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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Joe Viterelli to Orson Welles
W. G. Walden Biography (1951?-)
Born c. 1951, in Louisiana.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Composer, musician
- Birth Details
- 1951?
- Louisiana, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Music Director
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Series
- ABC, 1987-92
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The Wonder Years, ABC, 1987-93
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Television Appearances
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Episodic
- Appeared on "Shotz Talent Show IV," an episode of Laverne and Shirley.
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Film Appearances
- (As Snuff Walden) Himself, with Brother Dwayne and the Dwayneaires, UFOria, Universal, 1985
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
- Performed (with Stray Dog) on Stray Dog and While You're Down There, both released by Manticore; on Heartbreaker by Free, A&M; on Second Street by Back Street Crawler, Atlantic; and on recordings by Rabbit. Studio musician for recordings by Eric Burdon, Rita Coolidge,Chaka Khan, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer, and Stevie Wonder.
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WRITINGS
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Television Theme Music
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Series
- (With Stewart Levin), thirtysomething, ABC, 1987
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Ill Fly Away, NBC, 1991
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My So-Called Life, ABC, 1994
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Early Edition, CBS, 1996
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The West Wing, NBC, 1999
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Television Music
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Movies
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Winnie, NBC, 1988
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Roe vs. Wade, NBC, 1989
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Burning Bridges, ABC, 1990
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Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? (also known as UFO Cafe), NBC, 1990
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The Chase, NBC, 1991
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Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance, NBC, 1991
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The Good Fight, Lifetime, 1992
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A Place to Be Loved, CBS, 1993
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Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story, Fox, 1994
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Homecoming, Showtime, 1996
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Episodic
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The Wonder Years, ABC, 1987
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The Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1988
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The Outsiders, Fox, 1990
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Working Girl, NBC, 1990
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Crossroads, ABC, 1992
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The Jackie Thomas Show, ABC, 1992
- Dramatic underscore, "The Choice," Early Edition, CBS, 1996
- (With Daniel Pelfrey) Dramatic underscore, "Help for the Lovelorn," Felicity, The WB, c. 2000
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Three Sisters, NBC, 2001
- Also composer for episodes of Cupid, ABC; The Drew Carey Show, ABC; Ellen (also known as These Friends of Mine), ABC; 413 Hope St., Fox; Ink, CBS; It's Like, You Know ... , ABC; Maggie Winters, CBS; The Monroes, ABC; My So-Called Life, ABC; The Norm Show (also known as Norm), ABC; Once andAgain, ABC; Providence, NBC; Relativity, ABC; Roseanne, ABC; Roswell, The WB; Sports Night, ABC; The $treet, Fox; Sweet Justice, NBC; Tom, ABC; and The West Wing,NBC.
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Other Television Music
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Wild Card, 1992
- Dramatic underscore, The Stand (miniseries; also known as Stephen King's The Stand), ABC, 1994
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A Friend's Betrayal (also known as Stolen Youth), NBC,1996
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Film Music
- Song, "Breakaway," The Flamingo Kid, 1984
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Leaving Normal, Universal, 1992
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Homage, Arrow Releasing, 1996
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Guitar Player, March, 1990, pp. 42-48.
Electronic
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W. G. Snuffy Walden Web Site, http://www.wgsnuffywalden.com/.
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