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Ralph Burns (1922–2001)

Composer | Music Department | Soundtrack

Songwriter ("Early Autumn", "Bijou"), bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger and pianist, educated at the New England Conservatory. He studied piano with Marion Deviney. He was a pianist and arranger for the Charlie Barnet orchestra, and later with Woody Herman for seven years. He arranged for Broadway musicals... See full bio »

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in Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 79) in Los Angeles, California, USA

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1989 All Dogs Go to Heaven
 
1989 Sweet Bird of Youth (TV movie)
 
1989 Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
 
1987 After the Promise (TV movie)
 
1987 In the Mood
 
1986-1987 Amazing Stories (TV series)
– The 21-Inch Sun (1987)
– Magic Saturday (1986)
 
1986 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
– The Christmas Star (1986)
 
1986 The Penalty Phase (TV movie)
 
1985 Perfect
 
1985 Moving Violations
 
1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan
 
1984 Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (TV movie)
 
1983 Vacation
 
1983 Star 80
 
1983 The Phantom of the Opera (TV movie)
 
1982 Kiss Me Goodbye
 
1982 My Favorite Year
 
1982 Lights, Camera, Annie! (TV documentary)
 
1981 Pennies from Heaven (uncredited)
 
1981 Golden Gate (TV movie)
 
1981 Side Show (TV movie)
 
1980 Urban Cowboy
 
1980 Make Me an Offer (TV movie)
 
1979 All That Jazz (uncredited)
 
1978 Movie Movie
 
1975 Lucky Lady
 
1974 Lenny
 
1974 Piaf: The Early Years
 
1972 Cabaret (adaptation score)
 
1968 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
– A Sour Note (1968)
 
1947 Rhapsody in Wood (short)
 
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2001 Great Performances: Dance in America (TV series) (orchestrator - 1 episode)
– From Broadway: Fosse (2001) (orchestrator)
 
1991 The Addams Family (additional orchestrator)
 
1991 Life Stinks (dance orchestrator)
 
1991 The Josephine Baker Story (TV movie) (orchestrator: songs)
 
1987 In the Mood (conductor, orchestrator)
 
1985 A Chorus Line (conductor, music arranger)
 
1985 Moving Violations (conductor)
 
1983 To Be or Not to Be (orchestrator)
 
1982 Jinxed! (reunion scene arranger and orchestrator)
 
1982 Annie (conductor, music arranger)
 
1981 History of the World: Part I (orchestrator: "The Spanish Inquisition")
 
1981 Pippin: His Life and Times (TV movie) (music arranger)
 
1980 First Family (composer: additional music - uncredited, conductor, music adaptor)
 
1980 Urban Cowboy (music adaptor)
 
1980 Baryshnikov on Broadway (TV documentary) (music arranger)
 
1979 All That Jazz (conductor, music arranger, music supervisor - uncredited)
 
1977 High Anxiety (orchestrator)
 
1977 The World's Greatest Lover (orchestrator)
 
1977 New York, New York (conductor, musical supervisor)
 
1975 Lucky Lady (conductor)
 
1974 Lenny (music supervisor)
 
1974 Mame (musical director - uncredited, orchestrator)
 
1972 Liza with a Z (TV special) (musical arranger)
 
1972 Cabaret (conductor, music arranger, music supervisor)
 
1971 Bananas (orchestrator)
 
1970 Move (orchestrator)
 
1969 Sweet Charity (orchestrations)
 
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1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (writer: "Early Autumn")
 
1987 In the Mood (music: "BABY BLUES Sonny's Theme" / producer: "IN THE MOOD")
 
1985 Perfect (performer: "William Tell Overture", "Jingle Bells" / arranger: "William Tell Overture", "Jingle Bells")
 
1983 Star 80 (music: "OVERKILL", "OFF RAMP", "IMPROVISE", "FUNKY" / lyrics: "OVERKILL", "FUNKY")
 
1957 The Lux Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.4 (1957) (writer: "Early Autumn")
 
1945 Earl Carroll Vanities (music: "Apple Honey")
 
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2002 Chicago (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1984 The Making of 'The Muppets Take Manhattan' (TV documentary)
Himself - Original Music
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Sweet Charity (1966). Musical comedy. Book by Neil Simon. Music by Cy Coleman. Lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Based on the screenplay "Nights of Cabiria" by Federico Fellini. Musical Director: Fred Werner. Dance arrangements by Fred Werner. Music orchestrated by 'Ralph Burns.' Scenic... See more »
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Trivia:

Twice won Broadway's Best Orchestrations Tony Award in collaboration with 'Doug Besterman';: in 1999 for "Fosse," and, posthumously, in 2002 for "Thoroughly Modern Millie." See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer