Jack Smalley
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Jack Smalley is an American composer, orchestrator, and teacher of film and television scoring.
After working for years as a jazz bassist, Smalley began to get jobs writing music for television, notable Charlie's Angels
and Murder, She Wrote
.
In the 1980s, he built a reputation as a teacher at the Grove School and later the University of Southern California. He was also an instructor for the Henry Mancini Institute.
Hundreds of composers working in film scoring today have studied with him over the years.
He also worked as an orchestrator on feature films, and has written a book on film scoring.
After working for years as a jazz bassist, Smalley began to get jobs writing music for television, notable Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
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and Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
.
In the 1980s, he built a reputation as a teacher at the Grove School and later the University of Southern California. He was also an instructor for the Henry Mancini Institute.
Hundreds of composers working in film scoring today have studied with him over the years.
He also worked as an orchestrator on feature films, and has written a book on film scoring.