Herman Beeftink, born in the Netherlands, has made an extensive contribution to film and television with his musical compositions since arriving to America in 1982. He began his path towards musical success while attending the Utrecht Conservatory as a student of piano and composition. His development of original jazz methods lead him to become an educator in the Jazz Department from 1978-1982. After moving to California, Herman began his career in Los Angeles as a studio musician on many popular TV shows including Cheers, Home Improvement, Roseanne,and 7th Heaven. In the early 90s Herman worked as a TV and film composer on several films for the History Channel (Hollywood Commandos, The Day They Died) and composed 110 episodes for the TV series Miami Sands. Herman also wrote many classical piano and string pieces featured on the hit WB series Gilmore Girls. Herman continues to work on numerous films and television shows. He has contributed additional music and songs to many films including the box office smash Wild Hogs starring John Travolta and Tim Allen as well as Freaky Friday starring Lindsay Lohan.
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