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American composer
Les Hooper
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84 years
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Les Hooper (born 27 February 1940 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a composer in Los Angeles, US. His music ranges from classical to blues and jazz; from commercials to concert commissions. His credits include films, television, commercials, live performances, orchestral commissions, and many published pieces of music. He has won an Emmy Award and has had seven Grammy nominations, as well as Clio and film festival awards.
Filmography
- Finney (1969)
- A Man Called Sloane (1979)
- Foxfire Light - Composer, Conductor (1982)
- State of the Union (1984)
- Hostages (1984)
- Out-of-Time Step (1984)
- Solar Crisis (1990)
- The Player (1992)
- Back in the USSR (1992)
- The Road Killers (1994)
- At the Hands of Another (1997)
- New American Heroes: The 1999 Senior Olympics (1999)
- Rocket's Red Glare (2000)
- Killing Christian (2003)
- Damaged - Composer (2003)
Television credits (partial)
Year | Title | Info | Limited? | Label | OOP / SOLD OUT | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | Lou Grant | Incomplete episodes: "Denial" (season 2) "Sweep" (season 2) | ----- | ----- | NO CD | |
1979 | Rhoda | last season | ||||
1979-80 | Man Called Sloane | various episodes | ||||
1982 | The Master | season | ||||
1979-81 | Charlies Angels | various episodes |
Discography
Les Hooper Big Band (Chicago Band)
- Look what they've done
- Dorian Blue
Les Hooper Big Band (L.A. Band)
- Raisin' the Roof
- Anything Goes
- Out of the Woods (Released December 5, 2006)
- Live at Typhoon
Hoopla
- Hoopla 1
- Hoopla 2
- Hoopla 3
Other
- Mirage
- Afrikka
- Crossing the Line
- For the Children
- Winterscapes
- Hoopla 3
- ^ Jazz, All About. "The Les Hooper Big Band: Look What They've Done / Dorian Blue / Raisin' the Roof / Anything Goes". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- Jazz, All About. "The Les Hooper Band: Out of the Woods". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
Awards and nominations
- Emmy "The Newperformers" NBC
- Clio "United Airlines Commercial"
- Grammy "Look What They've Done" Album (nomination)
- Grammy "Raisin the Roof" Album (nomination)
- Grammy "The Four of Us" Album (nomination)
- Grammy "Easy to Love" Album (nomination)
- Grammy "Anything Goes" Album (nomination)
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Notable American Musicians
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable American Composers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable American Conductors
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable American Jazz musicians
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable American Bandmasters
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
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