Patrick Williams

**Patrick Moody Williams** () var ein amerikansk komponist som skreiv musikk innan jazz, popmusikk og musikk for film og fjernsyn. Han vart mykje nytta som arrangør av musikk, og var aktiv i filmindustrien i over tre tiår. Stundom leia han også sine eigne prosjekt. 

Williams byrja karrieren med å studere klassisk trompet og spelte i Norwalk Symphony Orchestra. Samstundes leia han sitt eige swingjazz-band. Han studerte ved Duke University, der han leia Duke Ambassadors, Columbia University. Williams var aktiv i studio frå tidleg alder, og deltok på mange innspelinga i New York i 1961-1967. Sjølv om han spelte trompet og vibrafon frå tidleg alder, verka Williams stort sett som komponist og arrangør etter at han flytta til Los Angeles i 1968. Han skreiv musikk for over 60 filmar og mange fjernsynsseriar. Han starta og dreiv det kortvarige jazzselskapet Soundwings i slutten av 1970-åra og arrangerte for mange artistar, som Barbara Streisand og Billy Joel. Williams var lærar ved mange universitet, samstundes som han leia innspelingar på eiga hand, inkludert innspelingar for Pausa, Verve, Capitol, Columbia, ABC, Allegiance, Warner Bros., Soundwings og EMI. 

Gjennom karrieren sin vart Williams nominert til mange grammyprisar. Han fekk prisen i 1974 for storbandalbumet sitt *[[Threshold av Patrick Williams|Threshold]]*, og igjen i 1986 for trombone- og orkesterverket «Suite Memories». I 2011 vart Williams nominert til to grammyprisar for storbandinnspelinga *Aurora*.

## Filmmusikk
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**[[Passion's Way]]* (1999): Sela Ward, Timothy Dalton, Alicia Witt; Robert Allan Ackerman, Dir.
**[[Kiss the Sky (film)|Kiss the Sky]]* (1998), MGM: William Petersen, Gary Cole, Sheryl Lee; Roger Young, Dir.
**[[Julian Po]]* (1997), New Line Cinema: Christian Slater, Robin Tunney; Alan Wade, Dir.
**[[filmen That Old Feeling|That Old Feeling]]* (1997), Universal: Bette Midler, Dennis Farina; Carl Reiner, Dir.
**Stormchasers* (1995): Greg MacGillivray, Dir.
**[[filmen The Grass Harp (1995)|The Grass Harp]]* (1995), New Line Cinema: Walter Matthau, Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek; Charles Matthau, Dir.
**[[Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even]]* (1992), New Line Cinema: Hillary Wolf, Ben Savage; Joan Micklin Silver, Dir. 
**[[The Cutting Edge]]* (1992), MGM: D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly; Paul Glaser, Dir.
**[[Cry-Baby]]* (1990), Universal: Johnny Depp, Ricki Lake, Polly Bergen; John Waters, Dir.
**[[In the Spirit (film)|In the Spirit]]* (1990), Marlo Thomas, Elaine May; Sandra Seacat, Dir.
**[[Worth Winning]]* (1989), 20th Century Fox: Mark Harmon, Madeleine Stowe, Lesley Ann Warren; Will Mackenzie, Dir.
**[[Fresh Horses]]* (1988), Columbia: Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy; David Anspaugh, Dir.
**[[Just Between Friends]]* (1986), Orion: Mary Tyler Moore, Ted Danson, Christine Lahti; Allan Burns, Dir.
**[[filmen Violets Are Blue|Violets Are Blue]]* (1986), Columbia: Kevin Kline, Sissy Spacek; Jack Fisk, Dir.
**[[The Slugger's Wife]]* (1985), Columbia: Michael O’Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay; Hal Ashby, Dir.
**[[filmen All of Me (1984)|All of Me]]* (1984), Universal: Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin; Carl Reiner, Dir.
**[[Best Defense]]* (1984), Paramount: Dudley Moore, Kate Capshaw, Eddie Murphy; Willard Huyck, Dir.
**[[filmen The Buddy System|The Buddy System]]* (1984), 20th Century Fox: Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Wil Wheaton; Glenn Jordon, Dir.
**[[filmen Swing Shift|Swing Shift]]* (1984), Warner Bros.: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Ed Harris; Jonathon Demme, Dir.
**Marvin and Tige* (1983), 20th Century Fox Classics: John Cassavetes, Billy Dee Williams; Eric Weston, Dir.
**[[filmen The Toy (1982)|The Toy]]* (1982), Columbia: Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason; Richard Donner, Dir.
**[[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film)|The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas]]* (1982), Universal: Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds; Colin Higgins, Dir.
**[[Some Kind of Hero]]* (1982), Paramount: Richard Pryor, Margot Kidder; Michael Pressman, Dir.
**[[Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen]]* (1981), Peter Ustinov, Lee Grant, Angie Dickinson; Clive Donner, Dir.
**[[How to Beat the High Co$t of Living]]* (1980), Jessica Lange, Susan Saint James, Jane Curtin; Robert Scheer, Dir.
**[[filmen It's My Turn|It's My Turn]]* (1980), Columbia: Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas; Claudia Weill, Dir.
**[[filmen Used Cars|Used Cars]]* (1980), Columbia: Kurt Russell, Jack Warden; Robert Zemeckis, Dir.
**[[Wholly Moses]]* (1980), Columbia: Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor, John Ritter; Gary Weis, Dir.
**[[Hero at Large]]* (1980), MGM: John Ritter, Anne Archer; Martin Davidson, Dir.
**[[Breaking Away]]* (1979), 20th Century Fox: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern; Peter Yates, Dir.
**[[Butch and Sundance: The Early Days]]* (1979), 20th Century Fox: Tom Berenger, William Katt; Richard Lester, Dir.
**[[filmen Cuba|Cuba]]* (1979), United Artists: Sean Connery, Brooke Adams; Richard Lester, Dir.
**[[filmen Hot Stuff (1979)|Hot Stuff]]* (1979), Columbia: Dom DeLuise, Jerry Reed, Suzanne Pleshette; Dom DeLuise, Dir.
**[[Casey's Shadow]]* (1978), Columbia: Walter Matthau; Martin Ritt, Dir.
**[[filmen The One and Only (1978)|The One and Only]]* (1978), Paramount: Henry Winkler, Kim Darby; Carl Reiner, Dir.
**[[The Cheap Detective]]* (1978), Columbia: Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Madeline Kahn; Robert Moore, Dir.
**[[Sssssss]]* (1973), Universal: Dirk Benedict, Strother Martin; Bernard L. Kowalski, Dir.
**[[filmen Evel Knievel|Evel Knievel]]* (1971), Paramount: George Hamilton; Marvin J. Chomsky, Dir.
**Macho Callahan* (1970), Avco Embassy: David Janssen, Jean Seberg, Lee J. Cobb; Bernard L. Kowalski, Dir.
**[[Don't Drink the Water (1969 film)|Don't Drink the Water]]* (1969), Avco Embassy: Jackie Gleason, Estelle Parsons; Howard Morris, Dir.
**A Nice Girl Like Me* (1969), Avco Embassy: Barbara Ferris, Harry Andrews; Desmond Davis, Dir.
**[[How Sweet It Is!]]* (1968), Avco Embassy: James Garner, Debbie Reynolds; Jerry Paris, Dir.

## Musikk for fjernsyn
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**[[serien Hercules|Hercules]]*, NBC: Sean Astin, Leelee Sobieski, Timothy Dalton, Elizabeth Perkins
**[[The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story]]*, USA
**When Angels Come To Town*, CBS: Peter Falk
**John Christmas*, CBS: Peter Falk
**[[James Patterson]]'s [[1st to Die]]*, NBC
**[[filmen We Were the Mulvaneys|We Were the Mulvaneys]]*, Lifetime: Blythe Danner, Beau Bridges
**Power & Beauty*, Showtime: Natasha Henstridge
**Just Ask My Children*, Lifetime: Virginia Madsen, Jeffrey Nordling
**[[filmen Blonde |Blonde]]*, CBS: Poppy Montgomery, Kirstie Alley, Ann-Margret
**Yesterday's Children*, CBS: Jane Seymour, Hume Cronyn
**[[The Thin Blue Lie]]*, Showtime: Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid, Paul Sorvino
**[[The_Three_Stooges#2000_television_film|The Three Stooges]]*, ABC: Michael Chiklis, Paul Ben-Victor
**[[Jesus (1999 film)|Jesus]]*, CBS: Jeremy Sisto, Jacqueline Bisset, Gary Oldman
**Miracle on the 17th Green*, CBS: Robert Urich, Meredith Baxter
**Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story*, CBS: Dana Delany, James Coburn, Kathy Baker
**A Song From the Heart*, CBS: Amy Grant, D.W. Moffatt, Keith Carradine
**A Cooler Climate*, Paramount: Sally Field, Judy Davis
**Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story*, Lifetime: Wendi Malick
**[[Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke]]*, CBS: Lauren Bacall, Richard Chamberlain
**[[A Knight in Camelot]]*, Disney: Whoopi Goldberg, Michael York
**[[The Reef (1999 film)|Passion's Way]]*, CBS: Sela Ward, Timothy Dalton
**[[Solomon (film)|Soloman]]*, CBS: Ben Cross, Max von Sydow
**Heart Full of Rain*, CBS: Richard Crenna, Rick Schroder
**[[After Jimmy]]*, CBS: Meredith Baxter, Bruce Davison
**Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story*, CBS: Anthony LaPaglia, Ronny Cox
**[[Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy]]*, CBS: Laura Dern, Randy Quaid
**A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story*, Matt Keeslar, Jayne Brooke
**[[Journey (1995 film)|Journey]]*, Hallmark Hall of Fame – CBS: Jason Robards, Meg Tilly, Brenda Fricker
**Tom Clancy's OP Center*, CBS: Harry Hamlin
**[[Saved by the Light]]*, Showtime: Eric Roberts
**[[The West Side Waltz]]*, CBS: Liza Minnelli, Shirley MacLaine
**Deadline For Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan*, Meredith Baxter
**Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long*, TNT: John Goodman, Anne Heche
**Take Me Home Again*, Kirk Douglas, Craig T. Nelson
**Because Mommy Works*, CBS: Anne Archer, John Heard
**The Gift of Love*, CBS: Andy Griffith, Blair Brown
**[[Getting Gotti]]*, CBS: Lorraine Bracco, Anthony John Denison
**The Corpse Had A Familiar Face*, Elizabeth Montgomery, Dennis Farina
**Accidental Meeting*, Paramount: Linda Gray, Linda Purl
**[[French Silk]]*, Susan Lucci, Lee Horsley
**Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771*, CBS: Robert Loggia, Scott Bakula
**[[Geronimo (film)|Geronimo]]*, TNT: Joseph Runningfox
**[[Zelda (film)|Zelda]]*, TNT: Natasha Richardson, Timothy Hutton
**[[Murder in the Heartland]]*, Tim Roth, Fairuza Balk
**[[Blind Spot (film)|Blind Spot]]*, Hallmark Hall of Fame – CBS: Joanne Woodward, Laura Linney
**[[Jewels (film)|Jewels]]*, CBS: Annette O’Toole, Anthony Andrews
**[[In Broad Daylight]]*, CBS: Brian Dennehy, Marcia Gay Harden
**[[Her Hidden Truth]]*, NBC: Kellie Martin, Antonio Sabato Jr.

## Musikk for fjernsynsseriar
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**[[serien Monk|Monk]]*
**Extreme*
**Black Tie Affair*
**Baltimore*
**Cutters*
**[[The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd]]*
**[[The Simpsons]]*
**[[The Slap Maxwell Story]]*
**FM*
**[[AfterMASH]]*
**[[serien Columbo|Columbo]]*
**[[serien Lou Grant|Lou Grant]]*
**[[The Streets of San Francisco]]*
**[[The Bob Newhart Show]]*
**[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]*
**[[The Tony Randall Show]]*
**[[serien The Magician|The Magician]]*

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