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Don Costa (I) (1925–1983)

Music Department | Composer | Soundtrack

Trivia:

Spoke Italian only until six years old. See more trivia »

Born:

Dominick P. Costa
in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 57) in New York City, New York, USA

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2000 Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (TV documentary) (composer: song "Because They're Young")
 
1980 The Cheap Detective (TV short) (composer: theme music)
 
1977-1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (TV series) (composer: theme music - 14 episodes)
– Reunion in Terror (1978) (composer: theme music)
– The Misfit (1978) (composer: theme music)
– Class Renegade (1978) (composer: theme music)
– Mr. Potential (1978) (composer: theme music)
– Class Underachiever (1978) (composer: theme music)
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1974-1975 Amy Prentiss (TV series) (composer: theme music - 3 episodes)
– Profile in Evil (1975) (composer: theme music)
– The Desperate World of Jane Doe (1974) (composer: theme music)
– Baptism of Fire (1974) (composer: theme music)
 
1973 Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra (TV special documentary) (conductor, music arranger)
 
1973 The Soul of Nigger Charley (conductor)
 
1969 Hello, Dolly! (orchestrator)
 
1969 Three's a Crowd (TV movie) (arranger, conductor)
 
1968 Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing (TV movie) (musical director)
 
1966 Alice Through the Looking Glass (TV movie) (music arranger)
 
1966 The Daydreamer (orchestrator: title song)
 
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1980 The Cheap Detective (TV short)
 
1978 Loose Change (TV mini-series)
 
1976 The Bell Telephone Jubilee (TV documentary)
 
1974 Amy Prentiss (TV series)
 
1973 The Soul of Nigger Charley
 
1969 Frank Sinatra: Sinatra (TV movie)
 
1968 The Impossible Years
 
1968 Madigan
 
1967 Rough Night in Jericho
 
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2000 Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (TV documentary) (writer: "Because They're Young")
 
1967 Rough Night in Jericho (music: "Hold Me")
 
1967 The Ballad of Josie (music: "The Ballad of Josie")
 
1966 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
– Episode #19.19 (1966) (music: "I Feel So Spanish" - uncredited)
 
1962 The Miracle Worker (music: "Hush, Little Baby" - uncredited)
 
1960 Because They're Young (writer: "Because They're Young")
 
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1973 Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra (TV special documentary)
Himself - Conductor
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Cut several blues guitar tracks under the name Muvva 'Guitar' Hubbard.
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Spoke Italian only until six years old. See more »

Nickname:

Puccini of Pop See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer