Earl Karl Brent (June 21, 1914 in

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, Missouri – July 8, 1977 in

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, California)Earl K. Brent
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.Earl K. Brent
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for the film version of ''

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'', and "Let There Be Music", written with

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. Some of his songs were set to music of classical composers, including "Springtide" (sung by

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), set to Grieg's "

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", and "Waltz Serenade", set to Tchaikovsky's "Valse" from '' Serenade for Strings''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brent, Earl K. 1914 births 1977 deaths Musicians from St. Louis American male songwriters American film score composers American male film score composers 20th-century American male musicians