Sid Ramin
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Birth name | Sidney Nathan Ramin |
Born | (1919-01-22)January 22, 1919 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | July 1, 2019(2019-07-01) (aged 100) New York City, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Orchestrator, arranger, composer |
Years active | 1950–2019 |
Sidney Nathan Ramin[1] (January 22, 1919 – July 1, 2019) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer.
Life
Sidney Nathan Ramin (or Sidney Norton Ramin),[2] born in 1919, was the son of Russian-born Ezra Ramin,[1] a window trimmer, and Beatrice D. (Salamoff) Ramin. He grew up in Roxbury neighborhood.
Ramin orchestrated many television, film, and theatrical productions. He also composed the theme and lyrics for "Smile, You're on Candid Camera" of the hidden camera television program Candid Camera in the 1960s. In his early years, Ramin frequently collaborated with arranger Robert Ginzler, most notably on Gypsy.[3] With Leonard Bernstein and Irwin Kostal, he co-orchestrated the music for West Side Story. He was the writer of the song "Music to Watch Girls By", first released as an instrumental single in 1967 by The Bob Crewe Generation.
Ramin married Gloria Breit, a singer and model, on January 9, 1949. They had one son, Ronald "Ron" Ramin, who also works as a composer.[4][5]
Ramin celebrated his 100th birthday on January 22, 2019 and died on July 1 of the same year.[2][6]
Awards
Ramin won several professional awards throughout his career.
- 1961: Academy Award – Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture, West Side Story
- 1961: Grammy Award – Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Original Cast from Motion Picture or Television, West Side Story
- 1983: Daytime Emmy Award – Co-winner for Outstanding Achievement in Design Excellence for a Daytime Drama Series, All My Children[7]
Professional works
Television
- Gypsy (1993 television movie)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1973 television movie)
- The Patty Duke Show (co-wrote theme)
- Candid Camera
- The Milton Berle Show
Film
- West Side Story (1961)
- Too Many Thieves (1967)
- Stiletto (1969)
Theatre
- Wonderful Town, Broadway, 1953
- West Side Story, Broadway, 1957
- Say, Darling, Broadway, 1958
- Gypsy, Broadway, 1959
- The Girls Against the Boys, Broadway, 1959
- Vintage '60, Broadway, 1960
- Wildcat, Broadway, 1960
- The Conquering Hero, Broadway, 1961
- Kwamina, Broadway, 1961
- I Can Get It for You Wholesale, Broadway, 1962
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Broadway, 1962
- Sophie, Broadway, 1963
- Look Where I'm At!, Off-Broadway, 1971
- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Broadway, 1976
- Smile, Broadway, 1986
- Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Broadway, 1989
- Crazy for You, Broadway, 1992
- The Red Shoes, Broadway, 1993
References
- ^ a b Gates, Anita. "Sid Ramin, ‘West Side Story’ Orchestrator and a Composer, Dies at 100", The New York Times, July 5, 2019. Accessed April 15, 2020.
- ^ a b Burlingame, Jon (July 3, 2019). "Sid Ramin, Oscar-Winning Composer-Arranger, Dies at 100". Variety.com.
- ^ Teachout, Terry (2 May 2009). "Heard, but Not Seen". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Finn, Robin (27 March 2003). "Public Lives; Back on Broadway and, at 84, Lusting for a Tony". The New York Times.
- ^ Michael H. Perlman: Legendary Locals of Forest Hills and Rego Park. Arcadia Publishing, New York, 2015, page 77, ISBN 978-1-46710-188-2
- ^ "SIDNEY RAMIN Obituary - New York, NY | New York Times". Legacy.com.
- ^ "Daytime Emmy Awards (1983)". IMDb.com.
External links
- Sid Ramin at the Internet Broadway Database
- Sid Ramin at IMDb
- Sid Ramin Papers at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- Max Steiner (1935)
- Leo F. Forbstein (1936)
- Charles Previn (1937)
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold / Alfred Newman (1938)
- Herbert Stothart / Richard Hageman, W. Franke Harling, John Leipold and Leo Shuken (1939)
- Leigh Harline, Paul J. Smith and Ned Washington / Alfred Newman (1940)
- Bernard Herrmann / Frank Churchill and Oliver Wallace (1941)
- Max Steiner / Ray Heindorf and Heinz Roemheld (1942)
- Alfred Newman / Ray Heindorf (1943)
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- Miklos Rozsa / Andre Previn and Ken Darby (1959)
- Ernest Gold / Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman (1960)
- Henry Mancini / Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal (1961)
- Maurice Jarre / Ray Heindorf (1962)
- John Addison / Andre Previn (1963)
- Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman / Andre Previn (1964)
- Maurice Jarre / Irwin Kostal (1965)
- John Barry / Ken Thorne (1966)
- Elmer Bernstein / Alfred Newman and Ken Darby (1967)
- John Barry / Johnny Green (1968)
- Burt Bacharach / Lennie Hayton and Lionel Newman (1969)
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- Marvin Hamlisch / Marvin Hamlisch (1973)
- Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola / Nelson Riddle (1974)
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- John Williams / Jonathan Tunick (1977)
- Giorgio Moroder / Joe Renzetti (1978)
- Georges Delerue / Ralph Burns (1979)
- Michael Gore (1980)
- Vangelis (1981)
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- Bill Conti / Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1983)
- Maurice Jarre / Prince (1984)
- John Barry (1985)
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- Alan Menken (1989)
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- Tan Dun (2000)
- Howard Shore (2001)
- Elliot Goldenthal (2002)
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- Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (2004)
- Gustavo Santaolalla (2005)
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- Dario Marianelli (2007)
- A. R. Rahman (2008)
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