Les Hooper

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Les Hooper is one of the most versitile composers in LA. His music ranges from classical to blues and jazz; from commercials to concert commissions. His credits include movies, TV, commercials, live performances, orchestral commissions, and many published pieces of music. There are Emmies and Grammy nominations, as well as Cleos and film festival awards. His studio is well equipped - with synthesizers, samplers, ADATs and hard-disc recording. He has even done an entire movie (Road Killers) in his own studio.

[edit] Filmography

• Finney (1969)
• A Man Called Sloane (1979)
• Foxfire Light - Composer, Conductor (1982)
• State of the Union (1984)
• Hostages(1984)
• Out-of-Time Step (1984)
• Solar Crisis (1990)
• The Player (1992)
• Back in the U.S.S.R. (1992)
• The Road Killers (1994)
• At the Hands of Another (1997)
• New American Heroes: The 1999 Senior Olympics (1999)
• Rocket's Red Glare (2000)
• Killing Christian (2003)
• Damaged - Composer (2003)
• Goy(film) (2007)

[edit] Awards

• EMMY "The Newperformers" NBC
• CLEO "United Airlines Commercial"
• GRAMMY "Look What They've Done" Album (Nomination)
• GRAMMY "Raisin the Roof" Album (Nomination)
• GRAMMY "The Four of Us" Album (Nomination)
• GRAMMY "Easy to Love" Album (Nomination)
• GRAMMY "Anything Goes" Album (Nomination)

[edit] External links

• [http://www.leshooper.de/ - personal website
• Les Hooper at the Internet Movie Database