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Robert O. Ragland (1931–2012)

Composer | Music Department | Soundtrack

Robert O. Ragland is one of the most prolific music composers in the film industry. Originally from Chicago, Ragland gave up a comfortable executive position in advertising to gamble on his musical talents in Hollywood. Since that decision made in 1968, Ragland has made his impressive presence known in the film community by scoring over 50 motion pictures in a span of nearly thirty years... See full bio »

Born:

Robert Oliver Ragland
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 80) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2004 Downtown: A Street Tale
 
2002 Crime and Punishment
 
1999 Lima: Breaking the Silence
 
1999 The Fear: Resurrection
 
1998 Armstrong
 
1998 Looking for Lola
 
1997 Motel Blue
 
1997/II Top of the World
 
1997 Plato's Run (video)
 
1996 Orion's Key
 
1996 Warhead (as Robert O. Raglund)
 
1996 Evil Obsession
 
1995 The Fear
 
1994 The Raffle
 
1993 No Place to Hide
 
1990 O Quinto Macaco
 
1989 Alien from the Deep
 
1988 Messenger of Death
 
1988 Deep Space
 
1987 Moon in Scorpio (as Robert Ragland)
 
1987 Nightstick (TV movie)
 
1987 Tomorrow's a Killer
 
1987 Assassination
 
1986 The Supernaturals
 
1985 Evils of the Night
 
1984 The Guardian (TV movie)
 
1983 BrainWaves
 
1983 Hysterical
 
1983 10 to Midnight
 
1983 Rooster: Spurs of Death!
 
1982 Q
 
1982 A Time to Die
 
1981 Lovely But Deadly
 
1980 High Ice (TV movie)
 
1979 The Glove
 
1979 Mountain Family Robinson
 
1979 Jaguar Lives!
 
1979 Only Once in a Lifetime
 
1978 Wonder Woman (TV series)
– Hot Wheels (1978) (as Roland O. Ragland)
 
1978 Where's Willie?
 
1978 The Force Beyond (documentary)
 
1976 Pony Express Rider
 
1976 Project: Kill
 
1976 Mansion of the Doomed
 
1976 Grizzly
 
1975 Return to Macon County
 
1975 Sharks' Treasure
 
1974 Abby
 
1974 Seven Alone
 
1973 The Daring Dobermans
 
1972 The Thing with Two Heads
 
1971 The Touch of Satan
 
1970 Weekend with the Babysitter (as Bob Ragland)
 
1970 Cindy and Donna
 
1970 The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
 
1969 The Babysitter
 
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1999 The Fear: Resurrection (conductor)
 
1996 Orion's Key (music programmer: electronic music, orchestrator: electronic music)
 
1995 The Fear (orchestrations)
 
1991 Conspiracy of Silence (TV mini-series) (composer: additional music)
 
1987 Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (music consultant)
 
1987 Grizzly II: The Concert (music arranger, music supervisor)
 
1983 10 to Midnight (conductor)
 
1976 Pony Express Rider (orchestrator)
 
1976 Project: Kill (orchestrator)
 
1976 Midway (conductor, orchestrator)
 
1976 Grizzly (orchestrator)
 
1975 Return to Macon County (conductor)
 
1975 The Day of the Locust (composer: additional music)
 
1975 Sharks' Treasure (music arranger)
 
1974 Abby (conductor, music supervisor)
 
1974 Seven Alone (composer: title song "Only a Dream Away")
 
1973 The Daring Dobermans (conductor)
 
1972 Trouble Man (technical assistant to composer)
 
1971 The Touch of Satan (conductor)
 
1970 The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (conductor, music arranger)
 
1969 The Babysitter (conductor)
 
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1997/II Top of the World (music: "ON TOP OF THE WORLD" / lyrics: "ON TOP OF THE WORLD" / producer: "ON TOP OF THE WORLD")
 
1987 Nightstick (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")
 
1982 Q (writer: "Dancing Too Close to the Flame")
 
1981 Lovely But Deadly (music: "Lovely But Deadly", "Add It Up", "So Hot", "Can't Be in Love Without You")
 
1979 The Glove (music: "The Glove", "The Game of Love")
 
1976 God Told Me To (music: "Sweet Momma Sweetlove")
 
1976 Pony Express Rider (music: "There's a New World Waitin'", "Beyond Tomorrow")
 
1976 Project: Kill (music: "The Lonely World")
 
1976 Grizzly (writer: "What Makes a Man a Man" / music: "What Makes a Man a Man" / performer: "What Makes a Man a Man" / arranger: "What Makes a Man a Man")
 
1974 Abby (writer: "Will We Find Our Tomorrows" / music: "Will We Find Our Tomorrows" / performer: "Will We Find Our Tomorrows" / arranger: "Will We Find Our Tomorrows")
 
1974 Seven Alone (music: "Only a Dream Away")
 
1973 The Daring Dobermans (music: "Billy's Song")
 
1972 Wacky Taxi (arranger: "Be Your Own Man", "Sunshine On Me", "It's Mind Over Matter" / as Robert Ragland)
 
1970 The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (music: "The Yin and the Yang", "To Be Free", "Tah-Ling", "Images and Reflections")
 
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1999 Debbie Does Damnation (video) (executive producer)
 
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1975 The Day of the Locust
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Weekend with the Babysitter -- A lissome teenage babysitter captivates her young charge's father, a big-shot Hollywood screenwriter, and leads him on a wild ride into way-out youth culture. Project: Kill -- A former government assassin flees a mind-control program in the Philippines, pursued by his ex-partner, the local police and Asian gangsters.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Unused score: Wing Commander. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Bob Ragland | Robert Ragland | Roland O. Ragland | Robert O. Raglund

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

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. See more »

Trivia:

Was mostly used in most of the 'disaster' films in the 70s. See more »

Trademark:

Uses low sounding insturments in his films. Usually with a lot of his B-Movie and Cult films. See more »

Nickname:

Bob See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer