Dan Wyman
[2] He currently serves as an Emeritus Professor[3] at San Jose State University,[4] and perhaps is best known for his collaborations with director John Carpenter on films such as Halloween[5] and The Fog, where he worked as an orchestrator and synth programmer.[6] A native of Los Angeles, Wyman studied composition, music history, and film scoring at the University of Southern California.[9] He has composed music for the Ice Capades, commercials, and contributed to numerous hit recordings by Earth, Wind & Fire, Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand, Black Sabbath, Devo, and many others.[11] Since 1988, Wyman and his wife have pursued studies and projects focusing on the arts in South Africa.Wyman's wife Marilyn is an art history professor and lecturer at San Jose State University.