Robert O. Ragland

Robert O. Ragland
Birth name	Robert Oliver Ragland
Born	July 3, 1931 Chicago, Illinois
Died	April 18, 2012 (age 80) Los Angeles, California
Genres	Film score
Occupations	Composer conductor orchestrator
Years active	1969-2004

Robert Oliver Ragland (July 3, 1931 – April 18, 2012) was an American film score composer, best known for his soundtracks to numerous genre films ranging from blaxploitation (Abby), to horror (Mansion of the Doomed, The Supernaturals), to monster movies (Q, Grizzly), to thrillers (10 to Midnight) and action films (Assassination, Messenger of Death). Throughout his career, he worked with cult filmmakers including William Girdler, Menahem Golan, Larry Cohen, and J. Lee Thompson.

Biography

Ragland was born in Chicago. He attended Northwestern University and also earned degrees at the Academy of Music in Vienna. He served as a music arranger for the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra in his early years.

He died, aged 80, in Los Angeles.

Selected filmography

• Cindy and Donna (1970)
• The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1970)
• The Touch of Satan (1971)
• The Thing with Two Heads (1972)
• The Daring Dobermans (1973)
• Abby (1974)
• Sharks' Treasure (1975)
• Return to Macon County (1975)
• Grizzly (1976)
• Mansion of the Doomed (1976)
• Project: Kill (1976)
• Jaguar Lives! (1979)
• The Glove (1979)
• Mountain Family Robinson (1979)
• Lovely But Deadly (1981)
• A Time to Die (1982)
• Q (1982)
• 10 To Midnight (1983)
• Evils of the Night (1985)
• The Supernaturals (1986)
• Assassination (1987)
• Prettykill (1987)
• Moon in Scorpio (1987)
• Deep Space (1988)
• Messenger of Death (1988)
• No Place to Hide (1993)
• Project Shadowchaser IV (1996)
• Evil Obsession (1997)
• Motel Blue (1997)
• Top of the World (1997)
• Lima: Breaking the Silence (1999)
• Crime and Punishment (2002)

External links

• Robert O. Ragland at IMDb