Randy Edelman

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Randy S. Edelman (born June 10, 1947 in Paterson , New Jersey ) is an American film composer .

Life

Randy S. Edelman grew up as the son of a primary school teacher and an accountant in Teaneck . He began playing the piano in his childhood, attended the Cincinnati Music Conservatory , and then played as a pianist in New York on Broadway .

He produced several solo records with songs, some of which were later put on with Barry Manilow , Olivia Newton-John and others. In the 1970s he also had his own hit parades: Concrete and Clay and The Uptown Uptempo Woman (both 1976). He then went to Los Angeles , and after some film music in the 1970s, he began from the 1980s to write the music for well-known US films and television series. His work includes around 100 film and television productions.

Randy Edelman has been married to singer and songwriter Jackie DeShannon since June 3, 1973 .

Films (selection)

Awards (selection)

Golden Globe Award
British Academy Film Award

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sheff, David. "Jackie Deshannon Wrote the tune but Randy Edelman Put a Little Love in Her Heart" , People , May 5, 1980. Accessed September 27, 2011. "Edelman, in fact, which scarcely 22, just out of Cincinnati's Conservatory of Music and quiet living part-time in Teaneck, NJ with his parents (an accountant and a first-grade teacher). "
personal data
SURNAME Edelman, Randy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Edelman, Randy S.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film composer
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Paterson , New Jersey