Fred Karlin
Birth Name:
Frederick James Karlin
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Music department
Fast Facts
- Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College
- Started off composing music for documentaries and TV commercials
- Often was involved with films that attempt to showcase the troubles of young people
- Before his death, he worked on a book to catalogue in detail the thousands of recordings that the Edison Company distributed from 1914 to 1929
- In 1962, he created an album composed entirely of extracts from the comic strip "Peanuts," and children's musical instruments and toys
- Once worked as a music arranger for the Radio City Music Hall orchestra
- Studied jazz composition alongside famed musician William Russo in college
Awards
- 1970Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
- 1971Oscar - Best Music, Original Song Score:Nominated
- 1971Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Winner
- 1971Grammy - Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:Nominated
- 1973Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
- 1974Primetime Emmy - Best Music Composition - For a Special Program:Winner
- 1974Primetime Emmy - Best Song or Theme:Nominated
- 1977Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore):Nominated
- 1977Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Special Musical Material:Nominated
- 1978Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore):Nominated
- 1980Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore):Nominated
- 1981Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore):Nominated
- 1981Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics:Nominated
- 1989Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics:Nominated
- 1989Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore):Nominated
- 1992Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore):Nominated