Basil Glen Ballard Jr. Wiki Biography
Basil Glen Ballard, Jr. is an American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer. He is best known for co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill (1995), which won Grammy Award for “Best Rock Album”, and “Album of the Year” amongst others, and is ranked by the Rolling Stone amongst The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. He was involved in the recording and writing of Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Bad. As a writer he co-wrote songs like “Man in the Mirror” (1987) and “Hand in My Pocket” (1995). He is the founder of Java Records.He won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture for the song “Believe” (The Polar Express).
| Full Name | Glen Ballard |
| Net Worth | $60 Million |
| Date Of Birth | May 1, 1953 |
| Place Of Birth | Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Height | 6′ (1.83 m) |
| Profession | Soundtrack, Music Department, Composer |
| Education | University of Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
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| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004722 |
| Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, Grammy Award for Best Rock Album, Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals |
| Nominations | Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Academy Award for Best Original Song, Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Satellite Award for Best Original Song |
| Movies | Clubland |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | One of 105 people invited to join AMPAS in 2008. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tu cara me suena – Argentina | TV Series producer – 1 episode, 2014 writer – 1 episode, 2014 | ||
| The Voice Kids | 2014 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Guapas | 2014 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Tennis: Eastbourne | 2014 | TV Series music – 1 episode | |
| Tu cara me suena | 2011-2014 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| My Mad Fat Diary | 2014 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| One Hit Wonderland | 2014 | TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode | |
| The Voice of the Philippines | 2013 | TV Series writer – 4 episodes | |
| As Cool as I Am | 2013 | writer: “You Learn” | |
| The Internship | 2013 | writer: “Ironic” | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2011-2013 | TV Series writer – 3 episodes | |
| The Croods | 2013 | producer: “Shine Your Way” / writer: “Shine Your Way” | |
| The Filthy Frank Show | 2013 | TV Series short writer – 1 episode | |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2006-2012 | TV Series writer – 5 episodes | |
| The X Factor | 2012 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| The X Factor Philippines | 2012 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| The X Factor | 2004-2012 | TV Series writer – 6 episodes | |
| Voice – Danmarks største stemme | 2012 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Degrassi: The Next Generation | 2012 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Katy Perry: Part of Me | 2012 | Documentary writer: “Cup of Coffee”, “You Oughta Know”, “Simple”, “Diamonds”, “Box” | |
| The 66th Annual Tony Awards | 2012 | TV Movie documentary lyrics: “I Had a Life” / music: “I Had a Life” | |
| The Voice UK | 2012 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2010-2012 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour | 2012 | TV Movie documentary writer: “Man in the Mirror” | |
| Napoleon Dynamite | 2012 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Joyful Noise | 2012 | writer: “Man in the Mirror” | |
| New Year’s Eve | 2011 | producer: “The Fun Begins” / writer: “The Fun Begins” | |
| Generació D | 2011 | TV Movie documentary writer: “Man in the Mirror” | |
| Showboaters | 2011 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| Some Jerk with a Camera | 2011 | TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode | |
| Bridesmaids | 2011/I | writer: “Hold On” | |
| Idool 2011 | 2011 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| American Idol | 2002-2011 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| Levenslied | TV Series lyrics – 1 episode, 2011 music – 1 episode, 2011 | ||
| Foo Fighters: Back and Forth | 2011 | Documentary writer: “All I Really Want”, “You Oughta Know” | |
| Helden von morgen | 2011 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Skins | 2010 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Valentine’s Day | 2010/I | producer: “Every Time You Smiled” / writer: “Every Time You Smiled” | |
| Live from Studio Five | 2010 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| A Christmas Carol | 2009 | producer: “God Bless Us Everyone” / writer: “God Bless Us Everyone” | |
| This Is It | 2009 | Documentary writer: “Man in the Mirror” | |
| Whip It | 2009 | writer: “Hold On” | |
| Hannah Montana: The Movie | 2009 | writer: “Butterfly Fly Away” | |
| Spring Breakdown | 2009 | writer: “Hold On” | |
| Divas II | 2008 | TV Movie writer: “Left Outside Alone” – uncredited | |
| 30 Rock | 2008 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Holiday Festival on Ice 2007 | 2007 | TV Movie writer: “Believe” | |
| Idols | 2003-2007 | TV Series writer – 3 episodes | |
| Beowulf | 2007 | producer: “Hrothgar Song”, “Gently as She Goes”, “A Hero Comes Home”, “Olaf Drinking Song”, “Grendel Lullaby” / writer: “Hrothgar Song”, “Gently as She Goes”, “A Hero Comes Home”, “Grendel Lullaby” | |
| SingStar Amped | 2007 | Video Game writer: “Love and Memories” | |
| Idool 2007 | 2007 | TV Series writer – 3 episodes | |
| I Could Never Be Your Woman | 2007 | writer: “Ironic” | |
| The Office | 2006 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Charlotte’s Web | 2006 | “Ordinary Miracle” / producer: “Ordinary Miracle” | |
| Cesko hledá SuperStar | 2004-2006 | TV Series writer – 6 episodes | |
| Touch the Top of the World | 2006 | TV Movie writer: “Everyday” | |
| The Break-Up | 2006 | writer: “You Oughta Know” | |
| She’s the Man | 2006 | writer: “Love and Memories” | |
| Idol – Jakten på en superstjerne | 2004-2006 | TV Series writer – 8 episodes | |
| Ha-Shminiya | 2005-2006 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| Deutschland sucht den Superstar | 2003-2006 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| One Tree Hill | 2006 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| The New World | 2005 | writer: “Listen to the Wind” | |
| Australian Idol | 2004-2005 | TV Series writer – 4 episodes | |
| Idol | 2004-2005 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| Must Love Dogs | 2005 | writer: “Shell” | |
| Idol | 2005 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Slovensko hladá SuperStar | 2005 | TV Series writer – 4 episodes | |
| The 77th Annual Academy Awards | 2005 | TV Special writer: “Believe” | |
| The King of Queens | 2005 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon | 2005 | TV Special writer: “Halloween Song” | |
| The Polar Express | 2004 | producer: “The Polar Express”, “Spirit of the Season”, “Hot Chocolate”, “When Christmas Comes to Town”, “Rockin’ on Top of the World”, “Believe” / writer: “The Polar Express”, “Spirit of the Season”, “Hot Chocolate”, “When Christmas Comes to Town”, “Rockin’ on Top of the World”, “Believe” | |
| Idool 2004 | 2004 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| Canadian Idol | 2004 | TV Series writer – 3 episodes | |
| Malaysian Idol | 2004 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| I Love the ’90s | 2004 | TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode | |
| Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | 2004 | writer: “Hold On” | |
| Beth – Palau de la Música Catalana | 2004 | Video writer: “Head Over Feet” | |
| Super Idol | 2004 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| New Zealand Idol | 2004 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Idols! | 2004 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Idols | 2003 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Pop Idol | 2001-2003 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| Plötzlich wieder 16 | 2003 | TV Movie writer: “The One” | |
| The Matrix Reloaded | 2003 | producer: “When the World Ends” Oakenfold Remix / writer: “When the World Ends” Oakenfold Remix | |
| Operación triunfo | 2003 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Alanis Morissette: Feast on Scraps | 2002 | Video documentary writer: “Baba”, “Right Through You”, “Hand In My Pocket”, “All I Really Want”, “Head Over Feet”, “You Oughta Know”, “Ironic”, “You Learn”, “Thank U” | |
| Music in High Places | 2002 | TV Series documentary music – 1 episode | |
| xXx | 2002 | producer: “Adrenaline” / writer: “Adrenaline” | |
| Crossing Jordan | 2002 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Smallville | 2001 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Shallow Hal | 2001 | writer: “Wall In Your Heart” | |
| Dave Matthews Band: The Videos 1994-2001 | 2001 | Video writer: “I Did It”, “The Space Between” | |
| Zwei Männer am Herd | 2001 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| The Mummy Returns | 2001 | writer: “Forever May Not Be Long Enough” | |
| The Corrs: Live at Lansdowne Road | 2000 | Video documentary writer: “Queen of Hollywood” | |
| Titan A.E. | 2000 | producer: “Over My Head”, “Not Quite Paradise”, “Cosmic Castaway”, “Like Lovers Holding on” / writer: “Not Quite Paradise”, “Karma Slave”, “Like Lovers Holding on” | |
| Unplugged | 2000 | TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode | |
| Holy Smoke | 1999 | music: “You Oughta Know” | |
| VH1 Storytellers | 1999 | TV Series documentary music – 1 episode | |
| Stars in Their Eyes | 1993-1999 | TV Series writer – 3 episodes | |
| Never Been Kissed | 1999 | producer: “A Girl Named Happiness Never Been Kissed” | |
| Unter uns | 1999 | TV Series music – 1 episode | |
| El séptimo de caballería | TV Series music – 1 episode, 1998 writer – 1 episode, 1998 | ||
| Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill – Live | 1997 | Video writer: “Can’t Not”, “All I Really Want”, “Right Through You”, “Not the Doctor”, “Hand In My Pocket”, “Head Over Feet”, “Mary Jane”, “Forgiven”, “Perfect”, “You Oughta Know”, “Wake Up”, “Ironic”, “You Learn”, “Your House” | |
| The Epic of Detective Mandy: Book Five – Satan Claus III: The 13th Day of Christmas | 1996 | TV Movie writer: “Wake Up” | |
| Top of the Pops | 1996 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Brit Awards 1996 | 1996 | TV Special writer: “You Oughtta Know”, “Hand in My Pocket” | |
| Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | 1993 | writer: “I Never Even Told You” | |
| Ferris Bueller | 1990 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Navy Seals | 1990 | writer: “I Don’t Want to Say Goodnight” | |
| Ghost Dad | 1990 | writer: “Born To Love” | |
| Wilson Phillips: Hold On | 1990 | Video short writer: “Hold On” | |
| Race for Glory | 1989 | producer: “Make My Day”, “When He Kisses Me” / writer: “Make My Day”, “When He Kisses Me” | |
| Major League | 1989 | lyrics: “How Can the Girl Refuse” | |
| E.M.U. TV | 1989 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Lean on Me | 1989 | producer: “ALL THE WAY TO LOVE” / writer: “ALL THE WAY TO LOVE” | |
| Tap | 1989 | writer: “Can’t Escape The Rhythm” | |
| Everybody’s All-American | 1988 | writer: “Untill Forever” | |
| Moonwalker | 1988 | writer: “Man in the Mirror” | |
| Mac and Me | 1988 | writer: “Waves” | |
| North Shore | 1987 | writer: “Be My Lover” | |
| Square Dance | 1987 | writer: “YOU LOOK SO GOOD IN LOVE” | |
| New American Bandstand 1965 | 1986 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| The Slugger’s Wife | 1985 | music: “LOVE IT’S JUST THE WAY IT GOES” / producer: “LOVE IT’S JUST THE WAY IT GOES” | |
| Two of a Kind | 1983 | writer: “It’s Gonna Be Special” | |
| The Two Ronnies | 1971 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Robodog | 2016 | writer: “Shine Your Way” post-production | |
| Nunca es tarde | TV Series producer – 1 episode, 2016 writer – 1 episode, 2016 | ||
| Lip Sync Battle Philippines | 2016 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| The Voice | 2012-2016 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | TV Series music – 1 episode, 2015 writer – 1 episode, 2015 | ||
| Britain’s Got Talent | 2013-2015 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson | 2015 | TV Movie documentary writer: “Man in the Mirror” 1988 | |
| The End of the Tour | 2015 | writer: “You Oughta Know” – uncredited | |
| Glee | 2011-2015 | TV Series writer – 3 episodes | |
| Strictly Come Dancing | 2014 | TV Series writer – 1 episode |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Croods | 2013 | additional keyboards and programming | |
| A West Texas Children’s Story | 2007 | score producer | |
| The Polar Express | 2004 | songs: music and lyrics by | |
| Shallow Hal | 2001 | music producer | |
| The Mummy Returns | 2001 | music producer | |
| Bridget Jones’s Diary | 2001 | music producer – uncredited | |
| Titan A.E. | 2000 | music supervisor | |
| Teaching Mrs. Tingle | 1999 | music producer | |
| Never Been Kissed | 1999 | music producer | |
| Into the West | 1992 | music producer – uncredited | |
| Lean on Me | 1989 | music producer | |
| The Slugger’s Wife | 1985 | music producer | |
| The Last Dragon | 1985 | music producer: “Rhythm of the Night” |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A West Texas Children’s Story | 2007 | ||
| Alanis Morissette: Feast on Scraps | 2002 | Video documentary | |
| Clubland | 1999 | ||
| Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill – Live | 1997 | Video | |
| Michael Jackson: Man in the Mirror | 1988 | Video short | |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | 1976 | TV Series 1 episode |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goo Goo Dolls: Let Love In | 2007 | Video producer | |
| Trapped | 2002/I | executive producer | |
| No Doubt: Ex-Girlfriend | 2000 | Video short producer | |
| Clubland | 1999 | producer |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clubland | 1999 | writer | |
| Dangerous: The Short Films | 1993 | Video |
Camera Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontline | 1999 | TV Series documentary grip – 1 episode | |
| Scream 2 | 1997 | grip: Atlanta |
Sound Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill – Live | 1997 | Video live recording producer |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Matthews Band: The Gorge | 2004 | Video documentary special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Bad 25 | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Katy Perry: Part of Me | 2012 | Documentary | Himself – Record Producer (Alanis Morissette, Michael Jackson) |
| E! Special: Katy Perry | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| xXx: A Filmmaker’s Diary | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Quest for the Titan | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| CNN World Beat | 2000 | TV Series | As Himself |
| Behind the Music | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | The Polar Express (2004) |
| 2006 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Song | Charlotte’s Web (2006) |
| 1998 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Long Form Music Video | Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill – Live (1997) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Music, Adapted Song | Bridesmaids (2011) |
| 2008 | World Soundtrack Award | World Soundtrack Awards | Best Original Song Written for a Film | Beowulf (2007) |
| 2005 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song | The Polar Express (2004) |
| 2005 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Original Song – Motion Picture | The Polar Express (2004) |
| 2005 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Original Song | The Polar Express (2004) |
| 2005 | World Soundtrack Award | World Soundtrack Awards | Best Original Song Written for Film | The Polar Express (2004) |
| 2004 | Stinker Award | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film | The Polar Express (2004) |