James
Patrick Dunne is accomplished as a songwriter, composer, music
producer, screenwriter, television producer, recording artist,
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Credits include songs/scores for Whitney
Houston, Jermaine Jackson, "Pretty
Woman" (Touchstone Films), Take
6 (Grammy winning record; "Best Gospel & Soul
Record of 1998), Kenny Rogers,
Loverboy, "Nothing
In Common" (Tri-Star Pictures), Janet
Jackson, Anne Murray,
Dave Loggins, Fame (MGM),
"Dear God" (Paramount Pictures),
"Princess Diaries 2" (Touchstone Pictures), Heart
Like a Wheel (20th Century Fox), "Exit to Eden,"
ABC Wide World of ABC Sports,
NBC Sports, Fatal Attraction, and Official
Songs and Themes of the Olympic Games.
James'
songs have been recorded on 27,000,000
records worldwide,
along with scores, songs, and themes
in over 1,400 television
episodes and dozens of feature
films. Along
with (CMA) Country Music Awards,
Grammy nominations,
Emmy nominations, Billboard
Awards, Cashbox Awards, Academy
of Country Music Awards, Juno
Awards, BMI and Ascap
Songwriter and Publisher Awards, his music has garnered numerous
gold, platinum, and multi-platinum records from countries
spanning the globe.
As
a recording artist for Sugo Records and Tambourine Records, James
has released four of their most successful instrumental records,
including Summer Stories, Cinema, and Rhythm,
and Passion,
Heart and Soul.
Screenwriting credits include feature films for Universal
Studios, Disney/Touchstone, Columbia Pictures, Kings Road Films and HBO.
Numerous
television credits include writing and
producing two prime time ABC hit series, Paramount
Pictures' "Happy Days"
and "Joanie Loves Chachi."
James graduated Phi
Beta Kappa and Omicron
Delta Kappa in the Honors Program
from the University of Kentucky. He graduated Summa
Cum Laude (in the top 1%); majoring in both Journalism
and Business
while minoring in Music Composition
and Communications.