Michael Small
{{Short description|American composer (1939–2003)}}
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| birth_place = New York City, US
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| occupation = Film score composer
| years_active = 1969–2003
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Michael Small (May 30, 1939 – November 24, 2003) was an American film score composer known for his scores to thriller movies such as Klute, The Parallax View, Marathon Man, and The Star Chamber.
Personal life
Small was born in New York City but grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey. His father, Jack Small, was an actor and later, the general manager of the Shubert Theater in New York City. Small did his undergraduate work at Williams College where he was graduated with a degree in English. He later studied for a year at Harvard University.
Small died from prostate cancer on November 24, 2003, at the age of 64.{{cite journal |url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7301-michael-small-film-musics-prince-of-paranoia |title=Michael Small, Film Music's Prince of Paranoia |first=Tim |last=Greiving |date=10 March 2021 |access-date=23 October 2023 |journal=The Criterion Collection}}
Filmography
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0806498|name=Michael Small}}
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- [http://www.runmovies.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=481:michael-small-explores-the-mountains-of-the-moon&catid=37:scoring-session&Itemid=57 "Michael Small Explores the Mountains of the Moon], interview by Matthias Büdinger; originally published in Soundtrack Magazine (volume 9, number 35, 1990), posted at Soundtrack: The CinemaScore and Soundtrack Archives
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131230051122/http://www.nerowolfe.org/htm/AE_tv_series/music_from_Doorbell_Rang.htm Music cue sheet] for "The Doorbell Rang" (2001), the premiere episode of the A&E TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery, at The Wolfe Pack, official site of the Nero Wolfe Society
- [http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/articles/2003/05_Dec---Film_Score_Friday.asp Obituary] in Film Score Monthly, December 5, 2003
- [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-dec-05-me-small5-story.html Obituary] in the Los Angeles Times, December 5, 2003
- [http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233933 Obituary] at Broadcast Music Inc., December 10, 2003
- [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/15/movies/15SMAL.html?scp=3&sq=Michael%20Small&st=cse Obituary] in The New York Times, December 15, 2003
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110210183032/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/michael-small-549239.html Obituary] in The Independent, January 3, 2004
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Category:American film score composers
Category:American male film score composers
Category:Deaths from prostate cancer in New York (state)