Mark Leggett is an American guitarist/composer who has composed music for hundreds of television and documentary productions in the U.S.
Credits include television series My Name Is Earl, theme music for The Pretender (Emmy nominated),[1] the Dolly Parton television movie “Coat of Many Colors”,[2] and the independent feature film American Romance.
Documentary credits include "Anne Frank's Holocaust", "Conquistador : A Day In Their Lives" (Emmy nominated ),[3] "Nazi America: A Secret History", and "Wage Slaves: Not Getting By in America" as well as many other broad-ranging documentary series and programs.
Past work includes scoring the Werner Herzog narrated film "Dinotasia", composing theme music recorded by Levon Helm and The Band, and scoring documentaries with guitarist/songwriter Richard Thompson.
In 2023, he released Guitars & Blackbirds, an album of Beatles covers, and Folkstown, his first album of original acoustic guitar compositions.[4]
References
edit- ↑ "Mark Leggett | Emmy Awards and Nominations". Television Academy. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
- ↑ Gunderson, Alexis (November 17, 2019). "Dolly Parton's Heartstrings Composers Dish On Bringing Dolly's Hits to Life". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
- ↑ "Nominees/Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
- ↑ Berkowitz, Kenny (2023-11-06). "Review: Mark Leggett Creates a Timeless World of His Own on 'Folktown'". Acoustic Guitar. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
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