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MARVIN HATLEY was born on APRIL 3 ,1905 in REED, OKLAHOMA, Marvin composed for over a dozen film's in the 30's and 40's . A few were LAUREL AND HARDY efforts like , A CHUMP AT OXFORD SWISS MISS, BLOCKHEADS ETC, he also scored the big hit TOPPER.Mr Hatley also was an actor as well.He passed away on AUGUST 23, 1986 at the age of 81.
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RICHARD BELLIS was born on APRIL 3, 1946 in PASADENA, CALIFORNIA. From the late 70's till the turn of the century he has scored over 30 feature length films.Just about all for the TV media. His best known effort was IT[STEPHEN KING]and THE ASHLEY SISTERS films. He is currently 68 years old.
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ELMER BERNSTEIN was born on APRIL 4, 1922 in NEW,YORK CITY.ELMER has been one of the more popular film composers in cinema history. He scored over 180 feature length films as well as a good chunk of documentaries and TV shows,Here are some of his better known efforts-THE TEN COMMANDMENTS,THE BUCCANEER,THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN,TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD,THE GREAT ESCAPE,TRUE GRIT,THE SHOOTIST, ANIMAL HOUSE, AIRPLANE, TRADING PLACES, GHOSTBUSTERS, ETC ETC ETC.At one time the media would often referred to him as the east side BERNSTEIN since on the west side of Manhattan in New York was Lincoln center where LEONARD BERNSTEIN , the famous classical musician would perform. Elmer moved up pretty fast after his blockbuster effort THE TEN COMMANDMENTS fame and even those who were not particularly interested in film music would notice the score on that effort? His most famous music was the score for THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, a smash of a movie , timeless to say the least. The theme became popular not just from the film but later on when it became THE Marlboro man cigarette theme on TV in the later 60's.After 2 decades of doing many big efforts of different genres[westerns , war , epic, action etc] he took an interesting shift at the end of the 70's, Suddenly doing film scores for films many big time film composers don't care to add to there resume, silly comedies. In his twilight of his career he pretty much return to what he did before, subtle drama's and a few bigger projects.Elmer died on AUGUST 18, 2004 AT THE AGE OF 82.How fitting hearing the news on a news radio station in New York WINS, in the background THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN THEME was being played, I knew even before the newsman spoke ELMER was gone.
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ELMER has done plenty of scores I have enjoyed- Here though are some of my favorites-THE TEN COMMANDMENTS,THE BUCANNEER- SUMMER AND SMOKE,HAWAII,GOLD,SOME CAME RUNNING.
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MONTY NORMAN was born on APRIL 4, 1928 in LONDON, ENGLAND-He scored a few films in the 60's -CALL ME BWANA, 2 FACES OF DR JEKYLL,EXPRESSO BONGO ETC, but sadly is best remembered for his music for the JAMES BOND FIRST MOVIE DR NO in which for years there has been conflicting opinions on who actually composed the classic JAMES BOND THEME, which has became a standard for that gigantic successful series. John Barry claim's it's his, Monty Norman took him to court and claims it's his. The courts sided with Monty and call me a bit naïve but I just find it hard a man like JOHN BARRY would lie and defend something he knew didn't really belong to him. But what do we know on such matters?. Have your own opinions. Monty is currently 86 and obviously has been reaping the rewards from that theme for years.Sorry. I won't put his name on top.
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BENT ASERUD was born on APRIL 5 , 1950 in NORWAY. Since the early 80's he has composed music for over 30 feature length films, they include-FIA OG KLONNENE, EVA'S EYE, MENDEL,OTHER SIDE OF SUNDAY, WARRIOR'S HEART,ORION'S BELT, THE CHIEFTAIN, DYKKET,ETC ETC,Bent is currently 64.
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ANDRE PREVIN was born on APRIL 6, 1929 in BERLIN GERMANY. He composed music for over 40 films from the late 40's into the 70's. Some of his efforts were-BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK,THE SUBTERRANEANS,ELMER GANTRY,FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE,LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT.TWO FOR THE SEESAW,IRMA LA DOUCE, INSIDE DAISY CLOVER. VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, THE FORTUNE COOKIE ETC ETC. Andre is currently 85 .
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CHRISTOPHER FRANKE was born on APRIL 6, 1953 in BERLIN, GERMANY.In his career Chris has spent most of his time in the TV media scoring TV movies and TV series. He has also scored some theatrical films as well over the years.His theatrical films include-UNIVERSAL SOLDIER, MCBAIN,SOLO, GREEN STREET HOOLIGANS, ETC. His TV films,TOMMYKNOCKERS, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, ETC and his TV series, WALKER, TEXAS RANGERS,BABYLON 5,PACIFIC BLUE,SUPERNANNY,BIG BROTHER,AMAZING RACE ETC ETC,He is currently very active at 61 years old.
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GERRY MULLIGAN was born on APRIL 6 1927 in NEW YORK CITY. Gerry is remembered as a fine jazz, composer, and musician who was one of the best sax players of his time. He scored a few films like LUV, LA MENACE, I'M NOT RAPPAPORT ETC.He died on JANUARY 19, 1996 at the age of 69.
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PATRICK DOYLE was born on APRIL 6, 1953 in UDDINGSTON, SCOTLAND, UK. Patrick has scored over 50 feature length films since the late 80's.They included-HENRY V,INTO THE WEST,NEEDFUL THINGS,FRANKENSTEIN,A LITTLE PRINCESS,SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, HAMLET, BRIDGET JONES DIARY,NANCY MCPHEE,HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, SLEUTH,RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, most recently CINDERALLA etc etc. Very active at 61 years old.
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JAMES DI PASQUALE was born on APRIL 7, 1941 in CHICAGO ILLINOIS, He has basically done work for the TV medium scoring over 2 dozen feature films and TV shows from the 70's through the 90's. Some of these were-SARAH T, PORTRAIT OF A TEENAGE ALCOHOLIC,TWO OF A KIND,THE SHELL SEEKERS,SHERLOCK HOLMES RETURNS,NEVER SAY DIE THE DEIDRE HALL STORY ETC ETC. TV SHOWS,SWITCH, SONS AND DAUGHTERS ETC, He left the scene in the late 90's. James is currently 73 years old.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DENNIS MCCARTHY AT 70.
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Di Pasquale came to my attention in the 70's I think when he was often pairing up with David Shire.
They did quite a nice memorable theme for a short lived tv series called Three for the Road, starring Alex Rocco. That showed up here in the UK in the teatime kids slot (4.45pm).
Also they worked on the score for Fast Break, which Motown put out on an LP and cassette. That was rather good too - disco flavoured in parts and a couple of decent songs. I've still got the cassette here somewhere.
I think I did see Di Pasquale's name pop up on his own on some tv scores.
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RAVI SHANKAR was born on APRIL 7, 1920 in what was formerly BENARES UTTAR PRADISH, BRITISH, INDIA. Famous musician from his homeland, in the cinema he scored over 2 dozen films, from the 40's into the 80's. Some were GHANDHI, GENESIS, CHARLY, CHAPPAQUA, GODAAN MEGH ETC ETC, He died on DECEMBER 11, 2012 at the age of 92.
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ROGER WEBB was born on APRIL 7, 1934 in BRISTOL, ENGLAND.He scored over a dozen features from the 70's into the 90's. They included-BURKE AND HARE, THE GODSEND, HE'S MY GIRL,ETC. His last effort was DIANA[about the princess] in 98. Robert died on DECEMBER 19, 2002 at the age of 68.
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VICTOR SCHERTZINGER was born on APRIL 8,1888 in MANHANOY CITY, PENNSYLVANIA. He composed music for over 2 dozen features from the teens till the 30's. They included, THE THREE MUSKETEERS,LOVE ME FOREVER,FRIENDS AND LOVERS, BELOVED, ETC, Victor died on OCTOBER, 26, 1941 at the age of 53.
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MR WEBB'S main theme from THE GODSEND is one of my favorites. It has the vibe of a typically great majestic movie theme in style. The type that got me liking film music. By the way the film is also a solid underrated small film.
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TOSHIYUKI HONDA was born on APRIL 9, 1957 in TOKYO , JAPAN.He has composed music for over 2 dozen features and TV shows since the 80's.The films included-A TAXING WOMAN, WOMAN IN WITNESS PROTECTION,METROPOLIS,MAN BEHIND THE SCISSORS, KILL ETC ETC.He has scored the popular TV series KAZE NO HARUKA.Toshiyuki is currently 57.
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CLAUDE BOLLING was born on APRIL 10, 1930 in CANNES,ALPES,MARITIMES, FRANCE. Since the early 60's Claude has scored over 90 feature length films in France and America.They included, BORSALINO,SILVER BEARS, CALIFORNIA SUITE, THE AWAKENING, LOUISIANA ETC ETC.Since the turn of the century he has for the most part retired from the scene. He is currently 84 years old.
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