Les Hooper (born 27 February 1940 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a composer in Los Angeles, US. His music ranges from classical to blues and jazz; from commercials to concert commissions. His credits include films, television, commercials, live performances, orchestral commissions, and many published pieces of music. He has won an Emmy Award and has had seven Grammy nominations, as well as Clio and film festival awards.
Filmography Finney (1969) A Man Called Sloane (1979) Foxfire Light - Composer, Conductor (1982) State of the Union (1984) Hostages (1984) Out-of-Time Step (1984) Solar Crisis (1990) The Player (1992) Back in the USSR (1992) The Road Killers (1994) At the Hands of Another (1997) New American Heroes: The 1999 Senior Olympics (1999) Rocket's Red Glare (2000) Killing Christian (2003) Damaged - Composer (2003)
Television credits (partial) Year Title Info Limited? Label OOP / SOLD OUT 1979 Lou Grant Incomplete episodes:"Denial" (season 2)"Sweep" (season 2) ----- ----- NO CD 1979 Rhoda last season 1979-80 Man Called Sloane various episodes 1982 The Master season 1979-81 Charlies Angels various episodes
Discography
Les Hooper Big Band (Chicago Band) Look what they've done Dorian Blue
Les Hooper Big Band (L.A. Band) Raisin' the Roof Anything Goes Out of the Woods (Released December 5, 2006) Live at Typhoon
Hoopla Hoopla 1 Hoopla 2 Hoopla 3
Other Mirage Afrikka Crossing the Line For the Children Winterscapes Hoopla 3
Awards and nominations Emmy "The Newperformers" NBC Clio "United Airlines Commercial" Grammy "Look What They've Done" Album (nomination) Grammy "Raisin the Roof" Album (nomination) Grammy "The Four of Us" Album (nomination) Grammy "Easy to Love" Album (nomination) Grammy "Anything Goes" Album (nomination)
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