Ed Bogas
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Ed Bogas, born Edgar Noel Bogas, and sometimes credited as Edward Bogas, is an American
rock musician and composer
and whose work has been featured in film
s, animation
s, and video games.
, and in the 1970s he contributed the music for films by Ralph Bakshi
and for television specials for the Peanuts
series, succeeding Vince Guaraldi
after his untimely passing in 1976. In the 1980s he started composing music for Commodore 64
computer games such as Hardball!
In 1980, Bogas composed the score for the CBS
television movie
A Christmas Without Snow
, in which he also appeared in the part of the accompanist to the choirmaster portrayed by John Houseman
.
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
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
for the first three seasons, and with writer Mark Evanier
for the rest of the run. Goyette and Bogas have two children (Benjamin and Lily).
Currently Bogas writes music for broadcast commercials, television and film with his San Francisco company, Bogas Productions.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rock musician and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and whose work has been featured in film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s, animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
s, and video games.
Career
Bogas' contributions span four decades and several genres. In the 1960s Bogas was a member of the progressive rock/psychedelic band The United States of AmericaThe United States of America (band)
The United States of America was an American experimental rock and psychedelic band whose works are an example of early electronic music in rock and roll.-History:...
, and in the 1970s he contributed the music for films by Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi is an Israeli-American director of animated and live-action films. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, five of which he wrote...
and for television specials for the Peanuts
Peanuts
Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward...
series, succeeding Vince Guaraldi
Vince Guaraldi
Vincent Anthony "Vince" Guaraldi was an Italian American jazz musician and pianist noted for his innovative compositions and arrangements and for composing music for animated adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip...
after his untimely passing in 1976. In the 1980s he started composing music for Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
computer games such as Hardball!
In 1980, Bogas composed the score for the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
television movie
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
A Christmas Without Snow
A Christmas Without Snow
-Plot:A divorced woman moves to San Francisco from Omaha with her young son. She's trying to re-build her life after her divorce, she leaves her son with his grandmother. She joins the choir of a local church. She has some issues with the choirmaster who tries to get the choir into shape before...
, in which he also appeared in the part of the accompanist to the choirmaster portrayed by John Houseman
John Houseman
John Houseman was a Romanian-born British-American actor and film producer who became known for his highly publicized collaboration with director Orson Welles from their days in the Federal Theatre Project through to the production of Citizen Kane...
.
He continued writing music for Peanuts television specials through 1989 (This Is America, Charlie Brown
This Is America, Charlie Brown
This is America, Charlie Brown was an eight-part animated TV mini-series, depicting events in American history with characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It aired from 1988 to 1989 on CBS. These eight episodes, originally released singly on videocassette, were released in a...
), and in 1982 he also began contributing music for Garfield
Garfield
Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis. Published since June 19, 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character, the cat Garfield ; his owner, Jon Arbuckle; and Arbuckle's dog, Odie...
TV specials and series. He composed the music for all 121 half-hours of Garfield and Friends
Garfield and Friends
Garfield and Friends is an American animated television series based on the comic strip Garfield by Jim Davis. The show was produced by Film Roman, in association with United Feature Syndicate and Paws, Inc., and ran on CBS Saturday mornings from September 17, 1988 to December 10, 1994, with...
, and co-wrote all the songs for the Garfield segments with future wife Desirée Goyette
Desirée Goyette
Desirée Goyette is a 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 and numerous others for radio, television and toys...
for the first three seasons, and with writer Mark Evanier
Mark Evanier
Mark Stephen Evanier is an American comic book and television writer, particularly known for his humor work. He is also known for his columns and blogs, and for his work as a historian and biographer of the comics industry, in particular his award-winning Jack Kirby biography, Kirby: King of...
for the rest of the run. Goyette and Bogas have two children (Benjamin and Lily).
Currently Bogas writes music for broadcast commercials, television and film with his San Francisco company, Bogas Productions.
Film
- Street Music: Composer
- Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!): Composer
- Love and the Midnight Auto Supply: Composer
- Race for Your Life, Charlie BrownRace for Your Life, Charlie BrownRace For Your Life, Charlie Brown is a 1977 animated film produced by United Feature Syndicate for Paramount Pictures, directed by Bill Meléndez, and the third in a series of movies based on the Peanuts comic strip...
: Composer - He Is My BrotherHe Is My Brother-Cast:* Bobby Sherman as Jeff Remington* Kathy Paulo as Luana* Keenan Wynn as Brother Dalton* Robbie Rist as Randy Remington* Joaquín Martínez as The Kahuna* Benson Fong as Kiko...
: Composer - Slashed Dreams: Composer
- Memory of Us: Composer
- Silence: Composer
- PaydayPay Day (1972 film)Payday is a film released in 1972 written by Don Carpenter and directed by Daryl Duke. It stars Rip Torn as a country music singer. Other members of the cast include Ahna Capri, Elayne Heilveil and Michael C. Gwynne. It was filmed in and around Selma, Alabama....
: Composer - Black Girl: Composer w/Ray ShanklinRay ShanklinRay Shanklin is a composer. Along with Ed Bogas, he co-composed the scores for Ralph Bakshi's films Fritz the Cat and Heavy Traffic.-References:...
- Fritz the CatFritz the Cat (film)Fritz the Cat is a 1972 American animated comedy film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi as his feature film debut. Based on the comic strip of the same name by Robert Crumb, the film was the first animated feature film to receive an X rating in the United States...
: Composer w/Ray Shanklin, Musical director - Heavy TrafficHeavy TrafficHeavy Traffic is a 1973 American animated film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi. The film, which begins, ends, and occasionally combines with live-action, explores the often surreal fantasies of a young New York cartoonist named Michael Corleone, using pinball imagery as a metaphor for...
: Composer w/Ray Shanklin - Eddie Macon's RunEddie Macon's RunEddie Macon's Run is a 1983 film starring Kirk Douglas and John Schneider, based on the 1980 novel by James McLendon.- Plot :Eddie Macon was wrongly convicted of a crime. While performing at a prison rodeo in Huntsville, Texas, he escapes and heads for the border, hoping to join his family in Mexico...
: Composer/Arranger (additional music) - PaydayPay Day (1972 film)Payday is a film released in 1972 written by Don Carpenter and directed by Daryl Duke. It stars Rip Torn as a country music singer. Other members of the cast include Ahna Capri, Elayne Heilveil and Michael C. Gwynne. It was filmed in and around Selma, Alabama....
: Music supervisor - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American drama film directed by Miloš Forman and based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey....
: Producer, Arranger w/Jack Nitzsche
Television
- A Lot in Common: Composer
- Garfield & Friends: The Picnic Panic: Composer, Voice (The Ants)
- Garfield & Friends: Another Ant Episode: Composer, Voice (The Ants)
- Garfield's ThanksgivingGarfield's ThanksgivingGarfield's Thanksgiving is a 1989 animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The special was first broadcast November 22, 1989 on CBS. It has been released on both VHS and DVD home video...
: Composer - This Is America, Charlie BrownThis Is America, Charlie BrownThis is America, Charlie Brown was an eight-part animated TV mini-series, depicting events in American history with characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It aired from 1988 to 1989 on CBS. These eight episodes, originally released singly on videocassette, were released in a...
: Composer - Garfield's Babes and BulletsGarfield's Babes and BulletsGarfield's Babes and Bullets is a half-hour animated television special based on a segment from the book Garfield: His 9 Lives. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The special was first broadcast May 23, 1989 on CBS...
: Composer - Garfield: His 9 LivesGarfield: His 9 LivesGarfield: His 9 Lives is a 1984 book of illustrated short stories showing the "nine lives" of comic strip character Garfield...
: Composer - Garfield and FriendsGarfield and FriendsGarfield and Friends is an American animated television series based on the comic strip Garfield by Jim Davis. The show was produced by Film Roman, in association with United Feature Syndicate and Paws, Inc., and ran on CBS Saturday mornings from September 17, 1988 to December 10, 1994, with...
: Composer - A Garfield Christmas Special: Composer
- Garfield in ParadiseGarfield in ParadiseGarfield in Paradise is a half-hour animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield . Wolfman Jack guest starred as the voice of the tribal chief and Frank Nelson guest starred as the voice of the motel manager and rental...
: Composer - Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! is the 30th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on CBS on January 1, 1986...
: Composer - Garfield In Disguise: Composer, Lyricist
- Garfield in the RoughGarfield in the RoughGarfield in the Rough is a half-hour animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The special was first broadcast October 26, 1984 on CBS...
: Composer, Lyricist - It's Flashbeagle, Charlie BrownIt's Flashbeagle, Charlie BrownIt's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown is the 27th prime-time animated television special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. The show is presented as an original musical which features parodies of the early 1980s breakdancing craze, the movies Saturday Night Fever and Flashdance,...
: Composer, Lyricist - Garfield on the TownGarfield on the TownGarfield on the Town is a half-hour animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The special was first broadcast October 28, 1983 on CBS. It has been released on both VHS and DVD home video.- Plot :Jon becomes very...
: Composer - The Charlie Brown and Snoopy ShowThe Charlie Brown and Snoopy ShowThe Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show is an animated television series featuring characters and storylines from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It aired Saturday mornings on the CBS network from 1983 to 1985. It re-aired on The Disney Channel and Nickelodeon in the 1990s...
: Composer - Here Comes GarfieldHere Comes GarfieldHere Comes Garfield is a half-hour animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip. It featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The special was first broadcast October 25, 1982 on CBS. It has been released on both VHS and DVD home video.-Plot:Garfield and Odie are outside...
: Composer - Hot DogHot dogA hot dog is a sausage served in a sliced bun. It is very often garnished with mustard, ketchup, onions, mayonnaise, relish and/or sauerkraut.-History:...
: Composer - A Charlie Brown CelebrationA Charlie Brown CelebrationA Charlie Brown Celebration is the 23rd prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz, who introduced the hour-long special...
: Composer - Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie BrownSomeday You'll Find Her, Charlie BrownSomeday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown is the 22nd prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on October 30, 1981...
: Composer - It's Magic, Charlie BrownIt's Magic, Charlie BrownIt's Magic, Charlie Brown is the 21st prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on April 28, 1981...
: Composer - A Christmas Without SnowA Christmas Without Snow-Plot:A divorced woman moves to San Francisco from Omaha with her young son. She's trying to re-build her life after her divorce, she leaves her son with his grandmother. She joins the choir of a local church. She has some issues with the choirmaster who tries to get the choir into shape before...
: Composer - Life Is a Circus, Charlie BrownLife Is a Circus, Charlie BrownLife is a Circus, Charlie Brown is the 20th prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on October 24, 1980.-Synopsis:...
: Composer - She's a Good Skate, Charlie BrownShe's a Good Skate, Charlie BrownShe's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown is the 19th prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz...
: Composer - It's an Adventure, Charlie BrownIt's an Adventure, Charlie BrownIt's an Adventure, Charlie Brown is the 25th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on May 16, 1983...
: Composer - You're the Greatest, Charlie BrownYou're the Greatest, Charlie BrownYou're the Greatest, Charlie Brown is the 18th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network in March 1979, making it the last Peanuts TV special of the 1970s. It has been released to DVD by Warner Home...
: Composer - What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown: Composer
- It's Your First Kiss, Charlie BrownIt's Your First Kiss, Charlie BrownIt's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown is the 16th prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz...
: Composer - Snoopy!!! The MusicalSnoopy!!! The MusicalSnoopy: The Musical is a musical comedy by Larry Grossman and Hal Hackady, with a book by Warren Lockhart, Arthur Whitelaw, and Michael Grace. The characters are from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. This sequel to the musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown focuses more on the life of...
: Conductor - You're a Good Man, Charlie BrownYou're a Good Man, Charlie BrownYou're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts...
: Conductor
Albums
- The United States of America (album)The United States of America (album)The United States of America is a 1968 album by The United States of America. Produced by David Rubinson, it was released by Columbia Records in 1968. The album was the only release by The United States of America when they were still together and received positive reviews on its release, charting...
- David WiffenDavid Wiffen (album)David Wiffen is the first studio album and second solo album by Canadian Singer-Songwriter David Wiffen. The standout tracks are "I've Got My Ticket", "Driving Wheel", and "More Often Than Not". As one reviewer recently commented, "Its complex arrangements sneak around behind seemingly simple songs...
(producer, musician, arrangements) - Heard You Missed Me, Well I'm BackHeard You Missed Me, Well I'm BackHeard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back is the eighth album by American funk/soul/rock band Sly & the Family Stone, released by Epic/CBS Records in 1976. This album is an effort to return the idea of the "Family Stone" band to singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone's work, after his previous...
(string arrangements) - Shebaba (musician)
- Get My Own (string arrangements)
- Fine and Mellow (string arrangements)
- Play Me c/w Lady Sings the Blues (string arrangements)
- Where I'm Coming FromWhere I'm Coming FromWhere I'm Coming From is the thirteenth studio album released by Grammy Award-winning American singer Stevie Wonder on the Motown label on April 12, 1971....
(musician) - The Brothers FourThe Brothers FourThe Brothers Four are an American folk singing group, founded in 1957 in Seattle, Washington, known for their 1960 hit song "Greenfields".-History:...
(musician, arrangements) - Fritz the CatFritz the Cat (soundtrack)The Fritz the Cat OST is the 1972 soundtrack album to the animated film of the same name. The soundtrack features a number of blues, funk and rock and roll songs as well as the film's score as performed by Ed Bogas and Ray Shanklin....
(Soundtrack) (producer, musician, arrangements w/Ray Shanklin) - Heavy TrafficHeavy Traffic (soundtrack)The Heavy Traffic OST is the soundtrack to Ralph Bakshi's 1973 film Heavy Traffic. The film's score was performed by Ed Bogas and Ray Shanklin. The soundtrack album was released on Fantasy Records in 1973...
(Soundtrack) (musician, arrangements w/Ray Shanklin) - Black Girl (Soundtrack) (producer, musician, arrangements w/Ray Shanklin)
- Small Talk (string arrangements)
- CloverCloverClover , or trefoil, is a genus of about 300 species of plants in the leguminous pea family Fabaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution; the highest diversity is found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, but many species also occur in South America and Africa, including at high altitudes...
(producer, musician) - Forty Niner (producer, musician)
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American drama film directed by Miloš Forman and based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey....
(producer, arranger w/ Jack Nitzsche) - Heard You Missed Me, Well I'm BackHeard You Missed Me, Well I'm BackHeard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back is the eighth album by American funk/soul/rock band Sly & the Family Stone, released by Epic/CBS Records in 1976. This album is an effort to return the idea of the "Family Stone" band to singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone's work, after his previous...
(string arrangements) - Very Best of Tom Fogerty (musician)
- AceAceAn ace is a playing card. In the standard French deck, an ace has a single suit symbol located in the middle of the card, sometimes large and decorated, especially in the case of the Ace of Spades...
(musician, arrangements) - Living ProofLiving ProofLiving Proof is the twenty-fifth album by American singer-actress Cher, released in November 2001 in Europe and February 2002 in the United States by Warner Bros. Records and WEA Records...
(musician)
Other
- Road Riot 4WD
- Action 52Action 52Action 52 is an unlicensed multicart consisting of 52 individual and original video games, released in September 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System and in May 1993 for the Sega Genesis consoles by Active Enterprises...
(uncredited) - Hardball!
- Jam SessionJam session (Software)Studio Session is a 1986 software program for Macintosh computers, for music creation and playback. It was created by Macintosh and Newton pioneer Steve Capps and musician Ed Bogas...
- Murder on the MississippiMurder on the MississippiMurder on the Mississippi, fully titled as Murder on the Mississippi: The Adventures of Sir Charles Foxworth, is a 1986 detective adventure game developed and published by Activision for the Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and the Apple II computers. It was also licensed for release exclusively in...
- Super Tetris (with Paul Mogg)
- The Music Studio
- Capcom's MVP FootballCapcom's MVP FootballCapcom's MVP Football is a North America-exclusive video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System which simulates the American football game of the NFL.-Summary:There are four different game modes:...
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