Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco, and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for over 30 years, as both an assistant, producer, arranger, studio manager, and vice president, before moving to EMI and serving as vice president and general manager of Manhattan Records. His collaborations include working with Queen, The Bee Gees, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, Laura Branigan, Chaka Khan, Scritti Politti, Phil Collins, Daniel Rodriguez, Norah Jones, Richard Marx, Culture Club and Howard Jones. Mardin was awarded 11 Grammy Awards.
Inducted into the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame, 1990.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Men, Women & Children
2014
producer: "She's Gone"
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
2010
Documentary writer: "So Blue"
Biography
TV Series documentary arranger - 1 episode, 2004 producer - 1 episode, 2004
A Prayer for America: Yankee Stadium Memorial
2001
TV Special arranger: "Wind Beneath My Wings" / producer: "Wind Beneath My Wings"
South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut
1999
producer: "Eyes of a Child"
That Old Feeling
1997
producer: "Somewhere Along The Way"
The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards
1990
TV Special arranger: "Wind Beneath My Wings" / producer: "Wind Beneath My Wings"
Stella
1990
producer: "One More Cheer"
Beaches
1988
arranger: "Under The Boardwalk", "Wind Beneath My Wings", "I've Still Got My Health", "I Think It's Going To Rain Today", "Otto Titsling", "I Know You By Heart", "The Glory Of Love", "Baby Mine", "Oh Industry", "The Friendship Theme" / producer: "Under The Boardwalk", "Wind Beneath My Wings", "I've Still Got My Health", "I Think It's Going To Rain Today", "Otto Titsling", "I Know You By Heart", "The Glory Of Love", "Baby Mine", "Oh Industry", "The Friendship Theme"
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV Series arranger - 1 episode, 1988 producer - 1 episode, 1988
Coming to America
1988
producer: "Come Into My Life"
Labyrinth
1986
producer: "Magic Dance", "Chilly Down", "As The World Falls Down", "Within You", "Underground"
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986
producer: "My Destiny"
White Nights
1985
producer: "Separate Lives", "The Other Side of the World"
Better Off Dead...
1985
producer: "She's Gone"
Fame
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1984 music - 1 episode, 1984
Against All Odds
1984
producer: "AGAINST ALL ODDS TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
1998
music production supervisor
Bette Midler in Concert: Diva Las Vegas
1997
TV Special documentary musical consultant
Cinderella
1997
TV Movie music producer: songs
For the Boys
1991
music consultant / soundtrack album producer
Beaches
1988
music producer
Ice Castles
1978
music arranger
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Blind Geronimo and His Brother
1992
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rumi: Poet of the Heart
1998
Documentary thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Waiting for Arif
2006
Short
Himself
The South Bank Show
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Biography
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
Top Ten
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
1999
Video documentary
Himself
Cissy Houston: Sweet Inspiration
1988
Documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2003
Grammy
Grammy Awards
Record of the Year
2003
Grammy
Grammy Awards
Album of the Year
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2011
Grammy
Grammy Awards
Best Long Form Music Video
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story (2010)
$300,000