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Winston Sharples(1909-1978)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Winston Sharples was born on 1 March 1909 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. He was a composer, known for 48 Hrs. (1982), Training Day (2001) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). He died on 3 April 1978 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA.
BornMarch 1, 1909
DiedApril 3, 1978(69)
BornMarch 1, 1909
DiedApril 3, 1978(69)
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Known for

Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)
48 Hrs.
6.9
  • Music Department(as W. Sharples, cartoon music)
  • 1982
Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001)
Training Day
7.7
  • Soundtrack("Cues from 'Farm Foolery' Cartoon")
  • 2001
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
The Wolf of Wall Street
8.2
  • Soundtrack("Score")
  • 2013
Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, and Jon Cryer in Pretty in Pink (1986)
Pretty in Pink
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Pursuit")
  • 1986

Credits

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Music Department

  • Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)
    48 Hrs.
    • composer: cartoon music (as W. Sharples)
    • 1982
  • Go Go Gophers (1966)
    Go Go Gophers
    • composer: stock music
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1966–1968
  • Wally Cox in Underdog (1964)
    Underdog
    • composer: stock music
    • musical director
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1964–1967
  • Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963)
    Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales
    • composer: stock music
    • musical arrangements
    • arrangement: theme music (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1963–1966
  • The Mighty Hercules (1963)
    The Mighty Hercules
    • composer: stock music
    • composer: theme music
    • stock music (as Win Sharples Jr.)
    • TV Series
    • 1963–1965
  • Snuffy Smith and Barney Google (1961)
    Snuffy Smith and Barney Google
    • composer: stock music
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • The Porky Pig Show (1964)
    The Porky Pig Show
    • composer: show theme (as Winston Sharples Jr.)
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (1960)
    King Leonardo and His Short Subjects
    • composer: stock music
    • musical arrangements (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1960–1964
  • The New Casper Cartoon Show (1963)
    The New Casper Cartoon Show
    • composer: stock music
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • Felix the Cat (1958)
    Felix the Cat
    • composer: stock music
    • musical director
    • musical arrangements
    • TV Series
    • 1958–1961
  • Jack Mercer in Popeye the Sailor (1960)
    Popeye the Sailor
    • musical arrangements: main and end titles
    • musical arrangements
    • composer: stock music (uncredited) ...
    • TV Series
    • 1960–1961
  • Abner the Baseball (1961)
    Abner the Baseball
    • musical director
    • Short
    • 1961
  • Felineous Assault
    • conductor
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1959
  • Boo Bop (1957)
    Boo Bop
    • conductor
    • musical adaptation (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1957
  • Ice Scream (1957)
    Ice Scream
    • conductor
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1957

Composer

  • Mouse Trek
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1967
  • Mini-Squirts
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1967
  • The Fuz (1967)
    The Fuz
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1967
  • Marvin Digs
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1967
  • Keep the Cool, Baby
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1967
  • The Opera Caper (1967)
    The Opera Caper
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1967
  • Batfink: This Is Your Life (1967)
    Batfink: This Is Your Life
    • Composer
    • TV Short
    • 1967
  • The Stubborn Cowboy (1967)
    The Stubborn Cowboy
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1967
  • A Bridge Grows in Brooklyn
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1967
  • The Stuck-Up Wolf
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1967
  • High But Not Dry
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1967
  • Forget-Me-Nuts
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1967
  • Brother Bat
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1967
  • From Orbit to Obit
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1967
  • Clean Sweep
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1967

Soundtrack

  • Cartoon Superheroes Abridged (2015)
    Cartoon Superheroes Abridged
    • writer: "Superman Theme"
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • 3-D Rarities (2015)
    3-D Rarities
    • writer: "Music"
    • 2015
  • Sylvester Stallone, Tom Berenger, Kelsey Grammer, Kyra Sedgwick, Thomas Jane, Kevin Connolly, Omari Hardwick, and Lauren Cohan in Reach Me (2014)
    Reach Me
    • performer: "Hector's Hectic Day"
    • writer: "Hector's Hectic Day"
    • 2014
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
    The Wolf of Wall Street
    • writer: "Score"
    • 2013
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, and Amy Adams in The Master (2012)
    The Master
    • writer: "The Deep Boo Sea"
    • 2012
  • Casper and Wendy's Ghostly Adventures (2002)
    Casper and Wendy's Ghostly Adventures
    • writer: "Casper the Friendly Ghost Theme" (uncredited)
    • Video
    • 2002
  • Two Men Went to War (2002)
    Two Men Went to War
    • writer: "It's A Hap Hap Happy Day"
    • 2002
  • Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001)
    Training Day
    • arranger: "Cues from 'Farm Foolery' Cartoon"
    • writer: "Cues from 'Farm Foolery' Cartoon"
    • 2001
  • MGM Sing-Alongs: Being Happy (1997)
    MGM Sing-Alongs: Being Happy
    • writer: "It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day"
    • Music Video
    • 1997
  • Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice (1993)
    Poetic Justice
    • writer: "Felix the Wonderful Cat"
    • 1993
  • Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, and Nancy Travis in Internal Affairs (1990)
    Internal Affairs
    • writer: "Cartoon Rock"
    • 1990
  • Felix the Cat: The Movie (1988)
    Felix the Cat: The Movie
    • writer: "Felix the Cat Theme Song"
    • 1988
  • Fire with Fire (1986)
    Fire with Fire
    • writer: "From Nags to Witches"
    • 1986
  • Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, and Jon Cryer in Pretty in Pink (1986)
    Pretty in Pink
    • Soundtrack ("Pursuit")
    • 1986
  • Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)
    48 Hrs.
    • Soundtrack (as W. Sharples, "CARTOON MUSIC")
    • 1982

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Winston Sharples Jr.
  • Born
    • March 1, 1909
    • Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • April 3, 1978
    • Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA

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  • Trivia
    He was known primarily for scoring animated shorts. In a career than spanned about 35 years, he had scored well over 700 shorts.

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