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Ralph Sall | |
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| Born | August 23, 1963 |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, music supervisor, composer, songwriter |
| Labels | Bulletproof |
| Website | www |
Ralph Sall is an American record producer, music supervisor, composer, songwriter and screenwriter. He is the president of Bulletproof Entertainment, a company involved in several facets of the entertainment industry, including film, television, comic books and graphic novels, music, internet and live theatre.
Sall is a Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Yale University. A native of Miami, he currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Lisa and their three young children. [1]
As a record producer, Sall has produced tracks with Paul McCartney, The Ramones, Stone Temple Pilots, Jewel, Sugar Ray, Sublime, Smash Mouth, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, Jane’s Addiction and Creed. As a songwriter, Sall has written tracks for Liz Phair, Jewel, George Clinton and Sugar Ray.
Tracks by his group, All Too Much, have been featured in the romantic comedies The In-Laws (2003), Failure to Launch (2006) and License to Wed (2007).
Sall has written and produced original songs for films, including "Rollin’ with My Homies", co-written with Coolio, for Clueless (1995) and "Words to Me", with Sugar Ray, for Scooby-Doo (2002).
As composer and executive music producer on Andrew Fleming’s Hamlet 2 (2008), Sall wrote the majority of the music and performed the songs "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" and "You’re as Gay as the Day Is Long" under The Ralph Sall Experience. He previously collaborated with Fleming on the films Threesome (1994), The Craft (1996), Dick (1999) and Nancy Drew (2007). He scored The New Guy (2002) and Grind (2003), the latter of which he also wrote the screenplay.
Sall won the 1994 Razzie Award (Worst Original Song) for the song "Addams Family (Whoomp!)" from Addams Family Values . He shared the award with co-writers Stephen Gibson and Cecil Glenn. [2]
Sall’s Interstellar Force, a dance music project, charted a Billboard hit with their cover of the Star Wars theme.
Sall produced the tribute album Deadicated , featuring the songs of the Grateful Dead. He went on to create the triple-platinum selling Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles , Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors and the Gold-certified Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits , as well as the Paul McCartney tribute The Art of McCartney , released in November 2014.
"Here, There and Everywhere" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver. A love ballad, it was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. McCartney includes it among his personal favourites of the songs he has written. In 2000, Mojo ranked it 4th in the magazine's list of the greatest songs of all time.
Eli and the Thirteenth Confession is the second album by New York City-born singer, songwriter, and pianist Laura Nyro, released in 1968.
"In My Life" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1965 album Rubber Soul. Its lyrics were written primarily by John Lennon, credited to Lennon–McCartney, who later disagreed over the extent of their contributions to the song. Lennon credited the harmony and bridge to McCartney, while McCartney claimed the entire musical structure. George Martin contributed the piano solo bridge, which was sped up to sound like a harpsichord.
"Love Me Two Times" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. First appearing on their second studio album Strange Days, it was later edited to a 2:37 length and released as the second single from that album. The single reached number 25 on the charts in the United States.
Dorsey William Burnette III is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who was part of the band Fleetwood Mac from 1987 to 1995. Burnette also had a brief career in acting.
"Desperado" is a power ballad by the American rock band the Eagles. The track was written by Glenn Frey and Don Henley and appeared on the 1973 album Desperado as well as numerous compilation albums. Although it was never released as a single, it became one of Eagles' best-known songs. It ranked No. 494 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
Stoned Immaculate: The Music of The Doors is a tribute album dedicated to the Doors. Producer Ralph Sall gathered an assortment of artists for the record. Unusually, the surviving members of The Doors played on this tribute record. In addition, recordings of Jim Morrison were used posthumously, in the creation of some of the tracks. In another example of posthumous usage, the cover features a painting by Rick Griffin. The album title is a lyric taken from the song "The WASP ."
"Open up Your Heart " is a popular song. It was written by Stuart Hamblen. The song was published in 1954.
"Band on the Run" is a song by the British–American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings, released as the title track to their 1973 album Band on the Run. The song was released as a single in April 1974 in the US and in June 1974 in the UK, following the success of "Jet", and became an international chart success. The song topped the charts in the United States, also reaching number 3 in the United Kingdom. The single sold over one million copies in 1974 in America. It has since become one of the band's most famous songs.
Jeffrey LeVasseur, known as Jeffrey Steele, is an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with recording his own material, Steele has become a prolific Nashville songwriter, having co-written more than 60 hit songs for such artists as Montgomery Gentry, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus, and others.
Rusty Anderson is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter who is best known for his work as the lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's touring band though he has worked with an extensive list of artists in addition to his own solo career.
The Genius Hits the Road is a 1960 album by Ray Charles. The concept album focuses on songs written about various parts of the United States. It peaked at number nine on the pop album charts and produced a US #1 single, "Georgia on My Mind".
Martin Harold "Marti" Frederiksen is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. He writes and produces music primarily in rock, country, and pop. He is best known for his work with many artists and bands including the Struts, Aerosmith, Gavin Rossdale, Carrie Underwood, Buckcherry, Daughtry, Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, and Faith Hill. He's also well known for performing the lead vocals for the fictitious band Stillwater in the movie Almost Famous.
"Love Her Madly" is a song by American rock band the Doors. It was released in March 1971 and was the first single from L.A. Woman, their final album with singer Jim Morrison. "Love Her Madly" became one of the highest-charting hits for the Doors; it peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and reached number three in Canada. Session musician Jerry Scheff played bass guitar on the song.
Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits is a tribute album of songs from Saturday morning children's television shows and cartoons (mostly) from the 1960s and 1970s. The project was produced by Ralph Sall, with the songs performed by alternative rock artists. It was released in 1995 by MCA on LP, cassette, and CD, and peaked at #67 on the Billboard 200. Promotion for the album included a comic book from Marvel Comics and a music video collection hosted by Drew Barrymore.
Roderick Parry Clements is a British guitarist, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He formed the folk-rock band Lindisfarne with Alan Hull in 1970, and wrote "Meet Me on the Corner", a UK Top 5 hit in March 1972, which won Clements an Ivor Novello Award. Lindisfarne broke up in 1973 and Clements became a founding member of Jack the Lad, also working with Ralph McTell and Bert Jansch. Lindisfarne reformed in 1977 and Clements continued to be part of the line-up until 2003. Rod rejoined Lindisfarne in 2015 and is currently touring and performing with the band.
Jean Beauvoir is an American singer, bassist, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and entertainment executive. He came to prominence in the early 1980s with the punk group the Plasmatics and went on to work with Little Steven, Kiss, the Ramones and as a solo artist.
The Art of McCartney is a tribute album to musician Paul McCartney and was released on November 18, 2014. The 42-song set, which covers McCartney's solo work and work with the Beatles and Wings, features a wide range of artists such as Barry Gibb, Brian Wilson, Jeff Lynne, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Alice Cooper, Smokey Robinson, and Kiss. According to producer Ralph Sall, the project took 11 years to complete.
"Speed "is a single by British rock singer/songwriter Billy Idol, included originally in the soundtrack of the eponymous film. It was written by himself and by guitarist Steve Stevens, and released in June 1994 as the film's main song through Chrysalis Records.
Greatest Hits Volume III is the second greatest hits album from American singer songwriter Billy Joel. The volume follows Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II and includes hits from 1983 to 1997. Two previously unreleased studio tracks are included, "To Make You Feel My Love" and "Hey Girl", while the third new track, "Light as the Breeze", was originally recorded for a Leonard Cohen tribute album known as Tower of Song in 1995. All three tracks are new songs of cover materials.
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