WG Snuffy Walden
William Garrett Walden (also known as Snuffy Walden or WG Snuffy Walden ; born February 13, 1950 in Louisiana ) is an American composer and musician .
Walden was best known for his compositions for popular television series such as Ellen , Alone Against the Future , Roseanne , Welcome to Life , Sports Night and The Best Years, as well as for Stephen King's The Stand .
In 2000, Warden received an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music on the television series The West Wing . More than ten times he won a price at the BMI Film & TV Awards , so u. a. 1994 , 1995 and 1997 .
As a musician, he has performed with Chaka Khan , Eric Burdon and Donna Summer, among others . He played two albums as a guitarist with the blues rock band Stray Dog ( Stray Dog , 1973, and While You're Down There , 1974).
Filmography (selection)
- 1987–1990: The best years (Thirtysomething , TV series)
- 1993–1997: Roseanne (TV series)
- 1994: Stephen King's The Stand - The Stand (The Stand)
- 1994: Welcome to Life (My So-Called Life , TV series)
- 1994–1998: Ellen (TV series)
- 1996: I Desire Your Son (A Friend's Betrayal)
- 1996–2000: Alone Against the Future (Early Edition , TV series)
- 1999–2001: Providence (TV series)
- 1999–2002: Again with Feeling (Once and Again , TV series)
- 1999–2006: The West Wing - In the Center of Power (The West Wing , TV series)
- 2003: Boomtown (TV series, six episodes)
- 2005–2006: Surface - Unheimlicheiefe (Surface , TV series)
- 2006–2007: Kidnapped - 13 Days of Hope (Kidnapped , TV series)
- 2006–2007: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV series)
- 2006–2011: Friday Night Lights (TV series)
- 2008–2009: Lipstick Jungle (TV series)
- 2010: Huge (TV series)
- 2011–2012: A Gifted Man (TV series)
Web links
- Official website
- WG Snuffy Walden in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Works by and about WG Snuffy Walden in the catalog of the German National Library
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SURNAME | Walden, WG Snuffy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walden, William Garrett (real name); Walden, Snuffy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer and musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Louisiana |