Michael Small (May 30, 1939 – November 24, 2003) was an Americanfilm scorecomposer best known for his scores to thriller movies such as The Parallax View, Marathon Man, and The Star Chamber. May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A film score is the background music in a film, generally specially written for the film and often used to heighten emotions provoked by the imagery on the screen or by the dialogue. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... The thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television that includes numerous, often-overlapping sub-genres. ... The Parallax View is a 1974 movie directed by Alan J. Pakula and starring Warren Beatty (who was also a producer), adapted from the novel by Loren Singer. ... Marathon Man is a 1974 paranoid thriller novel by William Goldman that was made into a 1976 film directed by John Schlesinger. ... The Star Chamber is a 1983 crime drama film written by Roderick Taylor and directed by Peter Hyams. ...