Manhattan School of Music, Northwestern University
Spouse
Donna McNeely (m. 1995–2003)
Children
Marco James Di Pasquale
Parents
Lucille Di Pasquale, Hugo Di Pasquale
Awards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
Star Sign
Aries
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Everything to Gain
1996
TV Movie
All She Ever Wanted
1996
TV Movie
Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story
1995
TV Movie
See Jane Run
1995
TV Movie
Untamed Love
1994
TV Movie
Sherlock Holmes Returns
1993
TV Movie
Getting Up and Going Home
1992
TV Movie
Seduction: Three Tales from the 'Inner Sanctum'
1992
TV Movie
In the Best Interest of the Children
1992
TV Movie
Runaway Father
1991
TV Movie
The Killing Mind
1991
TV Movie
Columbo
1990
TV Series 2 episodes
Stolen: One Husband
1990
TV Movie
The Shell Seekers
1989
TV Movie
Behind God's Back
1989
Short
Broken Angel
1988
TV Movie
A Stranger Waits
1987
TV Movie
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1986
TV Series 1 episode
Rad
1986
Love Lives On
1985
TV Movie
Scene of the Crime
1984
TV Series 1 episode
CBS Schoolbreak Special
1984
TV Series 1 episode
The Red-Light Sting
1984
TV Movie
Quarterback Princess
1983
TV Movie
Sparkling Cyanide
1983
TV Movie
After George
1983
TV Short
Listen to Your Heart
1983
TV Movie
Trauma Center
1983
TV Series 6 episodes
Two of a Kind
1982
TV Movie
Chicago Story
1982
TV Series 1 episode
McClain's Law
1981-1982
TV Series 8 episodes
Fantasies
1982
TV Movie
Advice to the Lovelorn
1981
TV Movie
Willow B: Women in Prison
1980
TV Movie
The Contender
1980
TV Mini-Series 1 episode
Hawaii Five-O
1980
TV Series 1 episode
Escape
1980
TV Movie
Visions
1980
TV Series 1 episode
Lou Grant
1979
TV Series 1 episode
Fast Break
1979
The Critical List
1978
TV Movie
Switch
1977-1978
TV Series 21 episodes
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1978
TV Series 3 episodes
The Practice
1976
TV Series 1 episode
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
1976
TV Movie
Force Five
1975
TV Movie
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975
TV Movie
Lucas Tanner
1974
TV Series 1 episode
Sons and Daughters
1974
TV Series 10 episodes
Another Saturday Night
1973
Short
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Love Lives On
1985
TV Movie theme song: original music
After George
1983
TV Short composer: theme music
Trauma Center
1983
TV Series composer - 13 episodes
Switch
1977
TV Series composer - 2 episodes
Armed and Dangerous
1986
composer: additional music
One Crazy Summer
1986
composer: additional music
Scene of the Crime
1984-1985
TV Series composer - 4 episodes
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rad
1986
arranger: "Love Theme from 'Rad'" - as J. Di Pasquale / producer: "Love Theme from 'Rad'" - as J. Di Pasquale / writer: "Love Theme from 'Rad'" - as J. Di Pasquale
Love Lives On
1985
TV Movie music: "Wildflower", "Lullaby"
Fast Break
1979
music: "He Didn't Stay Long Enough to Say Goodbye", "Go for It Disco" uncredited / producer: "With You I'm Born Again" - uncredited / writer: "Go for It Disco" - uncredited
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1990
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
The Shell Seekers (1989)
1985
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics
Love Lives On (1985)
1983
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics
Two of a Kind (1982)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1991
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
The Killing Mind (1991)
1987
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition