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Richard Julian DeBenedictis (born January 23, 1935) is an American composer noted for composing music for television shows including Perry Mason and its movies from 1985 until 1993, Police Story, Columbo, Father Dowling Mysteries, The Rockford Files, Hawaii Five-O, Phyllis, and Matlock, and its spin-offs Jake and the Fatman, and Diagnosis: Murder. He is also known for his production music, which has been used in shows, commercials, video games and films.

DeBenedictis has been nominated ten times for an Emmy Award, most recently in 1996, for his compositions.

After retiring from television composing, DeBenedictis has taught several master class in Los Angeles and New York City, including California Institute of the Arts, Pepperdine University, Pierce College, Ithaca College, and California Lutheran University.

He is the father of Dean, Brian, Lara and Brent.

Discography[edit]

SCD 709 Dramatic Workshop 26 - Moodsetters, Links & Stings^[1] (album released in 2006, tracks recorded in the early 1990s, contains most of his production music tracks)

Notes[edit]

^ "APM Music - Albums". www.apmmusic.com.

External links[edit]

Dick DeBenedictis at IMDb

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[1] "APM Music - Albums". www.apmmusic.com.

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-'''Richard “Dick” DeBenedictis''' (born January 23, 1937<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006032/ IMDb]</ref>) is an [[United States|American]] [[composer]] noted for composing music for television shows including ''[[Perry Mason (TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' and its movies from 1985 until 1993, ''[[Police Story (1973 TV series)|Police Story]]'', ''[[Columbo (TV series)|Columbo]]'', ''[[The Rockford Files]]'', ''[[Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[Phyllis (TV series)|Phyllis]]'', and ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'', and its spin offs ''[[Jake and the Fatman]]'', and ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]''. He is also best known for his production music that have been used in many shows, commercials, video games and films. DeBenedictis has been nominated ten times for an [[Emmy Award]], most recently in 1996, for his  compositions.
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+'''Richard Julian DeBenedictis''' (born January 23, 1935) is an American [[composer]] noted for composing music for television shows including ''[[Perry Mason (TV film series)|Perry Mason]]'' and its movies from 1985 until 1993, ''[[Police Story (1973 TV series)|Police Story]]'', ''[[Columbo]]'', ''[[Father Dowling Mysteries]]'', ''[[The Rockford Files]]'', ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[Phyllis (TV series)|Phyllis]]'', and ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'', and its spin-offs ''[[Jake and the Fatman]]'', and ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]''.
-After retiring from television composing, Richard has taught several [[Master class]]es in [[Los Angeles]] and [[New York City|New York]], including [[California Institute of the Arts]], [[Pepperdine University]], [[Pierce College]], [[Ithaca College]], and [[California Lutheran University]].
+He is also known for his production music, which has been used in shows, commercials, video games and films.
+DeBenedictis has been nominated ten times for an [[Emmy Award]], most recently in 1996, for his  compositions.
-He is the father of [[Dean DeBenedictis]], Brian DeBenedictis, Lara DeBenedictis, and Brent DeBenedictis.
+After retiring from television composing, DeBenedictis has taught several [[master class]] in [[Los Angeles]] and [[New York City]], including [[California Institute of the Arts]], [[Pepperdine University]], [[Los Angeles Pierce College|Pierce College]], [[Ithaca College]], and [[California Lutheran University]].
+He is the father of [[Dean De Benedictis|Dean]], Brian, Lara and Brent.
 ==Discography==
-* SCD 709 Dramatic Workshop 26 - Moodsetters, Links & Stings <ref>https://www.apmmusic.com/albums/SCD-0709</ref> (album released in 2006, tracks likely recorded between 1980 and 1990, contains most of his famous production music tracks)
+* SCD 709 Dramatic Workshop 26 - Moodsetters, Links & Stings<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apmmusic.com/albums/SCD-0709|title=APM Music - Albums|website=www.apmmusic.com}}</ref> (album released in 2006, tracks recorded in the early 1990s, contains most of his production music tracks)
 ==Notes==
- <references/>
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 ==External links==
-* {{IMDb name|id=0006032|name=Richard DeBenedictis}}
+* {{IMDb name|id=0006032|name=Dick DeBenedictis}}
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+[[Category:American television composers]]
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