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composer and jazz soloist, who has scored more than one hundred films, including most of the '' Friday the 13th'' series. He has had years of classical training, as well as twenty years in the popular music scene. In conversation with Russian journalist and composer

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, Harry Manfredini said that his musical tastes and style were influenced by such composers as

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, Maurice Ravel and others.

Filmography

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Through the Looking Glass ''Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There'' (also known as ''Alice Through the Looking-Glass'' or simply ''Through the Looking-Glass'') is a novel published on 27 December 1871 (though indicated as 1872) by Lewis Carroll and the ...

'' (1976) * '' Here Come the Tigers'' (1978) * ''

Manny's Orphans ''Manny's Orphans'' (also known as ''Kick!'') is a 1978 American family comedy film directed by Sean S. Cunningham. The film was also distributed under the title ''Kick!''. Plot Manny ( Jim Baker) coaches soccer for the fashionable Creighton Hal ...

'' (1978) * ''Night Flowers'' (1979) * ''Danny'' (1977) * '' Friday the 13th'' (1980) * '' The Children'' (1980) * ''

Friday the 13th Part 2 ''Friday the 13th Part 2'' is a 1981 American slasher film produced and directed by Steve Miner in his directorial debut, and written by Ron Kurz. It is the sequel to 1980's '' Friday the 13th'', and the second installment in the franchise. Adrie ...

'' (1981) * ''

Swamp Thing The Swamp Thing is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. A humanoid/plant elemental List of swamp monsters, creature, created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several humanoid or mo ...

'' (1982) * ''

Friday the 13th Part III ''Friday the 13th Part III'' is a 1982 American slasher film directed by Steve Miner, produced by Frank Mancuso Jr., and starring Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka, and Richard Brooker. It is the third installment in the ''Friday the 13th'' franchise. S ...

'' (1982) * '' Spring Break'' (1983) * '' Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter'' (1984) * ''

The Hills Have Eyes Part II ''The Hills Have Eyes Part II'' is a 1985 American horror film written and directed by Wes Craven. The film stars Tamara Stafford, Kevin Spirtas, John Bloom, Michael Berryman, Penny Johnson, Janus Blythe, John Laughlin, Willard E. Pugh, P ...

'' (1985) * '' Friday the 13th: A New Beginning'' (1985) * ''

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'' (1985) * '' Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives'' (1986) * ''

Slaughter High ''Slaughter High'' is a 1986 slasher film written and directed by George Dugdale, Mark Ezra and Peter Litten, and starring Caroline Munro, Simon Scuddamore, Carmine Iannaconne, Donna Yeager, and Sally Cross. An international co-production betwe ...

'' (1986) * '' House II: The Second Story'' (1987) * '' Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'' (1988) * ''

Cameron's Closet ''Cameron's Closet'', also known as ''Cameron's Terror'', is a 1989 American supernatural horror film. The film was directed by Armand Mastroianni and stars Scott Curtis, Cotter Smith, Mel Harris, Tab Hunter, Kim Lankford, Gary Hudson and Wil ...

'' (1988) * ''

DeepStar Six ''DeepStar Six '' (released in the Philippines as ''Alien from the Deep'') is a 1989 American science-fiction horror film about the struggles of the crew of an underwater military outpost to defend their base against the attacks of a sea monster ...

'' (1989) * ''

The Horror Show ''The Horror Show'' (also known as ''House III: The Horror Show'') is a 1989 American slasher film directed by James Isaac, from a script co-written by Allyn Warner and Leslie Bohem. Produced by Sean S. Cunningham, it serves as the third install ...

'' (1989) * '' House IV'' (1992) * '' Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday'' (1993) * '' Amore!'' (1993) * '' Wishmaster'' (1997) * ''

The Omega Code ''The Omega Code'' is a 1999 apocalyptic thriller film directed by Rob Marcarelli, written by Stephen Blinn and Hollis Barton, and starring Casper Van Dien, Michael York, Catherine Oxenberg and Michael Ironside. The premillennialist plot revolve ...

'' (1999) * ''

Jason X ''Jason X'' is a 2001 American science fiction slasher film directed by Jim Isaac, written by Todd Farmer and starring Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder, Chuck Campbell, and Kane Hodder in his fourth and final cinematic appearance as Jason Voorhees. It is ...

'' (2001) * '' Wolves of Wall Street'' (2002) * '' The Anna Nicole Smith Story'' (2007) * ''House of Usher'' (2008) * ''Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith'' (2009) * '' Snow White: A Deadly Summer'' (2012) * ''

A Talking Cat!?! ''A Talking Cat!?!'' is a 2013 American independent family comedy film directed by David DeCoteau. The film was released direct to DVD on February 18, 2013, by Phase 4 Films and features Academy Award–nominated actor Eric Roberts as the voic ...

'' (2013) * ''

Lake Eerie ''Lake Eerie'' is a 2016 horror film, directed by Chris Majors, starring Lance Henriksen, Betsy Baker, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Tavares Jamal Cherry, Anne Leigh Cooper, Meredith Majors and Al Snow. The movie had its world premiere at the HorrorHound ...

'' (2016) * '' Friday the 13th: The Game'' (2017) * ''A Chance In The World'' (2018)

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