Paul Horn(1930-2014)

Music Department
Composer
Actor

Saxophonist, composer, songwriter and conductor, educated at the Oberlin Conservatory (Bachelor of Music) and Manhattan School of Music (Master of Music [scholarships] ). He was a member of the Sauter-Finegan band and the Chico Hamilton Quintet. Coming to Hollywood in 1958, he did free-lance studio recordings, and formed his own quintet in 1959. Joining ASCAP in 1959, his popular-song compositions include "Mirage for Miles", "Ecstasy", "Half and Half", "Count Your Change", and "Abstraction".

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Awards
- 5 nominations total

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Known for

Paycheck

6.3

Soundtrack("Conversations")

2003

Knight of Cups

5.6

Soundtrack("Initiation Psalm One")

2015

Sweet Smell of Success

8.0

Self(as The Chico Hamilton Quintet)

1957

Promises in the Dark

6.5

Music Department(saxophone solo, "Raga Kerwani", uncredited)

1979

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National Geographic Explorer
8.0
TV Series
- musician: flute
- 1986
Promises in the Dark
6.5
- musician: saxophone solo, "Raga Kerwani" (uncredited)
- 1979
Not with My Wife, You Don't!
5.7
- musician: clarinet (uncredited)
- 1966
The New 3 Stooges
6.9
TV Series
- composer: main and end titles
- 1965
Once a Thief
6.5
- musician: saxophone (uncredited)
- 1965
In Harm's Way
7.3
- musician: saxophone (uncredited)
- 1965
Space Angel
6.3
TV Series
- music supervisor
- 1962–1964
Seven Days in May
7.8
- musician: woodwinds (uncredited)
- 1964
The Manchurian Candidate
7.9
- musician: flute (uncredited)
- 1962
Night Tide
6.4
- musician: flute (uncredited)
- 1961
Johnny Staccato
7.9
TV Series
- musician
- 1960
A Bucket of Blood
6.7
- musician: saxophone solo
- 1959

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Personal details

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Official site
- Official Site
Alternative name
- The Chico Hamilton Quintet
Born
- March 17, 1930
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- June 29, 2014
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada(undisclosed)
Spouses
Other works
Among his 50+ albums is "Dream Machine" composed, arranged & conducted by Lalo Schifrin, Mushroom Records, LA, California, 1978.