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James Di Pasquale (born April 7, 1941) is an American musician and composer ofcontemporary classical music and music for television and films.
Pasquale was born on April 7, 1941, in Chicago to Hugo and Lucille (née Ciccone) Di Pasquale, James Di Pasquale is a graduate of St. Mel's High School in Chicago. He graduated fromNorthwestern University and theManhattan School of Music. His teachers includedDavid Diamond andLudmila Uhlela.
Before turning full-time to composition, he had a varied career as a woodwinds performer with theChicago Symphony Orchestra, theBolshoi Ballet, and theRoyal Ballet.
He performed as a jazz musician withGerry Mulligan,Ella Fitzgerald,Henry Mancini, andBarbra Streisand as well as many others. He was one of the original members of thePaul Winter Consort.
In 1984, he served as the Organizing Chairman and first President of theSociety of Composers and Lyricists. He also served as a member of the Board of Governors of theAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences and on the Writer's Advisory Committee at theAmerican Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).
He wrote the musical scores to made-for-TV movies such as:Sarah T. – Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975),Fantasies (1982),Two of a Kind (1982),Quarterback Princess (1983),The Shell Seekers (1989),The Killing Mind (1991),Runaway Father (1991),In the Best Interest of the Children (1992),Seduction: Three Tales from the "Inner Sanctum" (1992); and television series such as:Columbo,Lou Grant,Switch,Hawaii Five-O,McClain's Law,Chicago Story,Cutter to Houston andTrauma Center.
He has received threeEmmy Awards, six Emmy nominations, and aCableACE Award nomination for his work in television.
His motion picture scores includeFast Break (1979) andRad (1986).
His compositions for the concert hall include:
He has also worked as a record producer. His credits include:
His "Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano" has been recorded by saxophonists such asJames Houlik,Frederick Hemke andSteven Mauk, saxophone instructor at Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY.
He married Donna McNeely in 1995. They were divorced in 2003. One son, Marco James Di Pasquale, was born in 1998.
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