Peter Rodgers Melnick, born July 24, 1958, is an American film composer. Raised
in New York City, he attended the Choate School before studying at Harvard
College, the Berklee College of Music, and the Guildhall School of Music and
Drama, as well as studying jazz under Jaki Byard. He debuted as a film composer
with Vampire Knights (1987) and went on to score films and television
productions including L.A. Story (1991), Only You (1992), Arctic Blue (1993),
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995), and The Only Thrill (1997).