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Daniel "Danny" Jacob is an American composer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the composer of the comedic original songs heard in the Disney Channel and Disney XD animated comedy series Phineas and Ferb, Milo Murphy's Law and Hamster & Gretel. Almost every episode of either series features at least one song, while two-part (20 minute) Phineas and Ferb episodes often have two. A world-class guitar player, Jacob evolved his career into composing songs for Disney Channel's animated series Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Kim Possible, and The Emperor's New School, and the Disney DVD release Leroy & Stitch.

In between touring with top recording artists LeAnn Rimes, George Michael, Bette Midler, and Cher, Jacob also had the honor of playing on the last recording session with Ray Charles. This duet with Charles and Gladys Knight, entitled Heaven Help Us, went on to win a Grammy for Best Duet. Jacob first picked up the guitar whеn he was 13, and soon after, was honing his acoustic, electric, classical, R&B, and jazz playing skills. When he was 15 he formed his own band, playing in Los Angeles bars and clubs. It was only a matter of time before he began collaborating with one of Hollywood's most innovative artists, Oscar-winner Hans Zimmer. Together they worked on Elton John's "El Dorado", and Neil Finn's I Can See Clearly Now from Antz. This led to his work as a featured guitarist with score composers Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell on the Academy Award winning Shrek. He also arranged and co-produced the successful musical sequences "Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party" and Eddie Murphy's I'm a Believer, from the double Platinum soundtrack album.

A native of the San Fernando Valley, Jacob currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Grammy-nominated film and music producer Marylata E. Jacob, and their son.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Notes
1998 Antz arranger: "I Can See Clearly Now"
2000 The Road to El Dorado arranger: "El Dorado"
2000 Almost Famous guitar coach
2001 Shrek musician: guitars
2006 Brother Bear 2 arranger: "Welcome to This Day"
2011 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension composer
2013 Planes producer: "Love Machine"
2014 Planes: Fire & Rescue co-writer: "Runaway Romance"
2020 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe composer

Television[]

Year Title Notes
20062008 The Emperor's New School theme music composer/songwriter
20072015 Phineas and Ferb composer/songwriter/performer
2008–2013 Sid the Science Kid songwriter
20092011 Sonny with a Chance composer
2013 Sofia the First co-music producer
20162019 Milo Murphy's Law composer
2021 Monsters at Work songwriter ("I'm Not Gonna Sing You a Song")
2022 Alice's Wonderland Bakery song producer
Hamster & Gretel composer/song producer

Songs[]

There are many songs which are sung by Jacob as a choir. Below are the list of songs where he is a main singer.

Trivia[]

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