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Ron Jones (composer)
Ronald Jones (born July 7, 1954) is an American composer who has written music for several television shows, including '' Star Trek: The Next Generation,'' ''Duck Tales'', ''American Dad!'', and ''Family Guy''. He composed the theme song for Nickelodeon's ''The Fairly Odd Parents'' with series creator, Butch Hartman, as well as music for the show's pilots. He lives in Stanwood, Washington, where he opened SkyMuse studios, a recording facility designed for post-production and music recording. Early life and Career Jones was born in Kansas City, Kansas. After receiving a degree in music composition and music theory, he moved to Los Angeles, California, to enroll in the Dick Grove School of Music.Ron Jones; Internet Movie Database Accessed: 11 October 2009 He studied under Academy Award- and Emmy Award-nominated composer Lalo Schifrin after Schifrin asked Jones to copy a concerto for guitar and orchestra."Ron Jones Interview;" Reel Cool Published: 7 August 2008; Accessed: 11 November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Classical music, Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Definition The term is descended from Latin, wikt:compono, ''compōnō''; literally "one who puts together". The earliest use of the term in a musical context given by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is from Thomas Morley's 1597 ''A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music'', where he says "Some wil be good descanters [...] and yet wil be but bad composers". 'Composer' is a loose term that generally refers to any person who writes music. More specifically, it is often used to denote people who are composers by occupation, or those who in the tradition of Western classical music. Writers of exclusively or primarily songs may be called composers, but since the 20th century the terms 'songwriter' or 'singer-songwriter' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Carpenter
Clarence E. "Pete" Carpenter (April 1, 1914 – October 18, 1987) was an American jazz trombonist, arranger, and veteran of television theme music sheet music. After a long career playing the trombone in bands and as a studio musician, Carpenter started working with composer Earle Hagen and writing music for television on shows like ''Bewitched'' (1964), '' Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'' (1964), and ''The Andy Griffith Show'' (1966–1967). Music Carpenter's collaboration with the much younger composer Mike Post began in 1968 and lasted until Carpenter's death nearly two decades later. The two saw some success when they wrote the theme for producer Stephen J. Cannell's first show, the police detective drama '' Toma'' in 1973. But their big breakthrough was the top 10 ''Billboard'' hit and Grammy Award-winning theme for Cannell's private detective drama ''The Rockford Files'' in 1974, starring James Garner. Film and television works Carpenter and Post went on to score over 1800 hours of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
54th Annual Grammy Awards
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles being broadcast on CBS honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. LL Cool J hosted the show. It was the first time in seven years that the event had an official host. Nominations were announced on November 30, 2011, on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live. Kanye West received the most nominations with seven. Adele, Foo Fighters, and Bruno Mars each received six nominations. Lil Wayne, Skrillex, and Radiohead all earned five nominations. The nominations were criticised by many music journalists as Kanye West's '' My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' missed out on a nomination for Album of the Year despite being highly critically acclaimed and topping many end of year charts. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewie Kills Lois And Lois Kills Stewie
"Stewie Kills Lois" and "Lois Kills Stewie" are a two-part episode of the sixth season of the animated comedy series ''Family Guy'', which was originally produced for the end of Season 5. Respectively, both parts are the fourth and fifth episode of their season, and they premiered in the United States on Fox on November 4 and 11, 2007. In the former, housewife Lois receives cruise tickets from anthropomorphic dog Brian, and invites her husband, Peter, on the cruise with her. This upsets Stewie, and he ultimately appears to murder Lois while she is on the cruise, only to find out that she had survived the attack as the year passes. In the latter, Lois is able to expose Stewie as the villain that he is, but he soon accomplishes his dream of world domination. "Stewie Kills Lois" was written by David A. Goodman and directed by John Holmquist, while "Lois Kills Stewie" was written by Steve Callaghan and directed by Greg Colton. Both episodes received relatively positive reviews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Music Composition For A Series
This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series. Starting in 2019, the category recognizes scripted programs. Unscripted programs compete for Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special. Winners and nominations 1960s Note: Award titled Outstanding Individual Achievements in Music Composition (1966–69) 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Total awards by network * CBS – 12 * ABC – 7 * NBC – 6 * Fox – 3 * PBS – 3 * Syndicated – 3 * Discovery Channel – 2 * Disney+ – 2 * HBO – 2 * Netflix – 3 * UPN – 2 * The WB – 2 * Apple TV+ – 1 * Showtime – 1 * USA – 1 Programs with multiple awards ;3 awards * ''24'' ;2 awards * ''Beauty and the Beast'' * ''Dallas'' (consecutive) * ''Downton Abbey'' (consecutive) * ''Game of Thrones'' (consecutive) * ''Hawaii Five-O'' * ''House of Cards'' * ''Little House on the Prairie'' * ''The Mandalorian'' (consecutive) * ''The Young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road To The North Pole
"Road to the North Pole" is the seventh episode of the ninth season of the animated comedy series ''Family Guy''. Directed by Greg Colton and co-written by Chris Sheridan and Danny Smith, the episode originally aired on Fox in the United States on December 12, 2010. In "Road to the North Pole", Stewie and Brian go on an adventure to the North Pole so that Stewie can kill Santa Claus. They discover a dreary, polluting factory full of inbred elves and carnivorous, feral reindeer, along with a sickly, exhausted and suicidal Santa. Stewie and Brian take pity on him and decide to fulfill Christmas by delivering gifts to the entire globe, albeit unsuccessfully. The "Road to" episodes which have aired throughout various seasons of ''Family Guy'' were inspired by the '' Road to...'' comedy films starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, though this episode was not originally conceived as a "Road to" show. The episode is the second ''Family Guy'' Christmas special af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater
The second season of ''Family Guy'' first aired on the Fox network in 21 episodes from September 23, 1999, to August 1, 2000. The series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family—father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie and their anthropomorphic dog Brian, all of whom reside in their hometown of Quahog. The show features the voices of series creator Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Lacey Chabert and later Mila Kunis in the roles of the Griffin family. The executive producers for the second production season were David Zuckerman and MacFarlane; the aired season also contained eight episodes which were holdovers from season one. By the end of the second season, due to low ratings, Fox resorted to canceling ''Family Guy''. However, following a last-minute reprieve, it returned for a third season in 2001. The series was canceled again in 2002; however, high ratings on Fox and high DVD sales renewed Fox's interest in the series. The series return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, awarded to both the composer and lyricist. The award has gone by several names: * Outstanding Achievement in Music, Lyrics and Special Material (1970–1973) * Best Song or Theme (1974) * Outstanding Achievement in Special Musical Material (1975–1978) * Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics (1981–1991) * Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics (1992–1995) * Outstanding Music and Lyrics (1996–2005) * Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (2006–present) Winners and nominations 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s {, class="wikitable" style="width:99%; margin:auto;" ! width="5%" , Year ! width="30%" , Program ! width="30%" , Song ! width="30%" , Composer / Lyricist ! width="5%" , Network , - , rowspan=5 align=center , 2000 , style="background:#FAEB86;" , ''Nickellennium'' , style="background:#FAEB86;" align=center, "Up to You" , style="ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enterprise
Enterprise (or the archaic spelling Enterprize) may refer to: Business and economics Brands and enterprises * Enterprise GP Holdings, an energy holding company * Enterprise plc, a UK civil engineering and maintenance company * Enterprise Products, a natural gas and crude oil pipeline company * Enterprise Records, a record label * Enterprise Rent-A-Car, a car rental Provider **Enterprise Holdings, the parent company General * Business, economic activity done by a businessperson * Big business, larger corporation commonly called "enterprise" in business jargon (excluding small and medium sized businesses) * Company, a legal entity practicing a business activity * Enterprises in the Soviet Union, the equivalent of "company" in the former socialist state * Enterprise architecture, a strategic management discipline within an organization * Enterprise Capital Fund, a type of venture capital in the UK * Entrepreneurship, the practice of starting new organizations, particula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Hugh Kelly
Daniel Hugh Kelly (born August 10, 1952) is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role on the 1980s ABC TV series ''Hardcastle and McCormick'' (1983–86) as the ex-con Mark "Skid" McCormick, co-starring with actor Brian Keith. Early life The middle of five children, Kelly was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where his grandfather and father were police officers/detectives and his mother was a social worker. He attended and graduated from Roselle Catholic High School in 1970. A graduate of St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania) in 1974, he pursued a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at Catholic University (Washington, D.C.) on a full scholarship. Career Kelly appeared in numerous Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions, primarily at The Public Theater and Second Stage Theatre. A product of regional repertory theater, Kelly has been a company member of the Williamstown Theater Festival (Massachusetts), the Folger Theater (DC), Arena S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Keith
Brian Keith (born Robert Alba Keith, November 14, 1921 – June 24, 1997) was an American film, television, and stage actor who in his six-decade career gained recognition for his work in films such as the Disney family film '' The Parent Trap'' (1961); ''Johnny Shiloh'' (1963); the comedy '' The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming'' (1966); and the adventure saga '' The Wind and the Lion'' (1975), in which he portrayed President Theodore Roosevelt. On television, two of his best-known roles were those of bachelor-uncle-turned-reluctant-parent Bill Davis in the 1960s sitcom '' Family Affair'', and a tough retired judge in the 1980s lighthearted crime drama '' Hardcastle and McCormick''. He also starred in '' The Brian Keith Show'', which aired on NBC from 1972 to 1974, where he portrayed a pediatrician who operated a free clinic on Oahu, and in the CBS comedy series '' Heartland''. Early life Robert Alba Keith was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, on November 14, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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