Leon Steven Klatzkin(1914–1992) was an American music arranger,composer,and conductor remembered for his long career in the Hollywood motion picture and television industries.[1]
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| Born | Leon Steven Klatzkin June 19, 1914 |
| Died | May 13, 1992(aged 77) Marina Del Rey, California,United States |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1947 - 1971 (film & TV) |
Biography
editA prolific film and television composer, orchestra conductor, soundtrack orchestrator and arranger, Klatzkin worked in the music department of the Hal Roach Studios as a musician for eight years, afterwards working throughout Hollywood, notably for 20th Century-Fox. Klatzkin joined ASCAP in 1952, and his list of compositions there numbers over 600, nearly all of them themes for film and television. In the 1960s, Klatzkin was under contract to CBS television, and composed and arranged for many shows there, including 84 episodes of the popular western seriesGunsmoke.
The opening and closing theme of the TV seriesAdventures of Supermanis credited to Leon Klatzkin. Despite ASCAP and theLos Angeles Timeslisting his many compositions for television shows,[2]some[who?]suggest that Klatzkin was nothing more than a Mutel employee; A film cutter who helped editors select appropriate tracks for their pictures. There is a veritable industry dedicated to the attribution of the Superman theme to various other composers[citation needed].Klatzkin reached a settlement with John Williams over Williams' appropriation of the Superman theme - With proceeds going to a children's charity. The dispute with Williams appears to have inspired the noted disparagement.
Selected filmography
edit- Inner Sanctum(1948)
- As You Were(1951)
- Captain Scarface(1953)
- Two-Gun Lady(1955)
- Go, Johnny, Go!(1959)
References
edit- ^Terrace p.93
- ^"Archives".Los Angeles Times.18 May 1992.
Bibliography
edit- Terrace, Vincent.Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937-2012.McFarland, 2013.
External links
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