Robert O. Ragland obit

Robert O. Ragland, Prolific Film Composer, Dies at 80

His credits include the campy 1972 horror film "The Thing With Two Heads." 

He was not on the list.

Robert O. Ragland, a film composer for such 1970s cult movies as The Thing With Two Heads and Grizzly, died April 18 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 80.

Ragland was preceded in death by his wife Martha Montgomery, who married Ragland in 1972 after the death of her husband, nine-time Oscar-winning film composer Alfred Newman (The King and I).

A native of Chicago, Ragland served as a musical arranger for the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra before entering the advertising business. He then came to Hollywood in the late 1960s and wound up scoring more than 50 films.

In addition to the The Thing With Two Heads (1972), starring Ray Milland and Roosevelt Grier, and Grizzly (1976), which saw Christopher George battle an out-of-control bear in a state park, Ragland composed music for such films as Project: Kill (1976) starring Leslie Nielsen, Q (1982), 10 to Midnight (1983) with Charles Bronson, No Place to Hide (1993), The Raffle (1994), Top of the World (1997), Menahem Golan‘s Crime and Punishment (2002) and Downtown: A Street Tale (2004).

He is survived by his brother Alan.

 

SComposer

Downtown: A Street Tale (2004)

Downtown: A Street Tale

4.6

Composer

2004

 

Final Combat (2003)

Final Combat

6.2

Composer

2003

 

Crispin Glover in Crime and Punishment (2002)

Crime and Punishment

5.5

Composer

2002

 

Death Game (2001)

Death Game

4.3

Composer

2001

 

Lima: Breaking the Silence (1999)

Lima: Breaking the Silence

3.5

Composer

1999

 

The Fear: Resurrection (1999)

The Fear: Resurrection

3.2

Composer

1999

 

Frank Zagarino in Armstrong (1998)

Armstrong

3.8

Composer

1998

 

Looking for Lola (1997)

Looking for Lola

5.2

Composer

1997

 

Motel Blue (1997)

Motel Blue

4.5

Composer

1997

 

Tia Carrere, Dennis Hopper, and Peter Weller in Top of the World (1997)

Top of the World

4.5

Composer

1997

 

Steven Bauer and Gary Busey in Plato's Run (1997)

Plato's Run

4.4

Video

Composer

1997

 

Frank Zagarino in Orion's Key (1996)

Orion's Key

3.5

Composer

1996

 

Warhead (1996)

Warhead

4.2

Composer (as Robert O. Raglund)

1996

 

Evil Obsession (1996)

Evil Obsession

3.7

Composer

1996

 

Too Fast Too Young (1996)

Too Fast Too Young

5.0

Composer

1996

 

The Fear (1995)

The Fear

3.9

Composer

1995

 

Bob Dawson and Nicholas Lea in The Raffle (1994)

The Raffle

3.8

music composer

1994

 

Drew Barrymore and Kris Kristofferson in No Place to Hide (1992)

No Place to Hide

5.1

Composer

1992

 

Tarzán (1991)

Tarzán

5.6

TV Series

Composer

1991–1992

7 episodes

 

O Quinto Macaco (1990)

O Quinto Macaco

5.1

Composer

1990

 

Alien from the Deep (1989)

Alien from the Deep

4.2

Composer

1989

 

Ransom (1988)

Ransom

5.1

Composer

1988

 

Charles Bronson in Messenger of Death (1988)

Messenger of Death

5.4

Composer (music composed by)

1988

 

Deep Space (1988)

Deep Space

4.5

Composer (music by)

1988

 

Moon in Scorpio (1987)

Moon in Scorpio

3.5

Composer (as Robert Ragland)

1987

 

Nightstick (1987)

Nightstick

4.2

TV Movie

Composer

1987

 

Tomorrow's a Killer (1987)

Tomorrow's a Killer

2.7

Composer

1987

 

Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland in Assassination (1987)

Assassination

5.2

Composer

1987

 

The Supernaturals (1986)

The Supernaturals

4.1

Composer

1986

 

Evils of the Night (1985)

Evils of the Night

3.7

Composer

1985

 

Dirty Rebel (1984)

Dirty Rebel

Composer (as Robert Ragland)

1984

 

The Guardian (1984)

The Guardian

6.3

TV Movie

Composer

1984

 

Trial by Terror (1983)

Trial by Terror

5.3

Composer

1983

 

Charles Bronson in 10 to Midnight (1983)

10 to Midnight

6.3

Composer (music composed by)

1983

 

Hysterical (1982)

Hysterical

5.3

Composer

1982

 

BrainWaves (1982)

BrainWaves

4.8

Composer (music composed by)

1982

 

Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)

Q: The Winged Serpent

6.0

Composer

1982

 

Rex Harrison, Rod Taylor, Edward Albert, and Raf Vallone in A Time to Die (1982)

A Time to Die

4.2

Composer

1982

 

Deadly Games (1982)

Deadly Games

4.0

Composer

1982

 

Lovely But Deadly (1981)

Lovely But Deadly

4.1

Composer

1981

 

Girl on the Edge of Town

6.4

TV Movie

Composer (as Robert Ragland, music)

1981

 

High Ice (1980)

High Ice

6.2

TV Movie

Composer

1980

 

Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3 (1979)

Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3

6.3

Composer

1979

 

Joanna Cassidy, Roosevelt Grier, and John Saxon in The Glove (1979)

The Glove

5.3

Composer

1979

 

Only Once in a Lifetime (1979)

Only Once in a Lifetime

4.8

Composer

1979

 

Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence, Barbara Bach, Capucine, John Huston, Joe Lewis, Woody Strode, and Joseph Wiseman in Jaguar Lives! (1979)

Jaguar Lives!

4.2

Composer

1979

 

Lynda Carter in Wonder Woman (1975)

Wonder Woman

7.0

TV Series

Composer (as Roland O. Ragland)

1978

1 episode

 

Where's Willie? (1978)

Where's Willie?

5.6

Composer

1978

 

Rooster: Spurs of Death! (1978)

Rooster: Spurs of Death!

5.8

Composer

1978

 

The Force Beyond (1977)

The Force Beyond

5.9

Composer

1977

 

Jack Elam, Ken Curtis, Maureen McCormick, Stewart Petersen, Buck Taylor, Dub Taylor, and Henry Wilcoxon in Pony Express Rider (1976)

Pony Express Rider

5.3

Composer

1976

 

Mansion of the Doomed (1976)

Mansion of the Doomed

5.4

Composer

1976

 

Leslie Nielsen and Nancy Kwan in Project: Kill (1976)

Project: Kill

3.8

Composer

1976

 

Richard Jaeckel, Joe Dorsey, Christopher George, Mary Ann Hearn, Joan McCall, and Andrew Prine in Grizzly (1976)

Grizzly

5.2

Composer

1976

 

Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)

Barnaby Jones

6.9

TV Series

Composer (uncredited)

1975

1 episode

 

Return to Macon County (1975)

Return to Macon County

5.6

Composer

1975

 

Sharks' Treasure (1975)

Sharks' Treasure

4.7

Composer

1975

 

Abby (1974)

Abby

5.5

Composer

1974

 

Seven Alone (1974)

Seven Alone

5.6

Composer

1974

 

The Daring Dobermans (1973)

The Daring Dobermans

5.6

Composer

1973

 

Ray Milland and Roosevelt Grier in The Thing with Two Heads (1972)

The Thing with Two Heads

4.5

Composer

1972

 

The Touch of Satan (1971)

The Touch of Satan

2.3

Composer

1971

 

Cindy and Donna (1970)

Cindy and Donna

4.5

Composer

1970

 

Weekend with the Babysitter (1970)

Weekend with the Babysitter

4.2

Composer (as Bob Ragland)

1970

 

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1970)

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

3.4

Composer

1970

 

George E. Carey and Patricia Wymer in The Babysitter (1969)

The Babysitter

5.7

Composer

1969

 

Music Department

The Fear: Resurrection (1999)

The Fear: Resurrection

3.2

conductor

1999

 

Tia Carrere, Dennis Hopper, and Peter Weller in Top of the World (1997)

Top of the World

4.5

orchestrator

1997

 

Frank Zagarino in Orion's Key (1996)

Orion's Key

3.5

music programmer: electronic music

orchestrator: electronic music

1996

 

The Fear (1995)

The Fear

3.9

orchestrations

1995

 

Bob Dawson and Nicholas Lea in The Raffle (1994)

The Raffle

3.8

orchestrator

1994

 

Conspiracy of Silence (1991)

Conspiracy of Silence

7.8

TV Mini Series

composer: additional music

1991

2 episodes

 

Charles Bronson in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

5.4

music consultant

1987

 

The Supernaturals (1986)

The Supernaturals

4.1

orchestrator

1986

 

Grizzly II: Revenge (1983)

Grizzly II: Revenge

2.7

music arranger

music supervisor

1983

 

Charles Bronson in 10 to Midnight (1983)

10 to Midnight

6.3

conductor

1983

 

Only Once in a Lifetime (1979)

Only Once in a Lifetime

4.8

conductor

1979

 

Goodbye, Franklin High (1978)

Goodbye, Franklin High

6.2

composer: additional music (uncredited)

1978

 

Rooster: Spurs of Death! (1978)

Rooster: Spurs of Death!

5.8

orchestrator

1978

 

Jack Elam, Ken Curtis, Maureen McCormick, Stewart Petersen, Buck Taylor, Dub Taylor, and Henry Wilcoxon in Pony Express Rider (1976)

Pony Express Rider

5.3

orchestrator

1976

 

Midway (1976)

Midway

6.8

conductor

orchestrator

1976

 

Dennis Hopper and Taryn Power in Tracks (1976)

Tracks

6.3

music consultant (as Robert Ragland)

1976

 

Leslie Nielsen and Nancy Kwan in Project: Kill (1976)

Project: Kill

3.8

orchestrator

1976

 

Richard Jaeckel, Joe Dorsey, Christopher George, Mary Ann Hearn, Joan McCall, and Andrew Prine in Grizzly (1976)

Grizzly

5.2

conductor

orchestrator

1976

 

Return to Macon County (1975)

Return to Macon County

5.6

conductor

1975

 

Karen Black in The Day of the Locust (1975)

The Day of the Locust

6.9

composer: additional music

1975

 

Sharks' Treasure (1975)

Sharks' Treasure

4.7

music arranger

1975

 

Abby (1974)

Abby

5.5

conductor

orchestrator (uncredited)

1974

 

Seven Alone (1974)

Seven Alone

5.6

composer: title song "Only a Dream Away"

1974

 

The Daring Dobermans (1973)

The Daring Dobermans

5.6

conductor

1973

 

Robert Hooks in Trouble Man (1972)

Trouble Man

6.7

technical assistant to composer

1972

 

Janet Leigh, Melanie Fullerton, and Stuart Whitman in Night of the Lepus (1972)

Night of the Lepus

4.1

composer: additional music (uncredited)

1972

 

The Touch of Satan (1971)

The Touch of Satan

2.3

conductor

1971

 

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1970)

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

3.4

conductor

music arranger

1970

 

George E. Carey and Patricia Wymer in The Babysitter (1969)

The Babysitter

5.7

conductor

1969

 

Producer

Downtown: A Street Tale (2004)

Downtown: A Street Tale

4.6

producer

2004

 

Debbie Does Damnation (1999)

Debbie Does Damnation

6.8

Video

executive producer

1999