Carmen Dragon Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned his Master's degree from San Jose College
• Started out as a musical arranger for Meredith Wilson's orchestra
• Was the conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra for ten years and also conducted the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Best known as a composer and conductor whose film scores include "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "Night into Tomorrow․"
• During his time as the conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, they performed for "The Standard School Broadcast," which was played in elementary schools
• Made a cameo appearance in the film "The In-Laws" in 1979 as the conductor of the fictional Paramus Philharmonic
• Made a popular orchestral arrangement for "America the Beautiful," which he also later arranged to suit a symphonic band