Jaime Mendoza-Nava
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Jaime Mendoza-Nava was a Bolivian-American composer
and conductor
born in La Paz
, Bolivia
. He studied at The Juilliard School and Madrid Royal Conservatory, the Sorbonne
, and with Nadia Boulanger
. He won the Madrid Conservatory's First Prize in 1950, completing the five-year program in a year's time. Eventually, he was on the staff of Walt Disney Studios
and his works were recorded by MGM Records
.
Much of he music is inspired by the pentatonic music of the Andes
.
In Hollywood, he also had several credits as a sound editor.
In the 1970s and 1980s, he provided scores for films such as Aloha, Bobby and Rose
, The Boys in Company C, The Town That Dreaded Sundown
, Mausoleum
, The Legend of Alfred Packer
, The Evictors, The Legend of Boggy Creek
, The Vampire Hookers, The Quick and the Dead (1963), The Norseman, Grave of the Vampire
, Equinox
, The Brotherhood of Satan
, A Boy and His Dog
, Creature from Black Lake, Five Minutes to Love
, Grayeagle
, Garden of the Dead
, and Death Wish Club.
He died in Los Angeles, California
, on May 31, 2005.
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 conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
born in La Paz
La Paz
Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. He studied at The Juilliard School and Madrid Royal Conservatory, the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
, and with Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger was a French composer, conductor and teacher who taught many composers and performers of the 20th century.From a musical family, she achieved early honours as a student at the Paris Conservatoire, but believing that her talent as a composer was inferior to that of her younger...
. He won the Madrid Conservatory's First Prize in 1950, completing the five-year program in a year's time. Eventually, he was on the staff of Walt Disney Studios
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney...
and his works were recorded by MGM Records
MGM Records
MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Later it became a pop label, lasting into the 1970s...
.
Much of he music is inspired by the pentatonic music of the Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
.
In Hollywood, he also had several credits as a sound editor.
In the 1970s and 1980s, he provided scores for films such as Aloha, Bobby and Rose
Aloha, Bobby and Rose
Aloha, Bobby and Rose is a 1975 American drama film written and directed by Floyd Mutrux, and starring Paul Le Mat and Dianne Hull, in addition to Robert Carradine in an early role.-Plot:...
, The Boys in Company C, The Town That Dreaded Sundown
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
The Town that Dreaded Sundown is a 1976, R-rated horror film directed by Charles B. Pierce. It is based on the Phantom Killer, who murdered five people in the 1940s in the city of Texarkana, Texas, at Spring Lake Park and was never caught. The film is presented similarly to Unsolved Mysteries,...
, Mausoleum
Mausoleum (film)
Mausoleum is a 1982 supernatural horror film directed by Michael Dugan and starring former Playboy Bunny Bobbie Bresee.-Plot:Susan Nomed was ten when her mother died. Now thirty, blonde and beautiful, she is heiress to the family fortune. But for the women of the Nomed family there is another...
, The Legend of Alfred Packer
The Legend of Alfred Packer
The Legend of Alfred Packer is a 1980 film by Jim Roberson from a script by Burton Raffel. It is a biopic of Alferd Packer starring Patrick Dray in the title role...
, The Evictors, The Legend of Boggy Creek
The Legend of Boggy Creek
The Legend of Boggy Creek is a 1972 horror docudrama about the "Fouke Monster", a Bigfoot-type creature that has been seen in and around Fouke, Arkansas since the 1950s. The film mixes staged interviews with some local residents who claim to have encountered the creature, along with fictitious...
, The Vampire Hookers, The Quick and the Dead (1963), The Norseman, Grave of the Vampire
Grave of the Vampire
Grave of the Vampire is a 1972 American horror film directed by John Hayes.The film is also known as Seed of Terror .-Plot:...
, Equinox
Equinox (film)
Equinox is a 1970 American horror film. Originally made in 1967 under the title The Equinox... A Journey into the Supernatural it was directed by Dennis Muren, and stars Edward Connell as Dave, Barbara Hewitt as Susan Turner Frank Bonner as Jim Hudson and award-winning science fiction/horror writer...
, The Brotherhood of Satan
The Brotherhood of Satan
The Brotherhood of Satan is a 1971 low-budget horror film written, produced and starring L. Q. Jones It was directed by Bernard McEveety and also stars Strother Martin.-Plot:...
, A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog is a cycle of narratives and films including or stemming from works of science fiction author Harlan Ellison.Ellison began the cycle with the 1969 short story of the same title, and a revised and expanded novella-length version was published in Ellison's story collection The Beast...
, Creature from Black Lake, Five Minutes to Love
Five Minutes to Love
Five Minutes to Love is a 1963 American drama film directed by John Hayes and starring Rue McClanahan as Poochie, a woman who lives in a junkyard...
, Grayeagle
Grayeagle
Grayeagle is a 1977 western adventure film, written by Brad White, Charles B. Pierce and Michael O. Sajbel, starring Ben Johnson, Iron Eyes Cody, and Lana Wood. The film was directed by director Charles B. Pierce and is rated PG in the USA. The music was composed by Jaime Mendoza-Nava...
, Garden of the Dead
Garden of the Dead
Garden of the Dead is a 1972 horror film directed by low-budget film director John Hayes and stars Duncan McLeod, Lee Frost and Susan Charney.-Plot:...
, and Death Wish Club.
He died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, on May 31, 2005.
Works
- Tres Danzas Bolivianas for piano
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
- Don Alvaro (symphonic poem)
- Gitana for piano
- Antawara (symphonic poem)
- Pachamama (symphonic poem)
- Estampas y Estampillas for Orchestra of 'Cellos
External links
- Official site
- Jaime Mendoza-Nava on IMDb