Mark Mothersbaugh

While best known as one of the founders of the iconic new wave band Devo, Mark Mothersbaugh has transformed himself into a prolific and in-demand film and television composer. Although the music he made in Devo was deliberately angular and eccentric, in writing for the screen Mothersbaugh showed a diverse and flexible stylistic range. Early on, he became associated with a whimsical orchestral style akin to fellow new wave alum Danny Elfman, but his eager embrace of unusual tonal colors and varied instrumental approaches gave him an identity of his own. His compositions could s...