Richard LaSalle

Richard LaSalle (January 18, 1918 - April 5, 2015) is an American film score composer.[1] [2] [3]

LaSalle was born in Louisville, Colorado. He began as a performer for local hotels as a pianist and orchestra leader between the 1940s and 50s. In 1958 he joined the American Society of Composers and Publishers in which started his main career in film composing.[4]

His first work was done for a 1958 movie called Tank Battalion starring Frank Gorshin as Pfc. 'Skids' Madigan. Other works of composing include Diary of a Madman, Twice-Told Tales, Convict Stage, Fort Courageous, A Yank in Viet-Nam, Ambush Bay, 40 Guns to Apache Pass and many more.[2] He also provided additional music for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.[5]

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  1. ↑ "Search Results Page". afi.com.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Richard La Salle". BFI.
  3. ↑ "Richard W. LaSalle Obituary". The Monterey Herald. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.louisville-library.org/Portals/1/pdf/Louisville%20Historian/2007-1_Winter.pdf
  5. ↑ "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) - BFI". BFI.