Richard LaSalle (January 18, 1918 – April 5, 2015) was an American
film score composer
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...
.
Biography
LaSalle was born in
Louisville, Colorado
The City of Louisville () is a home rule municipality located in southeastern Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 21,226 at the 2020 United States census. Louisville began as a mining community in 1877, experienc ...
. He began as a performer for local hotels as a pianist and orchestra leader between the 1940s and 1950s. In 1958 he joined the American Society of Composers and Publishers in which started his main career in film composing.
Selected filmography
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Tank Battalion
is a multi-directional shooter arcade video game that was released by Namco in 1980. The only direct home conversion is for the MSX, although it was followed up by two sequels: '' Battle City'' for the Famicom in 1985 and '' Tank Force'' for arc ...
Sniper's Ridge
''Sniper's Ridge'' is a 1961 Korean War drama film directed by John A. Bushelman and starring Jack Ging and Stanley Clements.
Plot
In the days before the cease-fire, a hard-luck platoon run by Lt. Peer and the cowardly Sgt. Sweatish is under cont ...
The Purple Hills
''The Purple Hills'' (originally titled "The Vanishing Frontier") is a 1961 American Western film directed by Maury Dexter and written by Russ Bender and Edith Cash Pearl. The film stars Gene Nelson, Kent Taylor, Danny Zapien, Medford Salway, ...
Hands of a Stranger
''Hands of a Stranger'' is a 1962 American horror film directed by Newt Arnold and is unofficially the fourth film adaptation of '' The Hands of Orlac''.
Plot
When the hands of pianist Vernon Paris are destroyed in a taxicab accident, he receiv ...
'' (1962)
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Incident in an Alley
''Incident in an Alley'' is a 1962 American neo noir crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Chris Warfield, Erin O'Donnell and Harp McGuire.
The film's premise rests on a legal precedent that police may use force against fleeing su ...
The Day Mars Invaded Earth
''The Day Mars Invaded Earth'' (a.k.a. ''Spaceraid 63'') is an independently made 1963 black-and-white CinemaScope science fiction film, produced and directed by Maury Dexter, that stars Kent Taylor, Marie Windsor, and William Mims. The film wa ...
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
'' (1963)
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Police Nurse
''Police Nurse'' is a 1963 American drama film directed by Maury Dexter and written by Harry Spalding. The film stars Ken Scott, Merry Anders, Oscar Beregi (Jr.), Barbara Mansell, John Holland and Byron Morrow. The film was released in May 1963, ...
'' (1963)
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Twice-Told Tales
''Twice-Told Tales'' is a short story collection in two volumes by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The first volume was published in the spring of 1837 and the second in 1842. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals, hence t ...
'' (1963)
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A Yank in Viet-Nam
''A Yank in Viet-Nam'' is a 1964 war drama film. It was filmed entirely in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Plot
The film follows a U.S. Marine Corps pilot (Marshall Thompson) who is shot down over the Vietnamese jungle. In his endeavor to ...
'' (1964)
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The Quick Gun
''The Quick Gun'' is a 1964 American Techniscope Western film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Audie Murphy. It was the second of four films produced by Grant Whytock and Edward Small's Admiral Pictures in the 1960s.Blood on the Arrow'' (1964)
*'' The Time Travelers'' (1964)
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Apache Rifles
''Apache Rifles'' is a 1964 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Audie Murphy. The film was shot at Bronson Canyon and Red Rock Canyon State Park, California. It was the first of four Audie Murphy films for producer Gr ...
'' (1964)
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Fort Courageous
''Fort Courageous'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Richard H. Landau. The film stars Fred Beir, Don "Red" Barry, Hanna Landy, Harry Lauter, Walter Reed and Joe Patridge. The film was released on May ...
Convict Stage
''Convict Stage'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Daniel Mainwaring. The film stars Harry Lauter, Don "Red" Barry, Jodi Mitchell, Hanna Landy, Joe Patridge, and Eric Matthews. The film was released on ...
'' (1965)
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Arizona Raiders
''Arizona Raiders'' is a 1965 American Techniscope Western film directed by William Witney and starring Audie Murphy.''Arizo ...
'' (1965)
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Ambush Bay
''Ambush Bay'' is a 1966 American war film directed by Ron Winston and starring Hugh O'Brian, Mickey Rooney and James Mitchum. It was filmed on location in the Philippines.
Plot
Prior to the 1944 American invasion of the Philippines a hand-pi ...
'' (1966)
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Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
''Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title'' is a 1966 American absurdist slapstick comedy film directed by Harmon Jones and written by Morey Amsterdam, John Davis Hart, William Marks and George Schenck. The film stars Morey Amsterdam, Rose Marie, a ...
'' (1966)
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Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
''Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!'' is a 1966 DeLuxe Color American comedy film starring Bob Hope and Elke Sommer. This film marked the first of three film collaborations for Hope and comedian Phyllis Diller, and was followed by '' Eight on the ...
'' (1966)
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40 Guns to Apache Pass
''40 Guns to Apache Pass'' is a 1967 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Audie Murphy.
Plot
In the Arizona Territory of 1868, the Apaches, led by Cochise (Michael Keep), are on the warpath. Army Captain Bruce Coburn (A ...
Superbeast
"Superbeast" is a song by Rob Zombie, released as the third single from his solo debut, ''Hellbilly Deluxe''. The song was co-written by Charlie Clouser, formerly of Nine Inch Nails. It also appears on Rob Zombie's '' Past, Present & Future'', t ...
'' (1972)
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Daughters of Satan
''Daughters of Satan'' is a 1972 American horror film directed by Hollingsworth Morse and written by John C. Higgins. The film stars Tom Selleck, Barra Grant, Tani Guthrie, Paraluman, Vic Silayan and Vic Díaz. The film was released by United A ...
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
''Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' is a 1974 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Robert Getchell. It stars Ellen Burstyn as a widow who travels with her preteen son across the Southwestern United St ...
'' (1974)
*''The Thirsty Dead'' (1974)
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Flood!
''Flood!'' is a 1976 American made-for-television adventure film directed by Earl Bellamy.
Plot
A large freshwater lake above the small town of Brownsville, Oregon is a popular tourist attraction and fishing destination, which provides the town ...
'' (1976)
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Fire!
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the chemical process of combustion.
Fire also commonly refers to:
*Conflagration, a large and destructive fire
*Structure fire, a house or building on fire
*Wildfire, a fire in a forest, rangeland, or o ...
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
''The Night the Bridge Fell Down'' is an American disaster film starring James MacArthur, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Leslie Nielsen. The movie was produced by Irwin Allen in 1979 in association with Warner Bros. Television for NBC but was not aired in ...
'' (1983)
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Cave-In!
''Cave-In!'' (sometimes listed as ''Cave In!'') is a 1983 American made-for-television action disaster film starring Dennis Cole, Leslie Nielsen and James Olson. The movie was produced by Irwin Allen in 1979 in association with Warner Bros. Te ...