▁Sur v ive ▁the ▁Ap ocal yp se ▁( 2 0 0 9 ). ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁north western ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁Fred ▁Jam ison ▁( aka ▁Be aver ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁L um mi ) ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁arranged ▁ 2 0 ▁North west ▁Coast ▁Native ▁songs ▁for ▁or chestra , ▁girl ▁cho ir , ▁and ▁rock ▁band , ▁performed ▁by ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Sym phony ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Nich ols ▁began ▁his ▁writing ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁artist ▁on ▁Seattle ' s ▁Pop L l ama ▁Records ▁after ▁playing ▁key boards ▁in ▁bands ▁like ▁The ▁S qu ir rel s ▁and ▁Pr ud ence ▁D red ge . ▁ ▁Nich ols ▁has ▁composed ▁extens ively ▁for ▁Seattle ▁film ▁director , ▁Gar rett ▁Ben nett , ▁and ▁scored ▁all ▁but ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁films , ▁which ▁include ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁Icon , ▁F are well ▁to ▁Harry , ▁and ▁A ▁Rel ative ▁Th ing . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁written ▁over ▁twenty ▁published ▁works ▁for ▁the ater , ▁particularly ▁rock ▁oper as , ▁but ▁also ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁oper as ▁for ▁children ▁and ▁unders c ores ▁for ▁straight ▁plays . ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁and ▁compos ers ▁for ▁the ▁Seattle / M umb ai ▁rock ▁band ▁M ano og hi ▁Hi . ▁As ▁an ▁orch estr ator , ▁he ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁classic ▁Sub ▁Pop ▁album ▁by ▁Jer emy ▁En ig k ▁Return