Stanley Clarke

Composer

Born: June 30, 1951 (74 years old)

Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist and composer. He was a founding member of the seminal jazz fusion band Return to Forever. He is a fifteen-time Grammy Award nominee and five-time winner. Clarke has also composed music for many films, including multiple by directors John Singleton and Malcolm D. Lee.

Filmography (48)

• A Cool Like That Christmas (1993, ★ 8)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989, ★ 8)
• Return To Forever: Live At Montreux (2009, ★ 6.9)
• Boyz n the Hood (1991, ★ 7.6)
• The Transporter (2002, ★ 6.7)
• Romeo Must Die (2000, ★ 6.3)
• Passenger 57 (1992, ★ 6)
• Poetic Justice (1993, ★ 6.8)
• Funny Valentines (1999, ★ 7.6)
• The Five Heartbeats (1991, ★ 7.3)
• Undercover Brother (2002, ★ 5.9)
• The Best Man (1999, ★ 6.6)
• Dangerous Pursuit (1990, ★ 5.9)
• Little Big League (1994, ★ 6)
• Higher Learning (1995, ★ 6.3)
• The Color of Friendship (2000, ★ 6.7)
• The Show (1995, ★ 6.7)
• Roll Bounce (2005, ★ 6.8)
• What's Love Got to Do with It (1993, ★ 7.1)
• Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003, ★ 7.1)
• Out on the Edge (1989, ★ 5.8)
• Undisputed (2002, ★ 6.5)
• Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001, ★ 6.5)
• If You Believe (1999, ★ 7.4)
• Eddie (1996, ★ 5.5)
• Soul Men (2008, ★ 6.1)
• Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016, ★ 6.3)
• The Best Man Holiday (2013, ★ 6.5)
• Down in the Delta (1998, ★ 6.3)
• Panther (1995, ★ 6.3)