Herbert W. Spencer
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| Born | Herbert Winfield Spencer April 7, 1905 |
| Died | September 18, 1992 (aged 87) Culver City, California, U.S. |
Herbert Winfield Spencer (April 7, 1905 – September 18, 1992) was a Chilean-born American film and television composer and orchestrator.
Spencer gained industry fame when he teamed up with fellow
Spencer also helped orchestrate such noted film musicals as Holiday Inn (1942), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Call Me Madam (1953), Carousel (1956), Funny Girl (1968), and Hello, Dolly! (1969), and received the credit "musical associate" for his work on the film musical Man of La Mancha (1972).[2] He also composed the music for Sol y nieve (1962, a Chilean documentary).[3]
Later in life, Spencer was known mostly for his collaborations with composer John Williams as orchestrator and arranger (from 1967 until his death) for many of his film scores, such as the original Star Wars trilogy, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and the Indiana Jones film series.
He orchestrated the stage musicals
Spencer was also principal orchestrator for the original version of Clash of the Titans (1981).[4]
References
External links
- Herbert W. Spencer at IMDb
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