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Jay Rifkin is an American record and film producer. Rifkin co-founded the company Media Ventures with Hans Zimmer, a childhood friend. As CEO of the company from 1988, [1] Rifkin partnered with Zimmer to produce and to compose.
Jay Rifkin was born on 6 July 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Jay is a producer and composer, known for The Lion King (1994), 2012 (2009) and Black Rain (1989).
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Jay Rifkin’s writing and producing work on Disney’s “The Lion King” drove soundtrack sales to more than 30 million copies worldwide and earned him a Grammy Award, two American Music Awards and an Ivor Novello.
Jay Rifkin has been nominated for the Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for The Lion King.
Following the success of The Lion King, Jay conceived and produced the gold-selling follow-up album Rhythm of the Pride Lands. He is also chairman of Media Revolution and a founder of the film production company Media Ventures Pictures.
Jay Rifkin. The GRAMMY® Award-winning producer, together with producing and composing partner Hans Zimmer, created Media Ventures, a multifaceted entertainment group that includes music, new media, film, and television.
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Following the success of The Lion King, Jay conceived and produced the gold-selling follow-up album Rhythm of the Pride Lands. He is also chairman of Media Revolution and a founder of the film production company Media Ventures Pictures.
