David Michael Frank was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland where he studied classical piano and composition at the Peabody Conservatory of Music. After graduating from Nothwestern University, David moved to New York, where he became Broadway's youngest conductor. His credits include The Me Nobody Knows, Grease and Pippin. After six years in New York, David moved to California to pursue a career in film composition. He has scored over 200 episodes of television series such as Columbo, Different Strokes and Fortune Hunter. David was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on the 'Sammy Davis Jr.' tribute starring Michael Jackson and Eddie Murphy in 1990.Directed and conducted the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra for all recordings in the CD, "Critic's Choice: Leonard Maltin's Best Movie Themes of the '90s." Tracks included themes from such films as "American Beauty," "Titanic," and "The Lion King."