Trevor Rabin
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Trevor Rabin was born in South Africa in 1954. He began playing guitar
at the age of 12 after having had piano lessons since he was a toddler.
In 1972 he formed the band Rabbit becoming the most successful rock act
ever to emerge from South Africa. Rabin left Rabbit to pursue a solo
career in London and released three solo albums.
Rabin moved to Los Angeles in 1982. Here he became a member of the
newly reformed progressive art/rock group Yes for the groundbreaking
90125 album as a guitarist, keyboardist, singer, songwriter, producer
and recording engineer. He penned the majority of the songs on 90125 as
well as Big Generator and Talk, before leaving Yes in 1994 to pursue a
career as a film composer.
Rabin has scored three dozen films which include Con Air, Homegrown,
Armageddon, Enemy of the State, Jack Frost, Deep Blue Sea, Gone in 60
Seconds, Remember the Titans, The 6th Day, The Banger Sisters, Kangaroo
Jack, Bad Boys 2, The Great Raid, Exorcist: The Beginning, National
Treasure, Coach Carter, Snakes On A Plane, The Guardian, and Flyboys.
Along with many Grammy nominations and one win, Mr. Rabin also has
received nine BMI film score awards, and has received a lifetime
achievement award from the Temecula Film Festival.
at the age of 12 after having had piano lessons since he was a toddler.
In 1972 he formed the band Rabbit becoming the most successful rock act
ever to emerge from South Africa. Rabin left Rabbit to pursue a solo
career in London and released three solo albums.
Rabin moved to Los Angeles in 1982. Here he became a member of the
newly reformed progressive art/rock group Yes for the groundbreaking
90125 album as a guitarist, keyboardist, singer, songwriter, producer
and recording engineer. He penned the majority of the songs on 90125 as
well as Big Generator and Talk, before leaving Yes in 1994 to pursue a
career as a film composer.
Rabin has scored three dozen films which include Con Air, Homegrown,
Armageddon, Enemy of the State, Jack Frost, Deep Blue Sea, Gone in 60
Seconds, Remember the Titans, The 6th Day, The Banger Sisters, Kangaroo
Jack, Bad Boys 2, The Great Raid, Exorcist: The Beginning, National
Treasure, Coach Carter, Snakes On A Plane, The Guardian, and Flyboys.
Along with many Grammy nominations and one win, Mr. Rabin also has
received nine BMI film score awards, and has received a lifetime
achievement award from the Temecula Film Festival.