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Randy Edelman
American score composer
Paterson, United States • b. 1947-06-10
Randy Edelman is credited on 1,176 releases across 257 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,176
Pressings credited
257
Albums
7
Decades active
157
In collections
Biography
Randy Edelman (born June 10, 1947) is an American musician, producer, and composer and conductor for film and television. He began his career as a member of Broadway's pit orchestras; he later produced solo albums for songs that were picked up by leading music performers including The Carpenters, Barry Manilow, and Dionne Warwick. He is known for his work in comedy films. He has been awarded many prestigious awards along with two nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and twelve BMI Awards. Edelman was given an honorary doctorate in fine arts by the University of Cincinnati in 2004. Some of Edelman's best known films scores include Twins, Ghostbusters II, Kindergarten Cop, My Cousin Vinny, Beethoven, The Distinguished Gentleman, Gettysburg, Angels in the Outfield, The Mask, Pontiac Moon, The Indian in the Cupboard, The Quest, Dragonheart, Daylight, and XXX. He also wrote the theme of the popular television series MacGyver. Many of his musical pieces have been reused in television advertising, trailers, Disney movies, and award shows.
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Credited work
1,176 releases · 257 albums · active 1967–2026
- Performance · 1,602
- Other credits · 122
- Production · 100
Studios: Mediasound · Rusk Sound Studios · Producers Workshop · Uris Theatre
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Now & Then
1973
A Song For You
1972
Greatest Hits
1978
A Kind Of Hush
1976
Live
1977
This One's For You
1976
The Last Of The Mohicans (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1992
Manilow Magic (The Best Of Barry Manilow)
1979
Live At The Palladium
1976
The Carpenters Collection
1978
Making A Good Thing Better
1977
Ghostbusters II (Original Motion Picture Score)
2021
The Manilow Collection / Twenty Classic Hits
1985
Eyes Of A Woman
1985
Now That's What I Call Music! 17
2004
I'm Always Dancin' To The Music
1978
The Best Of Barry Manilow
1978
Emotions
1978
Chasing Rainbows
1977
Brand New Day
1977
Nice To Be Around
1977
The Very Best Of Barry Manilow
2005
Sweatsuit
2005
The Last Of The Mohicans (Original Motion Picture Score)
2000
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