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Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (/ˈmʌðərzbɔː/; born May 18, 1950) is an American musician and composer. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, lead vocalist, and keyboardist of the new wave band Devo, whose "Whip It" was a top 20 single in the US in 1980, peaking at No. 14, and which has since maintained a cult following. Mothersbaugh was one of the primary composers of Devo's music. In addition to his work with Devo, Mothersbaugh has made music for television series, films, and video games via his production company, Mutato Muzika. He composed the music for the 13-year run of the animated series Rugrats and its three related theatrical films. He has created film scores for Wes Anderson and for Marvel Comics films. As a solo musician, Mothersbaugh has released four studio albums: Muzik for Insomniaks, Muzik for the Gallery, Joyeux Mutato, and The Most Powerful Healing Muzik in the Entire World. In 2004, he received the Richard Kirk Award at the BMI Film and TV Awards for his contributions to film and television music. In 2008, Mothersbaugh received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Kent State University, his alma mater. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Mothersbaugh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Scrat is an 2006 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios and released by 20th Century Fox. It is a spin-off/prequel to the Ice Age franchise. The film was directed by Chris Wedge and co-directed by Carlos Saldanha and Karen Disher from a screenplay by Michael J. Wilson and a story by Jenny Bicks, and features the voices of Chris Wedge, Karen Disher, Tom Hiddleston, Jack Black, Diedrich Bader, Alan Tudyk, Jane Krakowski, Kristen Johnston and Kari Wahlgren. The film was released in the United States on April 14, 2006. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and was nominated half of the awards and won half of the awards. The film has grossed over $968 million worldwide.
