Fred Karlin

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Frederick James "Fred" Karlin (June 16, 1936 - March 26, 2004) was an American composer of more than one hundred scores for feature films and television movies. He also was an accomplished trumpeter adept at playing jazz, blues, classical, rock, and medieval music. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he studied jazz composition with William Russo and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College, where he wrote his String Quartet No. 2 as his honors thesis. Following graduation, he moved to New York City, composing and arranging for various bands, including those of Benny Goodman, Harry James, and Chubby Jackson. During this period he also composed and arranged for documentaries, the Radio City Music Hall orchestra, and television commercials. In 1962, Karlin scored a record album for Columbia of extracts from the comic strip Peanuts, performed by actress Kaye Ballard as Lucy and songwriter Arthur Siegel as Charlie Brown. The innovative score was performed by Karlin entirely on childrens' musical instruments and toys. Karlin began his film career with Up the Down Staircase in 1967. Following in quick succession were Yours, Mine and Ours, The Sterile Cuckoo, and Lovers and Other Strangers. For the latter he wrote the music for the song "For All We Know", which won the 1971 Academy Award for Best Original Song and was a major hit for The Carpenters. The Sandpipers charted with another of his compositions, "Come Saturday Morning." Other Karlin scores were nominated for three Acad

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Westworld (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Science Fiction's Finest, Vol. 1

Westworld

Up the Down Staircase

Westworld: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1973)

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Bigbands Live: Benny Goodman Orchestra featuring Anita O’Day

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Summer Of '42

Futureworld

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14 Joys And a Will To Be Merry

Yours, Mine and Ours

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Westworld [Original Soundtrack

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I'll Never Fall in Love Again

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