Bob Esty (1947–2019)
Soundtrack | Composer | Music Department
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Filmography
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Known For
Flight of the Navigator Soundtrack (1986) -
Death Wish: The Face of Death Soundtrack (1994) -
The Main Event Soundtrack (1979) -
Known For
Roller Boogie Composer (1979) -
Soundtrack
Lorraine (2018) -
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RuPaul's Drag Race (2013) -
Dog Gone Love (2004) -
Watch My Lips (2003) -
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The House of Usher (1989) -
Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988) -
Salsa (1988) -
![Assault of the Killer Bimbos]( "Assault of the Killer Bimbos")
Assault of the Killer Bimbos (1988) -
![You Can't Hurry Love]( "You Can't Hurry Love")
You Can't Hurry Love (1988) -
![Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama]( "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama")
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![Flight of the Navigator]( "Flight of the Navigator")
Flight of the Navigator (1986) -
![Basic Training]( "Basic Training")
Basic Training (1985) -
![Fame]( "Fame")
Fame (1982) -
![Blue Jeans]( "Blue Jeans")
Blue Jeans (1980) -
![Die Laughing]( "Die Laughing")
Die Laughing (1980) -
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![Roller Boogie]( "Roller Boogie")
Roller Boogie (1979) -
![The Main Event]( "The Main Event")
The Main Event (1979) -
![Cher... and Other Fantasies]( "Cher... and Other Fantasies")
Cher... and Other Fantasies (1979) -
Soundtrack
![Thank God It's Friday]( "Thank God It's Friday")
Thank God It's Friday (1978) -
ComposerBroken Hart (2009)
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![Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World]( "Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World")
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![Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me)]( "Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me)")
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![The Secret of the Ice Cave]( "The Secret of the Ice Cave")
The Secret of the Ice Cave (1989) -
![Totally Minnie]( "Totally Minnie")
Totally Minnie (1988) -
![You Can't Hurry Love]( "You Can't Hurry Love")
You Can't Hurry Love (1988) -
![Galactic Gigolo]( "Galactic Gigolo")
Galactic Gigolo (1987) -
Cher: Take Me Home (1979)
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Composer
![Roller Boogie]( "Roller Boogie")
Roller Boogie (1979) -
Music DepartmentBroken Hart (2009)
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![Timeless: Live in Concert]( "Timeless: Live in Concert")
Timeless: Live in Concert (2001) -
![Salsa]( "Salsa")
Salsa (1988) -
![When Mom and Dad Break Up]( "When Mom and Dad Break Up")
When Mom and Dad Break Up (1987) -
This Girl's Back in Town (1987)
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Music Department
![The Weather Girls: It's Raining Men]( "The Weather Girls: It's Raining Men")
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![Roller Boogie]( "Roller Boogie")
Roller Boogie (1979)
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Did You Know
Trivia
Following a stint at Baltimore City College, Esty moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1965 to study theater and music at Franklin & Marshall College.
Quotes
[on Donna Summer's 1978 hit song "Last Dance"] I changed some of the chords and extended the 'hook' to repeat three times to finish the last phrase of the chorus. I also added a bridge to build to a climax and suggested a ballad intro à la "Ain't No...
Star Sign
Taurus
Personal Details
Born
Robert Malcolm Esty II
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died
(age 72)
Los Angeles, California, USA
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