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John Petersen(I)

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John Petersen is known for Watchmen (2009), The Dirt (2019) and Aloha (2015).
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    Known for

    Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen (2009)
    Watchmen
    7.6
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("MTV Theme 'Man On The Moon'")
    • 2009
    Colson Baker, Douglas Booth, Daniel Webber, and Iwan Rheon in The Dirt (2019)
    The Dirt
    7.0
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Man on the Moon")
    • 2019
    Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, and Emma Stone in Aloha (2015)
    Aloha
    5.4
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Man on the Moon")
    • 2015
    Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Paul Rudd in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
    Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
    6.3
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("MTV's Man On The Moon")
    • 2013

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    Music Department

    • Futurama (1999)
      Futurama
      8.5
      TV Series
      • composer: Voltron: Defender of the Universe theme (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Voltron: The Third Dimension (1998)
      Voltron: The Third Dimension
      6.2
      TV Series
      • composer: original Voltron theme (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984)
      Voltron: Defender of the Universe
      7.9
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • music arranger
      • 1984–1985
    • Murder by Phone (1982)
      Murder by Phone
      5.4
      • orchestrator
      • 1982

    Composer

    • Debbie Irwin in I: Ayn Rand (2019)
      I: Ayn Rand
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • San Francisco 2.0 (2015)
      San Francisco 2.0
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience
      7.6
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • Barbara Hershey, Joe Mantegna, Natalie Dreyfuss, James Naughton, and Diane Venora in Childless (2008)
      Childless
      4.2
      • Composer
      • 2008
    • The Saffron Limited
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000)
      Yu-Gi-Oh!
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2000
    • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (2000)
      Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2000
    • The Keeper (1995)
      The Keeper
      5.7
      • Composer
      • 1995
    • Alan Bates and Lambert Wilson in Shuttlecock (1991)
      Shuttlecock
      4.7
      • Composer
      • 1991
    • Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
      Miami Vice
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1987–1988
    • Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984)
      Voltron: Defender of the Universe
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1984–1985
    • Atrapados (1981)
      Atrapados
      5.3
      • Composer
      • 1981

    Soundtrack

    • Joe Manganiello, Nick Krause, Elena Kampouris, James Bloor, and Helena Howard in Shoplifters of the World (2021)
      Shoplifters of the World
      5.5
      • writer: "Man on the Moon"
      • 2021
    • Colson Baker, Douglas Booth, Daniel Webber, and Iwan Rheon in The Dirt (2019)
      The Dirt
      7.0
      • performer: "Man on the Moon"
      • writer: "Man on the Moon"
      • 2019
    • Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, and Emma Stone in Aloha (2015)
      Aloha
      5.4
      • writer: "Man on the Moon"
      • 2015
    • Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Paul Rudd in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
      Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
      6.3
      • writer: "MTV's Man On The Moon"
      • 2013
    • Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen (2009)
      Watchmen
      7.6
      • writer: "MTV Theme 'Man On The Moon'"
      • 2009
    • Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
      Ferris Bueller's Day Off
      7.8
      • writer: "MTV Theme Song (Man on the Moon)" (uncredited)
      • 1986

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