Edgar Noel "Ed" Bogas (born February 2, 1942), sometimes credited as Edward Bogas, is an American
musician
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and
composer
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whose work has been featured in
film
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s,
animation
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s, and
video game
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s.
Career
Bogas' contributions span four decades and several genres. In the 1960s, Bogas was a member of the
experimental rock
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band
The United States of America
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, and in the 1970s, he contributed the music for films by
Ralph Bakshi
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and for television specials for the ''
Peanuts
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'' series, succeeding
Vince Guaraldi
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after his death in 1976. In the 1980s, he started composing music for
Commodore 64
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computer game
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Children's Television Workshop
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(''
Sesame Street
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'') games for Atari such as ''Oscar's Trash Race'' and ''Big Bird's Egg Catch''.
In 1977, Bogas voiced and composed many shows for Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre. He also voiced Crusty the Cat.
In 1980, Bogas composed the score for the
CBS
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television movie
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'' A Christmas Without Snow,'' in which he also appeared in the part of the accompanist to the choirmaster portrayed by
John Houseman
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.
He continued writing music for ''Peanuts'' television specials through 1989 ('' This Is America, Charlie Brown''), and in 1982 he also began contributing music for ''
Garfield
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'' TV specials and series. He composed the music for all 121 half-hours of '' Garfield and Friends'', and co-wrote all the songs for the Garfield segments with future wife
Desirée Goyette
Desirée Goyette-Bogas (''née'' Goyette) is an American singer, composer, lyricist and voice-over artist. She has been nominated for two Grammy Awards and has voiced such characters as Betty Boop, Barbie, Nermal, Petunia Pig, Honey Bunny a ...
for the first three seasons, and with writer
Mark Evanier
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for the rest of the run. Also on ''Garfield and Friends'', Bogas provided the voices of the villainous singing ants in three episodes. Goyette and Bogas have two children (Benjamin and Lily).
Bogas writes music for broadcast commercials, television, and film with his San Francisco company, Bogas Productions.
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
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Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!
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The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
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Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown
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She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown
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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
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'': Conductor
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Small Talk
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(string arrangements)
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(producer, musician)
* Forty Niner (producer, musician)
* One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (producer, arranger w/ Jack Nitzsche)
* Very Best of Tom Fogerty (musician)
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Ace
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* Living Proof (musician)
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Action 52
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Jam Session
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Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates
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