Josh Mancell

• Birthplace — Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. • Genre — * Video game • synth-pop • punk rock • garage rock • acid jazz • lounge • power pop • soul • surf • electronic • psychedelic rock • pop • post-punk • Occupation — * Composer • music programmer • musician • Instrument — * Piano • drums • guitar • timpani • vibraphone • percussion • Years Active — 1992–present • Associated Acts — * The Millionaires • Uluteka • Mark Mothersbaugh • Mutato Muzika • The Dining Room Set • The Wipeouters • The Moon Upstairs • Exploding Flowers • Website — joshmancell.com

Mancell attended Sarah Lawrence College. As a child, Mancell learned to play the piano, drums, and guitar and was a "rabid record geek". The exposure of playing music in different types of bands (such as punk rock, jazz, marching bands, and orchestras), combined with fandom in many genres, led Mancell to pursue a composing career. He was encouraged by his college professors to move to Los Angeles to write music for film and television.

Mancell has developed a successful career writing musical scores for film and television. In film, he has scored a range of films such as Bongwater (starring Luke Wilson, Alicia Witt and Jack Black) and Love Comes to the Executioner (starring Jonathan Tucker, Ginnifer Goodwin and Jeremy Renner) as well as contributing music to the cult indie Chuck & Buck (Independent Spirit Award winner). Mancell's music has been used for the animated television shows Gary the Rat (starring Kelsey Grammer), Shorty McShorts' Shorts (starring Wilmer Valderrama), and Clifford the Big Red Dog (starring John Ritter), which has earned him two Emmy nominations. Mancell is known for his music in video games including Sony's Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter series, and other titles such as Johnny Mnemonic: The Interactive Action Movie and Interstate '82. This work was done with the assistance of Mutato Muzika, the music production company which Mark Mothersbaugh formed with several other former members of Devo including his brother, Bob Mothersbaugh.

Mancell has been a member of the following bands and musical groups outside of his solo composing career: • The Millionaires – punk rock/garage band (1995–1996) • Uluteka – acid jazz/lounge band (1996) • Mutato Muzika – music production company (1992–2007) • The Dining Room Set – power pop/mod/soul (1999) • The Wipeouters – surf/electronic (2001) • The Moon Upstairs – psychedelic rock (2006–2010) • Exploding Flowers – pop/post-punk/power pop (2010–present)

• Year — Title — Notes • 1995 — Johnny Mnemonic: The Interactive Action Movie • 1996 — Crash Bandicoot • 1997 — Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back • 1998 — Crash Bandicoot: Warped • 1999 — Crash Team Racing • Interstate '82 • 2001 — Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy • 2003 — Jak II — with Larry Hopkins • 2004 — Jak 3 • 2015 — Totome • 2016 — Vairon's Wrath — Two tracks

• Adventures in Wonderland (1992) – with Mark Mothersbaugh • Futurequest (1994) • Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000) – with Mark Mothersbaugh • The Groovenians – with Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Casale, Albert Fox, Al Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, Andrew Todd, and Pat Irwin (additional music) • Gary the Rat (2003) • Shorty McShorts' Shorts (2006) ("Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing") • The Bite-Sized Adventures of Sam Sandwich (2011)