Aaron Zigman（亚伦·齐格曼）于1963年8月25日出生在加利福尼亚州的圣地亚哥。他是一位词曲作家、制作人、编曲家，并参与了最近数部电影的音乐制作。他曾就读于加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校。 大学在读期间，他便与Almo Irving Music签订了合同，还为Carly Simon谱过曲，并和David Lasley、Jerry Knight、Steve Cropper等人合作作曲。 1983年，他开始跟随表亲George Bassman（曾为《绿野仙踪》、《君子好逑》、《邮差总按两次铃》等电影配曲）学艺。后来，他为Lena Horne、Benny Goodman、Andre Kostelanetz等人重新编写了Tommy Dorsey的管弦经典《I'm Getting Sentimental Over You》。80年代，他为The Jets创作的作品《Crush On You》登上过音乐榜单首位，他还为Clive Davis工作，为Aretha Franklin和Natalie Cole作曲编曲。在这些年里，他为一些圈内顶尖歌手、艺人提供作曲与编曲，像Ray Charles、Sting、Phil Collins、Dionne Warwick、Boz Skaggs、Tina Turner、Seal、Carly Simon、the Pointer Sisters、Huey Lewis、Jennifer Holliday、Patti LaBelle、Chicago、Natalie Cole、Christina Aguilera等等，不胜枚举。90年代起，他正式踏入电影圈。他先后参与过《花木兰》、《与爱何干》、《假凤虚凰》、《杀人执照》、《疯狂高尔夫》、《风中奇缘》《欲望都市》等影片的原声大碟制作。2004年，亚伦 齐格曼为电影《恋恋笔记本》谱了曲。最近我们比较熟悉的作品有《姐姐守护者》、《阿基拉和拼字比赛》、《火星小孩》、《灵光乍现》、《丑陋的真相》等等很多。

Aaron Zigman (born January 6, 1963) is an American composer, producer, arranger, songwriter, and musician for several recent films.

Zigman was born in San Diego, California. A graduate of Point Loma High School, he studied at the University of California, Los Angeles. While still at university, he had a contract with Almo Irving and wrote songs for Carly Simon, the T.V. show Fame, and co-wrote with David Lasley, Jerry Knight and Steve Cropper. In 1983, he began studying with his cousin George Bassman (who orchestrated The Wizard of Oz and wrote the music for the films Marty and The Postman Always Rings Twice). Bassman had also penned the Tommy Dorsey Classic, &Getting Sentimental Over You&, was the musical arranger for Lena Horne and Benny Goodman and orchestrated for Andre Kostelanetz. In the 1980s, Zigman began to make a name for himself as a studio musician and wrote a big hit in pop music called &Crush On You& which was a top chart record for The Jets. He then worked for Clive Davis and produced and arranged for Aretha Franklin and Natalie Cole. During this time he wrote, arranged and produced songs for many of the top singers and artists in the industry such as Ray Charles, Sting, Phil Collins, Dionne Warwick, Boz Scaggs, Tina Turner, Seal, Carly Simon, the Pointer Sisters, Huey Lewis, Jennifer Holliday, Patti LaBelle, Chicago, Natalie Cole and Christina Aguilera. In the 1990s he entered the film industry, with his work being featured on film soundtracks for Mulan, What’s Love Got to Do With It?, The Birdcage, Licence to Kill, Caddyshack and Pocahontas. His first film score was for the 2002 film, John Q.. This led to his first major film score which was the 2004 film, The Notebook. His credits as a film score composer include three Step Up films and three films in the Madea series. Further information about Aaron can be found on his website: aaronzigman.com