Robert O. Ragland
Robert Oliver Ragland (born July 3, 1931 in Chicago , Illinois , † April 18, 2012 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American film composer .
Life
After studying music at Northwestern University and in Vienna and taking master classes with Igor Stravinsky and Nadia Boulanger , Ragland began his musical career as an arranger for the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, among others. In 1968 he started working as a film composer. He has set over 100 feature films to music, including several film scores for productions with Charles Bronson . Ragland has also created compositions for the award ceremonies of the Academy Awards and Emmys.
Filmography (selection)
- 1972: The thing with the two heads (The Thing with Two Heads)
- 1974: Seven Alone
- 1975: Killer sharks attack (Sharks' Treasure)
- 1976: The house with the torture cellar (Mansion of the Doomed)
- 1979: Even more adventures for the Robinson family in the wild (Mountain Family Robinson)
- 1982: American Monster (Q: The Winged Serpent)
- 1982: A Time to Die
- 1983: A Man Like Dynamite (10 to Midnight)
- 1983: A Jump in the Bowl (Hysterical)
- 1986: Rebels of Horror (The Supernaturals)
- 1987: The Assassination
- 1988: The Law Is Death (Messenger of Death)
- 1989: The Alien from Below (Alien degli abissi)
- 1990: The fifth monkey (O Quinto Macaco)
- 1992: Cold Heart (No Place to Hide)
- 1997: The Hawking Affair (Motel Blue)
- 1997: Showdown (Top of the World)
- 1999: 127 days of fear of death (Lima: Breaking the Silence)
- 1999: The Thirteenth Legend (The Fear: Resurrection)
- 2004: Kids II - In the Streets of Brooklyn (Downtown: A Street Tale)
swell
- Booklet to the CD Music of Robert Ragland. “Promotional release” by the composer, 1999.
Web links
- Robert O. Ragland in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ "Robert O. Ragland, Prolific Film Composer, Dies at 80." on hollywoodreporter.com
- ↑ Brief portrait of the composer Robert O. Ragland ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on d1.dion.ne.jp
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ragland, Robert O. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ragland, Robert Oliver (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 3, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 2012 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California, United States |