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Al Capps(1939-2018)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Al Capps was born on 26 April 1939 in Arkansas, USA. He was a composer, known for The Cannonball Run (1981), Lords of Dogtown (2005) and Stroker Ace (1983). He died on 7 June 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 26, 1939
DiedJune 7, 2018(79)
BornApril 26, 1939
DiedJune 7, 2018(79)
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Adrienne Barbeau, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. in The Cannonball Run (1981)
The Cannonball Run
6.2
  • Composer(uncredited)
  • 1981
Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, and John Robinson in Lords of Dogtown (2005)
Lords of Dogtown
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Half Breed")
  • 2005
Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson in Stroker Ace (1983)
Stroker Ace
4.9
  • Composer
  • 1983
Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot (1976)
Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot
5.0
  • Composer
  • 1976

Credits

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Composer

  • Jane Olivor: Safe Return (2003)
    Jane Olivor: Safe Return
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2003
  • Familiada (1994)
    Familiada
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1994
  • Marilu Henner, Shirley MacLaine, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Telly Savalas, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jamie Farr in Cannonball Run II (1984)
    Cannonball Run II
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Eric Stoltz and Monica Carrico in Running Hot (1984)
    Running Hot
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson in Stroker Ace (1983)
    Stroker Ace
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Adrienne Barbeau, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. in The Cannonball Run (1981)
    The Cannonball Run
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Buffalo Rider (1976)
    Buffalo Rider
    • Composer
    • 1976
  • Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot (1976)
    Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot
    • Composer
    • 1976
  • Their Only Chance
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • Twice in a Lifetime (1974)
    Twice in a Lifetime
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1974
  • Cher: Half-Breed (1973)
    Cher: Half-Breed
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1973
  • Jim McMullan in The Windsplitter (1971)
    The Windsplitter
    • Composer (as Al Capp)
    • 1971
  • The Tribe (1970)
    The Tribe
    • Composer
    • 1970

Music Department

  • Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson in Stroker Ace (1983)
    Stroker Ace
    • conductor
    • 1983
  • Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, and Bernie Casey in Sharky's Machine (1981)
    Sharky's Machine
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • 1981
  • Adrienne Barbeau, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. in The Cannonball Run (1981)
    The Cannonball Run
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • 1981
  • Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
    Smokey and the Bandit II
    • conductor
    • 1980
  • Buffalo Rider (1976)
    Buffalo Rider
    • conductor
    • 1976
  • Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot (1976)
    Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot
    • conductor
    • 1976
  • Jim McMullan in The Windsplitter (1971)
    The Windsplitter
    • conductor (as Al Capp)
    • 1971
  • Andy's Love Concert
    • musical director
    • TV Movie
    • 1969
  • Dean Martin in The Wrecking Crew (1968)
    The Wrecking Crew
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1968

Soundtrack

  • One Hit Wonderland (2012)
    One Hit Wonderland
    • writer: "Half-Breed"
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • I Love the '70s: Volume 2 (2006)
    I Love the '70s: Volume 2
    • writer: "Half-Breed"
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Estella Warren, Christian Kane, and Michael Weatherly in Her Minor Thing (2005)
    Her Minor Thing
    • writer: "Inferno"
    • 2005
  • Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, and John Robinson in Lords of Dogtown (2005)
    Lords of Dogtown
    • writer: "Half Breed"
    • 2005
  • Ron Jeremy in Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001)
    Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
    • writer: "Emotional Overtures"
    • 2001
  • Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Flawless (1999)
    Flawless
    • writer: "Half Breed"
    • 1999
  • Beanie Lover Video Volume 1
    • music: "Trend Setter" (uncredited)
    • Video
    • 1998
  • Janis the Little Piglet (1996)
    Janis the Little Piglet
    • performer: "Moon Rock"
    • writer: "Moon Rock" (uncredited)
    • Video
    • 1996
  • Dance Me Outside (1994)
    Dance Me Outside
    • writer: "Halfbreed"
    • 1994
  • Robert Wightman in Stepfather 3 (1992)
    Stepfather 3
    • Soundtrack ("SMOOTH MOVES")
    • TV Movie
    • 1992
  • Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson in Stroker Ace (1983)
    Stroker Ace
    • performer: "On The Road"
    • writer: "I Feel A Heartache Comin' On", "On The Road"
    • 1983
  • Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, and Bernie Casey in Sharky's Machine (1981)
    Sharky's Machine
    • Soundtrack ("Dope Bust")
    • 1981
  • Adrienne Barbeau, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. in The Cannonball Run (1981)
    The Cannonball Run
    • performer: "Beauty's Theme"
    • writer: "Beauty's Theme", "You've Gotta Have a Dream"
    • 1981
  • Buffalo Rider (1976)
    Buffalo Rider
    • Soundtrack ("The Life and Legend of Buffalo Jones")
    • 1976
  • Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot (1976)
    Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot
    • Soundtrack ("High In The Mountains")
    • 1976

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Al Capp
  • Born
    • April 26, 1939
    • Arkansas, USA
  • Died
    • June 7, 2018
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Arranged / conducted music for "(I Love You) More Today Than Yesterday", a hit for The Spiral Starecase.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Hit #119 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop charts with "Shangri-La" in May of 1973.
  • Quotes
    I think a little bit of kindness and a smile makes all the difference in the world.

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