Michel Rubini

December 3, 1942

Los Angeles, California, U.S

Michel Rubini (born December 3, 1942) is an American musician, conductor, arranger, producer, songwriter and composer. A professional classical pianist since early childhood, he was a prolific session musician of the 1960s and '70s, part of a group known as "The Wrecking Crew", and worked with such artists as Ray Charles, Frank Zappa, Sonny and Cher and Barbra Streisand. He has also written several film scores, notably for Tony Scott's The Hunger (1983) and Michael Mann's Manhunter (1986), Silhouette (1990) starring Faye Dunaway and the television series Capitol (1982-87), The Hitchhiker (1984-87) and Tales from the Crypt (1990). He is the son of violinist Jan Rubini.