Maurice A. Laws Net Worth
Maurice A. Laws Net Worth is
$400,000
Maurice A. Laws Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Maury Laws (born December 6, 1923 in Burlington, North Carolina) is an American television and film composer.In his teens, Laws performed in local country, jazz and dance bands as a singer and guitarist in his home state of North Carolina. His career was put on hold during World War II, in which he served in the Army.In 1964, he was hired as music director for the television production company now known as Rankin/Bass, a post which he held for roughly 20 years. In this capacity, he conducted and scored music for a number of animated features, including The Hobbit, Jack Frost, The Flight of Dragons, and Frosty the Snowman. His most widely known work may be an adaptation of Johnny Marks' score for the well-known Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, first aired in 1964. Laws has also done composing work on a 1967 Rankin/Bass theatrical feature, the Halloween-themed Mad Monster Party.Maury Laws resides in Appleton, Wisconsin. He is active in the arts in Wisconsin. | Date Of Birth | December 6, 1923 |
| Place Of Birth | Burlington, North Carolina, USA |
| Profession | Composer, Music Department, Soundtrack |
| Spouse | Karen Rutledge |
| Siblings | sons John and Christopher, daughter Wendy |
| Star Sign | Sagittarius |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wind in the Willows | 1987 | TV Movie | |
| The Flight of Dragons | 1982 | Video | |
| The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold | 1981 | TV Short | |
| The Bushido Blade | 1981 | ||
| Pinocchio's Christmas | 1980 | TV Movie | |
| The Return of the King | 1980 | TV Movie | |
| The Ivory Ape | 1980 | TV Movie | |
| Jack Frost | 1979 | TV Movie | |
| The Bermuda Depths | 1978 | TV Movie | |
| Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey | 1977 | TV Short | |
| The Hobbit | 1977 | TV Movie | |
| The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town | 1977 | TV Movie | |
| The Last Dinosaur | 1977 | ||
| The Little Drummer Boy Book II | 1976 | TV Short | |
| The First Easter Rabbit | 1976 | TV Movie | |
| The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow | 1975 | TV Short | |
| The Year Without a Santa Claus | 1974 | TV Movie | |
| 'Twas the Night Before Christmas | 1974 | TV Short | |
| Marco | 1973 | ||
| Festival of Family Classics | 1972-1973 | TV Series 20 episodes | |
| The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie | 1972-1973 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
| Arabian Nights | 1972 | Short | |
| The Osmonds | 1972 | TV Series 1972 | |
| The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes | 1972 | TV Movie | |
| Jackson 5ive | 1971 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Tomfoolery | 1970 | TV Series 1970 | |
| Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town | 1970 | TV Movie | |
| The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad Show | 1970 | TV Series | |
| The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians | 1970 | TV Movie | |
| The Smokey Bear Show | 1969 | TV Series | |
| The Little Drummer Boy | 1968 | TV Short | |
| Mouse on the Mayflower | 1968 | TV Movie | |
| Cricket on the Hearth | 1967 | TV Movie | |
| Mad Monster Party? | 1967 | ||
| King Kong | 1966 | TV Series 8 episodes | |
| The Daydreamer | 1966 |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wind in the Willows | 1987 | TV Movie conductor / music arranger | |
| The Flight of Dragons | 1982 | Video composer: theme music / conductor / music arranged by | |
| The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold | 1981 | TV Short conductor / music arranger | |
| The Return of the King | 1980 | TV Movie conductor / music arranger | |
| Jack Frost | 1979 | TV Movie conductor / music arranger | |
| Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | 1979 | TV Movie conductor / music arranger | |
| The Stingiest Man in Town | 1978 | TV Movie music supervisor | |
| The Hobbit | 1977 | TV Movie conductor / music arranger | |
| Rudolph's Shiny New Year | 1976 | TV Movie conductor / music arranger | |
| Frosty's Winter Wonderland | 1976 | TV Short conductor / music arranger | |
| The First Easter Rabbit | 1976 | TV Movie conductor / music arranger | |
| The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow | 1975 | TV Short music arranger | |
| The Year Without a Santa Claus | 1974 | TV Movie musical director | |
| Here Comes Peter Cottontail | 1971 | TV Movie musical director | |
| Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town | 1970 | TV Movie orchestrator | |
| Frosty the Snowman | 1969 | TV Short musical director | |
| Mouse on the Mayflower | 1968 | TV Movie musical director | |
| Cricket on the Hearth | 1967 | TV Movie musical director | |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 1964 | TV Movie musical director | |
| Return to Oz | 1964 | TV Movie orchestrator |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome to the Basement | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Pastor Mike Online | 2011 | TV Series music - 1 episode | |
| A Miser Brothers' Christmas | 2008 | TV Movie music: "Snow Miser" | |
| The Year Without a Santa Claus | 2006 | TV Movie music: "The Snow Miser Song", "The Heat Miser Song" / writer: "The Snow Miser Song", "The Heat Miser Song" | |
| Veronica Mars | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Big Monster on Campus | 2000 | writer: "Monster Party Song" | |
| Batman & Robin | 1997 | writer: "Snow Miser" | |
| The Flight of Dragons | 1982 | Video writer: "The Flight of Dragons" | |
| Jack Frost | 1979 | TV Movie music: "Jack Frost is Here", "It's Lonely Being One of a Kind", "There's The Rub", "She is Beautiful", "Just What I Always Wanted", "I've Got a Day Named After Me February 2" - uncredited | |
| The Bermuda Depths | 1978 | TV Movie music: "Jennie" | |
| Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey | 1977 | TV Short music: "Don't Laugh and Make Somebody Cry", "Follow the Angels" | |
| The Hobbit | 1977 | TV Movie music: "That's What Bilbo Baggins Hates", "Under the Lonely Mountain", "The Goblin Song", "The Road Goes Ever On and On", "The Barrel Song", "Fifteen Birds in Five Fir Trees", "The Mountain King's Return", "The Riddle Song" uncredited | |
| The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town | 1977 | TV Movie writer: "The Easter Bunny Is Comin' To Town Today", "What Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?", "Someone's Gotta Be First", "You Think Nobody Loves You But They Do", "In The Big Rock Candy Mountain", "Train-Yard Blues", "All You Have To Do Is Think 'Can Do'" | |
| The Last Dinosaur | 1977 | music: "The Last Dinosaur" | |
| The First Easter Rabbit | 1976 | TV Movie music: "There's That Rabbit" | |
| The Year Without a Santa Claus | 1974 | TV Movie music: "Anyone Can Be Santa", "Snow Right Here in Dixie", "Snow Miser", "Heat Miser", "I Believe in Santa Claus" | |
| Here Comes Peter Cottontail | 1971 | TV Movie lyrics: "The Easter Bunny Never Sleeps", "The Easter Bunny Always Sleeps" Irontail's reprise, "If I Could Only Get Back to Yesterday", "When You Can't Get It All Together, Improvise" / music: "The Easter Bunny Never Sleeps", "The Easter Bunny Always Sleeps" Irontail's reprise, "If I Could Only Get Back to Yesterday", "When You Can't Get It All Together, Improvise" | |
| Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town | 1970 | TV Movie music: "The First Toymaker to the King", "No More Toymakers to the King", "If You Sit on My Lap Today", "Put One Foot in Front of the Other", "My World is Beginning Today", "What Better Way to Tell You" - uncredited | |
| Cricket on the Hearth | 1967 | TV Movie music: "Cricket on the Hearth", "Don't Give Your Love Away", "Smiles Go With Tears", "Through My Eyes", "The First Christmas", "Fish and Chips", "That Was Yesterday" | |
| Mad Monster Party? | 1967 | lyrics: "Mad Monster Party", "You're Different", "One Step Ahead", "Our Time to Shine", "Never Was A Love Like Ours", "Do the Mummy" / music: "Mad Monster Party", "You're Different", "One Step Ahead", "Our Time to Shine", "Never Was A Love Like Ours", "Do the Mummy" | |
| The Daydreamer | 1966 | music: "Daydreamer", "Who Can Tell" |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Recording for Children | The Hobbit (1977) |
Known for movies
The Hobbit (1977)
as Composer
The Flight of Dragons (1982)
as Composer
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
as Composer
The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
as Composer