Elliott Miles Goodman was an American composer for television and film.
13 Facts About Miles Goodman
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Miles Goodman was born on August 27,1948 in Los Angeles.
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Miles Goodman graduated from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1972 with a degree in English.
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Miles Goodman became interested in film scoring through his cousin, Johnny Mandel, an Oscar-winning film composer.
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When Miles Goodman relocated to Hollywood, he met Oscar Castro-Neves, who became his friend and music partner.
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In 1979, Miles Goodman arranged orchestrations on the Peter Sellers comedy Being There for Mandel.
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Miles Goodman later composed the score for Teen Wolf, starring Michael J Fox.
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Miles Goodman had produced the album, A Brazilian Christmas, as well as having produced discs by Vanessa Rubin.
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Miles Goodman even completed work on several albums that were scheduled for release by 1997 that featured such artists as cellist Yo-Yo Ma, soprano Kathleen Battle and pianist Ottmar Liebert.
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Blanchard was even excited about collaborating with his friend and mentor that he rearranged his summer tour of The Heart Speaks around Miles Goodman's ever-busy scoring schedule.
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On November 18,1996, Miles Goodman was posthumously awarded the SOCAN Film Music Award by the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada.
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Miles Goodman died from a heart attack at St John's Hospital and Medical Center in Santa Monica, California on August 16,1996.
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Miles Goodman was described as "a wonderful talent" by his cousin, Johnny Mandel.