Ronald "Ron" Ramin (born 1953 in

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) is an American composer for TV, film and, more recently, for the concert hall.

Life and career

Ron Ramin is the son of composer and orchestrator

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New York Times, access date 27 April 2016 Ramin grew up in New York City. After graduating from

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, he moved to

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and began his career as a film composer. He has scored 20 prime-time television series and more than 30 movies for television and miniseries. In 1994, he was nominated for a

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in the category Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (dramatic underscore) for his work on the pilot of '' Christy''. At the 18th CableACE Awards in 1996, he was awarded the prize in the category ''Best'' ''Original Score'' for his work on '' Rent-a-Kid''. He has been presented with both BMI and ASCAP Film & Television Awards at their annual dinners. Ramin has turned his attention to composing in concert form. His most recent work, ''Golden State of Mind'' (2017), is a symphonic suite depicting the beauty and drama of the California landscape, and the diversity of its people, in three movements: ''Yosemite, San Andreas'' and ''Olvera Street''. The first movement, formerly titled ''Greetings!'' was given its premiere performance by The Marin Symphony, conducted by Alasdair Neale. Ramin has been married to journalist and author Cathryn Jakobson Ramin since 1988.Biography
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Selected filmography

* 1981–1984: ''

Fantasy Island ''Fantasy Island'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Gene Levitt. It aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. The series starred Ricardo Montalbán as the mysterious Mr. Roarke and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tattoo. ...

'' (TV series) * 1982–1983: ''

Hart to Hart ''Hart to Hart'' is an American mystery television series that premiered on August 25, 1979, on ABC. The show stars Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, respectively, a wealthy couple who lead a glamorous jetset ...

'' (TV series) * 1983–1984: ''

The Fall Guy ''The Fall Guy'' is an American action-adventure television series produced for ABC and originally broadcast from November 4, 1981, to May 2, 1986. It stars Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Heather Thomas as Hollywood stunt performers who moonl ...

'' (TV series) * 1984–1988: ''

Cagney & Lacey ''Cagney & Lacey'' is an American police procedural drama television series that aired on the CBS television network for seven seasons from March 25, 1982, to May 16, 1988. The show is about two New York City police detectives who lead very dif ...

'' (TV series) * 1985: ''

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'' (TV series) * 1986–1987: ''

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'' (TV series) * 1987: ''

Sledge Hammer! ''Sledge Hammer!'' is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from September 23, 1986, to February 12, 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Insp ...

'' (TV series) * 1987: ''

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'' (TV film) * 1988: '' Stranger on My Land'' (TV film) * 1988: ''The Diamond Trap'' (TV film) * 1989: '' Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All'' (TV film) * 1990: ''Menu for Murder'' (TV film) * 1990–1992: ''

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill ''The Trials of Rosie O'Neill'' is an American drama television series which aired on CBS from September 17, 1990 to May 30, 1992. The show stars Sharon Gless as Fiona Rose "Rosie" O'Neill, a lawyer working in the public defender's office for ...

'' (TV series) * 1991: ''Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories'' (TV film) * 1991: ''

Memories of Midnight ''Memories of Midnight'', sometimes known as ''The Other Side of Midnight (Book 2)'', is a 1990 novel by Sidney Sheldon. It is a sequel to Sheldon's 1973 bestseller '' The Other Side of Midnight''. Plot summary The novel begins at the end of ...

'' (TV film) * 1993: '' They've Taken Our Children: The Chowchilla Kidnapping'' (TV film) * 1994: '' The Birds II: Land's End'' (TV film) * 1994–1995: '' Christy'' (TV series) * 1994: ''

Bionic Ever After? ''Bionic Ever After?'' is a made-for-television science fiction action film which originally aired on November 29, 1994 on CBS. The movie reunited the main casts of the television series ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' and its spin-off ''The Bionic ...

'' (TV film) * 1994: '' Come Die with Me: A Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Mystery'' (TV film) * 1995: '' From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler'' (TV film) * 1995: '' Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling'' (TV film) * 1995: '' Rent-a-Kid'' (TV film) * 1995: ''Dare to Love'' (TV film) * 1995–1997: ''

Walker, Texas Ranger ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action fiction, action Crime drama, crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both the film and the series starring Chuck Norr ...

'' (TV series) * 1996: '' Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions'' (TV film) * 1996: ''

Second Noah ''Second Noah'' is a television drama that was broadcast in the United States on ABC television from February 5, 1996, to June 8, 1997. Premise The series stars Daniel Hugh Kelly as Noah Beckett, whose wife Jesse (Betsy Brantley) is a veteri ...

'' (TV series) * 1996: ''

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'' (TV film) * 1996: ''My Son Is Innocent'' (TV film) * 1996: '' A Step Toward Tomorrow'' (TV film) * 1999: '' Fatal Error'' (TV film) * 1999: ''

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'' (TV film) * 1999: ''Cruel Justice'' (TV film) * 2006: ''Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door'' (TV film) * 2006: '' Meltdown: Days of Destruction'' (TV film) * 2006: ''Home by Christmas'' (TV film) * 2007: ''My Neighbor's Keeper'' (TV film) * 2007: ''Lost Holiday: The Jim & Suzanne Shemwell Story'' (TV film) * 2008: '' Charlie & Me'' (TV film) * 2008: ''Lost Behind Bars'' (TV film)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramin, Ron 1953 births Living people American film score composers American male film score composers