Richard LaSalle obit

Richard W. LaSalle

1918 - 2015

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Richard W. LaSalle passed away on April 5, 2015 at his home in Carmel, CA. Richard was born in Louisville, Colorado. He began as a performer for local hotels as a pianist and orchestra leader between the 1940s and 50s. He had his own orchestra for over 18 years and played all over the country. In 1958 he joined the American Society of Composers and Publishers in which he started his main career in film composing. His first work was done for a 1958 movie called Tank Battalion starring Frank Gorshin. Other works of composing include Diary of a Madman, Twice Told Tales, Conflict Stage, Fort Courageous, A Yank in Vietnam, Ambush Bay, 40 Guns to Apache Pass and many more. His total work included over 400 films. Richard and his wife of 73 years, Patricia, moved to Carmel over 30 years ago. Richard was a member of the Carmel-by-the-Sea Rotary Club and a Past Vice-President of the Monterey County Symphony. Richard and Patricia, who preceded him in death, traveled all over the world, spending over three years cumulatively on ships of Seaborne Cruise Line.

 

A special thank-you to Central Coast Senior Services and Hospice for their loving care at the end of Richard's life. In lieu of flowers, donations to the music program of the Carmel Youth Center would have been Richard's wish.

 

Selected filmography

 

Composer (83 credits)

 1983 Cave in! (TV Movie) (as Richard La Salle)

 1981-1982 Code Red (TV Series) (8 episodes)

- Fire Below (1982)

- Burnout (1982)

- My Life Is Yours (1982)

- Wildfire (1982)

- Fireworks (1981)

 

 1980 Back to the Planet of the Apes (TV Movie)

 1980 The Night the Bridge Fell Down (TV Movie) (as Richard La Salle)

 1980 The Memory of Eva Ryker (TV Movie)

 1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Unchained Woman (1979)

 1978-1979 Wonder Woman (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- The Man Who Could Not Die (1979)

- The Boy Who Knew Her Secret: Part 2 (1979)

- The Boy Who Knew Her Secret: Part 1 (1979)

- Gault's Brain (1978)

- The Deadly Dolphin (1978)

 

 1979 Ken Murray Shooting Stars (Documentary)

 1979 Hanging by a Thread (TV Movie) (as Richard La Salle)

 1979 Brenda Starr, Reporter (TV Movie)

 1978 The Return of Captain Nemo (TV Movie)

 1977 Special Edition (TV Series documentary) (2 episodes)

- Episode #1.10 (1977)

- Episode #1.8 (1977)

 1977 Winners (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Episode dated 8 December 1977 (1977)

 1977 You Gotta Start Somewhere (TV Movie) (music by)

 1977 Fire (TV Movie)

 1976 Short Story Showcase: The Fall of the House of Usher (Short)

 1976 Monster Squad (TV Series) (13 episodes)

- Albert/Alberta (1976)

- Lawrence of Moravia (1976) ... (as Richard La Salle, music by)

- The Weatherman (1976) ... (as Richard La Salle, music by)

- The Skull (1976) ... (as Richard La Salle, music by)

- The Wizard (1976)

 

 1976 Flood (TV Movie)

 1976 Big John, Little John (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- The Great Escape (1976) ... (as Richard La Salle)

- Peter Panic (1976) ... (as Richard La Salle)

- A Sizeable Problem (1976) ... (as Richard La Salle)

 1976 McDuff, the Talking Dog (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Not So Greatest Show On Earth ... (as Richard La Salle, music by)

 1975 Swiss Family Robinson (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Ernie's Christmas (1975)

- The Slave Ship (1975)

- The Tiki (1975)

- The Hawk (1975)

- The Typhoon (1975)

 1974-1975 Run, Joe, Run (TV Series) (7 episodes)

- Rip Off (1975) ... (music composed by)

- Blind Girl (1974)

- Sunken Treasure (1974) ... (music composed by)

- Six Seals, Two Whales and a Dog (1974)

- Homecoming (1974)

 

 1975 The Swiss Family Robinson

 1975 Adventures of the Queen (TV Movie) (as Richard La Salle)

 1972-1974 Room 222 (TV Series) (38 episodes)

- Jason and Big Mo (1974) ... (music by)

- Cry Uncle (1974) ... (music by)

- I Didn't Raise My Girl to Be a Soldier (1974) ... (music by)

- MPG (1973) ... (music by)

- El Greco to Jason (1973) ... (music by)

 

 1974 The Deathhead Virgin

 1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV Movie documentary)

 1974 Planet of the Apes (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Trap (1974)

 1974 The Thirsty Dead

 1973 Vice Squad Women

 1973 Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls

 1972 Piranha (as Richard La Salle)

 1972 Daughters of Satan

 1972 Superbeast

 1971 City Beneath the Sea (TV Movie)

 1969-1970 Land of the Giants (TV Series) (7 episodes)

- Graveyard of Fools (1970)

- A Small War (1970)

- The Secret City of Limbo (1970)

- Home Sweet Home (1969)

- A Place Called Earth (1969)

 

 1969 This Is My Alaska (Documentary)

 1969 Wild Gypsies

 1967 The F.B.I. (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Counter-Stroke (1967)

 1967 40 Guns to Apache Pass

 1966-1967 F Troop (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Only One Russian Is Coming! Only One Russian Is Coming! (1967)

- The Day They Shot Agarn (1967)

- Indian Fever (1966)

 1966 Ambush Bay (as Richard La Salle)

 1966 Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

 1966 Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (as Richard La Salle)

 1965 The Desert Raven

 1965 Arizona Raiders

 1965 Convict Stage (as Richard La Salle)

 1965 Runaway Girl

 1965 Fort Courageous (as Richard La Salle)

 1965 War Party

 1964 Apache Rifles

 1964 The Time Travelers

 1964 Blood on the Arrow

 1964 The Quick Gun

 1964 A Yank in Viet-Nam

 1963 Twice-Told Tales

 1963 Police Nurse

 1963 California

 1963 Diary of a Madman

 1962 The Day Mars Invaded Earth (as Richard La Salle)

 1962 The Firebrand

 1962 Adam and 6 Eves

 1962 Mermaids of Tiburon (as Richard La Salle)

 1962 Incident in an Alley

 1962 Hands of a Stranger

 1962 The Broken Land

 1962 Deadly Duo

 1962 Saintly Sinners

 1961 The Clown and the Kid

 1961 The Purple Hills

 1961 Gun Street (as Richard La Salle)

 1961 Boy Who Caught a Crook

 1961 Flight That Disappeared

 1961 Secret of Deep Harbor

 1961 You Have to Run Fast

 1961 When the Clock Strikes (as Richard La Salle)

 1961 Sniper's Ridge

 1960 Assignment: Underwater (TV Series)

 1960 Wild Youth (as Dick LaSalle)

 1960 Why Must I Die? (as Dick LaSalle)

 1960 The Big Night

 1959 Speed Crazy (as Dick LaSalle)

 1958 Tank Battalion (as Dick La Salle)

 

Music department (33 credits)

 200 5Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again (TV Movie documentary) (composer: stock music - uncredited)

 1977 The Crater Lake Monster (composer: stock music - uncredited)

 1975-1976 Swiss Family Robinson (TV Series) (composer - 20 episodes)

- The Devils (1976) ... (composer: theme music)

- The Operation (1976) ... (composer: theme music)

- Jean LaFitte: Part 2 (1976) ... (composer: theme music)

- Jean LaFitte: Part 1 (1976) ... (composer: theme music)

- The Bell (1976) ... (composer: theme music)

 

 1975 Westwind (TV Series) (composer - 13 episodes)

- Web of Mystery (1975) ... (composer: theme music)

- Tutu Kane and the Shark God (1975) ... (composer: theme music)

- The Night Marchers (1975) ... (composer: theme music)

- Terror Beach (1975) ... (composer: theme music)

- Sea Snakes (1975) ... (composer: theme music)

 

 Run, Joe, Run (TV Series) (music by - 1 episode, 1975) (composer - 1 episode, 1974)

- Rip Off (1975) ... (music by)

- Sunken Treasure (1974) ... (composer: theme music)

 1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (composer: additional original music)

 1974 The Thirsty Dead (conductor)

 1974 The House of Seven Corpses (composer: stock music - uncredited)

 1973 Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls (conductor)

 1972 Piranha (conductor - as Richard La Salle)

 1972 Daughters of Satan (conductor)

 1972 Superbeast (conductor)

 1972 Room 222 (TV Series) (composer - 3 episodes)

- Hands Across the Sea (1972) ... (composer: additional music)

- And He's Not Even Lovable (1972) ... (composer: additional music)

- Just Call Me Mr. Shigematsu (1972) ... (composer: additional music)

 1971 City Beneath the Sea (TV Movie) (conductor)

 1965-1968 Lost in Space (TV Series) (composer - 3 episodes)

- Princess of Space (1968) ... (composer: stock music - uncredited)

- The Anti-Matter Man (1967) ... (composer: stock music - uncredited)

- The Derelict (1965) ... (composer: additional music - uncredited)

 1966 Hotel Paradiso (music arranger - uncredited)

 1966 Ambush Bay (conductor - as Richard La Salle)

 1966 Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (conductor - as Richard La Salle)

 1965 Convict Stage (conductor - as Richard La Salle)

 1965 Runaway Girl (conductor)

 1965 Fort Courageous (conductor - as Richard La Salle)

 1965 War Party (conductor)

 1964 A Yank in Viet-Nam (musical director)

 1963 Police Nurse (musical director)

 1963 California (conductor)

 1962 The Day Mars Invaded Earth (conductor - as Richard La Salle)

 1962 The Firebrand (conductor)

 1962 Mermaids of Tiburon (conductor - as Richard La Salle)

 1962 Hands of a Stranger (conductor)

 1962 The Broken Land (conductor)

 1961 The Purple Hills (conductor)

 1960 The Big Night (conductor)

 1958 Tank Battalion (conductor - as Dick La Salle)

 

Actor (1 credit)

 2012 Conscientious Objector (Short)

Iraqi Prisoner