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Sid Ramin(1919-2019)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Sid Ramin
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Sid Ramin was born on 22 January 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a composer, known for West Side Story (1961), Demolition Man (1993) and Secretary (2002). He was married to Gloria Breit. He died on 1 July 2019 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 22, 1919
DiedJuly 1, 2019(100)
BornJanuary 22, 1919
DiedJuly 1, 2019(100)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

"West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961
West Side Story
7.6
  • Music Department
  • 1961
Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes in Demolition Man (1993)
Demolition Man
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Come Alive (You're In The Pepsi Generation)")
  • 1993
James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal in Secretary (2002)
Secretary
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Music to Watch Girls By")
  • 2002
Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in A Simple Favor (2018)
A Simple Favor
6.8
  • Soundtrack("Ça s'est Arrangé" (Music to Watch Girls by))
  • 2018

Credits

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Composer

  • Candid Camera: 5 Decades of Smiles (2005)
    Candid Camera: 5 Decades of Smiles
    6.4
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • Susan Lucci, Debbi Morgan, Rebecca Budig, Cameron Mathison, and Darnell Williams in All My Children (1970)
    All My Children
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1981–1984
  • Sebastian Cabot in Miracle on 34th Street (1973)
    Miracle on 34th Street
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Stiletto (1969)
    Stiletto
    5.1
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • Jim Backus, Henny Backus, Pamelyn Ferdin, Patricia Harty, Will Hutchins, and Peter Robbins in Blondie (1968)
    Blondie
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Premiere (1968)
    Premiere
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Too Many Thieves (1966)
    Too Many Thieves
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Peter Falk in The Trials of O'Brien (1965)
    The Trials of O'Brien
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1965–1966
  • Richard Burton in The Days of Wilfred Owen (1965)
    The Days of Wilfred Owen
    Short
    • supervising composer
    • 1965
  • The Patty Duke Show (1963)
    The Patty Duke Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1963–1965
  • Candid Camera (1960)
    Candid Camera
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1960–1975

Music Department

  • Bud E. Love in Music to Watch Girls By (2023)
    Music to Watch Girls By
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2023
  • Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort in West Side Story (2021)
    West Side Story
    7.1
    • original orchestrations
    • 2021
  • Imelda Staunton in Gypsy: Live from the Savoy Theatre (2015)
    Gypsy: Live from the Savoy Theatre
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • original orchestrations
    • 2015
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • orchestrator (as Sidney Ramin)
    • 1999
  • Gypsy (1993)
    Gypsy
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • orchestrator
    • 1993
  • The Making of 'West Side Story' (1985)
    The Making of 'West Side Story'
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • orchestrator
    • 1985
  • Sebastian Cabot in Miracle on 34th Street (1973)
    Miracle on 34th Street
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • 1973
  • Stiletto (1969)
    Stiletto
    5.1
    • arranger
    • conductor
    • 1969
  • The Patty Duke Show (1963)
    The Patty Duke Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • conductor
    • music supervisor
    • 1963–1966
  • Honeymoon Hotel (1964)
    Honeymoon Hotel
    5.1
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • "West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961
    West Side Story
    7.6
    • musical supervisor
    • orchestrator
    • 1961
  • The Milton Berle Show (1948)
    The Milton Berle Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • music arranger
    • musical arrangements
    • musical arrangement
    • 1953–1956
  • The Buick Berle Show, 1954 (1954)
    The Buick Berle Show, 1954
    Video
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • 1954

Soundtrack

  • David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Aidan Turner, Nafessa Williams, and Bella Maclean in Rivals (2024)
    Rivals
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Mirando a Las Muchachas"
    • 2024
  • Ken Leung, Kit Harington, and Harry Lawtey in Industry (2020)
    Industry
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Music to Watch Girls by"
    • 2024
  • Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)
    Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
    7.2
    • writer: "Music to Watch Girls By"
    • 2022
  • Valérie Lemercier in Aline (2020)
    Aline
    6.3
    • writer: "Music to Watch Girls By"
    • 2020
  • Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in A Simple Favor (2018)
    A Simple Favor
    6.8
    • music: "Ça s'est Arrangé" (Music to Watch Girls by)
    • 2018
  • Peter Bogdanovich, John Huston, and Susan Strasberg in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
    The Other Side of the Wind
    6.7
    • writer: "Music to Watch Girls By"
    • 2018
  • Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like (2018)
    Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like
    6.6
    Short
    • writer: "Music To Watch Girls By"
    • 2018
  • Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
    Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
    5.4
    • music: "Le Jeu du Téléphone" (Music to Watch Girls by)
    • 2016
  • Julie Delpy, Dany Boon, Karin Viard, and Vincent Lacoste in Lolo (2015)
    Lolo
    5.7
    • Soundtrack ("Music to Watch Girls By")
    • 2015
  • BBC Proms (2012)
    BBC Proms
    7.7
    TV Series
    • arranger: "Balcony Scene (Tonight)"
    • 2012
  • Freaky Deaky (2012)
    Freaky Deaky
    5.7
    • music: "Le Jeu du Téléphone" (Music to Watch Girls by)
    • writer: "Music To Watch Girls By"
    • 2012
  • Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and B.J. Novak in The Office (2005)
    The Office
    9.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Music to Watch Girls By"
    • 2011
  • Tim Russell, Dan Kattman, Charles Ramsey, Steve Golla, Quinn Hester, Jozef K. Richards, Eric Wescott, Matt Mast, Stephen Kimble, Chris Ouchie, Samantha Goetz, Doug Dobert, Jon Elliott, and Judith Richards in The Amateur Monster Movie (2011)
    The Amateur Monster Movie
    6.5
    • writer: "Music to Watch Girls By"
    • 2011
  • Sofiya Rotaru, Kseniya Sobchak, and Stanislav Bondarenko in Krasota trebuyet (2008)
    Krasota trebuyet
    7.2
    • music: "Kuda glaza glyadyat (Music to Watch Girls By)"
    • 2008
  • Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin in Big Love (2006)
    Big Love
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Music To Watch Girls By" (uncredited)
    • 2007

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The Best Of Candid Camera
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The Best Of Candid Camera

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • France's national library catalogue
    • Theater_org
  • Alternative name
    • Sidney Ramin
  • Born
    • January 22, 1919
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • July 1, 2019
    • New York City, New York, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Gloria BreitJanuary 9, 1949 - July 1, 2019 (his death, 1 child)
  • Parents
    • Ron Ramin
  • Other works
    Stage: Orchestrated (w/Irwin Kostal "West Side Story" on Broadway. NOTE: He and Kostal also orchestrated the film version, West Side Story (1961).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Composer, orchestrator, arranger and conductor who won many Clios for his work in advertising, he was a lifetime friend of Leonard Bernstein.

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