Robert O. Ragland Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Robert Oliver Ragland (July 3, 1931 – April 18, 2012) was an American film score composer.Ragland was born in Chicago. He attended Northwestern University and also earned degrees at the Academy of Music in Vienna. He served as a music arranger for the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra in his early years.He turned to film music in 1968. Ragland created the scores for films such as Seven Alone, Abby, Project: Kill, Return to Macon County, Sharks' Treasure, Grizzly, Moon in Scorpio,Mansion of the Doomed, Q- The Winged Serpent, 10 To Midnight, The Fear, Plato's Run, and Crime and Punishment.He died, aged 80, in Los Angeles.
Uses low sounding insturments in his films. Usually with a lot of his B-Movie and Cult films.
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(The scoring of Grizzly) "Because of the recent popularity of 'disaster' films, I was faced with the problem of creating a unique, but dramatically supportive score for Grizzly."
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The film composer has two main pressures... Time and Quality. Usually it is necessary to compose high quality music in a very short time and in most of my cases usually two weeks because money has already been budgeted.
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Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences [Music Branch].
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Married Martha Montgomery in the early 1972, after the death of her husband, famous Oscar winning film composer, Alfred Newman.
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Stepfather of Oscar nominated film composers David Newman and Thomas Newman.
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Most of his music for films is usually performed and conducted at The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London.
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He played the piano at age five.
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He disliked a few parts in his score for Q (1982).
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Was mostly used in most of the 'disaster' films in the 70s.
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Used the twelve of the lowest sounding instruments in Grizzly (1976).
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Used low sounding instruments for Grizzly (1976).
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He retired in 1999.
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Works with music orchestrator Jack Hayes.
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Downtown: A Street Tale
2004
Crime and Punishment
2002
Death Game
2001
Lima: Breaking the Silence
1999
The Fear: Resurrection
1999
Armstrong
1998
Looking for Lola
1997
Motel Blue
1997
Top of the World
1997/II
Plato's Run
1997
Video
Orion's Key
1996
Warhead
1996
as Robert O. Raglund
Evil Obsession
1996
The Fear
1995
The Raffle
1994
No Place to Hide
1992
O Quinto Macaco
1990
Alien degli abissi
1989
Messenger of Death
1988
Deep Space
1988
Moon in Scorpio
1987
as Robert Ragland
Nightstick
1987
TV Movie
Tomorrow's a Killer
1987
Assassination
1987
The Supernaturals
1986
Evils of the Night
1985
The Guardian
1984
TV Movie
Hysterical
1983
10 to Midnight
1983
BrainWaves
1982
Q
1982
A Time to Die
1982
Lovely But Deadly
1981
High Ice
1980
TV Movie
Only Once in a Lifetime
1979
Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3
1979
The Glove
1979
Jaguar Lives!
1979
The Force Beyond
1978
Documentary
Wonder Woman
1978
TV Series 1 episode
Where's Willie?
1978
Rooster: Spurs of Death!
1977
Pony Express Rider
1976
Mansion of the Doomed
1976
Project: Kill
1976
Grizzly
1976
Return to Macon County
1975
Sharks' Treasure
1975
Abby
1974
Seven Alone
1974
The Daring Dobermans
1973
The Thing with Two Heads
1972
The Touch of Satan
1971
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1970
Weekend with the Babysitter
1970
as Bob Ragland
Cindy and Donna
1970
The Babysitter
1969
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Fear: Resurrection
1999
conductor
Orion's Key
1996
music programmer: electronic music / orchestrator: electronic music
The Fear
1995
orchestrations
Conspiracy of Silence
1991
TV Mini-Series composer - 2 episodes
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
1987
music consultant
The Supernaturals
1986
orchestrator
10 to Midnight
1983
conductor
Grizzly II: The Concert
1983
music arranger / music supervisor
The Girl on the Edge of Town
1981
TV Movie music
Only Once in a Lifetime
1979
conductor
Rooster: Spurs of Death!
1977
orchestrator
Pony Express Rider
1976
orchestrator
Project: Kill
1976
orchestrator
Midway
1976
conductor / orchestrator
Grizzly
1976
conductor / orchestrator
Return to Macon County
1975
conductor
The Day of the Locust
1975
composer: additional music
Sharks' Treasure
1975
music arranger
Abby
1974
conductor / orchestrator - uncredited
Seven Alone
1974
composer: title song "Only a Dream Away"
The Daring Dobermans
1973
conductor
Trouble Man
1972
technical assistant to composer
The Touch of Satan
1971
conductor
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1970
conductor / music arranger
The Babysitter
1969
conductor
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Daring Dobermans
1973
music: "Billy's Song"
Wacky Taxi
1972
arranger: "Be Your Own Man", "Sunshine On Me", "It's Mind Over Matter" - as Robert Ragland
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1970
music: "The Yin and the Yang", "To Be Free", "Tah-Ling", "Images and Reflections"
Top of the World
1997/II
lyrics: "ON TOP OF THE WORLD" / music: "ON TOP OF THE WORLD" / producer: "ON TOP OF THE WORLD"
Nightstick
1987
TV Movie writer: "Thai Time", "Movin' In", "Count Down", "Tea Time In Bangkok", "Oriental Lady", "Metallic", "Candle Light And Wine", "Checkin' In", "Set'Em Up"
The Supernaturals
1986
music: "Live Again", "Time Bomb"
Q
1982
writer: "Dancing Too Close to the Flame" - uncredited
Lovely But Deadly
1981
music: "Lovely But Deadly", "Add It Up", "So Hot", "Can't Be in Love Without You"
Only Once in a Lifetime
1979
music: "Once in a Lifetime"
Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3
1979
music: "Come Share My Dream", "Being Loved Is Being Free", "Life Is So Wonderful", "Planting and Harvesting Songs"
The Glove
1979
music: "The Glove", "The Game of Love"
Pony Express Rider
1976
music: "There's a New World Waitin'", "Beyond Tomorrow"
$1.2 Million
