Richard LaSalle
Richard LaSalle (born January 18, 1918 in Louisville , Colorado , † April 5, 2015 in Carmel-by-the-Sea , California ) was an American film composer.
After studying at the University of Colorado, LaSalle began his musical career in the 1940s, initially as a hotel pianist, including five years at the Plaza Hotel in New York , and later as the leader of a big band. 1958 began his career as a film composer, in which his long-term collaboration with the producer Irwin Allen was particularly significant. For him he set episodes of the television series Lost Between Alien Worlds and Planet of the Giants as well as a number of television films such as City Beneath the Sea (1971). In addition, LaSalle composed for feature films with Vincent Price ( Diary of a Murderer and The Poison of Evil ) and set a number of westerns with Audie Murphy , including Arizona Raiders .
Filmography (selection)
- 1961: Sniper's Ridge
- 1963: Diary of a Murderer (Diary of a Madman)
- 1964: Goldfieber (Blood on the Arrow)
- 1964: 2071: Mutan beasts versus robots (The Time Travelers)
- 1965: Gold transport through Arizona (Arizona Raiders)
- 1971: At 9 a.m. the earth goes under (City Beneath the Sea)
- 1972: Piranha (Piranha Piranha)
- 1972: The Daughters of Satan (Daughters Of Satan)
- 1974: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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- Mark Phillips: Giant Scores. Years ago Richard LaSalle composed for giants, aliens & Irwin Allen, in: Starlog Explorer # 7 (June 1995).
Web links
- Richard LaSalle in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Richard W. LaSalle
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | LaSalle, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Louisville , Colorado |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5, 2015 |
| Place of death | Carmel-by-the-Sea , California |