12 Facts About Eric Allaman

Eric Allaman is an American composer who has worked in film, television, theater and ballet.

Eric Allaman's career began when he co-composed the score to Ridley Scott's Legend with the German electronic group Tangerine Dream.

That opportunity led to Eric re-scoring the silent classic, Battleship Potemkin which was re-released in Europe and featured at the Berlin Film Festival.

Eric Allaman began studying the piano at age 7, the guitar at age 16, and continued his studies at UCLA with an emphasis on music and theater.

Shortly after graduating, Eric Allaman moved to Paris, France and ultimately West Berlin, Germany to further his musical career.

Eric Allaman hooked up with Reinhard Scheuregger and the two became Berlin Game.

Eric Allaman has scored 43 movies and over 600 episodes of television shows and is best known for his scores to Legend, Battleship Potemkin, Latter Days, Witless Protection, Mike Hammer Private Eye, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Dante's Cove.

Eric Allaman won a BMI television award for his work with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in 2006.

Eric Allaman has written three ballets with Kim Maselli, Camelot, Noah's Ark, and The Sea Princess.

Eric Allaman has written the music to several plays, including The Geography of Luck, Dragon Lady, Stendhal, and Relay.

Eric Allaman has two sons, Von Essex and Tristian Leif from his first marriage that ended in 2005.

Eric Allaman is an active surfer and skier and currently lives in The Sea Ranch, California.