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
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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
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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
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The Secret War of Jackie's Girls 1980
Original Music Composer
Homeward Bound 1980
Original Music Composer
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story 1980
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Loving Couples 1980
Original Music Composer
Mom, the Wolfman and Me 1980
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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
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Samurai 1979
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Transplant 1979
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California Dreaming 1979
Original Music Composer
...And Your Name Is Jonah 1979
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Who'll Save Our Children? 1978
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Long Journey Back 1978
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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
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 1978
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Just Me and You 1978
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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
Credits from TMDB.