Tommy Coster
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thomas Joseph Coster, Jr |
| Born | June 10, 1966 |
| Genres | Hip hop, jazz, jazz fusion, adult contemporary, world music, Latin, JPop, KPop, RnB, blues |
| Occupation(s) | Music Composer, Film Composer, musician, |
| Instruments | Piano, synthesizer, keyboards, drums, drum machine, sampler |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Labels | Sony, Interscope, Aftermath |
| Associated acts | Eminem, 50 Cent, Game |
| Website |
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Thomas Joseph Coster, Jr. (born June 10, 1966), known as Tommy Coster, is an American keyboardist and composer. He is the son of Santana keyboardist Tom Coster. He has composed music for Interscope, Universal, Aftermath, Shady Records, G-Unit, For Life, Def Jam, AVEX. He has composed songs with such artists as Dr. Dre, Eminem and 50 Cent. In 2000 he co-wrote the single "The Real Slim Shady" with Dr. Dre and Eminem.
Career
In 1999 Tommy worked on various projects, one of which being "The Marshall Mathers LP". From 1999 to 2004, he performed on several records including, "The Marshall Mathers LP", "Get Rich Or Die Tryin", "Devil's Night", "War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)", "The Documentary".
Filmography & Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | I Got The Hook Up | Composer |
| 2000 | Road Dogz | Composer |
| 2000 | Eastsidaz | Composer |
| 2000 | A Path Beyond Thought | Composer |
| 2001 | Dirt | Composer |
| 2002 | Living The Life | Composer |
| 2004 | Eminem AKA | Composer |
| 2006 | Dumber Than Dirt | Composer |
| 2006 | Klunkerz | Composer |
| 2011 | Jock of The Bushveld | Song writer and Music Supervisor |
| 2011 | Seven Days in Utopia | Song writer |
| 2011 | Yoko | Song writer |
| 2011 | 30 Degrés Couleur | Additional score and song writer |
2011 to present
In 2011, Coster was involved in the soundtrack for South Africa's first animation movie called "Jock of The Bushveld" which featured the voices of Bryan Adams & Helen Hunt.