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Fred Karlin(1936-2004)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Editor
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Fred Karlin was born on 16 June 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Fred was a composer and editor, known for Westworld (1973), Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) and Licorice Pizza (2021). Fred was married to Megan Wells-Stagg. Fred died on 26 March 2004 in Culver City, California, USA.
BornJune 16, 1936
DiedMarch 26, 2004(67)
BornJune 16, 1936
DiedMarch 26, 2004(67)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 14 nominations total

Known for

Westworld (1973)
Westworld
6.9
  • Composer
  • 1973
Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)
Lovers and Other Strangers
6.6
  • Composer
  • 1970
Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Christine Ebersole, Bradley Cooper, Harriet Sansom Harris, Maya Rudolph, Nate Mann, Cooper Hoffman, Benny Safdie, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Skyler Gisondo, and Alana Haim in Licorice Pizza (2021)
Licorice Pizza
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2021
The Baby Maker (1970)
The Baby Maker
6.1
  • Composer
  • 1970

Credits

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Composer

  • Lost Treasure of Dos Santos (1997)
    Lost Treasure of Dos Santos
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story (1993)
    Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story (1993)
    Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • The Making of 'High Noon' (1992)
    The Making of 'High Noon'
    6.2
    Video
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • The Secret (1992)
    The Secret
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Robert Urich and Ali MacGraw in Survive the Savage Sea (1992)
    Survive the Savage Sea
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • The Last Prostitute (1991)
    The Last Prostitute
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Strawberry Road (1991)
    Strawberry Road
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Her Wicked Ways (1991)
    Her Wicked Ways
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Murder C.O.D. (1990)
    Murder C.O.D.
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1990
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
    CBS Schoolbreak Special
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Fear Stalk (1989)
    Fear Stalk
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Bridge to Silence (1989)
    Bridge to Silence
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Dadah Is Death (1988)
    Dadah Is Death
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Lady Mobster (1988)
    Lady Mobster
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1988

Music Department

  • Richard Chamberlain, Alice Krige, and F. Murray Abraham in Dream West (1986)
    Dream West
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1986
  • Edward Asner, Eileen Brennan, Pamela Brull, Cory 'Bumper' Yothers, Dennis Haysbert, and Claudia Wells in Off the Rack (1984)
    Off the Rack
    7.0
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1985
  • Helen Shaver and David Spielberg in Jessica Novak (1981)
    Jessica Novak
    3.8
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1981
  • Paris (1979)
    Paris
    5.8
    TV Series
    • composer: end title theme
    • 1979–1980
  • The Plutonium Incident (1980)
    The Plutonium Incident
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1980
  • Having Babies (1978)
    Having Babies
    5.6
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1978–1979
  • Kaz (1978)
    Kaz
    7.6
    TV Series
    • theme music composer (uncredited)
    • 1978–1979
  • Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley, and KISS in Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978)
    Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • composer: fight sequences music
    • 1978
  • JoBeth Williams, Barnard Hughes, and Granville Van Dusen in The World Beyond (1978)
    The World Beyond
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1978
  • Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front (1977)
    Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front
    7.4
    • arranger
    • 1977
  • They Said It with Music: Yankee Doodle to Ragtime (1977)
    They Said It with Music: Yankee Doodle to Ragtime
    7.2
    TV Special
    • music researcher
    • musical director
    • 1977
  • The World of Darkness (1977)
    The World of Darkness
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1977
  • Futureworld (1976)
    Futureworld
    5.7
    • conductor
    • musician
    • orchestrator (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Leadbelly (1976)
    Leadbelly
    7.2
    • conductor
    • 1976
  • Chosen Survivors (1974)
    Chosen Survivors
    5.4
    • music performer
    • 1974

Editor

  • Jerry Goldsmith in Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith (1995)
    Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
    8.2
    Video
    • Editor
    • 1995
  • The Making of 'High Noon' (1992)
    The Making of 'High Noon'
    6.2
    Video
    • Editor
    • 1992

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 16, 1936
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • March 26, 2004
    • Culver City, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Megan Wells-Stagg? - March 26, 2004 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Author of several books on film music.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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    Had been working on a book, '100 Great Film Scores', until shortly before his death.

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