New York, 1950
Alan Silvestri
Back to the Future, Forrest Gump and the Avengers. Thirty years of films with Robert Zemeckis.
He came from jazz and television (CHiPs) when Robert Zemeckis hired him for Romancing the Stone in 1984. He has scored every Zemeckis film since. For Marvel he wrote Captain America and all four Avengers films.
- Style
- Brass fanfares over driving percussion. When needed, a simple piano tune, like Forrest Gump's feather.
- Awards
- 2 Oscar nominations (Forrest Gump and the song "Believe" from The Polar Express), no win.
Essential films
- Back to the Future (1985)
- Predator (1987)
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- Forrest Gump (1994)
- Contact (1997)
- Cast Away (2000)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Listen
- Back to the Future · Back to the FutureSpotifyYouTube
- Feather Theme · Forrest GumpSpotifyYouTube
- The Avengers · The AvengersSpotifyYouTube
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Awards counted up to the 2026 Academy Awards. Facts reviewed in October 2026.