Composer who entered American film and television in 1978 with THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY and "Cotton Candy" (TV). Other notable scoring credits include "Elvis" and "Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker" (both 1979, TV), FATSO and THE EXTERMINATOR (both 1980), DEAD & BURIED and UNDER THE RAINBOW (both 1981), VICE SQUAD (1982), WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE (1987), POLTERGEIST III and CHILD'S PLAY (both 1988), LISA (1989), BASKET CASE 2 and FRANKENHOOKER (both 1990), SOUTH BEACH and BASKET CASE 3: THE PROGENY (both 1992), HAVANA CONNECTION and SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS (both 1994), ONE TAKE (1997), WIRED ANGEL (1999), 39: A FILM BY CARROLL McKANE (2006), and UNIVERSAL SIGNS (scheduled for 2007).  Music Scoring Awards (Best Adaptation Score) 1978: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY 1 nomination, 1 Award