Introduction
Peter Davison (born 1948) is an American composer known for New Age/Neo Classical works, and television and film scores.
Early Years
Peter Davison was born in Los Angeles, California.He played flute, saxophone, guitar, keyboards and electric bass in all sorts of ensembles throughout his public school years.He received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Music Composition from California State University, Northridge.
Career
Peter Davison has composed music scores for Indie Features, the History Channel, A+E, Biography, PBS, Warner Bros., Disney, Universal, Discovery, Gaiam (Yoga/Relaxation music).Over 35 CDs of his music are on Higher Octave/Universal, Gaiam, Davisounds and TSR/Baja.His CDs “Meditate” and “Exhale” were both in the Billboard Top 10 New Age Albums.His music is widely played in internet radio.On Pandoraat this time there are 73 million streams of his musicwith similar stats on the other internet music providers such as Spotify.He has received awards and nominations from the Global Music Awards, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Accolade Global Film Awards, Colortape International Film Festival and others.Davison's first 7 releases (1980-1986) are considered pioneers of New Age Music.Infinite Fog, a European label has re-released the first of theseon vinyl LP.They will re-release the remaining 6 over the next 2 years, as a retrospective of Davison's early work.Davison has also received commissions for classical orchestral music.
Discography
| Davisounds Label2008 - present | GAIAM Label CDs1986 - 2002 | Higher Octave/Universal Label 1980 - 1986 |
|---|---|---|
| The Colors of Sound | Yoga | Winds of Space |
| On the Edge of Now | Comfort | Glide |
| When I Go Inside | Solace | Star Gazer |
| My Universe in Harmony | Presence | Forest |
| Iris - Bringer of Dreams | Exhale | Mountain |
| Clarity Rising | T'ai Chi | Traces |
| Enchanted Lagoon | Meditate | Music on the Way |
| What Happened Next | AM & PM Yoga | |
| NOW...the Present is a Gift | Rejuvenate | TSR/Baja Label, 1996 |
| Floating in Bliss | Vitality | Focal Point |
| The Pleiades | GAIAM Label DVDs1986 - 2002 | |
| Music from the Heart of the Forest | AM & PM Yoga | |
| Galileo's Telescope | Yoga for Beginners | |
| Getting Closer | Rodney Yee DVDs, multiple | |
| Forest Home | Power Yoga DVDs, multiple | |
| Future, Present, Past | Qigong DVDs, multiple | |
| Possibility | T'ai Chi DVDs, multiple | |
| Release | ||
| Take Me Back to Eden |
Television, Film scores
| History Channel: | PBS Series: | Warner Brothers: |
| Escape: True Tales of Suspense | Earth Revealed (26 episodes) | Batman, The Animated Series |
| Breakout from Iran | Our Families, Ourselves (18 Episodes) | The Flash |
| Escape from Kuwait | Inside Out (22 Episodes) | Show Time: |
| Chain Gang Breakout | The Way We Live (22 Episodes) | Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre: |
| Fire in Mann Gulch | The Unfinished Nation (52 Episodes) | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| Papillon | The Endless Voyage (26 Episodes) | Universal Studios: |
| Escape from Bosnia, the Scott O'Grady Story | Madison Heights (16 Episodes) | SeaQuest DSV |
| Bravo, Biography, A+E, AMC: | Framework for Democracy (26 Episodes) | Islands of Adventure, |
| Mary Magdelene | The Examined Life (26 episodes) | Theme Park in Orlando, Florida |
| Diplomats for the Damned | Crossroads Cafe (26 episodes) | Cinco Rosas Productions: |
| Crimes in Time | On Common Ground (15 episodes) | The Last Word |
| The Hollywood Soundtrack Story | Something Ventured (26 episodes) | Harmony Gold: |
| Smothered, Bio of the Smothers Brothers | Sales Connection (26 episodes) | Secret of the Lens |
| The Human Condition (26 episodes) | Media FX Media: | |
| Life Lines (16 Episodes) | The Stewards of Shaver's Fork | |
| Legacy Interactive Media: | ||
| Emergency Room (Video Game) |