| Emil Cadkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1920 (age 91–92), although some sources state he lived from 1916-1996. |
| Origin | United States Russia |
| Genres | Film scores |
| Occupations | Composer, Conductor, Music Director |
| Years active | 1942–present |
Emil Cadkin (Эмиль Cadkin) is an American TV and Movie composer of Russian descent who worked mainly as a production music composer. He worked with Bill Loose (1910–1991) and Harry Bluestone (1907–1992). Some of his music was also featured on APM Music. Emil composed music for 40s, 50s and 60s films and cartoons including Gumby.[1]
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He was born in 1920 in Cleveland to parents who had emigrated from Russia, spent two years in college and was in Los Angeles writing and teaching music by the time he enlisted in the Air Force in 1942. His song I Have Everything I Want But You was copyrighted in 1938.
After being discharged, he scored films like “The Big Fix” for bottom-of-the-barrel studio PRC. Emil was an associate editor of ASCAP’s ‘The Score’ when it was created in 1948, and got a job in 1958 as musical director at Ritco Productions, a low-budget company that churned out westerns starring Forrest Tucker. He graduated to become musical director and arranger for Columbia Pictures and Screen Gems. He also got into the business of supplying taped music programming for radio stations, as Billboard of May 23, 1970 reveals he had been appointed music director of popular products (as opposed to classical) for American Tape Duplicators.[2] But he spent a decade writing music along with Bill Loose, which ended up in various libraries, including Capitol Hi-Q. Billboard of December 23, 1967 reveals.