MARK MUELLER
     Hit Songwriter

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Mark Mueller is an award-winning hit songwriter best known for writing Disney’s "DuckTales Theme Song," "Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers Theme Song" and co-writing #1 pop hits like "Crush" by Jennifer Paige and "That’s What Love Is For" by Amy Grant. He also wrote the words and music for his first Billboard Top 10 hit, "Nothin’ At All" by rock band Heart. His work spans the entertainment industry, from music and stage to television and film.

 

He has received 23 Multi-Platinum Records, 18 Platinum Records, 32 Gold Records and 8 Silver Records with more than 35 million albums sold worldwide. His records have been certified Platinum and Gold in more than 16 countries, including the US, the UK, Japan, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Brazil, Taiwan, Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Ireland, Denmark and Chile. 

 

Mark won the ASCAP Pop Award twice for writing one of the Most Performed Songs of the Year. He is also a Two-time Emmy Award nominee in the category of Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics.

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For Disney, he wrote both words and music for the "DuckTales" and "Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers" theme songs. Vanity Fair called his DuckTales theme "history's catchiest single minute of music." The animated show currently airs in 162 countries and 34 languages and was rebooted with an updated version of Mark's theme. Episodes appear on Disney+ streaming, the Disney Channel and Disney XD.

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Post Malone, the 10-time Billboard Award-winning rapper, performed Mark‘s theme song for the Emmy Award-winning Disney+ film version of Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. Mark originally wrote the song for the animated TV series. The film was the #2 streamed movie in the US the month it came out and the #5 most-streamed program of any kind per Nielsen ratings.

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Billboard‘s "The 100 Greatest Disneyverse Songs of All Time" celebrated 100 years of all Disney music (from film and TV to theme parks and Broadway) and includes both the "DuckTales" (#19) and "Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers" (#63) songs in its rankings. The list features classics ranging from "When You Wish Upon a Star" (from Pinocchio) to "Circle of Life" (from The Lion King).

 

"Crush" by Jennifer Paige was #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for 4 weeks and spent 17 weeks in the Top 10. "That's What Love Is For" by Amy Grant peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was a #1 Billboard Adult Contemporary Hit for 3 weeks, spending 13 weeks in the Top 10. "Nothin' At All" by rock band Heart was a Top 10 single on the Hot 100 and reached #6 on the Mainstream Rock Songs Chart.

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On the R&R Pop Airplay Charts, "Crush" peaked at #1, "That's What Love is For" at #4 and "Nothin' At All at #8.

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In the UK, Mark reached #1 with "Crush" and #7 with "I Am Blessed" by Eternal. His other UK songs include those by Girls Aloud (featuring Cheryl), Steps and Heart. "Crush" also peaked at #1 in Canada (5 weeks), Australia (8 weeks), Spain and New Zealand. 

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Artists who have performed his songs include Jennifer Paige, Amy Grant, Heart, Post Malone, Justin Timberlake (of *NSYNC), Earth Wind & Fire, The Pointer Sisters (We Are The World Album), Agnetha Fältskog (of ABBA), Eternal, Steps, Lea Michele (Glee Soundtrack), Cheryl (of Girls Aloud), El DeBarge, SWV, Peter Cetera (of Chicago), George Benson, Al Jarreau, Mari Hamada and John Farnham (of The Little River Band).​

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His co-writers include Andy Goldmark, Michael Omartian, Amy Grant, Robbie Nevil, Marsha Malamet, Stephen Hague, Clif Magness, Tom Keane, Jay Graydon, Aaron Zigman, Bruce Gaitsch, Kevin Savigar, Guy Roche, Michael Bolton, Bill Conti, Glen Ballard and Keith Emerson. 

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Mark created an Original Off-Broadway musical with Downton Abbey star Lesley Nicol (the 3-time Actor Award-winner who played the beloved Mrs. Patmore on the successful television and film series). Titled How The Hell Did I Get Here?, it received rave reviews and was nominated for an Off-Broadway Alliance Award.

 

The musical stars Lesley and tells the story of her remarkable life and acting career. She performs 9 original, funny and touching songs they wrote together, with Mark onstage accompanying her on piano. In addition to New York City, they've done the show in London, Chicago and Hong Kong.

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Mark also wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the book of the original stage musical, Butterfly, which was directed by Tony Award-winning Jack Hofsiss at the Goodspeed Opera House. A song from the show, "The Next Dream," was performed by 2-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters on NBC’s Carol Burnett show Carol & Company.

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For television, he co-wrote the theme song (and every song) for a unique, all-sung CBS musical pilot titled Shangri-La Plaza, which he also executive-produced. The songs were performed by Tony Award-winner Savion Glover, Tony Award-nominee Terrance Mann, Oscar-nominee Chris Sarandon and NBC's The Office star Melora Hardin. The show was the subject of a feature article in Los Angeles Magazine. His other TV work includes co-writing the theme song for NBC’s musical Rags to Riches, as well as the comic lyrics for classic 1960s hit songs performed on the show.

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Mark‘s theme for DuckTales was sung live on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon by lead singer of Panic! At the Disco Brendan Urie and a live version was performed on ABC's hit show Dancing with the Stars. "Crush," sung by Lea Michele, was featured on Season One of Glee.

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In his work for film, Mark and collaborator, Four-time Grammy winner and Oscar nominee Lalo Schifrin, wrote all the songs for an original musical titled Berlin Blues, starring opera singer Julia Migenes. A favorite co-writer includes Oscar winner Michel Legrand, with whom he wrote a film theme song.

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His songs have been featured in movies including Pokémon: The First Movie, National Lampoon’s Vegas Vacation, Honey, I Blew Up The Kid, Nighthawkin' and The Last Starfighter.

 

Mark also wrote the song "The Babysitting Blues" for Adventures in Babysitting, sung by Oscar nominee Elisabeth Shue in the comedy's iconic nightclub scene. In an interview in New York Magazine, Elisabeth said performing the song with the cast was one of her "favorite experiences of all time."

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Welcome to the Official Website of Mark Mueller Hit Songwriter

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markmuellermusic.com

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