Credits/Awards

COMEDY:

ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FARCE:
1/2-hour weekly comedy series – 1993 to 2009; Prod: Air Farce Productions (CBC)
Composer / Music Director

YEAR OF THE FARCE 1992 to 2019:
Royal Canadian Air Farce New Year’s Eve Specials (CBC)
Composer / Music Director

AIR FARCE CANADA 150
I hour comedy special, airing on CBC, celebrating Canada’s 150 th birthday
Composer / Music Director

FRANTICS REUNION SPECIAL: 
1-hour comedy special – 2006 (Comedy Network)
Music Director

CBC 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMEDY SPECIAL:       
90 minute special (CBC)
Composer / Music Director

SKETCHCOM:
1/2-hour comedy series – 13 eps.; Abbott Ferguson Productions (CBC)
Composer / Music Director

DAVE BROADFOOT: FIRST FARWELL TOUR
1-hour comedy special Prod: Air Farce Productions (CBC)
Composer / Music Director

DAVE BROADFOOT: OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS
1-hour comedy special Prod: Air Farce Productions (CBC)
Composer / Music Director

DAVE BROADFOOT: OLD ENOUGH TO SAY WHAT I WANT:
1-hour comedy special Prod: Air Farce Productions (CBC)
Composer / Music Director

4 ON THE FLOOR:    
1/2-hour comedy series – 13 eps.; “The Frantics” (CBC/Worldwide Synd.)
Music Director / Composer

CODCO:
1/2-hour comedy series – 7 eps.;  (CBC)
Music Supervisor/Composer

KIDS:

WILL & DEWITT:  
1/2-hour children’s animation series; 26 eps.; Prod: Cookie Jar Entertainment (WBKids / YTV)
Theme / Composer / Song Writer / Music Director

IGGY ARBUCKLE:
1/2-hour children’s animation series; 26 eps.; Prod: Blueprint Entertainment / National Geographic Kids (Jetix, Europe / Teletoon / Australian Broadcasting Corp)
Theme Composer

MIGHTY MACHINES:      
1/2-hour children’s series – 26 eps.; Prod: Malo Film  (Family / Int’l Synd.)
Theme Composer /Composer / Music Producer

MIGHTY MACHINES II and III:        
1/2-hour children’s series – 52 eps.; Prod: Seville Entertainment (Treehouse / Int’l Synd.)
Theme Composer

FREAKY STORIES:            
1/2-hour children’s animation series – 36 eps.;  Prod: Decode Entertainment (YTV)
Composer

GROUNDLING MARSH:      
1/2-hour children’s series – 65 eps.;  Prod: Portfolio/ John Delmage Productions (YTV / PBS / Int’l Synd.)
Composer /Song Writer /Music Producer

MAKING STUFF:
Mutli-episodic and interstitial series; Making Stuff Productions
TVO and Knowledge Network
Composer / Music Producer

THE NEW GHOSTWRITER MYSTERIES:
1/2-hour children’s action series – 6 eps & theme; Prod: Decode Entertainment/ Children’s Television Workshop (CBS)
Composer / Music Producer

SIMON IN THE LAND OF CHALK DRAWINGS:
1/2-hour children’s animation series – 13 eps.; Prod: Cinar (Teletoon)
Composer

LITTLE ROSEY:
1/2-hour animated series – 13 eps.; Prod: Nelvana (ABC)
Composer / Music Producer

QUASIMODO:
1/2-hour animated series – 26 eps.; Prod: Cinegroup (Int’l Synd.)
Composer

ROBINSON CRUSOE:
1/2-hour animated series – 26 eps.; Prod: Cinar (Int’l Synd.)
Composer

MY PET MONSTER:
1/2-hour animated series – 13 eps.;  Prod: Nelvana (ABC)
Theme Composer / Theme Producer

BABAR, THE FILM:                    
Theatrical release; Prod: Nelvana / Astral
Song Composer

DEMOLITION DAVE:
1/2-hour children’s episode & 35 interstitials – Prod: Demo Dave Productions (MSN Sympatico)
Composer

SOMETHING FROM NOTHING:          
1-hour children’s animation special; Prod: Portfolio Entertainment
Voice Director / Composer / Theme Producer

THE SECRET OF CRYSTAL’S CAVE:
1/2-hour children’s interactive film; Prod: Portfolio/John Delmage Productions (Amazing Space)
Composer / Song Writer / Music Producer

SPIRIT OF THE TIGER:
Live Theatrical Performance for Darien Lake Theme Parks. Prod: Luminous Ventures
Theme / Music Composer

DOCUMENTARIES:

NATURE OF THINGS with David Suzuki:
1-hour documentary series – 5 eps; independent producers
Composer

NATURE OF THINGS: Suzuki at 80
1-hour documentary special; Prod: Reel Time Images (CBC)
Composer

FRONTIERS OF CONSTRUCTION:
1-hour documentary series – 65 eps.; Prod: Barna Alper (Discovery)
Composer

THE BIG UNEASY:  
1-hour documentary; Prod: Discovery Specials Unit (Discovery)
Composer

PANIC IN THE RING OF FIRE:
1-hour documentary; Prod: Explorations Productions Inc. / Discovery Specials Unit (Discovery)
Composer

SEPTEMBER 11TH SPECIAL:
1-hour documentary; Prod: Explorations Productions Inc. / Discovery Specials Unit (Discovery)
Composer

CITY WITHOUT LIMITS:
1-hour documentary; Prod: Explorations Productions Inc. / Discovery Specials Unit (Discovery)
Composer

HUMAN WILDLIFE:
1-hour documentary series – 6 eps.; Prod: Barna Alper (Discovery)
Composer

TURNING POINTS OF HISTORY: LITTLE ROCK 9    
1-hour eps.; Prod: Barna Alper (History Channel)
Composer

THE ART OF RUSSIAN SKATING
1-hour documentary; Prod: Trans World International (A&E)
Music Director

TAKE 20: A RETROSPECTIVE:
2-hour docudrama; Prod: Blue Moon (The Movie Network)
Composer / Music Producer

ANGELS IN THE SKY:  
1-hour documentary; Prod:  Alan Erlich (Global)
Composer / Music Producer

DRAMA:

TWICE IN A LIFETIME:
1-hour drama series – 44 eps.; Prod: Pebblehut – Exec Prod. Barney Rozenzweig,
Steven J. Brackley, Pamela K. Long (Pax / CTV)
Composer

T AND T:    
1/2-hour drama series, Mr. T – 65 eps.; (Global/Int’l Synd)
Composer / Music Producer

THE HAUNTING OF LISA:
2-hour M.O.W.; Prod: Power Pictures/Hearst Entertainment  (USA Network)
Composer / Music Producer

VICTIM OF BEAUTY:        
2-hour M.O.W.; Prod: Julian Marks, Power Pictures/Hearst Entertainment  (USA Network)
Composer

MEDICINE RIVER:                
2-hour M.O.W.; Prod: Barbara Allison Prod: Medicine River Productions (CBC)
Composer / Music Producer

STRAIGHTLINE:
2-hour M.O.W.; Prod: Nelvana (ABC)
Composer / Music Producer

ETERNAL EVIL:              
Theatrical release; Prod: Filmline
Composer / Music Producer

WHEN THE VOWS BREAK:
2-hour M.O.W.; Prod: Crescent Entertainment (ABC)
Music Producer

KATTS & DOG:
1/2-hour drama series – 4 eps.; (CTV/Synd.)
Music Producer

INSIDE STORIES:
1/2-hour drama – series theme (CBC)
Music Producer

DIVIDED LOYALTIES:
Made-for-television movie (CTV)
Music Producer

ARTIST CD PRODUCTION:

Wendy Lands, ALTITUDE
CD Producer

CD: BOOT TO THE HEAD – THE FRANTICS  
Attic Records
Producer

THE FIRST OFFICIAL BOOTLEG CD – THE FRANTICS
Producer / Independent Release

ENEMIES OF REASON – THE FRANTICS
Producer / Independent Release – released March 2006

CD: THE BEST CHILDREN’S STORIES
Kids’ Can Press / Tambre Productions
Producer

CD: FRANKLIN THE TURTLE
Kids’ Can Press / Tambre Productions
Producer

VARIETY:

STARS ON ICE – annually from 1992 to 2001:  
Prod: IMG US (NBC, CBS, A&E, TBS & CBC Specials) –
Performers:  Scott Hamilton, Kurt Browning, Kristi Yamaguchi, Tara Lapinsky, Torvill & Dean, Alexie Yagudin, Iliya Kulik and many others
Music Director / Composer

CELEBRATION OF A LIFE: SERGEI GRINKOV:
90min. skating special (CBS)
Music Director / Composer

MARTINI & UNDERHILL – ONE LAST TIME:
90 min. Skating Special – Prod: Insight (CTV)
Music Director / Composer

SKATE:
1/2-hour weekly sports magazine – 5 eps.; Prod: Insight (CBC)
Composer / Music Director

SKATE II:
CTV Special-Brian Boitano & Katarina Witt
Music Director / Composer

SKATE ’92:
CTV Special with Brian Boitano & Katarina Witt
Music Director / Composer

TRUE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS:
1-hour skating special -Toller Cranston (CBC/Worldwide Synd)
Composer / Music Producer

LEGENDARY NIGHT OF FIGURE SKATING:
Air Canada Centre Opening Event; Prod: Air Canada Centre/IMG Canada
Music Director / Composer

GENIE AWARDS 1992:
2-hour live broadcast; Host: Leslie Neilson (CBC)
Music Director / Composer

GEMINI AWARDS 1992:
2-hour live broadcast (CBC)
Music Director / Composer

GEMINI AWARDS SHOW 1988 & 1989:
2-hour live broadcasts; Host: Martin Short (CBC&CTV)
Music Director / Composer

NETWORK PACKAGES:

CBC NETWORK ID PACKAGE:          
Fall 1997 – 2000: full network ID and promo package
Composer / Music Producer

VIEWER’S CHOICE:              
Initial launch, full network ID and promo package
Composer / Music Producer

DÉJA VIEW:                
Full network ID and promo package
Composer / Music Producer

ADS:

Music and Post-audio Director / Producer, and Composer for hundred of national radio and television advertisers, including:

Acura

Bell Canada

Black Label

Coca-Cola

General Mills

Governments of Canada and Ontario

Honda

Hyundai

Kelloggs

Labatt Breweries

Molson Breweries

Nabisco

Ontario Milk Marketing Board

Pepsi

Pillsbury

Procter and Gamble

Purolator

Rowntree

TeleDirect

Toyota

…and many more.

Awards

Along with both Genie and Gemini awards for his work in the TV and Film industry, Marvin has also received numerous hours for his work in the advertising field. These awards include London International Advertising (Best of Show), New York Radio Festival (Gold), and numerous gold, silver and bronze awards for all major Canadian presenters.  He has also received Clio nominations.