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| December 1: |
Laurence Rosenthal begins recording his score to Heart Like a Wheel (1982) |
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Stephane Grappelli died (1997) |
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| December 2: |
Aaron Copland died (1990) |
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Artie Butler born (1942) |
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Eddie Sauter born (1914) |
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Gerald Fried's score to the Star Trek episode "Shore Leave" is recorded (1966) |
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Harry Sukman born (1912) |
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Milton Delugg born (1918) |
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| December 3: |
Dee Barton died (2001) |
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Elmer Bernstein begins recording his score to McQ (1973) |
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Hoyt Curtin died (2000) |
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Nino Rota born (1911) |
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| December 4: |
Alex North born (1910) |
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Benjamin Britten died (1976) |
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Harry Sukman died (1984) |
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Richard Robbins born (1940) |
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| December 5: |
Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score to Coma (1977) |
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Jerry Goldsmith records his score for the Room 222 pilot (1968) |
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John Altman born (1949) |
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Masaru Sato died (1999) |
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| December 6: |
Lyn Murray born (1909) |
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Mort Glickman born (1898) |
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Piero Piccioni born (1921) |
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Richard Markowitz died (1994) |
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| December 7: |
Ernst Toch born (1887) |
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John Addison died (1998) |
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service opens in Los Angeles (1969) |
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Star Trek -- The Motion Picture is released in theaters (1979) |
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Tom Waits born (1949) |
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| December 8: |
Bruce Kimmel born (1947) |
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John Rubinstein born (1946) |
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Leo Shuken born (1906) |
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Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score to The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1958) |
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Richard Thompson begins recording his score for Grizzly Man (2004) |
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Russell Garcia begins recording his score for The Time Machine (1959) |
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| December 9: |
Alessandro Cicognini died (1995) |
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Von Dexter born (1912) |
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| December 10: |
Alexander Courage born (1919) |
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Jack Hues born (1954) |
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Leigh Harline died (1969) |
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Morton Gould born (1913) |
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Roy Webb died (1982) |
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| December 11: |
Anthony Collins born (1963) |
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Rachel Portman born (1960) |
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Rogier Van Otterloo born (1941) |
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| December 13: |
David Raksin begins recording his score for The Reformer and the Redhead (1949) |
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Dimitri Tiomkin begins recording his score for Land of the Pharaohs (1954) |
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Harry Gregson-Williams born (1961) |
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| December 14: |
Alfred Newman begins recording his score for Hell and High Water (1953) |
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John Lurie born (1952) |
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| December 15: |
Gone With the Wind premieres (1939) |
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The Man with the Golden Arm opens in New York (1955) |
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| December 16: |
Adam Gorgoni born (1963) |
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Camille Saint-Saens died (1921) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his Timeline score (2002) |
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Lud Gluskin born (1898) |
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Noel Coward born (1889) |
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| December 17: |
Don Ellis died (1978) |
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Leo Erdody born (1888) |
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| December 19: |
Fred Karlin begins recording his score to The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1973) |
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Galt MacDermot born (1928) |
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Michel Magne died (1984) |
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Roger Webb died (2002) |
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The Thief of Bagdad premieres in London (1940) |
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| December 20: |
Alex North begins recording his score to The Devil’s Brigade (1967) |
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Jerry Goldsmith records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "Boo!" (1985) |
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Richard Hazard died (2000) |
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| December 21: |
Frank Cordell begins recording his score to Mosquito Squadron (1968) |
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Goldfinger opens in New York (1964) |
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Matthieu Chabrol born (1956) |
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Thunderball opens in New York (1965) |
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| December 22: |
Alfi Kabiljo born (1935) |
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Fred Steiner's scores for the Star Trek episodes "By Any Other Name" and "The Omega Glory" are recorded (1967) |
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Gordon Zahler died (1975) |
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Guido De Angelis born (1944) |
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James Horner begins recording his score for Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1988) |
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Joe Strummer died (2002) |
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Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score to Tribute to a Bad Man (1955) |
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| December 23: |
Daniele Amfitheatrof begins recording his score for Devil's Doorway (1949) |
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Elmer Bernstein begins recording his score to Saddle the Wind (1957) |
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Jeff Alexander died (1989) |
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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad opens in New York (1958) |
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| December 24: |
Bernard Herrmann died (1975) |
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Carlo Rustichelli born (1916) |
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Franz Waxman born (1906) |
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Mike Curb born (1944) |
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| December 25: |
Charles Chaplin died (1977) |
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Nathaniel Shilkret born (1895) |
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Pete Rugolo born (1915) |
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To Kill a Mockingbird opens in Los Angeles (1962) |
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| December 26: |
Albert Sendrey born (1911) |
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Curtis Mayfield died (1999) |
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Stephen Graziano born (1954) |
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| December 27: |
John Williams begins recording his score to The Empire Strikes Back (1979) |
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Oscar Levant born (1906) |
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| December 28: |
Alex North begins recording his score to All Fall Down (1961) |
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Captain Blood released in theaters (1935) |
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Max Steiner died (1971) |
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Michel Michelet died (1995) |
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Milton Rosen died (1994) |
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Mischa Spoliansky born (1898) |
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Recording sessions begin for Bronislau Kaper's score to Invitation (1952) |
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Richard Band born (1958) |
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Spellbound released in theaters (1945) |
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| December 29: |
George Duning's score for the Star Trek episode "Return to Tomorrow" is recorded (1967) |
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Ron Goodwin begins recording his score for Submarine X-1 (1967) |
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| December 30: |
Dmitri Kabalevsky born (1904) |
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Michael Nesmith born (1942) |
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Paul Bowles born (1910) |
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Ray Cook born (1936) |
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Richard Rodgers died (1979) |
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| December 31: |
Andy Summers born (1942) |
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Anthony Hopkins born (1937) |
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Duel in the Sun premieres in Los Angeles (1946) |
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Frank Skinner born (1897) |
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Gil Melle born (1935) |
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