Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Cardoni (born January 1970) is an American composer. He is a multi-instrumentalist who studied classical piano before playing drums and guitar in numerous bands, including a brief stint with the rock band Alien Crime Syndicate. After graduating James M. Coughlin High School, Cardoni studied between 1988 and 1991 engineering at Pennsylvania State University. Cardoni is best known for his work on television projects such as CSI: Miami, The Defenders, The League, and film scores, such as Just Friends, Firehouse Dog, Miss March, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, and many others. Cardoni also did the music for Open Season 3.
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels'
2004
TV Movie
April's Shower
2003
Fake Out
2003
TV Series
Brilliant But Cancelled: Pilot Season
2003
TV Movie documentary
The Celebrity Look-Alike Show
2003
TV Movie
Dark Roots: The Unauthorized Anna Nicole
2003
TV Movie documentary
Duets
2003
TV Series
Where the Red Fern Grows
2003
Going Down
2003/I
Intentions
2003
Cleavage
2002
TV Movie documentary
True Crime: Crimes of Passion
2002
TV Movie documentary
Uncut: The True Story of Hair
2002
Documentary
Tempus Fugit
2002
Short
The Skateboard Show
2002
TV Movie
Brandy: Special Delivery
2002
TV Series
Rear View Mirror
2002
Short
Deep Diver
2001
TV Series
Dreamchasers
2001
TV Series
Santa's Little Helper
1999
Short
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Grand Tour
2016
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The League
TV Series writer - 49 episodes, 2009 - 2014 performer - 2 episodes, 2014
A Perfect Man
2013
"A New Day", "Running", "Curiosity", "Nina's Discovery", "Making Plans", "Nina's Announcement", "The Dog Stays", "A Friendly Voice", "Flirting", "Inverted Pyramid", "Young Girl A Fantasy", "Harmonics", "Red Light District", "We Think We Matter", "James Discovery", "The Big Call", "She Was My Context", "Bus Chase", "Walking in the Rain" / writer: "TRUTH IS RELATIVE", "FOR THIS SIN"
Chasing Mavericks
2012
producer: "Honey Baby"
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
performer: "GO GET IT" / writer: "GO GET IT"
Furry Vengeance
2010
arranger: "Gavotte" / performer: "Gavotte"
Post Grad
2009
producer: "Memory"
CSI: Miami
2008
TV Series performer - 1 episode
My Best Friend's Girl
2008
performer: "Going to the Beach" / writer: "Going to the Beach"
The Rocker
2008
performer: "Let There Be Rock" / writer: "Lucifer 9", "Let There Be Rock"
writer: "La Apuesta Comienza", "Claudio Y Su Gran Plan", "500 Mil A Los Rayados/Un Gran Concierto", "Backstage/Buscando A Virgilio", "Tony Marca La Differencia", "Cruce Con El Destino", "Gracias Por No Matario/En El Balcon", "Brothers", "Hola Tony, Adios Tony"
Assault on Precinct 13
2005
arranger: "Amazing Grace"
New York Minute
2004/I
arranger: "As Time Goes By" / performer: "As Time Goes By"
EuroTrip
2004
performer: "Scotty Doesn't Know Euro Version"
Festival in Cannes
2001
performer: "Street Life Ain't So Bad" / writer: "Street Life Ain't So Bad"
My Teacher's Wife
1999
writer: "You're So Unkind"
Senior Trip
1995
writer: "Brickface", "I Walk In Circles"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Perfect Pitch
2002
TV Movie documentary composer: theme music
Kidnapped
2002
TV Series composer: theme music
Mean Machine
2001
composer: additional music - uncredited
The Final Day
2000
TV Mini-Series documentary composer: theme music
I Voted?
2016
Documentary stock music
30 for 30
2016
TV Series documentary composer - 1 episode
Atari: Game Over
2014
Documentary composer: additional music
Teach
2013
TV Movie documentary composer: additional music
Finding Joy
2013
score vocalist
Tori & Dean: Inn Love
2007-2012
TV Series composer - 55 episodes
Undercover Boss
2011
TV Series composer - 1 episode
The Vicious Kind
2009
music score producer
MADtv
2007
TV Series composer - 1 episode
The Drinky Crow Show
2007
TV Series composer: additional music
Armed & Famous
2007
TV Series composer - 2 episodes
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
2006
Video music copyist / orchestrator
Last Requests
2006
TV Movie documentary original music
Pimp My Ride
2004
TV Series composer: theme music
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2012
ASCAP Award
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
Top Television Series
Undercover Boss (2011)
2009
ASCAP Award
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
Top Television Series
CSI: Miami (2002)
2009
ASCAP Award
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
Most Performed Themes and Underscore
2006
ASCAP Award
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
Top TV Series
CSI: Miami (2002)
2005
ASCAP Award
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
Top TV Series
CSI: Miami (2002)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2006
Silver Ariel
Ariel Awards, Mexico
Best Original Score (Mejor Música Compuesta para Cine)