
Fred Karlin
Sound
Born June 16, 1936 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died March 26, 2004
Also known as Frederick James Karlin · Frederick Karlin
Biography
Frederick James Karlin (June 16, 1936 – March 26, 2004) was an American trumpeter, songwriter, and composer for film and television. Karlin's film scores included The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), The Babymaker (1970), The Little Ark (1972), Westworld (1973), Mixed Company (1974), Mastermind (1976), Futureworld (1976), Greased Lightning (1977), Ravagers (1979), Cloud Dancer (1980), and Strawberry Road (1991). For the film Lovers and Other Strangers (1970), he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song with "For All We Know", which was also a hit for the Carpenters. Karlin also worked extensively in television, especially composing music for television movies. His compositions were nominated for an Emmy Award eleven times, and he won for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman in 1974.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1971
- Emmy Award
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1973 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song Score · 1971 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1970 · nominated
Filmography32 titles

More Than Friends

Murder C.O.D.

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

Bridge to Silence

Night Partners

The Marva Collins Story

Up the Down Staircase

Fear Stalk

The Death of Richie

Yours, Mine and Ours

Westworld

The Gift of Love

The Spikes Gang

...And Your Name Is Jonah

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story

Man from Atlantis

Mixed Company

Greased Lightning

Leadbelly

Bad Ronald

Born Innocent

Futureworld

The Stalking Moon

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

The Sterile Cuckoo

Homeward Bound

Lady Mobster

California Dreaming

Policewoman Centerfold

Baby Sister

Bitter Harvest