Fred Karlin
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- June 16, 1936
- Died
- March 26, 2004
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Frederick James Karlin (June 16, 1936 – March 26, 2004) was an American trumpeter, songwriter, and composer for film and television. Karlin's film scores included The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), The Babymaker (1970), The Little Ark (1972), Westworld (1973), Mixed Company (1974), Mastermind (1976), Futureworld (1976), Greased Lightning (1977), Ravagers (1979), Cloud Dancer (1980), and Strawberry Road (1991). For the film Lovers and Other Strangers (1970), he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song with "For All We Know", which was also a hit for the Carpenters. Karlin also worked extensively in television, especially composing music for television movies. His compositions were nominated for an Emmy Award eleven times, and he won for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman in 1974.
Filmography
Lost Treasure of Dos Santos 1997
Original Music Composer
Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith 1995
as Director, Director
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story 1993
Original Music Composer
Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story 1993
Original Music Composer
The Secret 1992
Original Music Composer
Survive the Savage Sea 1992
Original Music Composer
The Making of High Noon 1992
Music
The Last Prostitute 1991
Original Music Composer
Strawberry Road 1991
Original Music Composer
Her Wicked Ways 1991
Original Music Composer
Murder C.O.D. 1990
Original Music Composer
Fear Stalk 1989
Original Music Composer
Bridge to Silence 1989
Original Music Composer
Dadah Is Death 1988
Original Music Composer
Lady Mobster 1988
Original Music Composer
What Price Victory 1988
Original Music Composer
Celebration Family 1987
Original Music Composer
The Facts of Life Down Under 1987
Original Music Composer
A Place to Call Home 1987
Original Music Composer
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter 1986
Original Music Composer
Final Jeopardy 1985
Original Music Composer
Hostage Flight 1985
Original Music Composer
Kids Don't Tell 1985
Original Music Composer
Love Leads the Way: A True Story 1984
Original Music Composer
Calamity Jane 1984
Original Music Composer
Cougar 1984
Original Music Composer
The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story 1983
Original Music Composer
Policewoman Centerfold 1983
Original Music Composer
Night Partners 1983
Original Music Composer
One Cooks, the Other Doesn't 1983
Original Music Composer
Wishman 1983
Original Music Composer
In Defense of Kids 1983
Original Music Composer
Baby Sister 1983
Original Music Composer
Inspector Perez 1983
Original Music Composer
Deadly Encounter 1982
Original Music Composer
Missing Children: A Mother's Story 1982
Original Music Composer
The First Time 1982
Original Music Composer
Not in Front of the Children 1982
Original Music Composer
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter 1982
Original Music Composer
The Marva Collins Story 1981
Original Music Composer
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981" 1981
Original Music Composer
Bitter Harvest 1981
Original Music Composer
The Five of Me 1981
Original Music Composer
Broken Promise 1981
Original Music Composer
We're Fighting Back 1981
Original Music Composer
Miracle on Ice 1981
Original Music Composer
Thornwell 1981
Original Music Composer
A Time for Miracles 1980
Original Music Composer
My Kidnapper, My Love 1980
Original Music Composer
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier 1980
Original Music Composer
The Secret War of Jackie's Girls 1980
Original Music Composer
Homeward Bound 1980
Original Music Composer
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story 1980
Original Music Composer
Loving Couples 1980
Original Music Composer
Mom, the Wolfman and Me 1980
Original Music Composer
Baby Comes Home 1980
Original Music Composer
Cloud Dancer 1980
Original Music Composer
The Plutonium Incident 1980
Original Music Composer
Marriage Is Alive and Well 1980
Original Music Composer
Once Upon a Family 1980
Original Music Composer
Topper 1979
Original Music Composer
And Baby Makes Six 1979
Original Music Composer
Vampire 1979
Original Music Composer
Sex and the Single Parent 1979
Original Music Composer
Ravagers 1979
Original Music Composer
The Last Giraffe 1979
Original Music Composer
Lawman Without a Gun 1979
Original Music Composer
Walking Through the Fire 1979
Original Music Composer
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter 1979
Original Music Composer
Ike 1979
Original Music Composer
Samurai 1979
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Transplant 1979
Original Music Composer
California Dreaming 1979
Original Music Composer
...And Your Name Is Jonah 1979
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Who'll Save Our Children? 1978
Original Music Composer
Long Journey Back 1978
Original Music Composer
The Gift of Love 1978
Original Music Composer
Bud and Lou 1978
Original Music Composer
Lady of the House 1978
Original Music Composer
More Than Friends 1978
Original Music Composer
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 1978
Original Music Composer
Just Me and You 1978
Original Music Composer
Leave Yesterday Behind 1978
Original Music Composer
Mean Dog Blues 1978
Original Music Composer
Deadman's Curve 1978
Original Music Composer
The World Beyond 1978
Original Music Composer
Forever 1978
Original Music Composer
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. 1977
Original Music Composer
Intimate Strangers 1977
Original Music Composer
Having Babies II 1977
Original Music Composer
The Girl Called Hatter Fox 1977
Original Music Composer
Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front 1977
Music Arranger
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid 1977
Original Music Composer
The Hostage Heart 1977
Original Music Composer
Greased Lightning 1977
Original Music Composer
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances 1977
Music
Lucan 1977
Original Music Composer
Man from Atlantis III: Killer Spores 1977
Music
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn 1977
Original Music Composer
Man from Atlantis II: The Death Scouts 1977
Music
World of Darkness 1977
Original Music Composer, Conductor
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish 1977
Original Music Composer
Minstrel Man 1977
Original Music Composer
The Death of Richie 1977
Original Music Composer
Green Eyes 1977
Original Music Composer
Wanted: The Sundance Woman 1976
Original Music Composer
Joe Panther 1976
Original Music Composer
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway 1976
Original Music Composer
Mastermind 1976
Original Music Composer
Woman of the Year 1976
Original Music Composer
Futureworld 1976
Original Music Composer
Leadbelly 1976
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Baby Blue Marine 1976
Original Music Composer
Born Innocent 1976
Original Music Composer
Death Be Not Proud 1975
Original Music Composer
The Dream Makers 1975
Original Music Composer
Punch and Jody 1974
Original Music Composer
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy 1974
Original Music Composer
Bad Ronald 1974
Original Music Composer
Mixed Company 1974
Original Music Composer
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman 1974
Original Music Composer
The Dion Brothers 1974
Original Music Composer
Chosen Survivors 1974
Original Music Composer
The Take 1974
Original Music Composer
The Spikes Gang 1974
Original Music Composer
Goodnight Jackie 1974
Original Music Composer
The Man Who Could Talk to Kids 1973
Original Music Composer
Westworld 1973
Original Music Composer, Conductor
A Chant of Silence 1973
Music
Every Little Crook and Nanny 1972
Original Music Composer
The Little Ark 1972
Original Music Composer
Believe in Me 1971
Original Music Composer
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones 1971
Original Music Composer
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker 1971
Original Music Composer
The Baby Maker 1970
Original Music Composer
Cover Me Babe 1970
Original Music Composer
Lovers and Other Strangers 1970
Original Music Composer
The Sterile Cuckoo 1969
Original Music Composer
The Stalking Moon 1968
Original Music Composer
Yours, Mine and Ours 1968
Original Music Composer
Up the Down Staircase 1967
Original Music Composer
Credits from TMDB.