Kenyon Hopkins (January 15, 1912 – April 7, 1983) was an American composer who composed many film scores in a jazz idiom. He was once called "one of jazz's great composers and arrangers."
January 15, 1912, Coffeyville, Kansas, United States
Died
April 7, 1983, Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Place Of Birth
Coffeyville, Kansas, USA
Profession
Music Department, Composer, Soundtrack
Nationality
American
Albums
Baby Doll
Movies
12 Angry Men, The Hustler, Baby Doll, The Fugitive Kind, This Property Is Condemned, Wild River, Mister Buddwing, The Strange One, Lilith, Downhill Racer, Wild in the Country, A Lovely Way to Die, The Yellow Canary, Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!, The Borgia Stick, The First Time, The Tree
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Fact
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American composer and arranger. He was the son of a clergyman and studied music theory and composition at Oberlin College and Temple University, from where he graduated in 1933. He composed music for films, radio and theatre, as well as two symphonies, chamber music and a jazz ballet.
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Served in the Coast Guard during World War II.
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Was the chief composer and arranger at Radio City Music Hall from 1951 until 1961. From 1963 to 1964, he was the director of music for the CBS radio network. In 1970, Hopkins became director of music for Paramount's television division, working on shows like The Odd Couple, Love American Style, and The Brady Bunch.
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
12 Angry Men
1997
TV Movie composer: original music theme
Mission: Impossible
1970-1973
TV Series music supervisor - 63 episodes
The Brady Bunch
1970-1973
TV Series music supervisor - 68 episodes
The Magician
1973
TV Series music supervisor - 1 episode
Mannix
1970-1973
TV Series music supervisor - 61 episodes
Poor Devil
1973
TV Movie music supervisor
The Devil's Daughter
1973
TV Movie music supervisor
Love, American Style
1970-1973
TV Series music supervisor - 8 episodes
The Sandy Duncan Show
1972
TV Series music supervisor - 2 episodes
The Odd Couple
1970-1972
TV Series music supervisor - 11 episodes
Night of Terror
1972
TV Movie music supervisor
Longstreet
1971-1972
TV Series music supervisor - 24 episodes
Women in Chains
1972
TV Movie music supervisor
Me and the Chimp
1972
TV Series music supervisor - 1 episode
Funny Face
1971
TV Series music supervisor - 3 episodes
Terror in the Sky
1971
TV Movie music supervisor
Escape
1971
TV Movie music supervisor
The Young Lawyers
1970-1971
TV Series music supervisor - 9 episodes
Dr. Cook's Garden
1971
TV Movie music supervisor
The Immortal
1970-1971
TV Series music supervisor - 15 episodes
Barefoot in the Park
1970
TV Series music supervisor - 1 episode
The First Time
1969
conductor
The Secret of Michelangelo
1968
TV Movie conductor
Hawk
TV Series composer - 17 episodes, 1966 conductor - 4 episodes, 1966
The Cara Williams Show
1964-1965
TV Series composer - 12 episodes
Lilith
1964
musical director
East Side/West Side
1963-1964
TV Series composer - 26 episodes
The DuPont Show of the Week
1962
TV Series composer - 1 episode
Elmer Gantry
1960
conductor - uncredited
Wild River
1960
conductor
The Fugitive Kind
1960
conductor
Once Upon a Christmas Time
1959
TV Movie musical director
The Strange One
1957
conductor
12 Angry Men
1957
conductor
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
ABC Afterschool Specials
1979
TV Series 1 episode
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
1974
TV Movie documentary
The World Turned Upside Down
1973
TV Movie documentary
The New Healers
1972
TV Movie
The Odd Couple
1970
TV Series
The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
1970
TV Series documentary 2 episodes
Downhill Racer
1969
The First Time
1969
The Tree
1969
The Secret of Michelangelo
1968
TV Movie
A Lovely Way to Die
1968
Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!
1967
The Borgia Stick
1967
TV Movie
Hawk
1966
TV Series 4 episodes
Mister Buddwing
1966
This Property Is Condemned
1966
The Reporter
1964
TV Series 13 episodes
Lilith
1964
East Side/West Side
1963-1964
TV Series 7 episodes
The Yellow Canary
1963
The Hustler
1961
Wild in the Country
1961
Presidential Countdown
1960
TV Mini-Series
Wild River
1960
music composed by
The Fugitive Kind
1960
The Strange One
1957
12 Angry Men
1957
Baby Doll
1956
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Friends: The One Before the Last One - Ten Years of Friends
2004
TV Movie "The Odd Couple", uncredited
Big Trouble
2002
writer: "The Odd Couple"
Twilight
1998
writer: "Tea Room"
Friends
1995
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Downhill Racer
1969
writer: "You Got Me Climbing Up the Wall"
The First Time
1969
music: "Sweet Love In The Beginning"
Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!
1967
music: "Talkin' Law"
The Fugitive Kind
1960
music: "Blanket Roll Blues"
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1998
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Music in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
12 Angry Men (1997)
1998
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best New Theme Song in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
12 Angry Men (1997)
1964
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Composing Original Music for Television