music.wikisort.org - ComposerCharles Ira Fox (born October 30, 1940) is an American composer for film and television. His compositions include the sunshine pop musical backgrounds which accompanied every episode of the 1970s ABC-TV show Love, American Style; the theme song for the late 1970s ABC series The Love Boat; and the dramatic theme music to ABC's Wide World of Sports[1] and the original Monday Night Football; as well as the Grammy-winning hit song "Killing Me Softly with His Song", written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman and Fox's longtime writing partner, Norman Gimbel.[2][3]
American composer for film and television
Not to be confused with Charlie Foxx.
Charles Fox |
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Born | Charles Ira Fox (1940-10-30) October 30, 1940 (age 81)
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Occupation | Composer |
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Years active | 1965-present |
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Spouse | Joan Susan Redman (1962-present) |
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Children | 3 |
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Website | http://www.charlesfoxmusic.com/ |
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Early life
Fox was born in New York City, the son of Mollie and Walter Fox.[4] Walter was a Jewish immigrant[5] from Szydlowiec, Poland.
While still a student at the High School of Music & Art, Fox studied jazz piano with Lennie Tristano. He then continued his musical education with Nadia Boulanger, first at Fontainebleau and then privately in Paris. Following his return to the United States, he studied electronic music with Vladimir Ussachevsky at Columbia University.[6] He married Joan Susan Redman on September 9, 1962.
Career
His career started by playing the piano for, composing and arranging for artists such as Ray Barretto, Joe Quijano and Tito Puente. He also wrote theme music and arranged for Skitch Henderson and The Tonight Show Orchestra. Fox worked under the banner of Bob Israel's Score Productions where he composed the themes for several Goodson-Todman game shows including NBC's version of the Match Game, the syndicated versions of What's My Line?, and To Tell The Truth, whose lyrics were written by Goodson-Todman director Paul Alter. He co-composed the theme song and all the original scores for Love, American Style, along with Arnold Margolin.[7]
Fox also composed the music for "Killing Me Softly with His Song," featuring lyrics by Norman Gimbel and Lori Lieberman, in 1972. The song was inspired by Lieberman listening to Don McLean sing at a nightclub in Los Angeles. Fox and Gimbel had been managing her early career, and the song was released first by Lieberman, with writing credit assigned to Fox and Gimbel, cutting Lieberman out. Lieberman's version was only a minor hit, but the song became an international number 1 hit for Roberta Flack in 1973 and again for the Fugees in 1997. The song won the Grammy for Best Song in 1973. Fox denies Lieberman's involvement, and failed to force McLean to change his website.[2][3]
Fox and Gimbel later wrote the themes for many films such as The Last American Hero ("I Got a Name", sung by Jim Croce), Foul Play ("Ready to Take a Chance Again", sung by Barry Manilow) and many television series, including The Bugaloos, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley ("Making Our Dreams Come True" sung by Cyndi Grecco), Angie ("Different Worlds" sung by Maureen McGovern), The Paper Chase ("The First Years" sung by Seals and Crofts; Emmy-nominated Best Song), and Wonder Woman. He also wrote "Together Through The Years" along with fellow composer Stephen Geyer for The Hogan Family series, sung by Roberta Flack.
In 1977, Fox composed "Love Boat", the theme to the popular TV series The Love Boat. It had lyrics by Paul Williams, and was sung by Jack Jones until the ninth and final season when Dionne Warwick was featured. The single released by Jack Jones in 1979 peaked at #37 on the Billboard US Adult Contemporary chart.[8]
In February 1981, Fox peaked at #75 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song, "Seasons".[9] It was co-written and co-produced by Ed Newmark.[10]
In 2010, Fox published his memoirs, Killing Me Softly: My Life in Music.[11]
"The Charles Fox Singers" was the credited name for the group vocalists who performed his compositions on television and movie themes and cues; they were actually The Ron Hicklin Singers.
Film scores
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In total Fox has created film scores for over 100 films including:
Awards and honors
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- Fox was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004.[12]
- BMI Richard Kirk Award For Outstanding Life Achievement
- Grammy Awards – Grammy Award for Song of the Year - "Killing Me Softly with His Song"
- New York Film Critics Circle – Best Film Song - “I Got a Name”
- Emmy Awards – Best Score - “Love American Style”
- Emmy Winner – Best Theme Song - “Love American Style”
- Emmy Nomination (Four Times) – Best Score, “Love American Style”
- Emmy Nomination – Best Song, “The Paper Chase”
- Academy Awards – Academy Award Nomination for Best Original Song, “Richard’s Window”/The Other Side of the Mountain
- Oscar Nomination – Best Song, “Ready to Take a Chance Again”/Foul Play
- Golden Globe Awards – Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, "The Other Side of the Mountain”
- Golden Globe Nomination – Best Song, “Richard’s Window”/The Other Side of the Mountain
- Golden Globe Nomination – Best Song, “Ready to Take a Chance Again”/Foul Play
- Grammy Nomination – Best Soundtrack for a film, “Nine to Five”
- Society of Composers and Lyricists, “Ambassador’s Award” for Life Achievement
- Bronx Walk of Fame, inducted 2008
- Smithsonian Museum permanent exhibit, inducted 2011
- Middleburg Film Festival - Legacy Composer Award, 2021[13]
References
- Bartkowiak, Matthew; Kiuchi, Yuya (2015). The Music of Counterculture Cinema: A Critical Study of 1960s and 1970s Soundtracks. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 59. ISBN 978-0786475421.
Charles Fox, collaborator for the film's soundtrack, had already established some level of success in scoring the film 'The Incident', as well as penning TV scores including the 'Wide World of Sports' theme...
- Edgers, Geoff (January 24, 2020). "She sang 'Killing Me Softly' before Roberta Flack. Now she just wants you to hear her side of the story". The Washington Post.
- "The Lori Lieberman Team". Billboard. June 24, 1974. p. 53.
- "Charles Fox Biography (1940-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- Congregation, Shir Ami (March 6, 2013). "Hollywood Luminary Charles Fox to Appear at the Avon Theatre for an Exclusive Showing of 100 Voices, A Journey Home". Patch - Darien, CT.
- "Charles Fox: Ready to Take a Chance". NewMusicBox.org. July 2011. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- "Love, American Style | A Television Heaven Review". Televisionheaven.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- "Jack Jones Chart History | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- "Charles Fox - Billboard Hot 100 History". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- Whitburn, Joel (1991). The Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. Feb. 7, 1981. ISBN 0-89820-079-2.
- Fox, Charles (2010). Killing Me Softly: My Life in Music. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810869929. OCLC 678101101.
- Songwriters Hall of Fame, "Charles Fox, Inductee"
- Davis, Clayton (2021-09-30). "Kenneth Branagh, Dakota Johnson and 'Red Rocket' Cast Among Middleburg Film Festival Honorees (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
External links
Awards for Charles Fox |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series |
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1966–1975 | |
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1976–2000 | |
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2001–present | |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics |
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1970s |
- Love, American Style – Charles Fox & Arnold Margolin (music & lyrics) (1970)
- The First Nine Months Are the Hardest – Ray Charles (music & lyrics) (1971)
- The Funny Side – Ray Charles (music & lyrics) (1972)
- Liza with a Z – John Kander (music); Fred Ebb (lyrics) (1973)
- "Light My Way" – David Paich & Marty Paich (music & lyrics) (1974)
- Queen of the Stardust Ballroom – Alan & Marilyn Bergman & Billy Goldenberg (music & lyrics) (1975)
- "Cinderella Gets It On" – Artie Malvin, Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics) (1976)
- No Award (1977)
- "Hi-Hat" – Stan Freeman & Arthur Malvin (music & lyrics) / "See You Tomorrow in Class" – Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics) (1978)
- No Award (1979)
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1980s |
- No Award (1980)
- "This Is My Night" – Ken & Mitzie Welch (music & lyrics) (1981)
- "On the Outside Looking In" – Larry Grossman (music); Buz Kohan (lyrics) (1982)
- "We'll Win This World" – James Di Pasquale (music); Dory Previn (lyrics) (1983)
- "Gone Too Soon" – Larry Grossman (music); Buz Kohan (lyrics) (1984)
- Love Lives On – James Di Pasquale (music); Douglas Brayfield (lyrics) (1985)
- "My Christmas Wish" – Larry Grossman (music); Buz Kohan (lyrics) (1986)
- "Welcome to Liberty" – Larry Grossman (music); Buz Kohan (lyrics) (1987)
- "The Sound of Christmas" – Larry Grossman (music); Buz Kohan (lyrics) (1988)
- "The First Time I Loved Forever" – Lee Holdridge (music); Melanie (lyrics) (1989)
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1990s |
- From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival – Larry Grossman (music); Buz Kohan (lyrics) (1990)
- "He's Guilty!" – Randy Newman (music & lyrics) (1991)
- "Why Do I Lie?" – Curt Sobel (music); Dennis Spiegel (lyrics) (1992)
- "Sorry I Asked" – John Kander (music); Fred Ebb (lyrics) (1993)
- "The Song Remembers When" – Hugh Prestwood (music & lyrics) (1994)
- "Ordinary Miracles" – Marvin Hamlisch (music); Alan & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) (1995)
- "Let's Settle Down" – Charles Strouse (music); Lee Adams (lyrics) (1996)
- "We Put the Spring in Springfield" – Alf Clausen (music); Ken Keeler (lyrics) (1997)
- "You're Checkin' In (A Musical Tribute to the Betty Ford Center)" – Alf Clausen (music); Ken Keeler (lyrics) (1998)
- "A Ticket to Dream" – Marvin Hamlisch (music); Alan & Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) (1999)
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2010s | |
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2020s | |
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Grammy Award for Song of the Year |
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1981−2000 | |
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2001−2020 |
- "Beautiful Day" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2001)
- "Fallin'" – Alicia Keys (songwriter) (2002)
- "Don't Know Why" – Jesse Harris (songwriter) (2003)
- "Dance with My Father" – Richard Marx & Luther Vandross (songwriters) (2004)
- "Daughters" – John Mayer (songwriter) (2005)
- "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2006)
- "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire, Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson (songwriters) (2007)
- "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (songwriter) (2008)
- "Viva la Vida" – Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion & Christopher Martin (songwriters) (2009)
- "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2010)
- "Need You Now" – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (songwriters) (2011)
- "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth (songwriters) (2012)
- "We Are Young" – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess (songwriters) (2013)
- "Royals" – Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor (songwriters) (2014)
- "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) – James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith (songwriters) (2015)
- "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge (songwriters) (2016)
- "Hello" – Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin (songwriters) (2017)
- "That's What I Like" – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (songwriters) (2018)
- "This Is America" – Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson & Jeffery Lamar Williams (songwriters) (2019)
- "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2020)
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2021−present | |
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Wide World of Sports |
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Baseball |
- Major League Baseball
- Little League World Series
- announcers
- Championship Game
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Basketball |
- National Basketball Association
- announcers
- All-Star Game
- NBA Finals
- College Basketball
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Football |
- American Football League
- All-Star Game
- Championship Game
- Arena Football League
- Pro Bowl
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Golf |
- History
- Announcers
- Open Championship
- PGA Championship
- U.S. Open
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Motorsports |
- IndyCar Series
- NASCAR
- History
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- Daytona 500
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Soccer |
- FIFA World Cup
- North American Soccer League
- Major League Soccer
- History
- All-Star Game
- MLS Cup
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Thoroughbred Racing |
- History
- Belmont Stakes
- Kentucky Derby
- Preakness Stakes
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[de] Charles Fox (Komponist)
Charles Ira Fox (* 30. Oktober 1940 in der Bronx, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Komponist und Songwriter, der neben seiner jahrelangen Erfahrung als Komponist vor allem durch seinen Song Killing Me Softly with His Song weltweite Bekanntheit erlangte.
- [en] Charles Fox (composer)
[ru] Фокс, Чарльз (композитор)
Чарльз Айра Фокс (англ. Charles Ira Fox; род. 30 октября 1940 года) — американский кино- и телекомпозитор.
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