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Don Great Biography (1951-)

Full name, Donald Charles Great; born March 11, 1951, in Medford, OR; son ofDonald Charles and Anna Marie (Huff) Great; married Andrea Louise Gerber, October 31, 1970. Avocational interests: Playing the piano, going for Sunday drives. Career: Composer, songwriter, and producer for television.Don Great Music Inc., Los Angeles, president, beginning in 1972. Member: Broadcast Music Incorporated. Awards, Honors: Award for best musicscore of the year and named television composer of the year, Memorial Broadcast Music, Inc., both 1986.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Composer, songwriter, television producer

Birth Details

March 11, 1951

Medford, Oregon, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Work
• Music director, America Censored (special), CBS, 1985
• Music director, Living Dolls (series; also known as Planted), ABC, 1989
• Music supervisor for The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and SanchoPanza, 1976.
• Film Work
• Music director (with Tom Milano), Dreamaniac, Infinity, 1987
• Worked on the music for Thelma and Louise, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991, and Madonna: Truth or Dare, Miramax, 1991.
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Contributor to albums by Pat Boone, the Mike Curb Congregation, both forMGM Records, and the album Happy Birthday USA, Twentieth Century-Fox Records.
• WRITINGS
• Film Music
• Song "Concerto de Classique," Where the Boys Are '84, 1984
• Contributor, Nightmare on Elm Street, New Line, 1984
• Contributor, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, New World, 1985
• Contributor, Ghoulies, Empire, 1985
• (With Tom Milano) Breeders, Empire, 1986
• Contributor, Jake Speed, New World, 1986
• (With Gary Rist) Soldier's Revenge, Continental, 1986
• (With Milano) Necropolis, Empire, 1987
• Contributor, Made in Heaven, Lorimar, 1987
• Contributor, Burglar, Warner Bros., 1987
• Contributor, Angel III: The Final Chapter, New World, 1988
• Songs "Washington Affair" and "Swingin' Times," The Fourth War, 1990
• Television Music
• Series
• The Jeffersons, CBS, 1975
• One Day at a Time, CBS, 1975-84
• Incredible Hulk, CBS, 1978-82
• Diff'rent Strokes, NBC, 1978-85
• Real People, NBC, 1979-86
• The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, NBC, 1979-80
• BJ and the Bear, NBC, 1979-81
• Facts of Life, NBC, 1979-88
• Sanford, NBC, 1980-81
• Gimme a Break!, NBC, 1981-87
• Silver Spoons, NBC, 1982-86
• Who's the Boss,? ABC, 1984-92
• 227, NBC, 1985
• Small Wonder, syndicated, 1985-89
• Amen, NBC, 1986-90
• Married.with Children, Fox, 1987-93
• A Different World, NBC, 1987-92
• Freddy's Nightmares, syndicated, 1988-90
• Unsolved Mysteries, NBC, 1988-93
• Saved by the Bell, NBC, 1989-93
• (With others) Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1989-93
• (With others) In Living Color, Fox, 1990-93
• Contributed music for series Crime after Primetime, CBS, and Candid Camera.
• Other Television Music
• Journey into the Beyond (special; also known as Reise ins Jenseits-Die Welt des Uebernatuerlichen), 1977
• The Sunday Games, 1980
• Soldier's Revenge, 1984
• Mob Boss (movie), syndicated, 1991
• Composer for other television shows and specials, including Laugh-In and Baby Races.

Further Reference

Adaptations:

• Pre-recorded selections from Great's work were included in the film Loose Shoes (also known as Coming Attractions and Quackers),released in 1980.*