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, which reached number 26 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Hot 100 chart and number one on the Country chart; and "Dreamin'" (1960), written with Ted Ellis, recorded by

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, and charting at number 11 on the Hot 100. Dorsey Burnette (whom he was managing) and De Vorzon co-wrote several of Dorsey's hits ("Hey, Little One"; "Big Rock Candy Mountain"; "Red Roses"; "Noah's Ark").

Biography

De Vorzon founded

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in 1960. During the 1960s, he signed

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to Valiant, and produced its first single, a cover of the

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tune "One Too Many Mornings." De Vorzon wrote "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" for the Cascades, but the group did not record it. In 1963, De Vorzon recorded the song himself, with his group

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. Also in 1963 he co-wrote the ballad "Shy Girl" which was recorded by the Cascades. De Vorzon wrote the tune "Girls" for

. It reached No. 37 in the UK 1961 charts. He composed the soundtracks to many 1970s and 1980s films, and one of the tunes, "Cotton's Dream" (from '' Bless the Beasts and Children'') was retitled " Nadia's Theme" and re-released by

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for the television soap opera ''

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''. "Nadia's Theme" hit No. 8 on the US Top 40 in 1976 and the album from which it was taken peaked at No. 42 on the ''Billboard'' 200; in 1977, it won a

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for Best Instrumental Arrangement. The main title song, " Bless the Beasts and Children," was recorded by the Carpenters and received an

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nomination. De Vorzon composed the tune "It's Christmas Once Again in Santa Barbara," which was re-recorded with various other city names, such as San Francisco and

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. He also wrote the " Theme from ''S.W.A.T.''", and co-wrote the

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' hit " In the City" with

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. In 1979 he wrote the music for the movie '' The Warriors''. De Vorzon was one of the developers of the MasterWriter creative software for songwriters and lyricists.

Awards and nominations

*Won the 1978 Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement, for " Nadia's Theme (The Young and the Restless)". *Nominated for a 1972 Academy Award for " Bless the Beasts and Children".aboutus
. masterwriter. Retrieved April 10, 2012. * Won six Emmys. * Received several other nominations.

Soundtracks

*''

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'' (1970) (with Perry Botkin, Jr.) *'' Bless the Beasts and Children'' (1971) *'' Dillinger'' (1973) *''

Cooley High ''Cooley High'' is a 1975 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film that follows the narrative of high school seniors and best friends, Leroy "Preach" Jackson (Glynn Turman) and Richard "Cochise" Morris (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs). Written by Eric M ...

'' (1975) *'' Hard Times'' (1975) *''

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'' (1975) *'' Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw'' (1976) *'' Rolling Thunder'' (1977) *'' The Ninth Configuration'' (1978) *'' The Warriors'' (1979) *'' Private Benjamin'' (1980) *'' The Comeback Kid'' (1980) *'' Xanadu'' (1980) *'' Simon & Simon'' (1981) *''

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'' (1981) *'' Looker'' (1981) *'' Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again'' (1982) *''

Mr. Mom ''Mr. Mom'' is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti and produced by Lynn Loring, Lauren Shuler, and Aaron Spelling. It stars Michael Keaton (in his first lead role), Teri Garr, Martin Mull, Ann Jillian, and Christopher Lloyd. It ...

'' (1983) *'' V: The Final Battle'' (1984) *'' Mischief'' (1985) *''

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'' (1985) *''

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'' (1986) *''

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'' (1990)

References

External links

* * Barry De Vorzonat Allmusic.com {{DEFAULTSORT:De Vorzon, Barry 1934 births Living people American film score composers American male film score composers A&M Records artists RCA Victor artists Columbia Records artists American electronic musicians Musicians from New York City