--- title: "4 Danny Jacob Quotes" description: "Danny Jacob is an American songwriter and musician. His credits include composing the score for the television series Phineas and Ferb, and co-producing..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abe/danny-jacob-65582_animated_marylata-elton-introduced-me-to-hans-zim_12635.jpg" --- # Danny Jacob **4** quotes in **57** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Danny Jacob is an American songwriter and musician. His credits include composing the score for the television series Phineas and Ferb, and co-producing the music for the series Sofia The First. He is a three-time Emmy-nominated composer. He also wrote the theme songs for Lilo & Stitch: The Series, ## Quotes by Danny Jacob > [ Marylata \[ Elton\] introduced me to Hans Zimmer. Hans tapped me \[to\] work on songs for DreamWorks' animated features. I arranged Elton… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-jacob/marylata-elton-introduced-me-to-hans-zimmer-hans-tapped-me-to-work-on/) [Danny Jacob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-jacob/) [Animated](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animated/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abe/danny-jacob-65582_animated_marylata-elton-introduced-me-to-hans-zim_12635.jpg) > [My earlier days were all about playing, writing songs and producing songs. In the early 90's my former wife, Marylata Elton, got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-jacob/my-earlier-days-were-all-about-playing-writing-songs-and-producing/) [Danny Jacob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-jacob/) [Career path](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/career-path/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/danny-jacob-65582_career-path_my-earlier-days-were-all-about-playing-w_517218.jpg) > [A few Disney TV composers had me pinch-hit writing some scoring cues to picture. Disney tapped me to be the composer for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-jacob/a-few-disney-tv-composers-had-me-pinch-hit-writing-some-scoring-cues/) [Danny Jacob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-jacob/) [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/169/danny-jacob-65582_action_a-few-disney-tv-composers-had-me-pinch-h_1376695.jpg) > [I was sixteen, I became a working guitar player gigging in LA, mostly in top 40 bands, then touring. I learned to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-jacob/i-was-sixteen-i-became-a-working-guitar-player-gigging-in-la-mostly/) [Danny Jacob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-jacob/) [Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/356/danny-jacob-65582_band_i-was-sixteen-i-became-a-working-guitar_1423662.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-jacob/#itemlist", "name": "Danny Jacob Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Marylata [ Elton] introduced me to Hans Zimmer. Hans tapped me [to] work on songs for DreamWorks' animated features. 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