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Canadian composer
Musical artist
Daniel Luke Ingram
(born June 13, 1975) is a Canadian composer and lyricist, primarily for animated series soundtracks. He has written more than 200 songs for television, in genres ranging from pop and classic rock to large-scale Broadway-style musical theater. His music has been heard in 180 countries. He is mostly known for his work as the songwriter of
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
and the
films based on the series
. He has written over 80 songs for
My Little Pony
since 2010.
Ingram has received several awards for his music. Between 2012 and 2017, he has been nominated for five
Daytime Emmy Awards
for Outstanding Original Song in a Children's or Animated Series. "Becoming Popular (The Pony Every Pony Should Know)" and "May The Best Pet Win" from
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
were nominated in 2012,
[1]
while "The Magic Inside" and "Legend of Everfree" were nominated in 2016 and 2017 and "If You're A Guy" from
Littlest Pet Shop
was nominated in 2013.
[2]
He received a 2010
Leo Award
for Best Music in an Animated Series for Martha Speaks, and the 2008
Leo Award
for Best Music in a Variety Television Show for
About a Girl
.
[3]
On October 18, 2012, Hub Network (now known as
Discovery Family
) officially announced that Ingram will be performing double duties as songwriter for the third season of
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
and the new series
Littlest Pet Shop
. In 2013, he received a
Leo Award
for Best Musical Score in an Animation along with
Steffan Andrews
for his work in the
Friendship Is Magic
episode "
Magical Mystery Cure
".
[4]
He has also been featured in
Rolling Stone
for his work on
My Little Pony
.
[5]
Ingram described both
Alan Menken
and
Randy Newman
as an influence on his work.
Filmography
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Web production
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Television scores
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- Martha Speaks
, Seasons 1 - 4 (Composer)
- Pound Puppies
, Seasons 1 & 2 (Composer and infrequent Songwriter)
- The Adventures of Chuck and Friends
, Seasons 1 & 2 (Songwriter)
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls ? Dance Magic
- (Songwriter)
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
, Seasons 1 - 9 (Songwriter, Composer)
- Littlest Pet Shop
, (Composer, Songwriter)
- We're Lalaloopsy
, (Composer)
- Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City
, (Composer, Songwriter)
- On Screen!
, Seasons 1 - 3 (Composer)
- The Math Show
(Composer)
- Leroy Dorsalfin
(Composer)
- About a Girl
, Season 1 (Composer)
- Ricky Sprocket
, Season 1 (Additional Music)
- Empty Arms
(Composer)
- The Older I Get the Wiser I Get
(Composer)
- A Daughter's Conviction
(Additional Music)
- Imaginary Playmate
(Additional Music)
- Last Chance Cafe
(Additional Music)
- Pucca
, Season 1 (Additional Music)
- EARTH = home
(Additional Music)
- Children of Tsunami: No More Tears
(Composer)
- Return of the Tall Ships
(Composer)
- Nobody
TV movie (Additional Music)
Film scores
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Video games
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- Billie Bust Up
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(Composer)
Voice acting
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Music supervision and editing
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Awards and nominations
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- 2008
Leo Award
for Best Musical Score in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series (
About a Girl
,
winner
)
- 2009
Leo Award
for Best Musical Score in an Animation Program or Series (
Martha Speaks
, nominee)
- 2010
Leo Award
for Best Musical Score in an Animation Program or Series (
Martha Speaks
,
winner
)
- 2012
Daytime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Original Song in a Children's or Animated Series ("May The Best Pet Win" -
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
, nominee)
- 2012
Daytime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Original Song in a Children's or Animated Series ("Becoming Popular (The Pony Every Pony Should Know)" -
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
, nominee)
- 2013
Leo Award
for Best Musical Score in an Animation Program or Series ("
Magical Mystery Cure
" -
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
,
winner
)
- 2013
Daytime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Original Song in a Children's or Animated Series ("If You're A Guy" -
Littlest Pet Shop
, nominee)
- 2014
Leo Award
for Best Musical Score in an Animation Program or Series ("
Pinkie Pride
" -
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
, nominee)
- 2016
Daytime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Original Song in a Non-Drama Series ("The Magic Inside" -
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
, nominee)
- 2016
Leo Award
for Best Musical Score in an Animation Program or Series ("Nina's Birthday" -
Nina's World
with
Caleb Chan
, nominee)
- 2016
Leo Award
for Best Musical Score in an Animation Program or Series ("Crusaders of the Lost Mark" -
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
,
winner
)
- 2017
Leo Award
for Best Musical Score in an Animation Program or Series ("
A Hearth's Warming Tail
" -
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
with Caleb Chan, nominee)
- 2017
Daytime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Original Song in a Non-Drama Series ("Legend of Everfree" -
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls ? Legend of Everfree
, nominee)
Notes
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Writing collaboration with Amy Keating Rogers.
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Writing collaboration with Katrina Hadley, Brian Lenard, Jayson Thiessen, and Michael Vogel.
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Writing collaboration with Katrina Hadley, Brian Lenard, Jayson Thiessen, and Michael Vogel.
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Writing collaboration with Katrina Hadley, Brian Lenard, Jayson Thiessen, and Michael Vogel.
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Pre-production; scheduled for a 2024 release.
References
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"Vancouverite Ingram gets Emmy nod | Vancouver 24 hrs"
. Vancouver.24hrs.ca. May 9, 2012. Archived from
the original
on August 12, 2014
. Retrieved
October 6,
2013
.
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"Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards - 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards Nominations"
. Emmyonline.org. Archived from
the original
on May 3, 2013
. Retrieved
October 6,
2013
.
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"Daniel Ingram - Awards"
. IMDb
. Retrieved
October 6,
2013
.
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"MLP Takes the Leo Award for Best Musical Score"
.
Equestria Daily
. June 8, 2013
. Retrieved
June 8,
2013
.
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Rutherford, Kevin (April 20, 2012).
"Behind the Music of Pop Culture Smash 'My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'
"
.
Rolling Stone
. Archived from
the original
on April 29, 2018
. Retrieved
April 20,
2012
.
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Ingram, Daniel [@dannyimusic] (January 4, 2014).
"["Rarity Takes Manehattan" Tourist Pony 2 VA Confirmation]"
(
Tweet
)
. Retrieved
January 4,
2014
– via
Twitter
.
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