Richard LaSalle
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Richard LaSalle is an American
film score composer.
LaSalle was born in Louisville, Colorado
. He began as a performer for local hotels as a pianist and orchestra leader between the 1940's and 50's. In 1958 he joined the American Society of Composers and Publishers in which started his main career in film composing.
His first work was done for a 1958 movie called Tank Battalion starring Frank Gorshin
as Pfc. 'Skids' Madigan. Other works of composing include Diary of a Madman
, Twice-Told Tales
, Convict Stage, Fort Courageous, A Yank in Viet-Nam
, Ambush Bay
and many more.
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film score composer.
LaSalle was born in Louisville, Colorado
Louisville, Colorado
Louisville is a Home Rule Municipality in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The population was 18,937 at the 2000 census. Louisville began as a rough mining community in 1877, suffered through a period of extraordinary labor violence early in the 20th century, and then, when the mines...
. He began as a performer for local hotels as a pianist and orchestra leader between the 1940's and 50's. In 1958 he joined the American Society of Composers and Publishers in which started his main career in film composing.
His first work was done for a 1958 movie called Tank Battalion starring Frank Gorshin
Frank Gorshin
Frank John Gorshin, Jr. was an American actor and comedian. He was perhaps best known as an impressionist, with many guest appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show...
as Pfc. 'Skids' Madigan. Other works of composing include Diary of a Madman
Diary of a Madman (film)
Diary of a Madman is a 1963 horror film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Vincent Price, Nancy Kovack, and Chris Warfield.The screenplay, written by producer Robert Kent, is an adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story "Le Horla" , written in 1887...
, Twice-Told Tales
Twice-Told Tales (film)
Twice-Told Tales is a 1963 American horror film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Vincent Price. It is based on three of Nathaniel Hawthorne's stories found in the book Twice-Told Tales: "Dr...
, Convict Stage, Fort Courageous, A Yank in Viet-Nam
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.The film follows a U.S. Marine Corps pilot who is shot down over the Vietnamese jungle...
, Ambush Bay
Ambush Bay
Ambush Bay is a 1966 war film filmed on location in the Philippines that was produced by Aubrey Schenck and released through United Artists.-Plot:...
and many more.