| Events In Film Score History |
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| October 1: |
Dave Grusin begins recording his score for Falling in Love (1984) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Haven” (1987) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his scores for the Star Trek: Enterprise episodes “Impulse” and “Twilight” (2003) |
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Elia Cmiral born (1950) |
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Ernst Toch died (1964) |
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George Duning begins recording his score to The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) |
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Irwin Kostal born (1911) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Dragon’s Teeth” (1999) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score to The Prize (1963) |
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Johannes Kobilke born (1973) |
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Lalo Schifrin records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “Operation Rogosh” (1966) |
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Ron Goodwin begins recording his score to Where Eagles Dare (1968) |
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Stelvio Cipriani died (2018) |
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| October 2: |
Bernard Herrmann marries his first wife, writer Lucille Fletcher (1939) |
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Bruce Montgomery born (1921) |
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Damon Gough born (1969) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “The Visitor” (1995) |
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Eric Demarsan born (1938) |
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Leroy Shield born (1893) |
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Recording sessions begin for Richard Rodney Bennett’s score for Gormenghast (1999) |
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Recording sessions begin on Nathan Barr's score to Hostel (2005) |
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Tom Petty died (2017) |
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| October 3: |
Arnold Bax died (1953) |
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Bernard Herrmann begins recording his score for Tender Is the Night (1961) |
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Dennis McCarthy begins recording his score for Star Trek: Generations (1994) |
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Gerald Fried records his score for the Lost in Space episode "Collision of Planets" (1967) |
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Harry Sukman begins recording his score for Salem’s Lot (1979) |
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Jeff Alexander begins recording his unused score to Saddle the Wind (1957) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1974) |
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Johnny Mandel begins recording his unused score to The Seven-Ups (1973) |
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Nick Glennie-Smith born (1951) |
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Richard Bellis records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “The House of Quark” (1994) |
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Robert Drasnin records his score for the Lost in Space episode "The Thief from Outer Space" (1966) |
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Roy Webb born (1888) |
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Shirley Walker begins recording her score for Turbulence (1996) |
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Stu Phillips begins recording his score for the two-part Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode “The Plot to Kill a City” (1979) |
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| October 4: |
Bernard Herrmann records his score for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "You'll Be the Death of Me" (1963) |
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BT born Brian Transeau (1970) |
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George Romanis records his only Mission: Impossible score, for the episode “The Visitors” (1971) |
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Henry Mancini begins recording his score for Sunset (1987) |
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John Williams begins recording his score to Penelope (1966) |
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Shawn Clement born (1968) |
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| October 5: |
Alex Wurman born (1966) |
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Alfred Newman begins recording his score for Leave Her to Heaven (1945) |
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David G. Russell born (1968) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Timeless” (1998) |
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Harold Faltermeyer born (1952) |
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Jerry Fielding's score for the Star Trek episode "The Trouble With Tribbles" is recorded (1967) |
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Malcolm Lockyer born (1923) |
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| October 6: |
David Raksin records his score for Daisy Kenyon (1947) |
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Giuseppe Becce died (1973) |
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James Horner begins recording his score for 48 HRS. (1982) |
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James Horner begins recording his score for Jack the Bear (1992) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Scientific Method” (1997) |
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Nelson Riddle died (1985) |
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Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Who Watches the Watchers" (1989) |
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Stanley Myers born (1933) |
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Tommy Stinson born (1966) |
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William Butler born (1982) |
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| October 7: |
Franz Waxman begins recording his score for A Christmas Carol (1938) |
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Gabriel Yared born (1949) |
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Hans Zimmer begins recording his score for The Thin Red Line (1998) |
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Marco Beltrami born (1966) |
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Richard Markowitz records his score for The Wild Wild West episode “The Night of a Thousand Eyes” (1965) |
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Robert Drasnin records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “The Play” (1968) |
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Thom Yorke born (1968) |
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| October 8: |
Bernard Herrmann records his score for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode “Consider Her Ways” (1964) |
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David Bell records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Take Me Out to the Holosuite” (1998) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Last Outpost” (1987) |
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Frank Skinner died (1968) |
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Gavin Friday born (1959) |
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Michael Abels born (1962) |
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Richard Markowitz records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “Robot” (1969) |
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Toru Takemitsu born (1930) |
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Walter Schumann born (1913) |
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| October 9: |
Barry Gray begins recording his score for Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) |
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Bebo Valdes born (1918) |
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Bill Conti begins recording his score for The Fourth War (1989) |
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Camille Saint-Saens born (1835) |
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Cliff Eidelman begins recording his score for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) |
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Leonard Rosenman begins recording his score for A Man Called Horse (1969) |
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Rod Temperton born (1949) |
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Sean Lennon born (1975) |
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Steve Jablonsky born (1970) |
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| October 10: |
Andrea Morricone born (1964) |
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David Raksin begins recording his score for Whirlpool (1949) |
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Giant opens in New York (1956) |
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Giovanni Fusco born (1906) |
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Hawaii opens in New York (1966) |
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Hugo Montenegro begins recording his score for Hurry Sundown (1966) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Remember Me” (1990) |
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John Green born (1908) |
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Marco Antonio Guimaraes born (1948) |
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Michael Giacchino born (1967) |
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Midge Ure born (1953) |
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Valentine McCallum born (1963) |
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Vince DiCola begins orchestral recording sessions for his Rocky IV score (1985) |
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Walter Scharf records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “The Ransom” (1966) |
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William Goldstein records his scores for the Twilight Zone episodes “The Card” and “Time and Teresa Golowitz” (1986) |
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| October 11: |
Alexander Hacke born (1965) |
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Art Blakey born (1919) |
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Buddy Bregman begins recording his score for The Delicate Delinquent (1957) |
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Henry Mancini begins recording his score for The Moneychangers (1976) |
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Laura opens in New York (1944) |
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Michel Legrand begins recording his score for The Happy Ending (1968) |
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Neal Hefti died (2008) |
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| October 12: |
Chris Botti born (1962) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Schisms” (1992) |
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Franz Waxman begins recording his score to The Silver Chalice (1954) |
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Gil Melle begins recording his score for The Andromeda Strain (1970) |
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John Williams records his score for the Lost in Space episode "My Friend, Mr. Nobody" (1965) |
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Joseph Kosma born (1905) |
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Ralph Vaughan Williams born (1872) |
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| October 13: |
Berto Pisano born (1928) |
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Dave Pollecutt died (2001) |
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David Newman begins recording his score for Jingle All the Way (1996) |
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Lee Konitz born (1927) |
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Lud Gluskin died (1989) |
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Maurice Jarre records his score for The Last Tycoon (1976) |
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Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score to Knights of the Round Table (1953) |
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Paul Simon born (1941) |
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Raoul Kraushaar died (2001) |
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Recording sessions begin for Miklos Rozsa’s score to Woman of the Town (1943) |
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| October 14: |
Benh Zeitlin born (1982) |
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Bill Justis born (1926) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Cardassians” (1993) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for Star Trek: First Contact (1996) |
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Leonard Bernstein died (1990) |
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Recording sessions begin for Bronislau Kaper's score for Two Loves (1960) |
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Richard Markowitz’s score for The Wild Wild West episode “The Night of the Glowing Corpse” is recorded (1965) |
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Thomas Dolby born (1958) |
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| October 15: |
Bronislau Kaper begins recording his score to Home From the Hill (1959) |
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Dag Wiren born (1905) |
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Franz Reizenstein died (1968) |
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Fumio Hayasaka died (1955) |
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Haim Saban born (1944) |
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Henry Mancini begins recording his score for Jacqueline Susann’s Once Is Not Enough (1974) |
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Igo Kantor died (2019) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Pathfinder” (1999) |
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Kevin Kliesch born (1970) |
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Lalo Schifrin begins recording his score to THX- 1138 (1970) |
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Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Lonely Among Us" (1987) |
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Simon Boswell born (1956) |
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| October 16: |
Albert Elms died (2009) |
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Allan Zavod born (1945) |
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Art Blakey died (1990) |
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Bernard Herrmann records his score for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode “Misadventure” (1964) |
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Bert Kaempfert born (1923) |
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David Bell records his scores for the Enterprise episodes “Terra Nova” and “Dear Doctor” (2001) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Year of Hell, Part I” (1997) |
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Leo F. Forbstein born (1892) |
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Maurice Jarre begins recording his score for Taps (1981) |
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Pete Rugolo died (2011) |
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| October 17: |
Around the World in Eighty Days premieres in New York (1956) |
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Basil Poledouris records his score for the Twilight Zone episode “a Message from Charity” (1985) |
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Bullitt opens in New York (1968) |
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Jay Livingston died (2001) |
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Luiz Bonfa born (1922) |
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Nicholas Britell born (1980) |
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Rob Walsh died (2018) |
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Vic Mizzy died (2009) |
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| October 18: |
Allyn Ferguson born (1924) |
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Bernard Herrmann begins recording his score to The Wrong Man (1956) |
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Cristobal Tapia de Veer born (1973) |
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Frederick Hollander born (1896) |
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Howard Shore born (1946) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Game” (1991) |
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John Morris born (1926) |
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Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score for East Side, West Side (1949) |
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Pete Carpenter died (1987) |
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Peter Best born (1943) |
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Rene Garriguenc born (1908) |
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Sergio Moure de Oteyza born (1969) |
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Wynton Marsalis born (1961) |
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| October 19: |
Fiorenzo Carpi born (1918) |
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George Fenton born (1949) |
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Jack Nitzsche records the electronic passages for his Jewel of the Nile score (1985) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “True Q” (1992) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) |
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Johnny Harris records his score for the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode “Return of the Fighting 69th” (1979) |
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Recording sessions begin on James Newton Howard’s score for Falling Down (1992) |
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Svend Erik Tarp died (1994) |
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Victor Young begins recording his score to Scaramouche (1951) |
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| October 20: |
Adolph Deutsch born (1897) |
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Frank Churchill born (1901) |
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Lucien Moraweck died (1973) |
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Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Booby Trap" (1989) |
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Thomas Newman born (1955) |
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Tom Petty born (1950) |
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| October 21: |
Alan Silvestri begins recording his score for Predator 2 (1990) |
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Brian Banks born (1955) |
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David Newman begins recording his score for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1987) |
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David Shire begins recording his score for Rear Window (1998) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Melora” (1993) |
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Gianni Ferrio died (2013) |
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Gregory Smith records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “The Assignment” (1996) |
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Jerry Goldsmith records his replacement score for Seven Days in May (1963) |
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John W. Morgan born (1946) |
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Joseph Mullendore born (1914) |
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Lyle Workman born (1957) |
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Malcolm Arnold born (1921) |
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| October 22: |
Bernard Herrmann records his score for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "Body in the Barn" (1963) |
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Ed Welch born (1947) |
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Giorgio Gaslini born (1929) |
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Greg Hawkes born (1952) |
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Hans J. Salter begins recording his score for The Far Horizons (1954) |
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Hugo Friedhofer begins recording his score to Never So Few (1959) |
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Joseph Kosma born (1905) |
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Marc Shaiman born (1959) |
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Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score to Bhowani Junction (1955) |
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Nuno Malo born (1977) |
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| October 23: |
David Bell records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Treachery, Faith and the Great River” (1998) |
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David Kitay born (1961) |
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Duane Tatro records his only Mission: Impossible score, for the episode “Ultimatum” (1972) |
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Duane Tatro’s score for The Invaders episode “The Prophet” is recorded (1967) |
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Gary McFarland born (1933) |
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Graeme Revell born (1955) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Rejoined” (1995) |
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Jonathan Wolff born (1958) |
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Manos Hadjidakis born (1925) |
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Paul Baillargeon records his score for the Enterprise episode “The Andorian Incident” (2001) |
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Ray Ellis died (2008) |
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Recording sessions begin for Dimitri Tiomkin’s score for Lost Horizon (1936) |
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| October 24: |
Bill Wyman born (1936) |
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David Bell records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Sacrifice of Angels” (1997) |
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Ernest Irving died (1953) |
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John Frizzell born (1966) |
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Merl Saunders died (2008) |
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| October 25: |
Alexander Courage's "Plato's Stepchildren," the last score composed for the original Star Trek series, is recorded (1968) |
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Benny Golson records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “Blues” (1971) |
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Billy Goldenberg begins recording his score for Duel (1971) |
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Bronislau Kaper begins recording his score to The Brothers Karamazov (1958) |
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David Shire begins recording his score for Max Dugan Returns (1982) |
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Don Banks born (1923) |
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Konrad Elfers born (1919) |
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Recording sessions begin for Alex North's score to I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) |
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Recording sessions begin for Danny Elfman’s score for Good Will Hunting (1997) |
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Recording sessions begin for W.G. Snuffy Walden’s score for The Stand (1993) |
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Richard Hazard begins recording his score for Airplane 2: The Sequel (1982) |
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| October 26: |
Bob Cobert born (1924) |
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Curt Sobel born (1953) |
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Howard Shore begins recording his score for She-Devil (1989) |
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Jacques Loussier born (1934) |
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Recording sessions begin for Roy Webb’s score to Fixed Bayonets (1951) |
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Richard La Salle records his score for the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode “Unchained Woman” (1979) |
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Victor Schertzinger died (1941) |
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| October 27: |
Frank DeVol died (1999) |
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Hans Werner Henze died (2012) |
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James Newton Howard begins recording his score to Peter Pan (2003) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Enterprise episode “Cold Station 12” (2004) |
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Jerry Fielding begins recording his score for The Enforcer (1976) |
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John Williams begins recording his score for Pete ‘n’ Tillie (1972) |
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Recording sessions begin for Hugo Friedhofer’s score for The Rains of Ranchipur (1955) |
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Recording sessions begin for Hugo Friedhofer's score for Ace in the Hole (1950) |
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Richard Markowitz records his score for The Wild Wild West episode “The Night of the Green Terror” (1966) |
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Samuel Matlovsky born (1921) |
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| October 28: |
Artie Kane records his score for The New Adventures of Wonder Woman episode “I Do, I Do” (1977) |
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Carl Davis born (1936) |
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Gershon Kingsley born (1922) |
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Gil Melle died (2004) |
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Howard Blake born (1938) |
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Jerry Fielding records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “The Exchange” (1968) |
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Lalo Schifrin records his score for the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode “Memo from Purgatory” (1964) |
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Lalo Schifrin records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “Submarine” (1969) |
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Oliver Nelson died (1975) |
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Recording sessions begin for James Newton Howard’s score for Eye for an Eye (1995) |
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| October 29: |
Alexander Courage records his score for the Land of the Giants episode “Comeback” (1969) |
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Daniele Amfitheatrof born (1901) |
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David Newman begins recording his score for Throw Momma from the Train (1987) |
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George Bassman records his score to Mail Order Bride (1963) |
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Irving Szathmary died (1983) |
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Leith Stevens records his score for the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episode “Monster from the Inferno” (1966) |
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Michael Wandmacher born (1967) |
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Neal Hefti born (1922) |
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Paul Misraki died (1998) |
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Pim Jacobs born (1934) |
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| October 30: |
Brian Easdale died (1995) |
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Charles Fox born (1940) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Enterprise episode “Breaking the Ice” (2001) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Year of Hell, Part II” (1997) |
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Irving Szathmary born (1907) |
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Paul Baillargeon records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Little Green Men” (1995) |
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Paul Ferris died (1995) |
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Paul J. Smith born (1906) |
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Teo Macero born (1925) |
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The Lion in Winter opens in New York (1968) |
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| October 31: |
Adam Schlesinger born (1967) |
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Ian Fraser died (2014) |
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Ian Hultquist born (1985) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for Patton (1969) |
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John Williams begins recording his score to The Towering Inferno (1974) |
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Johnny Marr born (1963) |
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Joseph Liebman died (2001) |
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Now, Voyager opens in theaters (1942) |
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Robert Drasnin records his score for the Lost in Space episode "West of Mars" (1966) |
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Spellbound opens in New York (1945) |
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The Mission is released in the United States (1986) |
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Venedikt Pushkov born (1896) |
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