Maribeth Solomon (born June 23, 1950) is a

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film and television composer and songwriter.Marjorie Hale and Betty Nygaard King,
"Maribeth Solomon"
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'', May 7, 2007. She has been nominated for the

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, the

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, the

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and the International Film Music Critics Association Award for her work. Most of her composing work was done as a duo with her husband, Micky Erbe. They were always nominated together as composers of film or television scores, although Solomon also received two nominations on her own as a songwriter. Solomon and Erbe were partners in their own firm, Mickymar Productions, until Erbe's death in 2021. Born in

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, Solomon is the daughter of former

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violinist Stanley Solomon, and the sister of jazz and pop musician Lenny Solomon. Solomon and Erbe both contributed to the debut album by Lenny Solomon's 1970s band

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, and Solomon's song "Falling into Rhyme" was recorded by

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on her 1972 album '' Annie''. Solomon's composing credits include the films '' Harry Tracy, Desperado'', '' Improper Channels'', '' Hubble'', '' Space Station 3D'', ''

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'', '' Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story'', ''

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'', '' Destiny in Space'', '' Picture Perfect'', ''

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'', '' Mission to Mir'', '' The Dream is Alive'' and '' Blue Planet'', and the television series '' It's Our Stuff'', ''

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'', '' Earth: Final Conflict'', '' Street Legal'', ''

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''. Solomon has also composed for video games, most notably for independent outfit Failbetter Games' Sunless Sea and Sunless Skies.

Awards and nominations

Genies

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, 1982 - Best Original Score, ''

'' *

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, 1983 - Best Original Score, ''

'' * 9th Genie Awards, 1988 - Best Original Song, "Rise and Shine" (''

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'') *

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, 1989 - Best Original Score, ''

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'' * 11th Genie Awards, 1990 - Best Original Song, "The Best We Both Can Be" and "Elephant March" ('' Babar: The Movie'')

Geminis

* 1988 Gemini Awards - Best Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore), ''

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'' (won) and ''

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'' * 1989 Gemini Awards - Best Music Composition for a Series, '' The Struggle for Democracy'' (won) * 1993 Gemini Awards - Best Original Music Score for a Series, '' Street Legal'' (won) * 1995 Gemini Awards - Best Original Music Score for a Series, ''

'' * 1996 Gemini Awards - Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series, '' Street Legal: The Last Rights'' *

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- Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series, '' Earth: Final Conflict'', episode "The Secret of Strandhill" (won) * 2000 Gemini Awards - Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series, '' Earth: Final Conflict''"Here are the nominees for the 15th annual Gemini Awards".

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, September 19, 2000.

Emmys

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, 1998 - Outstanding Main Title Theme Music, '' Earth: Final Conflict''

IMFCA

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Awards, 2009 - Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature Film, '' Under the Sea 3D''

References

External links

* * Entry for Micky Erbe
Mickymar Productions
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