| Events In Film Score History |
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| December 1: |
Gerald Fried records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “The Diplomat” (1968) |
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John Williams begins recording his replacement score for Rosewood (1996) |
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Laurence Rosenthal begins recording his score to Heart Like a Wheel (1982) |
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Peter Thomas born (1925) |
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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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Cyril Ornadel born (1924) |
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Eddie Sauter born (1914) |
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Francois-Eudes Chanfrault born (1974) |
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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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John Williams begins recording his score for Midway (1975) |
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Lennie Hayton records his score for the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episode “The Monster from Outer Space” (1965) |
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Michael Whalen born (1965) |
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Milton Delugg born (1918) |
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Richard Markowitz begins recording his music for the three-part Mission: Impossible episode “The Falcon,” his final scores for the series (1969) |
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| December 3: |
Adam Wingard born (1982) |
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Christopher Slaski born (1974) |
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Dee Barton died (2001) |
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Derek Wadsworth died (2008) |
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Elmer Bernstein begins recording his score to McQ (1973) |
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Franz Waxman begins recording his score for Woman of the Year (1941) |
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Hoyt Curtin died (2000) |
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Karl de Groof born (1923) |
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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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Frank Zappa died (1993) |
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Harry Sukman died (1984) |
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Jason Staczek born (1965) |
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Jay Chattaway begins recording his score for the two-part Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Chain of Command” (1992) |
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Leonard Rosenman records his score for the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode “One of the Family” (1964) |
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On Golden Pond opens in New York and Los Angeles (1981) |
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Richard Robbins born (1940) |
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Rob Walsh born (1947) |
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Tito Arevalo died (2000) |
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| December 5: |
Cliff Eidelman born (1964) |
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Dave Brubeck died (2012) |
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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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Johnny Pate born (1923) |
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Karl-Ernst Sasse born (1923) |
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Manuel De Sica died (2014) |
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Masaru Sato died (1999) |
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Osvaldo Golijov born (1960) |
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Richard Gibbs born (1955) |
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Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Outrageous Okona" (1988) |
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| December 6: |
Dave Brubeck born (1920) |
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Hans Zimmer begins recording his score for Broken Arrow (1995) |
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Lalo Schifrin begins recording the original soundtrack LP to Bullitt (1968) |
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Lyn Murray born (1909) |
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Maury Laws born (1923) |
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Morgan Lewis died (1968) |
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Mort Glickman born (1898) |
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Patrick Williams records his score for The Streets of San Francisco episode “Bitter Wine” (1972) |
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Piero Piccioni born (1921) |
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Recording sessions begin for Sol Kaplan’s score for Destination Gobi (1952) |
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Richard Markowitz died (1994) |
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Roberto Pregadio born (1928) |
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Willie Hutch born (1944) |
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| December 7: |
Basil Poledouris begins recording his score for White Fang (1990) |
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Ernst Toch born (1887) |
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Georges Delerue begins recording his score for Les Visiteurs (1979) |
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Jerry Goldsmith records his score for The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) |
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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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Paul Baillargeon records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Latent Image” (1998) |
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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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Victor Young begins recording his score for Appointment with Danger (1949) |
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| December 8: |
Antonio Carlos Jobim died (1994) |
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Bruce Kimmel born (1947) |
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Dominic Frontiere records his score for The Invaders episode “The Mutation” (1966) |
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Edward Williams died (2013) |
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John Rubinstein born (1946) |
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Junkie XL born as Tom Holkenberg (1967) |
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Leo Shuken born (1906) |
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Leonard Rosenman begins recording his score for Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1969) |
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Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score to The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1958) |
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Moisey Vainberg born (1919) |
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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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Chris Wilson born (1958) |
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Geoff Barrow born (1971) |
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Sune Waldimir died (1967) |
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Von Dexter born (1912) |
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William Goldstein records his score for the Twilight Zone episode “Her Pilgrim Soul” (1985) |
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| December 10: |
Alexander Courage born (1919) |
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Chad Stuart born (1941) |
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Gershon Kingsley died (2019) |
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Jack Hues born (1954) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for Shock Treatment (1963) |
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Leigh Harline died (1969) |
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Milan Svoboda born (1951) |
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Morton Gould born (1913) |
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Recording sessions begin for Claude Bolling’s score for The Awakening (1979) |
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Roy Webb died (1982) |
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| December 11: |
Anthony Collins born (1963) |
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Benny Carter records his score for the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode “Crimson Witness” (1964) |
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Benny Golson records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “Incarnate,” the final score composed for the original series (1972) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Enterprise episode “Catwalk” (2002) |
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Johnny Mandel begins recording his score for Escape to Witch Mountain (1974) |
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Jon Brion born (1963) |
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Malcolm Clarke died (2003) |
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Paul Haslinger born (1962) |
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Rachel Portman born (1960) |
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Ravi Shankar died (2012) |
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Rogier Van Otterloo born (1941) |
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Velton Ray Bunch records his score for the Enterprise episode “Silent Enemy” (2001) |
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| December 12: |
Carlo Martelli born (1935) |
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Karl-Heinz Schafer died (1996) |
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Marcello Giombini died (2003) |
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Michael Kamen begins recording his score for Road House (1988) |
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| December 13: |
Adam Fields born (1965) |
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Alexander Courage records his score for the Lost in Space episode "The Girl from the Green Dimension" (1966) |
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David Raksin begins recording his score for The Reformer and the Redhead (1949) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Past Tense - Part 1” (1994) |
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Dimitri Tiomkin begins recording his score for Land of the Pharaohs (1954) |
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Emil Richards died (2019) |
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Harry Gregson-Williams born (1961) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for Psycho II (1982) |
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Miles Goodman begins recording his score for Dunston Checks In (1995) |
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Reijiro Koroku born (1949) |
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Rene Cloerec died (1995) |
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Teo Usuelli born (1920) |
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| December 14: |
Alfred Newman begins recording his score for Hell and High Water (1953) |
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Fred Karlin begins recording his score for Ravagers (1978) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Shattered” (2000) |
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John Du Prez born (1946) |
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John Lurie born (1952) |
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Jon Ekstrand born (1976) |
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Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Defector" (1989) |
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| December 15: |
Alan Ari Lazar born (1967) |
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Ennio Morricone begins recording his score for Days of Heaven (1977) |
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Gone With the Wind has its world premiere in Atlanta (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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Freddie Perren died (2004) |
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Georgy Sviridov born (1915) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for In Harm's Way (1964) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his unused Timeline score (2002) |
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Lud Gluskin born (1898) |
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Marco Frisina born (1954) |
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Noel Coward born (1899) |
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Paul Baillargeon records his score for the Star Trek: Enterprise episode “Chosen Realm” (2003) |
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Recording sessions begin for Cyril Mockdridge’s score for Donovan’s Reef (1963) |
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Richard Band records his score for Terrorvision (1985) |
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Robert Prince records his score for The New Adventures of Wonder Woman episode “The Deadly Toys” (1977) |
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| December 17: |
Craig Safan born (1948) |
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Don Ellis died (1978) |
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Galt MacDermot died (2018) |
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Lalo Schifrin begins recording his score for Rhino! (1963) |
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Leo Erdody born (1888) |
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Paul Hepker born (1967) |
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Winfried Zillig died (1963) |
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| December 18: |
Jean Musy born (1947) |
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Joel Hirschhorn born (1937) |
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Maurice Jarre begins recording his score for The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark (1979) |
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Out of Africa opens in New York and Los Angeles (1985) |
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Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Datalore" (1987) |
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| December 19: |
David Bell records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Past Tense, Part II” (1994) |
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Duane Tatro’s score for The Invaders episode “Counter-Attack” is recorded (1967) |
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Elmer Bernstein begins recording his score for Going Ape (1980) |
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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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Herbert Stothart begins recording his score for Northwest Passage (1939) |
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Michel Magne died (1984) |
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Paul Dessau born (1894) |
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Recording sessions begin for Frederick Hollander’s score for The Bride Wore Boots (1946) |
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Robert B. Sherman born (1925) |
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Roger Webb died (2002) |
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The Thief of Bagdad premieres in London (1940) |
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Walter Murphy born (1952) |
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| December 20: |
Aaron Copland begins recording his score to The Heiress (1948) |
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Alex North begins recording his score to The Devil’s Brigade (1967) |
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Arlon Ober died (2004) |
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Cyril Mockrdige records his score for the Lost in Space episode "The Questing Beast" (1966) |
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David Bell records his score for the Enterprise episode “Dawn” (2002) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for Planet of the Apes (1967) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for The Red Pony (1972) |
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Jerry Goldsmith records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "Boo!" (1985) |
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Ned Washington died (1976) |
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Richard Hazard died (2000) |
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| December 21: |
Barry DeVorzon begins recording his score for The Warriors (1978) |
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David Michael Frank born (1948) |
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Derek Scott born (1921) |
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Dominic Frontiere died (2017) |
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Eric Coates died (1957) |
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Franco Micalizzi born (1939) |
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Frank Cordell begins recording his score to Mosquito Squadron (1968) |
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Frank Zappa born (1940) |
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Goldfinger opens in New York (1964) |
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Matthieu Chabrol born (1956) |
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Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score for Something of Value (1956) |
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Recording sessions begin for Miklos Rozsa’s score to The Man in Half Moon Street (1943) |
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Thunderball opens in New York (1965) |
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Waldemar Kazanecki died (1991) |
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| December 22: |
Alfi Kabiljo born (1935) |
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Dominic Frontiere records his score for The Invaders episode “The Experiment” (1966) |
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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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Michael Bacon born (1949) |
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Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score to Tribute to a Bad Man (1955) |
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| December 23: |
Corey Allen Jackson born (1968) |
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Daniele Amfitheatrof begins recording his score for Devil's Doorway (1949) |
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Devonte Hynes born (1985) |
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Elmer Bernstein begins recording his replacement score to Saddle the Wind (1957) |
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Georg Haentzschel born (1907) |
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Georges Delerue begins recording his score for Sin of Innocence (1985) |
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Jeff Alexander died (1989) |
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Ross Edwards born (1943) |
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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad opens in New York (1958) |
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Walter Greene died (1983) |
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| December 24: |
Alec Wilder died (1980) |
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Bernard Herrmann begins recording his score for It’s Alive (1973) |
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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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Ray Colcord born (1949) |
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Recording sessions begin for Hugo Friedhofer’s score for Bride of Vengeance (1948) |
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Richard LaSalle records his score for the Land of the Giants episode “The Secret City of Limbo” (1969) |
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Richard Rodney Bennett died (2012) |
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| December 25: |
Charles Chaplin died (1977) |
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Christian Henson born (1971) |
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James Brown died (2006) |
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Nathaniel Shilkret born (1889) |
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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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Bernard Herrmann begins recording his score for 5 Fingers (1951) |
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Curtis Mayfield died (1999) |
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Ira Newborn born (1949) |
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Morgan Lewis born (1906) |
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Pablo Sorozabal died (1988) |
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Roger Neill born (1963) |
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Stephen Graziano born (1954) |
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Tom Howe born (1977) |
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| December 27: |
Benedetto Ghiglia born (1921) |
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Buxton Orr died (1997) |
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Isaak Shvarts died (2009) |
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John Williams begins recording his score to The Empire Strikes Back (1979) |
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Kenneth Wannberg records his score for the Twilight Zone episode “Still Life” (1985) |
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Lars Erik-Larsson died (1986) |
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Oscar Levant born (1906) |
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Victor Young begins recording his score for The Proud and Profane (1955) |
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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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Garry Sherman born (1933) |
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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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Paul Hindemith died (1963) |
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Rahman Altin born (1971) |
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Recording sessions begin for Bronislau Kaper's score to Invitation (1952) |
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Richard Band born (1953) |
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Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Loud as a Whisper" (1988) |
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| December 29: |
Alexander Courage records his unused score for the Land of the Giants pilot episode “The Crash” (1967) |
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George Duning's score for the Star Trek episode "Return to Tomorrow" is recorded (1967) |
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Roman Vlad born (1919) |
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Ron Goodwin begins recording his score for Submarine X-1 (1967) |
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Ryan Shore born (1974) |
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Wojciech Kilar died (2013) |
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| December 30: |
Alfred Ralston born (1907) |
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Dmitri Kabalevsky born (1904) |
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Harry Geller records his score for The Wild Wild West episode “The Night the Dragon Screamed” (1965) |
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Jason Brandt born (1973) |
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Lucio Agostini born (1913) |
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Michael Nesmith born (1942) |
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Patrick Gowers died (2014) |
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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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Antonio Diaz Conde died (1976) |
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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 (1931) |
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