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Mark Mothersbaugh

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Born May 18, 1950 · Akron, Ohio, USA

Also known as Mark Mothersbug · DEVO · DEV-O

Biography

Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (/ˈmʌðərzbɔː/; born May 18, 1950) is an American musician and composer. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, lead vocalist, and keyboardist of the new wave band Devo, whose "Whip It" was a top 20 single in the US in 1980, peaking at No. 14, and which has since maintained a cult following. Mothersbaugh was one of the primary composers of Devo's music. In addition to his work with Devo, Mothersbaugh has made music for television series, films, and video games via his production company, Mutato Muzika. He composed the music for the 13-year run of the animated series Rugrats and its three related theatrical films. He has created film scores for Wes Anderson and for Marvel Comics films. As a solo musician, Mothersbaugh has released four studio albums: Muzik for Insomniaks, Muzik for the Gallery, Joyeux Mutato, and The Most Powerful Healing Muzik in the Entire World. In 2004, he received the Richard Kirk Award at the BMI Film and TV Awards for his contributions to film and television music. In 2008, Mothersbaugh received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Kent State University, his alma mater. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Mothersbaugh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography50+ titles

Regular Show: The Lost Tapes

2026Original Music Composer

Regular Show

2010Original Music Composer

Futurama

1999as Mark Mothersbaugh (voice)

Hoppers

2026Original Music Composer

Pandas

2018Original Music Composer

What We Do in the Shadows

2019Original Music Composer

Regular Show: The Movie

2015Original Music Composer

The Creature Cases

2022Main Title Theme Composer

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

2021Original Music Composer

Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music

2016as Self

Summer Camp Island

2018Main Title Theme Composer, Original Music Composer

All Grown Up!

2003Original Music Composer

The Residence

2025Original Music Composer

Devo

2024as Self

Our Flag Means Death

2022Original Music Composer

Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself

2020Original Music Composer

Thor: Ragnarok

2017Original Music Composer

Blue Mountain State

2010Music

Adventures in Wonderland

1992Music

Rugrats

1991as Phonograph Singer (voice)

Derailroaded

2005as Self

The Royal Tenenbaums

2001Original Music Composer

The Croods: A New Age

2020Original Music Composer

Disenchantment

2018as (voice)

The Lego Movie

2014Original Music Composer

Rushmore

1998Original Music Composer

Devolution: A Devo Theory

2021

The Short Game

2013Music

Beauty Is Embarrassing

2012as Self

Interior Chinatown

2024Original Music Composer

Score

2016as Self

Born to Be Wild

2011Original Music Composer

Lords of Dogtown

2005Original Music Composer

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2004Original Music Composer

Yo Gabba Gabba!

Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania

2022Original Music Composer

The Willoughbys

2020Original Music Composer

Along for the Ride

2016as Self

Hotel Transylvania

2012Original Music Composer

Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation

2011Original Music Composer

Tiger King

2020Original Music Composer

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

2018Original Music Composer

The Last Man on Earth

2015Music

21 Jump Street

2012Original Music Composer

The Magician's Elephant

2023Original Music Composer

Pitch Perfect 2

2015Original Music Composer

Hotel Transylvania 2

2015Original Music Composer

22 Jump Street

2014Original Music Composer

Catfish

2010Original Music Composer

Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge

2001Original Music Composer