| Events In Film Score History |
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| August 1: |
Antony Partos born (1968) |
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Arthur B. Rubinstein records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "Remote Control Man" (1985) |
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Barrington Pheloung died (2019) |
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Dean Wareham born (1963) |
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Dhani Hamilton born (1978) |
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Jerome Moross born (1913) |
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Lionel Bart born (1930) |
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Martin Phipps born (1968) |
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Michael Penn born (1958) |
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Paddy Moloney born (1938) |
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Paul Sawtell died (1971) |
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Walter Scharf born (1910) |
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| August 2: |
Arthur Kempel born (1945) |
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Carlo Savina born (1919) |
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Daniel Licht died (2017) |
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Dimitri Tiomkin begins recording his score for Gunfight at the OK Corral (1956) |
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Irwin Bazelon died (1995) |
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Joe Harnell born (1924) |
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John Williams begins recording his score for Monsignor (1982) |
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Lalo Schifrin records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “The Miracle” (1971) |
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Muir Mathieson died (1975) |
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Phillip Lambro born (1935) |
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Recording sessions begin on Leigh Harline’s score for No Down Payment (1957) |
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Robert Drasnin records his score for The Wild Wild West episode “The Night of the Man-Eating House” (1966) |
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| August 3: |
Alfred Schnittke died (1998) |
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David Buttolph born (1902) |
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Ira Newborn begins recording his score for The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) |
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Louis Gruenberg born (1884) |
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Robert Emmett Dolan born (1906) |
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Warren Barker died (2006) |
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| August 4: |
Adam Walacinski died (2015) |
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Bernardo Segall born (1911) |
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Billy Goldenberg died (2020) |
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David Raksin born (1912) |
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Egisto Macchi born (1928) |
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Egisto Macchi died (1992) |
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Michael Small begins recording his score for Firstborn (1984) |
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Nathan Johnson born (1976) |
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Recording sessions begin for The Prisoner of Zenda remake, with Conrad Salinger adapting Alfred Newman's original score (1952) |
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| August 5: |
Abigail Mead born as Vivian Kubrick (1960) |
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Adolph Deutsch begins recording his score for The Matchmaker (1957) |
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Alexander Courage's music for the Star Trek episode "The Enterprise Incident" is recorded (1968) |
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Christopher Gunning born (1944) |
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Cyril Morin born (1962) |
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Fred Karger died (1979) |
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Henry Mancini begins recording his score for Mommie Dearest (1981) |
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Henry Mancini begins recording his score for Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his unused score for Gladiator (1991) |
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Michael Small begins recording his score for Comes a Horseman (1978) |
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Robert Prince records his first Mission: Impossible score, for the episode “Homecoming” (1970) |
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Stuart Hancock born (1975) |
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| August 6: |
Alex North begins recording his score to Pony Soldier (1952) |
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Andre Previn begins recording his score to The Outriders (1949) |
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Christopher Dedrick died (2010) |
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Cyril J. Mockridge born (1896) |
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David Newman begins recording his score to The Brave Little Toaster (1986) |
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Harry Geller records his score for the Land of the Giants episode “Giants and All That Jazz” (1969) |
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Jack Elliott born (1927) |
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Larry Adler died (2001) |
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Marvin Hamlisch died (2012) |
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Oliver Wallace born (1887) |
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Robert Prince records his final Mission: Impossible score, for the episode “Mindbend” (1971) |
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Soren Hyldgaard born (1962) |
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Svend Erik Tarp born (1908) |
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| August 7: |
Alfred Newman begins recording his adaptations of Jerome Kern songs for Centennial Summer (1945) |
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Bruce Broughton begins recording his score for All I Want for Christmas (1991) |
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David Raksin begins recording his score for The Man with a Cloak (1951) |
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Don Ellis begins recording his score for The French Connection (1971) |
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Gerald Fried records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “Trek” (1967) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Scorpion, Part II” (1997) |
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Jerry Fielding begins recording his score to The Mechanic (1972) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for Deep Rising (1997) |
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Joseph Kosma died (1969) |
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Recording sessions begin for Bronislau Kaper's score for Her Twelve Men (1953) |
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Roy Budd died (1993) |
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Walter Scharf records his score for The Wild Wild West episode “The Night of the Assassin” (1967) |
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| August 8: |
Arthur Morton born (1908) |
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Basil Kirchin born (1927) |
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Benny Carter born (1907) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “The Gift” (1997) |
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Fred Steiner records his score for the Lost in Space episode "The Space Primevals" (1967) |
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James Horner begins recording his score for The Pagemaster (1994) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score to Capricorn One (1977) |
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Louis Levy died (1957) |
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Nathan Wang born (1956) |
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Patrick Williams records his score for The Streets of San Francisco episode “One Last Shot” (1974) |
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Sidney Cutner’s score for The Invaders episode “Condition: Red” is recorded (1967) |
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Stefano Mainetti born (1957) |
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Victor Young born (1900) |
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| August 9: |
Alexander Courage records his score for the Lost in Space episode "Wild Adventure" (1966) |
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Andre Hossein died (1983) |
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David Raksin died (2004) |
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Dmitri Shostakovich died (1975) |
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Duane Tatro died (2020) |
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George Duning's score for the Star Trek episode "And the Children Shall Lead" is recorded (1968) |
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Jerry Goldsmith records his score for the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episode “Jonah and the Whale” (1965) |
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Leith Stevens records his score for the Lost in Space episode "Blast Off into Space" (1966) |
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Patrick Williams begins recording his score for Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1978) |
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Peter Matz died (2002) |
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Recording sessions begin for Hugo Friedhofer’s score for Seven Cities of Gold (1955) |
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Tony Mottola died (2004) |
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| August 10: |
Brian Easdale born (1909) |
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Douglas M. Lackey born (1932) |
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Ennio Morricone begins recording his score for So Fine (1981) |
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Isaac Hayes died (2008) |
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Mischa Bakaleinikoff died (1960) |
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| August 11: |
Ali Shaheed Muhammad born (1970) |
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Bill Conti begins recording his score for Five Days from Home (1977) |
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Don Davis begins recording his score for The Matrix Revolutions (2003) |
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Emile Mosseri born (1985) |
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Joe Jackson born (1954) |
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Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score for The Light Touch (1951) |
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Patrick Williams records his score for The Streets of San Francisco episode “The Glass Dart Board” (1975) |
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Raymond Leppard born (1927) |
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Richard Shores begins recording his score for The Wild Wild West episode “The Night of the Eccentrics” (1966) |
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Ron Grainer born (1922) |
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Toby Chu born (1977) |
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| August 12: |
David Lee born (1926) |
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David Munrow born (1942) |
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Hugo Montenegro records his only Mission: Impossible episode score, for “The Rebel” (1970) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score to The Traveling Executioner (1970) |
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Mark Knopfler born (1949) |
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Marty Paich died (1995) |
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Pat Metheny born (1954) |
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Peter Peter born (1960) |
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Victor Young begins recording his score for The Accused (1948) |
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Zacarias M. de la Riva born (1972) |
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| August 13: |
Axel Stordahl born (1913) |
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Dennis Farnon born (1923) |
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Gerald Fried writes his final Mission: Impossible score, for “The Code” (1969) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for Warlock (1988) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score to Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) |
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John Cacavas born (1930) |
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John Ireland born (1879) |
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John Ottman begins recording his score to Gothika (2003) |
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Patrick Williams records his score for The Streets of San Francisco episode “Going Home” (1973) |
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Richard LaSalle records his score for the Land of the Giants episode “The Mechanical Man” (1969) |
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Richard Shores records his score for The Wild Wild West episode “The Night of the Big Blackmail” (1968) |
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Roque Banos records his score for Oldboy (2013) |
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Zdenek Liska died (1983) |
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| August 14: |
Edmund Meisel born (1894) |
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James Horner born (1953) |
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Lee Zahler born (1893) |
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Michael McCormack born (1973) |
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Oscar Levant died (1972) |
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Patrick Williams records his score for The Streets of San Francisco episode “The Thirty-Year Pin” (1972) |
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| August 15: |
Bruce Broughton begins recording his score for George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986) |
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Cesk Zadeja died (1997) |
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Duane Tatro’s score for The Invaders episode “The Saucer” is recorded (1967) |
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Henry Mancini begins recording his score for Harry and Son (1983) |
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Jacques Ibert born (1890) |
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Jimmy Webb born (1946) |
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Lalo Schifrin records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “Memory” (1966) |
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Ned Washington born (1901) |
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Ron Jones records his pilot score for the animated Superman series (1988) |
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Ronald Stein died (1988) |
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| August 16: |
Alan Silvestri wins Emmys for Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’s main title theme and its premiere episode score; David Arnold and Michael Price win for Sherlock’s “His Last Vow” (2014) |
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Bruno Nicolai died (1991) |
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John Williams records the third season theme for Lost in Space (1967) |
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Miles Goodman died (1996) |
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Tadashi Hattori died (2008) |
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| August 17: |
Ernest Gold bgins recording his score for A Child Is Waiting (1962) |
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John Williams begins recording his score for Black Sunday (1976) |
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Johnny Harris records his score for The New Adventures of Wonder Woman episode “The Deadly Sting” (1978) |
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Lisa Coleman born (1960) |
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Vivek Maddala born (1973) |
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| August 18: |
Artie Kane records his score for The New Adventures of Wonder Woman episode “The Return of Wonder Woman” (1977) |
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Carlos Rafael Rivera born (1970) |
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David Benoit born (1953) |
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Elmer Bernstein died (2004) |
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Igo Kantor born (1930) |
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Jack Elliott died (2001) |
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John Debney born (1956) |
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Recording sessions begin for Bronislau Kaper's score for Butterfield 8 (1960) |
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Robert Russell Bennett died (1981) |
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Stephen Endelman born (1962) |
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Stuart Matthewman born (1960) |
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Tan Dun born (1957) |
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| August 19: |
Alexander Courage's score for the Star Trek episode "The Man Trap” is recorded (1966) |
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Andre Previn begins recording his score to The Subterraneans (1959) |
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Elmer Bernstein begins recording his score for Desire Under the Elms (1957) |
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Fumio Hayasaka born (1914) |
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Geoff Zanelli wins the Emmy for Into the West; Sean Callery wins his second Emmy, for the 24 episode “Day 5: 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.”; Edward Shearmur wins for Masters of Horror’s main title theme (2006) |
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Gustavo Santaolalla born (1951) |
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Herman Stein born (1915) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Equinox, Part II” (1999) |
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Jerry Fielding records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “The Controllers” (1969) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for Take Her, She’s Mine (1963) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score to The Illustrated Man (1968) |
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John Williams begins recording the soundtrack LP of Earthquake (1974) |
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Lalo Schifrin begins recording his score for Telefon (1977) |
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Luchi De Jesus born (1923) |
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Luchi De Jesus died (1984) |
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Ludovic Bource born (1970) |
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Ray Cooper born (1942) |
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William Motzing born (1937) |
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| August 20: |
Alain Goraguer born (1931) |
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Edward Williams born (1921) |
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Irving Gertz records his score for the Land of the Giants episode “The Creed” (1968) |
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Isaac Hayes born (1942) |
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Raoul Kraushaar born (1908) |
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Recording sessions begin for David Arnold’s score for Stargate (1994) |
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Richard Peaslee died (2016) |
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Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Naked Now" (1987) |
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Stelvio Cipriani born (1937) |
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| August 21: |
Alex Wurman wins the Emmy for his Temple Grandin score; Sean Callery wins his third Emmy, for the 24 episode score “Day 8: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.; Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman win for Nurse Jackie’s main title theme (2010), |
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Angelo Francesco Lavagnino died (1987) |
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Basil Poledouris born (1945) |
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Constant Lambert died (1951) |
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Gerald Fried records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “The Widow” (1967) |
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Joe Strummer born (1952) |
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Recording sessions begin for Hugo Friedhofer’s score for Two Flags West (1950) |
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Richard Band begins recording his score for Robo Warriors (1996) |
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Walter Schumann died (1958) |
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| August 22: |
Bronislau Kaper begins recording his score for Ride, Vaquero! (1952) |
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Bruce Broughton begins recording his score for This Girl for Hire (1983) |
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James Dooley born (1976) |
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John Williams begins recording his score for the Amazing Stories episode "The Mission" (1985) |
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Johnny Green begins recording his score for Twilight of Honor (1963) |
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Stanislas Syrewicz born (1946) |
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| August 23: |
Alexandre Desplat born (1961) |
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Constant Lambert born (1905) |
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David Rose died (1990) |
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Howard Blake begins recording his score for S.O.S. Titanic (1979) |
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Ian Fraser born (1933) |
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Julian Nott born (1960) |
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Jurriaan Andriessen died (1996) |
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Martial Solal born (1927) |
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Marvin Hatley died (1986) |
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Willy Russell born (1947) |
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| August 24: |
Dave Grusin begins recording his score for Absence of Malice (1981) |
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Jean-Michel Jarre born (1948) |
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John Debney wins his first Emmy, for the Young Riders episode score “Kansas;” Richard Bellis wins for part 1 of It (1991) |
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Mark Lawrence died (1991) |
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Peter Kyed born (1963) |
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| August 25: |
Elvis Costello born (1954) |
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Harry Manfredini born (1943) |
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Jack Nitzsche died (2000) |
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Joby Talbot born (1971) |
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John Williams begins recording his score for Bachelor Flat (1961) |
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Leith Stevens records his score for the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episode “Time Bomb” (1965) |
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Leonard Bernstein born (1918) |
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Ray Heindorf born (1908) |
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Richard Markowitz records his score for The Wild Wild West episode “The Night of the Raven” (1966) |
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Robert Drasnin records his score for The Wild Wild West episode “The Night of the Casual Killer” (1965) |
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Tom Manoff born (1945) |
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Zoe Poledouris born (1973) |
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| August 26: |
Alan Parker born (1944) |
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Branford Marsalis born (1960) |
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Fred Steiner's score for the Star Trek episode "Spock's Brain" is recorded (1968) |
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Humphrey Searle born (1915) |
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John Frizzell begins recording his score for Alien Resurrection (1997) |
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John Williams records his score for the Lost in Space pilot episode "The Reluctant Stowaway" (1965) |
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Mark Snow born (1946) |
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Ralph Vaughan Williams died (1958) |
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Recording sessions begin for Miklos Rozsa’s score to The Hour Before the Dawn (1943) |
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| August 27: |
Bernard Herrmann records his score for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "Nothing Ever Happens in Linvale" (1963) |
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Craig Safan begins recording his score for Remo Williams: the Adventure Begins (1985) |
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Dimitri Tiomkin begins recording his score to 36 Hours (1964) |
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Eric Coates born (1886) |
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Geoffrey Burgon begins recording his score for The Dogs of War (1980) |
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Harry Geller records his score for the Land of the Giants episode “The Golden Cage” (1968) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Night” (1998) |
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Jerry Fielding records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “The Execution” (1968) |
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John Altman wins the Emmy for RKO 281; Joseph LoDuca wins for the Xena: Warrior Princess episode “Fallen Angel;” W.G. Snuffy Walden wins for The West Wing main title theme (2000) |
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John Williams begins recording his score for 1941 (1979) |
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John Williams begins recording his score for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |
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Johnny Mandel records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "One for the Road" (1985) |
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Lennie Hayton records his score for the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episode “…And Five of Us Are Left” (1965) |
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Miles Goodman born (1949) |
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Sonny Sharrock born (1940) |
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| August 28: |
Annette Focks born (1964) |
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Bruce Broughton wins his sixth Emmy, for Glory & Honor; Christophe Beck wins the Emmy for his Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode score “Becoming: Part 1” (1998) |
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Duane Tatro’s score for The Invaders episode “Valley of the Shadow” is recorded (1967) |
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John Williams begins recording his score for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) |
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Laurence Rosenthal wins his third consecutive Emmy, for The Bourne Identity; Lee Holdridge wins his first Emmy, for the Beauty and the Beast pilot score (1988) |
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Richard Hartley wins the Emmy for his Alice in Wonderland score; Carl Johnson wins for the Invasion America episode score “Final Mission;” Martin Davich wins for his main title to Trinity (1999) |
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Ustad Vilayat Khan born (1928) |
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| August 29: |
Anthony Adverse released in theaters (1936) |
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Fred Steiner's score for the Star Trek episode "Charlie X" is recorded (1966) |
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James Horner begins recording his score for Gorky Park (1983) |
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John Williams begins recording his score for The River (1984) |
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Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score for The Miniver Story (1950) |
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Recording sessions begin for Richard Rodney Bennett's score for Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976) |
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Victor Young begins recording his score to The Tall Men (1955) |
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| August 30: |
Axel Stordahl died (1963) |
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Bernardo Bonezzi died (2012) |
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Bruce Broughton wins his fifth Emmy, for O Pioneers!; Bruce Babcock wins for the Matlock episode score “The Strangler” (1992) |
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Conrad Salinger born (1901) |
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Emil Newman died (1984) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his replacement score for The River Wild (1994) |
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John Phillips born (1935) |
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Luis Bacalov born (1933) |
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Sol Kaplan's score for the Star Trek episode "The Doomsday Machine" is recorded (1967) |
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| August 31: |
Alexander Courage's score for the Star Trek episode "The Naked Time" is recorded (1966) |
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Joel McNeely begins recording his score for Iron Will (1993) |
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Lalo Schifrin records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “The Killer” (1970) |
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Recording sessions begin for Bronislau Kaper's score for The Swan (1955) |
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Robert Drasnin records his score for the Lost in Space episode "Forbidden World" (1966) |
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The Sea Hawk is released in theaters (1940) |
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Walter Scharf records his final Mission: Impossible score, for the episode “The Bank” (1967) |
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