Charles Fox (born 30 October 1940, New York City) not to be confused with R & B musician Charlie Foxx, is a composer for film and television. His most heard compositions are probably the "love themes" (the sunshine pop musical backgrounds which accompanied every episode of the 1970s ABC-TV show Love, American Style), and the dramatic theme music to ABC's Wide World of Sports. is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... R&B redirects here. ... Inez Foxx (born 1942) and her brother Charlie Foxx (1939–1998) were an American rhythm and blues and soul duo. ... Sunshine pop, also known as sunshine rock, is a musical movement originating in California with its most famous exponents being The Beach Boys and The Mamas and the Papas. ... This article is about the Australian television channel. ... Opening theme of Love American Style Love, American Style was an hour-long television anthology which originally aired between September 1969 and January 1974. ... ABCs Wide World of Sports is a long-running sports anthology show on American television. ...

Early life and career

Having graduated from High School of Music and Arts Fox continued his musical education with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. He studied the jazz-piano with Lenny Tristano and he learned electronic music with Vladimir Ussachevsky at Columbia University. Nadia Boulanger (September 16, 1887 – October 22, 1979) was an influential French composer, conductor, and music professor. ... Alma Mater Columbia University is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ...

His career started by playing the piano for, composing and arranging for artists such as Ray Barretto, Joe Quijano and Tito Puente. He also wrote theme music and arranged for Skitch Henderson and the Tonight Show Orchestra. He co-composed the theme song for Love, American Style, along with Arnold Margolin. [1] He also co-composed "Killing Me Softly with His Song" with Norman Gimbel in 1971. Tito Puente, Sr. ... Skitch Henderson (born Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson, January 27, 1918; died November 1, 2005, New Milford, Connecticut) was a British-born American pianist, conductor, and composer. ... Opening theme of Love American Style Love, American Style was an hour-long television anthology which originally aired between September 1969 and January 1974. ... Arnold Margolin is an American television producer, screen writer, and director. ...

Notable artists who worked with Fox

Most of his work is for film and television. He has worked with many artists, of these the most notable are:

• Roberta Flack
• Sarah Vaughan
• Barry Manilow
• Jim Croce
• Fred Astaire
• Luther Vandross
• Johnny Cash
• Lena Horne
• George Shearing
• The Boston Pops
• Jack Jones
• Tito Puente
• Goldie Hawn
• Carly Simon
• Johnny Mathis
• Shirley Bassey
• Crystal Gayle
• Lori Lieberman
• Sergio Mendes
• Maureen McGovern
• Olivia Newton-John
• Lauryn Hill & The Fugees
• Ice T

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Film scores

In total Fox has created film scores for over 100 films.

Awards and honors

Fox was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004. The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. ...

References

• Charles Fox (composer) at the Internet Movie Database
• Songwriters Hall of Fame