112
Kenan & Kel: Two Heads Are Better Than None (2000) (TV Movie) | Tollin/Robbins | Nickelodeon
Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal (1998) (TV Series) (1 episode) | Tollin/Robbins | Nickelodeon
- Give and Go
All That - 1994-2000 (TV Series) (103 episodes) | Tollin/Robbins | Nickelodeon
- Britney Spears (2000)
- B*Witched (2000)
- Episode dated 13 November 1999 (1999)
- Episode #5.21 (1999)
- Shanice (1999)
- The MAFT (1999)
- New Radicals (1999)
- 3rd Storee (1999)
- Backstreet Boys (1999)
- Joey McIntyre (1999)
- 5 Young Men (1999)
- Divine (1999)
- Outkast (1999)
- 112 (1999)
- All That Live! (100th Episode) (1999)
- 98 Degrees (1999)
- Mya (1999)
- Faith Evans (1999)
- Monica (1999)
- Shaquille O' Neal (1999)
- Deborah Cox (1999)
- Tatyana Ali (1998)
- Blackstreet & Mya (1998)
- Sugar Ray (1998)
- The LOX Is here (1998)
- Episode #4.19 (1998)
- Episode #4.18 (1998)
- Episode #4.17 (1998)
- Jermaine Dupri & Da Brat (1998)
- Episode #4.15 (1998)
- Episode #4.13 (1998)
- Episode #4.12 (1998)
- Episode #4.11 (1998)
- Backstreet Boys (1998)
- God's Property (1998)
- Episode #4.8 (1998)
- Immature (1997)
- Mary J. Blige (1997)
- Dru Hill (1997)
- Wyclef Jean (1997)
- Episode #6.7 (1997)
- Tommy Davidson/Robyn (1997)
- Busta Rhymes (1997)
- Mase (1997)
- Episode #6.4 (1997)
- Erykah Badu (1997)
- MC Lyte (1997)
- Episode #3.19 (1997)
- Episode #3.18 (1997)
- Episode #3.17 (1997)
- Episode #3.16 (1997)
- Episode #3.15 (1997) )
- Episode #3.14 (1997)
- Episode #3.13 (1997)
- Sherman Hemsley/Nas (1997)
- Episode #3.11 (1997)
- Cooking with Randy (1997)
- Episode #3.9 (1997)
- Episode #3.8 (1996)
- A Tribe Called Quest (1996)
- Tyra Banks/Blackstreet (1996)
- Dru Hill (1996)
- Oliver Muirhead/Immature ft Smooth and Kel Mitchell (1996)
- Montell Jordan (1996)
- Tia & Tamera Mowry/LL Cool J (1996)
- Music Special (1996)
- Episode #2.22 (1996)
- Episode #2.20 (1996)
- Episode #2.19 (1996)
- Episode #2.18 (1996)
- Episode #2.17 (1996)
- Episode #2.16 (1996)
- Episode #2.12 (1996)
- Episode #2.11 (1996)
- Run DMC (1995)
- Immature (1995)
- Mark Curry/Deborah Cox (1995)
- Sinbad/Coolio (1995)
- Episode #2.9 (1995)
- Episode #2.8 (1995)
- Episode #2.7 (1995)
- The Twinz (1995)
- Jon B. (1995)
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Mokenstef (1995)
- Larisa Oleynik/Da Brat (1995)
- Monica (1995)
- Naughty by Nature (1995)
- Aftermath ft. Kel Mitchell (1995) )
- Few Good Men (1995)
- Usher (1995)
- Zhane (1995)
- Blackstreet (1995)
- Changing Faces (1995)
- Soul 4 Real (1995)
- Coolio (1995)
- Aaliyah (1995)
- Malcolm
-Jamal Warner/Brandy (1995)
- Craig Mack (1995)
- Immature (1995)
- TLC (1995)
- Da Brat (1994)
- Phil Moore/TLC (1994)
- Christina's First Day
Kenan & Kel - 1996-2000 (TV Series) (59 episodes) | Tollin/Robbins | Nickelodeon
- The April Fools (2000)
- Futurama (1999)
- Oh, Brother (1999)
- Aww, Here It Goes to Hollywood: Part 2 (1999)
- Aww, Here It Goes to Hollywood: Part 1 (1999)
- The Graduates (1999)
- Natural Born Kenan (1999)
- Three Girls, a Guy and a Cineplex (1999)
- Car Trouble (1999)
- Girl-Watchers (1999)
- The Honeymoon's Over (1999)
- Corporate Kenan (1999)
- Picture Imperfect (1999)
- Poem Sweet Poem (1999)
- Who Loves Who-ooh? (1999)
- Clothes Encounters (1999)
- He Got Job (1999)
- The Contest (1999)
- The Limo (1999)
- I'm Gonna Get You Kenan (1999)
- Housesitter (1999)
- Freezer Burned (1999)
- You Dirty Rat (1998)
- Surprise, Surprise (1998)
- I.Q. Can Do Better (1998)
- Attack of the Bugman (1998)
- Happy B-Day Marc (1998)
- To Catch a Thief (1998)
- Chicago Witch Trials (1998)
- The Raffle (1998)
- Skunkator vs. Mothman (1998)
- Fenced In (1998)
- The Crush (1997)
- Foul Bull (1997)
- Get the Kel Outta Here (1997)
- Ditch Day Afternoon (1997)
- A Star Is Peeved (1997)
- Haven't Got Time for the Paint (1997)
- The Lottery (1997)
- Clowning Around (1997)
- Pair-Rental Guidance (1997)
- Who Loves Orange Soda? (1997)
- Twizzles Fizzles (1997)
- Safe and Sorry (1997)
- Baggin' Saggin' Kel (1997)
- Merry Christmas, Kenan (1996)
- Dial O for Oops (1996)
- In the Line of Kenan (1996)
- The Cold War (1996)
- Diamonds Are for Roger (1996)
- Mo' Sweater Blues (1996)
- Duh Bomb (1996)
- Mental Kel-Epathy (1996)
- Doing Things the Hemingway (1996)
- The Tainting of the Screw (1996)
- Pilot (1996)
- Bye-Bye Kenan: Part 2
- Bye-Bye Kenan: Part 1
- Turkey Day