Franklyn Marks (May 31, 1911, Cleveland, Ohio - July 12, 1976, Sherman Oaks, California) was an American composer and arranger, who worked principally in the idioms of film soundtracks and jazz.
Early in his career, Marks wrote the song Merry Widow on a Spree for Irving Mills (1937, as Frank Marks), which he also recorded as a pianist with the Millphonics Orchestra.[1] In the same year he played more of his compositions with his own band.[2] In the next few years, he arranged for Charlie Barnet and was involved in the orchestration of the musicals Too Many Girls and Best Foot Forward.[3]
Starting in 1950, Marks wrote compositions for the Stan Kenton orchestra that were oriented towards Latin jazz. His Trajectories were played by Kenton to open his concerts. Kenton also recorded his works Spirals and Evening in Pakistan. Songs by Marks were also recorded by Jerry Lewis, Mel Blanc, Ike Carpenter, Bob Crosby, Laurindo Almeida and Artie Shaw. In 1953 he accompanied Yma Sumac on the piano at the Mocambo-Club in Hollywood.[4]
Concomitantly, Marks worked as a composer and arranger for Hollywood studios, especially for Walt Disney Studios from 1955. Marks had less compositional freedom as a composer for Hollywood, But unlike in the jazz area, he could earn his living there.[5] As a composer, he played for an episode of the Mickey Mouse Club in 1955, from 1956 for 25 episodes of Disneyland, and other Disney television productions. For the cinema, he first orchestrated the music of cartoon, documentary, and feature films of the Disney studios for Paul J. Smith, George Bruns, and Marvin Hamlisch before writing the music for the first film featuring Scrooge McDuck in 1967. He also wrote single film songs, such as "Climb the Mountain" for William Alwyn's soundtrack to Third Man on the Mountain (1959).[6]
Filmographyedit
1956 : How to Have an Accident in the Home
1956 : The Great Locomotive Chase
1956 : Nature's Secrets of Life
1957 : Johnny Tremain
1957 : Perri
1958 : The Light in the Forest
1959 : Sleeping Beauty (uncredited)
1960 : Pollyanna
1961 : 101 Dalmatians
1961 : The Parent Trap
1961 : Babes in Toyland
1961 : The Absent-Minded Professor
1962 : Bon Voyage!
1963 : Miracle of the White Stallions
1963 : The Sword in the Stone
1966 : The Ugly Dachshund
1967 : Scrooge McDuck and Money
1967 : How the West Was Lost
1967 : Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
1969 : Guns in the Heather
1970 : King of the Grizzlies
1972 : Justin Morgan Had a Horse
1973 : The World's Greatest Athlete
1974 : The Castaway Cowboy
Referencesedit
^Brian Rust, Jazz and Ragtime Records (1897-1942): L-Z, p. 1173.
^Brian Rust, The American Dance Band Discography 1917-1942: Arthur Lange to Bob Zurke, p. 1187.
^Steven Suskin, The Sound of Broadway Music: A Book of Orchestrators and Orchestrations. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2011, pp. 338, 377.
franklyn, marks, 1911, cleveland, ohio, july, 1976, sherman, oaks, california, american, composer, arranger, worked, principally, idioms, film, soundtracks, jazz, contents, biography, filmography, references, external, linksbiography, editearly, career, marks,. Franklyn Marks May 31 1911 Cleveland Ohio July 12 1976 Sherman Oaks California was an American composer and arranger who worked principally in the idioms of film soundtracks and jazz Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editEarly in his career Marks wrote the song Merry Widow on a Spree for Irving Mills 1937 as Frank Marks which he also recorded as a pianist with the Millphonics Orchestra 1 In the same year he played more of his compositions with his own band 2 In the next few years he arranged for Charlie Barnet and was involved in the orchestration of the musicals Too Many Girls and Best Foot Forward 3 Starting in 1950 Marks wrote compositions for the Stan Kenton orchestra that were oriented towards Latin jazz His Trajectories were played by Kenton to open his concerts Kenton also recorded his works Spirals and Evening in Pakistan Songs by Marks were also recorded by Jerry Lewis Mel Blanc Ike Carpenter Bob Crosby Laurindo Almeida and Artie Shaw In 1953 he accompanied Yma Sumac on the piano at the Mocambo Club in Hollywood 4 Concomitantly Marks worked as a composer and arranger for Hollywood studios especially for Walt Disney Studios from 1955 Marks had less compositional freedom as a composer for Hollywood But unlike in the jazz area he could earn his living there 5 As a composer he played for an episode of the Mickey Mouse Club in 1955 from 1956 for 25 episodes of Disneyland and other Disney television productions For the cinema he first orchestrated the music of cartoon documentary and feature films of the Disney studios for Paul J Smith George Bruns and Marvin Hamlisch before writing the music for the first film featuring Scrooge McDuck in 1967 He also wrote single film songs such as Climb the Mountain for William Alwyn s soundtrack to Third Man on the Mountain 1959 6 Filmography edit1956 How to Have an Accident in the Home 1956 The Great Locomotive Chase 1956 Nature s Secrets of Life 1957 Johnny Tremain 1957 Perri 1958 The Light in the Forest 1959 Sleeping Beauty uncredited 1960 Pollyanna 1961 101 Dalmatians 1961 The Parent Trap 1961 Babes in Toyland 1961 The Absent Minded Professor 1962 Bon Voyage 1963 Miracle of the White Stallions 1963 The Sword in the Stone 1966 The Ugly Dachshund 1967 Scrooge McDuck and Money 1967 How the West Was Lost 1967 Charlie the Lonesome Cougar 1969 Guns in the Heather 1970 King of the Grizzlies 1972 Justin Morgan Had a Horse 1973 The World s Greatest Athlete 1974 The Castaway CowboyReferences edit Brian Rust Jazz and Ragtime Records 1897 1942 L Z p 1173 Brian Rust The American Dance Band Discography 1917 1942 Arthur Lange to Bob Zurke p 1187 Steven Suskin The Sound of Broadway Music A Book of Orchestrators and Orchestrations Oxford Oxford University Press 2011 pp 338 377 Billboard October 3 1953 p 15 Letter in 1967 to Michael Sparkes Stan Kenton This is an Orchestra Denton University of North Texas Press 2010 p 85 Ian Johnson William Alwyn The Art of Film Music Boydell amp Brewer 2006 p 288External links editFranklyn Marks discography at Discogs Franklyn Marks at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franklyn Marks amp oldid 1197827363, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
