James Venable

James L. Venable (born in Santa Monica, California) works primarily on original scores for film, television and games. Venable's feature film scores include JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK, SCARY MOVIE 3, 4, and 5 and EUROTRIP. In Summer of 2004, Venable released an electronica album titled Holding Space with Screaming Fan Records. He is currently working on his next release, “Arrival” which will blend his passion for music, "immersive audio" and original Hi-Def visual imagery. He recently completed the score for the 2018 feature film, SUPERCON and wrapped three seasons composing music for the hit animated show CLARENCE on Cartoon Network. He is often recognized for his unique scores in various animated television series including THE POWERPUFF GIRLS, SAMURAI JACK, and FOSTER’S HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS. FOSTER'S was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music in 2005, the same score won a 2005 Annie Award—Venable's third of four—for achievement in music for an animated series. Jim also, accomplished one of his lifelong dreams of contributing to the Star Wars universe as one of the original composer's for Tartakovsky’s STAR WARS: CLONE WARS.