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'''Ralph Sall''' is an American [[record producer]], [[music supervisor]], [[composer]], [[songwriter]], and [[screenwriter]]. He is the president of Bulletproof Entertainment, a company involved in several facets of the entertainment industry, including film, television, comic books and graphic novels, music, internet and live theatre.
 
==Personal life==
Sall is a [[Latin honors|Summa Cum Laude]] [[Phi Beta Kappa Society|Phi Beta Kappa]] graduate of [[Yale University]]. A native of [[Miami]], he currently resides in [[Los Angeles]] with his wife Lisa and their three young children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bulletproofrecords.com/aboutralph.html |title=About Ralph Sall |publisher=Bulletproofrecords.com |access-date=2013-04-02}}</ref>
 
==Career==
As a record producer, Sall has produced tracks with [[Paul McCartney]], [[The Ramones]], [[Stone Temple Pilots]], [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], [[Sugar Ray]], [[Sublime (band)|Sublime]], [[Smash Mouth]], [[Cheap Trick]], [[Aerosmith]], [[Jane’s Addiction]], and [[Creed (band)|Creed]]. As a songwriter, Sall has written tracks for [[Liz Phair]], [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] and [[Sugar Ray]].
As a record producer, Sall has produced tracks with [[Paul McCartney]], [[The Ramones]], [[Stone Temple Pilots]], [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], [[Sugar Ray]], [[Sublime (band)|Sublime]], [[Smash Mouth]], [[Cheap Trick]], [[Aerosmith]], [[Jane’s Addiction]] and [[Creed (band)|Creed]]. As a songwriter, Sall has written tracks for [[Liz Phair]], [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] and [[Sugar Ray]].
 
Tracks by his group, All Too Much, have been featured in the romantic comedies ''[[The In-Laws (2003 film)|The In-Laws]]'' (2003), ''[[Failure to Launch]]'' (2006) and ''[[License to Wed]]'' (2007).
As a performer with [[The Ralph Sall Experience]], he has recorded original songs "[[Rock Me Sexy Jesus]]" and "[[You’re As Gay As The Day Is Long]]", and performs covers of "[[Someone Saved My Life Tonight]]" and "[[Maniac (Michael Sembello song)|Maniac]]" for the film ''[[Hamlet 2]]''. Tracks by his other group, All Too Much, have been featured in the films of ''[[License to Wed]]'', ''[[Failure to Launch]]'', and ''[[The In-Laws (2003 film)|The In-Laws]]''. Sall’s [[Interstellar Force]], a dance music project, charted a [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] hit with their cover of the [[Star Wars Theme|''Star Wars'' theme]].
 
Sall has also written and produced original songs for films, including the hit "[[Rollin’ Withwith My Homies]]", co-written with [[Coolio]], for the movie ''[[Clueless (film)|Clueless]]'' (1995) and "[[Words to Me]]", co-written with Sugar Ray, for the ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]'' movie(2002).
 
As the composer and executive music producer on [[Andrew Fleming]]’s ''[[Hamlet 2]]'' (2008), Sall wrote the majority of the music and performed the songs under"Rock hisMe name.Sexy InJesus" additionand to"You’re ''Hamletas 2'',Gay as the Day Is Long" under The Ralph Sall alsoExperience. He previously collaborated with Fleming on the films ''[[Nancy DrewThreesome (20071994 film)|Nancy DrewThreesome]]'' (1994), ''[[The Craft (film)|The Craft]]'' (1996), ''[[Dick (film)|Dick]]'', (1999) and ''[[ThreesomeNancy Drew (19942007 film)|ThreesomeNancy Drew]]'' (2007). He wrote the music for Sony’sscored ''[[The New Guy]]'' and(2002) Warners’and ''[[Grind (2003 film)|Grind]]'' (2003), forthe latter of which he also wrote the screenplay.
 
Sall won the [[14th Golden Raspberry Awards|1994 Razzie Award]] (Worst Original Song) for the song "[[Whoomp! (There It Is)|Addams Family (Whoomp!)]]" from ''[[Addams Family Values]]''. He shared the award with co-writers Stephen Gibson and Cecil Glenn.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0758518/awards|title=Addams Family Values Awards|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=2013-04-02}}</ref>
Sall produced the [[tribute album]] ''[[Deadicated]]'', featuring the songs of the [[Grateful Dead]]. He went on to create the triple-platinum selling ''[[Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles]]'', ''[[Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors]]'', and the Gold-certified ''[[Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits]]''.
 
==Other ventures==
His Bulletproof label has had soundtrack releases including ''Hamlet 2'', ''[[Mean Girls]]'', ''Grind'', ''[[Charlotte's Web (2006 film)|Charlotte's Web]]'', ''[[Mad Hot Ballroom]]'', ''[[Barnyard (film)|Barnyard]]'', ''[[Sahara (2005 film)|Sahara]]'', and ''[[Jackass Number Two]]''.
Sall’s Interstellar Force, a dance music project, charted a [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] hit with their cover of the [[Star Wars Theme|''Star Wars'' theme]].
 
Sall produced the [[tribute album]] ''[[Deadicated]]'', featuring the songs of the [[Grateful Dead]]. He went on to create the triple-platinum selling ''[[Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles]]'', ''[[Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors]]'' and the Gold-certified ''[[Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits]]'', as well as the Paul McCartney tribute ''[[The Art of McCartney]]'', released in November 2014.
Sall won the [[14th Golden Raspberry Awards|1994 Razzie Award]] (Worst Original Song) for the song "[[Whoomp! (There It Is)|Addams Family (Whoomp!)]]" from the movie ''[[Addams Family Values]]''. He shared the award with his co-writers [[Stephen Gibson]] and [[Cecil Glenn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0758518/awards|title=Addams Family Values Awards|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=2013-04-02}}</ref>
 
Sall produced Paul McCartney tribute album ''[[The Art of McCartney]]'', which was released in November 2014.
 
==Filmography==
 
===Composer===
* ''[[Hamlet 2]]'' 2008
* ''[[Nancy Drew (2007 film)|Nancy Drew]]'' 2007
* ''[[Grind (2003 film)|Grind]]'' 2003
* ''[[The New Guy]]'' 2002
 
===Music supervisor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*''[[Downtown (film)|Downtown]]'' (1990)
! Year
*''[[Tremors (1990 film)|Tremors]]'' (1990)
! Title
*''[[Encino Man]]'' (1992)
! class="unsortable" | Notes
*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' (1992)
|-
*''[[Addams Family Values]]'' (1993)
| rowspan="2" | 1990
*''[[Threesome]]'' (1994)
*| ''[[PCUDowntown (film)|PCUDowntown]]'' (1994)
|
*''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'' (1994)
|-
*''[[Billy Madison]]'' (1995)
| ''[[Tremors (1990 film)|Tremors]]''
*''[[Bio-Dome]]'' (1996)
|
*''[[The Craft (film)|The Craft]]'' (1996)
|-
*''[[Switchback (film)|Switchback]]'' (1997)
| rowspan="2" | 1992
*''[[The Man Who Knew Too Little]]'' (1997)
*| ''[[TheEncino Replacement KillersMan]]'' (1998)
|
*''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]'' (1998)
|-
*''[[10 Things I Hate About You]]'' (1998)
*| ''[[DickBuffy the Vampire Slayer (film)|DickBuffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' (1999)
|
*''[[Three Kings (1999 film)|Three Kings]]'' (1999)
|-
*''[[Grosse Pointe]]'' (TV) (2000)
| 1993
*''[[Happy Campers (2001 film)|Happy Campers]]'' (2001)
| ''[[Addams Family Values]]''
*''[[Paranormal Girl]]'' (TV) (2002)
|
*''[[Clockstoppers]]'' (2002)
|-
*''[[The New Guy]]'' (2002)
| rowspan="3" | 1994
*''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]'' (2002)
*| ''[[The In-LawsThreesome (20031994 film)|The In-LawsThreesome]]'' (2003)
|
*''[[Grind (2003 film)|Grind]]'' (2003)
|-
*''[[Mean Girls]]'' (2004)
*| ''[[GarfieldPCU (film)|GarfieldPCU]]'' (2004)
|
*''[[Sahara (2005 film)|Sahara]]'' (2005)
|-
*''[[Mad Hot Ballroom]]'' (2005)
*| ''[[King'sSpeed Ransom(1994 (film)|King's RansomSpeed]]'' (2005)
|
*''[[Herbie: Fully Loaded]]'' (2005)
|-
*''[[The Bad News Bears]]'' (2005)
| 1995
*''[[The Protector (2005 film)|The Protector]]'' (2005)
| ''[[Billy Madison]]''
*''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]'' (TV) (2005)
|
*''[[Head Cases]]'' (TV) (2005)
|-
*''[[Kitchen Confidential (TV series)|Kitchen Confidential]]'' (TV) (2005)
| rowspan="2" | 1996
*''[[First Descent]]'' (2005)
| ''[[Bio-Dome]]''
*''[[Last Holiday (2006 film)|Last Holiday]]'' (2006)
|
*''[[Failure to Launch]]'' (2006)
|-
*''[[Slither (2006 film)|Slither]]'' (2006)
| ''[[The Craft (1996 film)|The Craft]]''
*''[[I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With]]'' (2006)
|
*''[[Clerks II]]'' (2006)
|-
*''[[Barnyard (film)|Barnyard]]'' (2006)
| rowspan="2" | 1997
*''[[How To Eat Fried Worms]]'' (2006)
| ''[[Switchback (film)|Switchback]]''
*''[[Jackass Number Two]]'' (2006)
|
*''[[Let's Go To Prison]]'' (2006)
|-
*''[[Charlotte's Web]]'' (2006)
| ''[[The Man Who Knew Too Little]]''
*''[[Because I Said So (film)|Because I Said So]]'' (2007)
|
*''[[Sex and Death 101]]'' (2007)
|-
*''[[Nancy Drew (film)|Nancy Drew]]'' (2007)
| rowspan="2" | 1998
*''[[The Hills Have Eyes II]]'' (2007)
*| ''[[ArcticThe TaleReplacement Killers]]'' (2007)
|
*''[[License to Wed]]'' (2007)
|-
*''[[Shoot 'Em Up]]'' (2007)
*| ''[[HamletCan't 2Hardly Wait]]'' (2008)
|
*''[[Ghosts of Girlfriends Past]]'' (2009)
|-
*''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'' (TV) (2009)
| rowspan="3" | 1999
*''[[Wonder Park]]'' (2019)
| ''[[10 Things I Hate About You]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Dick (film)|Dick]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Three Kings (1999 film)|Three Kings]]''
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Grosse Pointe]]''
| TV series
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Happy Campers (2001 film)|Happy Campers]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2002
| ''Paranormal Girl''
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Clockstoppers]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The New Guy]]''
| Also composer
|-
| ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| ''[[The In-Laws (2003 film)|The In-Laws]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Grind (2003 film)|Grind]]''
| Also composer
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| ''[[Mean Girls]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Garfield: The Movie|Garfield]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="10" | 2005
| ''[[Sahara (2005 film)|Sahara]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Mad Hot Ballroom]]''
|
|-
| ''[[King's Ransom (film)|King's Ransom]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Herbie: Fully Loaded]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Bad News Bears]]''
|
|-
| ''[[The Protector (2005 film)|The Protector]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]''
| rowspan="3" | TV series
|-
| ''[[Head Cases]]''
|-
| ''[[Kitchen Confidential (TV series)|Kitchen Confidential]]''
|-
| ''[[First Descent]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="10" | 2006
| ''[[Last Holiday (2006 film)|Last Holiday]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Failure to Launch]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Slither (2006 film)|Slither]]''
|
|-
| ''[[I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Clerks II]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Barnyard (film)|Barnyard]]''
|
|-
| ''[[How to Eat Fried Worms (film)|How to Eat Fried Worms]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Jackass Number Two]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Let's Go to Prison]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Charlotte's Web (2006 film)|Charlotte's Web]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2007
| ''[[Because I Said So (film)|Because I Said So]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Sex and Death 101]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Nancy Drew (film)|Nancy Drew]]''
| Also composer
|-
| ''[[The Hills Have Eyes II]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Arctic Tale]]''
|
|-
| ''[[License to Wed]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Shoot 'Em Up]]''
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Hamlet 2]]''
| Also composer and songwriter
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[Ghosts of Girlfriends Past]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]''
| TV series; [[Degrassi: The Next Generation (season 9)|season 9]]
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Wonder Park]]''
|
|}
 
==Discography==
===Compilations===
*''[[Common ThreadsThread: The Songs of the Eagles]]'' (1994)
*''[[Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits]]'' (1995)
*''[[Stoned Immaculate: The Music of Thethe Doors]]'' (2000)
*''[[Southern Rock Country Style]]'' (2004)
*''[[Hey, That's Funny!: Comedy's Greatest Hits]]'' (2004)
*''[[The Art of McCartney]]'' (2014)
 
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