Carmen Dragon

Birth Name:

Carmen Dragon

Birth Place:

Antioch, California, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Music department, Actor

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

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