Fonce Mizell(1943-2011)

Composer
Music Department
Soundtrack

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Fonce Mizell was born on 15 January 1943 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), The Italian Job (2003) and The Great Gatsby (2013). He died on 5 July 2011 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

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Known for

Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Guardians of the Galaxy

8.0

Soundtrack("I Want You Back")

2014

Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, Seth Green, Edward Norton, Jason Statham, Yasiin Bey, and Franky G in The Italian Job (2003)

The Italian Job

7.0

Soundtrack("ABC")

2003

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Carey Mulligan, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Great Gatsby (2013)

The Great Gatsby

7.2

Soundtrack("Izzo (H.O.V.A.)")

2013

George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)

7.4

Soundtrack("O.P.P.")

2009

Credits

Composer

Gloria Hendry - A Biopic of the Black Renaissance
Video
- Composer (uncredited)
- 2023
Hammer Up in Harlem - An Inside Look with Fred Williamson
Video
- Composer (uncredited)
- 2023
Yazz: Good Thing Going
Music Video
- Composer
- 1996
Kris Kross: Jump
6.0
Music Video
- Composer (as Alphonzo Mizell)
- 1992
UB40: Maybe Tomorrow
Music Video
- Composer
- 1987
Hell Up in Harlem
5.9
- Composer
- 1973

Music Department

Soundtrack

Road House
6.2
- writer: "I'm Gonna Get You - Pt. 2"
- 2024
World's Best
5.4
- writer: "Work"
- 2023
Cariño, sabes que soy de otro planeta
Podcast Series
- producer: "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
- 2022
Masked Singer Suomi
5.2
TV Series
- writer: "I Want You Back"
- 2022
I Want You Back
6.5
- writer: "I Want You Back"
- 2022
America's Morning Headquarters
2.0
TV Series
- producer: "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" (uncredited)
- 2021
The Many Saints of Newark
6.3
- writer: "ABC"
- 2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy
4.5
- writer: "MVP"
- 2021
Little Mix: The Search
6.9
TV Series
- writer: "Easy Love" (uncredited)
- 2020
My Little Pony: Pony Life
5.0
TV Series
- writer: "Easy Love"
- 2020
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
7.9
- writer: "I Want You Back"
- 2019
Legion
8.1
TV Series
- writer: "Jump"
- 2019
The Voice
5.2
TV Series
- writer: "ABC"
- writer: "I Want You Back"
- 2014–2019
City on a Hill
7.6
TV Series
- writer: "O.P.P."
- 2019
Britain's Got More Talent
5.1
TV Series
- writer: "Jump"
- writer: "I Want You Back" (uncredited)
- 2016–2019

Personal details

Alternative names
- Alphonso Mizell
Born
- January 15, 1943
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- July 5, 2011
- Beverly Hills, California, USA(cardiac arrest)
Other works
With Berry Gordy Jr. and two others, they teamed up to work with the Jackson 5 who had just signed with Motown. The four wrote songs like "I Want You Back," "ABC," and "The Love You Save," on their debut album.

Did you know

Trivia
He majored in music at Howard University in Washington D.C. where he earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree.

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