Arnold "Arnie" Roth is an American, Chicago-based Grammy Award-winning conductor, composer, and record producer, best known for conducting numerous video game concerts. He is also a classically trained violinist and a member of the Grammy Award-winning music group Mannheim Steamroller. Roth is the principal conductor and music director of the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra, Play! A Video Game Symphony, and several Final Fantasy concerts. He won the Best Score Award at the 2003 DVD Premier Awards for his soundtrack to the film Barbie as Rapunzel and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2007 for his original song "Shine" from Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses. Roth graduated from Bienen School of Music, an undergraduate and graduate institution of Northwestern University in 1975. He has a son and a daughter who are both also involved in music; his son, Eric Roth (born 1977), is also a famed conductor.
Video arranger: original music score / conductor / orchestrator: original music score / producer: original music score / song producer
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
2006
Video conductor / music arranger / orchestrator
Irish Tenors & Friends
2006
TV Series orchestra musical director
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus 3-D
2005
Video conductor / music arranger / music producer / orchestrator
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
2004
Video conductor / music arranger / music producer / orchestrator
Soundstage
2004
TV Series documentary conductor - 1 episode
The Company
2003
music producer: dance
Barbie as Rapunzel
2002
Video conductor
Barbie in the Nutcracker
2001
Video music editor
Mannheim Steamroller: Christmas Live
1997
Video documentary concert master
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Barbie and the Diamond Castle
2008
Video
Barbie as the Island Princess
2007
Video
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
2006
Video
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus 3-D
2005
Video
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
2004
Video
Barbie as Rapunzel
2002
Video
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Barbie in 'A Christmas Carol'
2008
Video arranger: "Oh Christmas Tree", "Deck The Halls", "Jolly Old Saint Nicolas", "Joy To The World", "Branle De L'Official", "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" / producer: "Oh Christmas Tree", "Deck The Halls", "Jolly Old Saint Nicolas", "Joy To The World", "Branle De L'Official", "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
2006
Video performer: "Derek's Tune" / writer: "Shine", "Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses Theme", "Derek's Tune", "Birthday Song"
The Company
2003
performer: "Trinity", "La Vivandière pas de six"
Barbie as Rapunzel
2002
Video writer: "Constant As the Stars Above", "Rapunzel Theme"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound
2016
Documentary
Himself
Mannheim Steamroller: Christmas Live
1997
Video documentary
Violin
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2003
DVD Premiere Award
DVD Exclusive Awards
Best Original Score
Barbie as Rapunzel (2002)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2007
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Original Song - Children's/Animated
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006)
2003
DVD Premiere Award
DVD Exclusive Awards
Best Original Song
Barbie as Rapunzel (2002)
2003
DVD Premiere Award
DVD Exclusive Awards
Best Original Song
Barbie as Rapunzel (2002)
Known for movies
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (2004) as Music Department
Barbie in 'A Christmas Carol' (2008) as Music Department
Barbie as the Island Princess (2007) as Music Department
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006) as Music Department
$5 Million
