James Vincent D'Arc was born in Los Angeles, California on August 7, 1950. In the early 1970s, D'Arc was accepted into Brigham Young University, where he majored in history. A film appreciation class taught by Dr. Charles M. Metten in 1973 motivated D’Arc to receive a PhD in film history from BYU in 1986. During his time as a student, he was also hired in what was then called the "Archives and Manuscripts Division” at BYU, where he began gathering film-related materials for the Archives. During 1990 D'Arc was also employed as a professor of film in BYU's Theatre and Media Arts College in addition to his position as a curator. James D'Arc retired from BYU in August 2017.

John Morgan was born October 21, 1946, in Los Angeles, California. He received a master’s degree in music from San Diego State University, where he stayed on and taught film music courses. In the late 1970's, Morgan moved to Los Angeles and began doing orchestration for film composers. He went on to compose music for many films, television, and radio shows.

Danny Gould was born April 28, 1921, in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Boys' High School and New York University. Upon graduation, he served in World War II as a Morse code operator. He played the accordion, piano, and glockenspiel. Before working at Warner Brothers, he worked at Paramount on films including Paint Your Wagon and Darling Lili. He worked at Warner Brothers for 39 years, and his work can be found in such films as Lampoon's European Vacation and The Lost Boys. Danny Gould passed away on November 4, 2010, in Studio City, California.