| Events In Film Score History |
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| January 1: |
Adolph Deutsch died (1980) |
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David Broekman died (1958) |
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David Buttolph died (1983) |
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Hagood Hardy died (1997) |
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Halli Cauthery born (1976) |
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Shane Carruth born (1972) |
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| January 2: |
Christopher Lennertz born (1972) |
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J.J. Johnson born (1924) |
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Lalo Schifrin records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “Takeover” (1970) |
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| January 3: |
Alan Silvestri begins recording his score for Reindeer Games (2000) |
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Alfred Newman begins recording his score for Nevada Smith (1966) |
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Bernhard Kaun died (1980) |
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Dominic Frontiere records his score for The Invaders episode “The Leeches” (1967) |
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George Martin born (1926) |
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Maurice Jaubert born (1900) |
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Patrick Williams records his score for The Streets of San Francisco episode “Act of Duty” (1973) |
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Recording sessions begin for Bronislau Kaper's score for Ada (1961) |
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Recording sessions begin for Hans Zimmer’s replacement score for White Fang (1991) |
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Thomas Bangalter born (1975) |
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Van Dyke Parks born (1941) |
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| January 4: |
Angela Morley records her score for The New Adventures of Wonder Woman episode “Going, Going, Gone” (1979) |
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Basil Poledouris begins recording his score for On Deadly Ground (1994) |
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Buddy Baker born (1918) |
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Franz Waxman begins recording his score to Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Past Prologue” (1993) |
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Joe Renzetti born (1941) |
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John Green begins recording his score to Raintree County (1957) |
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Laurence Rosenthal begins recording his score for A Raisin in the Sun (1961) |
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Lionel Newman born (1916) |
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Michael Hoenig born (1952) |
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Pino Calvi died (1989) |
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Recording sessions begin for Sol Kaplan’s score for The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) |
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| January 5: |
Chris Stein born (1950) |
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Elizabeth Swados died (2016) |
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Jerry Fielding begins recording his score, adapted from Bizet, for The Bad News Bears (1976) |
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Leighton Lucas born (1903) |
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Malcolm Seagrave died (2001) |
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| January 6: |
A.R. Rahman born (1967) |
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Aaron Zigman born (1963) |
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David Whitaker born (1931) |
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Georgy Sviridov died (1998) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Blood Fever” (1997) |
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Jerry Fielding begins recording his score for The Wild Bunch (1969) |
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John Williams records his score for Nightwatch (1966) |
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Leith Stevens records his score for the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episode “Man-Beast” (1968) |
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Mario Nascimbene died (2002) |
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| January 7: |
Alfred Newman begins recording his score for The Pleasure of His Company (1961) |
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Clint Mansell born (1963) |
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David Lindup died (1992) |
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James Horner begins recording his score for Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (1982) |
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Jeff Richmond born (1961) |
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Jeff Toyne born (1975) |
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Jerry Goldsmith records the pilot score to The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964) |
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Jose Maria Vitier born (1954) |
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Joseph Mullendore records his score for the Land of the Giants episode “Panic” (1970) |
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Leigh Harline begins recording his score for The True Story of Jesse James (1957) |
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Paul Sawtell records his score for the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episode “Eleven Days to Zero” (1964) |
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| January 8: |
Andrae Crouch died (2015) |
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Bernard Herrmann begins recording his score to On Dangerous Ground (1951) |
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Bruce Broughton begins recording his score for The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) |
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Ron Goodwin died (2003) |
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| January 9: |
Alan Silvestri begins recording his score for The Delta Force (1986) |
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Alexander Courage records his score for the Lost in Space episode "The Great Vegetable Rebellion" (1968) |
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Anton Karas died (1985) |
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James T. Sale born (1967) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for The Vanishing (1993) |
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Jimmy Page born (1944) |
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Kazimierz Serocki died (1981) |
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Leroy Shield died (1962) |
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Recording sessions begin for John Powell’s score to Forces of Nature (1999) |
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Robert F. Brunner born (1938) |
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Scott Walker born (1943) |
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Vic Mizzy born (1916) |
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| January 10: |
Carlo Siliotto born (1950) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Wounded” (1991) |
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Jesus Garcia Leoz born (1904) |
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Recording sessions begin for Frederick Hollander's score for The 5,000 Fingers of Dr T (1952) |
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Recording sessions begin for Hugo Friedhofer’s score to Wild Harvest (1947) |
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Tom Chase born (1949) |
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| January 11: |
Charles Previn born (1888) |
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David Whitaker died (2012) |
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Francesco De Masi born (1930) |
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Michael J. Lewis born (1939) |
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Robert Prince records his score for The New Adventures of Wonder Woman episode “Spaced Out” (1979) |
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Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The High Ground" (1990) |
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Wolfgang Zeller died (1967) |
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| January 12: |
Anna Meredith born (1978) |
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Basil Poledouris begins recording his score to Amerika (1987) |
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Bryan Senti born (1983) |
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David Newman records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "Such Interesting Neighbors" (1987) |
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Franco Piersanti born (1950) |
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Frank LaLoggia born (1954) |
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Gabriel Migliori born (1975) |
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Jeremy Sams born (1957) |
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John Williams begins recording his score to Family Plot (1976) |
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Joseph Gershenson born (1904) |
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Luiz Bonfa died (2001) |
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Maurice Jarre begins recording his score for Mandingo (1975) |
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Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score to Men of the Fighting Lady (1954) |
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Pino Calvi born (1930) |
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Sadao Bekku died (2012) |
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| January 13: |
Bruno Coulais born (1954) |
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Frederick Hollander begins recording his score for Sabrina (1954) |
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John Frizzell records his score for the Star Trek: Enterprise episode “Proving Ground” (2004) |
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Richard Addinsell born (1904) |
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Richard Hazard records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “Kitara” (1971) |
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Trevor Rabin born (1954) |
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| January 14: |
Angela Morley died (2009) |
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Dave Grohl born (1969) |
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Elmer Bernstein begins his recording score to The Great Escape (1963) |
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Emil Stern died (1997) |
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Fred Myrow died (1999) |
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Hans J. Salter born (1896) |
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Harvey R. Cohen died (2007) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for Von Ryan’s Express (1965) |
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Lex de Azevedo born (1943) |
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Mark Lawrence born (1921) |
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Maurice Jarre begins recording his score for Plaza Suite (1971) |
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T Bone Burnett born (1948) |
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| January 15: |
Alessandro Cicognini born (1906) |
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Cy Feuer born (1911) |
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David Raksin begins recording his score for The Vintage (1957) |
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Don Caron born (1955) |
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Fonce Mizell born (1943) |
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Franz Waxman begins recording his score for Count Your Blessings (1959) |
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Georges Delerue records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "Dorothy and Ben" (1986) |
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Georges Delerue records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "Without Diana" (1987) |
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Harry Nilsson died (1994) |
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Jerry Goldsmith records his score for the pilot episode of Archer (1975) |
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John Cavacas begins recording his score for the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode “Journey to Oasis” (1981) |
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Kenyon Hopkins born (1912) |
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Les Baxter died (1996) |
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Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "11001001" (1988) |
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| January 16: |
Alain Jessua born (1932) |
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Atticus Ross born (1968) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Parallax” (1995) |
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Franz Waxman begins recording his score for A Place in the Sun (1951) |
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James Horner begins recording his score for Casper (1995) |
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John Carpenter born (1948) |
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John Williams begins recording his score to The Fury (1978) |
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Kenyon Emrys-Roberts born (1923) |
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Nicholas Carras records his score for Date Bait (1959) |
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| January 17: |
Charles Bernstein begins recording his score for Love at First Bite (1979) |
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Harry Robinson died (1996) |
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John Williams begins recording his score to Return of the Jedi (1983) |
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Rolf Wilhelm died (2013) |
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Ryuichi Sakamoto born (1952) |
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| January 18: |
Basil Poledouris begins recording his score for Conan the Barbarian (1982) |
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Cyril J. Mockridge died (1979) |
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Frank Lewin died (2008) |
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George Stoll died (1985) |
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Johnny Harris records his score for the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode “Ardala Returns” (1980) |
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Jonathan Davis born (1971) |
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Joseph Gershenson died (1988) |
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Karl de Groof died (2007) |
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Richard LaSalle born (1918) |
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W. Franke Harling born (1887) |
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| January 19: |
Bjorn Isfalt died (1997) |
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David Shire records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "Moving Day" (1987) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Life Support” (1995) |
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Don Costa died (1983) |
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Gerard Schurmann born (1924) |
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Jerome Moross begins recording his score to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording electronic cues for Logan's Run (1976) |
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John Williams records his score for The Ghostbreaker (1965) |
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Michael Boddicker born (1953) |
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Recording sessions begin for Cyril Mockidge’s score to The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) |
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Stu Phillips born (1929) |
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| January 20: |
Basil Poledouris records his score for the Twilight Zone episode “Monsters!” (1986) |
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Bronislau Kaper begins recording his score to The Prodigal (1955) |
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Christopher Young’s scores for the Twilight Zone episodes “A Matter of Minutes” and “A Small Talent for War” are recorded (1986) |
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Edgar Froese died (2015) |
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Emil Newman born (1911) |
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Franz Waxman begins recording his score to Untamed (1955) |
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Gerry Mulligan died (1996) |
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John Beal born (1947) |
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Paul Ben Haim died (1984) |
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Pedro Bromfman born (1976) |
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Recording sessions begin for John Powell’s score to Agent Cody Banks (2003) |
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Recording sessions begin for Miklos Rozsa's score for Double Indemnity (1944) |
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| January 21: |
Bernard Herrmann records his score for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode “An Unlocked Window” (1965) |
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Peer Raben died (2007) |
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| January 22: |
Al Kasha born (1937) |
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Alexander Courage's score to the Star Trek pilot, "The Cage," is recorded (1965) |
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Ben Mink born (1951) |
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Billy May died (2004) |
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Bruce Broughton records his score for the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode “The Guardians” (1981) |
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Christopher Palmer died (1995) |
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Fred Steiner records his score for The Wild Wild West episode “The Night of the Undead” (1968) |
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Justin Hurwitz born (1985) |
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Keith Forsey born (1948) |
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Leith Stevens records his score for the Land of the Giants episode “Night of Thrombeldinbar” (1969) |
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Marc Blitzstein died (1964) |
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Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score for The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) |
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Richard Markowitz begins recording his score for The Wild Wild West pilot episode “The Night of the Inferno” (1965) |
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Sid Ramin born (1919) |
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Velton Ray Bunch born (1948) |
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| January 23: |
Alfred Newman begins recording his score to The President’s Lady (1953) |
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Casablanca released in theaters (1943) |
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David Arnold born (1962) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “For the Uniform” (1997) |
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Dick DeBenedictis born (1937) |
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George Aliceson Tipton born (1932) |
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Marty Paich born (1925) |
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Recording sessions begin for Danny Elfman’s score for Dolores Claiborne (1995) |
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Recording sessions begin on Alex North’s score for The Bad Seed (1956) |
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Riz Ortolani died (2014) |
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Walter Greene born (1910) |
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| January 24: |
Bernard Herrmann records his score for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode “The Jar” (1964) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Conundrum” (1992) |
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Joseph Carl Breil died (1926) |
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Ken Darby died (1992) |
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Larry Crosley died (1998) |
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Leonard Rosenman begins recording his score for The Phantom of Hollywood (1974) |
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Muir Mathieson born (1911) |
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Neil Diamond born (1941) |
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Nico Fidenco born (1933) |
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Norman Dello Joio born (1913) |
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre opens in theaters (1948) |
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| January 25: |
Albert Glasser born (1916) |
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Antonio Carlos Jobim born (1927) |
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Benny Golson born (1929) |
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Gregory Smith records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Field of Fire” (1999) |
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Hans-Erik Philip born (1943) |
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James Horner begins recording his score for A Far Off Place (1993) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for Poltergeist (1982) |
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John Morris died (2018) |
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Normand Corbeil died (2013) |
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Paul J. Smith died (1985) |
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Simeon Pironkov died (2000) |
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Tobe Hooper born (1943) |
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Venedikt Pushkov died (1971) |
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| January 26: |
Alfred Newman begins recording his score for Take Care of My Little Girl (1951) |
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Bruce Broughton begins recording his score for Mickey Donald Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004) |
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Christopher L. Stone born (1952) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Far Beyond the Stars” (1998) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Q-Less” (1993) |
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Elmer Bernstein begins recording his score for The Miracle (1959) |
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George Bassman records his score for Ride the High Country (1962) |
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Gustavo Dudamel born (1981) |
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Hugo Riesenfeld born (1879) |
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Ken Thorne born (1924) |
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Marc Fredericks born (1927) |
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Michel Legrand died (2019) |
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Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score for All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) |
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Recording sessions begin for Jerry Goldsmith’s score for Damnation Alley (1977) |
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Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "A Matter of Honor" (1989) |
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Stephane Grappelli born (1908) |
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Victoria Kelly born (1973) |
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Wendy Melvoin born (1964) |
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| January 27: |
Alaric Jans born (1949) |
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Arthur Kempel records his score for the Twilight Zone episode “The Elevator” (1986) |
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Craig Safan records his scores for the Twilight Zone episodes “To See the Invisible Man” and “Tooth and Consequences” (1986) |
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David Shire begins recording his score for All the President's Men (1976) |
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Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Phage” (1995) |
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Jerome Kern born (1885) |
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Leonard Rosenman begins recording his score for The Car (1977) |
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Mike Patton born (1968) |
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Norman McLaren died (1987) |
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Norman McLaren died (1987) |
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| January 28: |
Bruce Broughton records his score for Trail Mix-Up (1993) |
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Burkhard Dallwitz born (1959) |
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Giancarlo Bigazzi died (2012) |
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John Cacavas died (2014) |
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John Tavener born (1944) |
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Karl Hajos born (1889) |
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Lalo Schifrin records his score for Once a Thief (1965) |
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Lalo Schifrin records his score for the Mission: Impossible pilot (1966) |
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Paul Misraki born (1908) |
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| January 29: |
Alfred Newman begins recording his score to A Man Called Peter (1955) |
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Berto Pisano died (2002) |
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David Robbins born (1955) |
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Don Davis records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Face of the Enemy” (1993) |
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Georges Van Parys died (1971) |
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Henry Mancini begins recording his score for Condorman (1981) |
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Joseph Mullendore records his score for the Lost in Space episode "Space Beauty" (1968) |
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Leith Stevens begins recording his score for The Atomic City (1952) |
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Leslie Bricusse born (1931) |
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Panu Aaltio born (1982) |
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Rod McKuen died (2015) |
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Rogier Van Otterloo died (1988) |
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Victor Young begins recording his score for Forever Female (1953) |
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| January 30: |
Franz Waxman records his score for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) |
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George Duning begins recording his score for the pilot movie Then Came Bronson (1969) |
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George Duning begins recording his score to Toys in the Attic (1963) |
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Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Rise” (1997) |
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Jean Constantin died (1997) |
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Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for U.S. Marshals (1998) |
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John Barry died (2011) |
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Manuel Balboa died (2004) |
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Morton Stevens born (1929) |
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Phil Collins born (1951) |
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Recording sessions begin for Frederick Hollander’s score for The Affairs of Susan (1945) |
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Recording sessions begin for Lyn Murray’s score for On the Threshold of Space (1956) |
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Robert Folk begins recording his score for Police Academy (1984) |
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Steve Bartek born (1952) |
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William Motzing died (2014) |
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| January 31: |
Al De Lory born (1930) |
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Andrew Lockington born (1974) |
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Andy Garfield born (1974) |
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Benjamin Frankel born (1906) |
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Hans Posegga born (1917) |
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John Cacavas begins recording his score for Airport ’77 (1977) |
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Nicholas Carras born (1922) |
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Philip Glass born (1937) |
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Yasushi Akutagawa died (1989) |
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