Film Scores

The Winslow Boy (1999)   Screenplay by David Mamet

                                            From the play by Terence Rattigan

                                            Directed by David Mamet

The Water Engine (1992)   TV Screenplay by David Mamet

                                            From the play by David Mamet

                                            Directed by Steven Schachter

Homicide (1991)                 Screenplay by David Mamet

                                            Directed by David Mamet

Things Change (1988)        Screenplay by David Mamet & Shel Silverstein

                                            Directed by David Mamet

House Of Games (1987)     Screenplay by Jonathan Katz & David Mamet

                                            Directed by David Mamet

Chicago Shakespeare Theater Productions

Cyrano de Bergerac (2013) Original Songs & Music

Twelfth Night (2009) Original Songs & Music

Othello (2008) Music Coordinator

Cymbeline (2007) Original Songs & Music  (with Lindsay Jones)

Henry IV Part One (2006) Original Songs & Music (with Lindsay Jones)

Henry IV Part Two (2006) Original Songs & Music (with Lindsay Jones)

Much Ado About Nothing (2006) Music Coordinator

The Princess And The Pea (2005) Musical Director

Measure for Measure (2005) Original Songs & Music

The Merry Wives of Windsor (2004) Original Songs & Music

Peter Pan (2004) Musical Director/Piano/Conductor

Rose Rage (2004) Musical Director for Understudies

King John (2004) Original Music

Taming of the Shrew (2003) Musical Director, Arranger

Little Mermaid (2003) Musical Director/Piano/Conductor

The Night of the Burning Pestle (2003) Original Songs & Music

The Shoemaker's Holiday (2003) Original Songs & Music

The Winter's Tale (2003) Original Songs & Music

Julius Caesar (2002) Original Music

Love's Labor's Lost (2002) Original Songs & Music

The Tempest (2002) Original Songs & Music

Richard II (2001) Original Songs & Music

King Lear (2001) Original Music

Two Gentlemen of Verona (2000) Original Songs & Music/Piano/Conductor

All's Well That Ends Well (2000)  Original Songs & Music

Antony and Cleopatra (1999) Original Songs & Music

Henry IV Part 1 (1999) Original Songs & Music

Henry IV Part 2 (1999) Original Songs & Music

Henry V (1998) Original Songs & Music/Piano/Conductor

The Merchant of Venice (1997) Original Songs & Music

Timon of Athens (1997) Original Music

The Merry Wives of Windsor (1997) Original Songs & Music

Hamlet (1996) Original Songs & Music

Twelfth Night (1996) Original Songs & Music

Pericles (1992) Original Music

Broadway

Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? (1982)    Music & Lyrics (with James Quinn)

The Water Engine (1978)                                                       Original Music

                                                                                                Played the role of “The Musician”

Awards

Joseph Jefferson Award (2006)          Original Music (with Lindsay Jones)

                                                            Henry IV Parts 1 & 2

                                                            Chicago Shakespeare Theater   

After Dark Award  (2004)                  Original Music

                                                            The Merry Wives Of Windsor

                                                            Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Joseph Jefferson Award (2002)          Original Music

                                                            The Tempest

                                                            Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Joseph Jefferson Award (2001)          Original Music

                                                            The Two Gentlemen of Verona

                                                            Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Joseph Jefferson Award (1999)          Original Music

                                                            Henry IV Parts 1 & 2

                                                            Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Joseph Jefferson Award (1996)          Original Music

                                                            Twelfth Night

                                                            Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Joseph Jefferson Award (1976)          Special Achievement: Original Music

                                                            A View From The Bridge

                                                            St. Nicholas Theater

Mr. Jans’s music was featured in the following award-winning productions:

Ajijic International                              Los Charales Award: Best Studio Feature Film

Film Festival (1999)                           The Winslow Boy

Joseph Jefferson Award (1997)         Best Production Of A Play

                                                            Hamlet

                                                            Chicago Shakespeare Theater 

London Critics Circle                         Film of the Year

Film Award (1989)                            House Of Games

Venice Film Festival (1987)               Pasinetti Award: Best Film

                                                            House Of Games

From 1996 to  2009 Mr. Jans was the resident composer for Chicago Shakespeare Theater; the theater was honored by the Tony Awards for its continuous level of artistic achievement contributing to the growth of theatre nationally:

Regional Theatre Tony Award (2008)               Chicago Shakespeare Theater

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