Charles Gerhardt

Charles Gerhardt

Charles Gerhardt

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Main Title: Dixie, Mammy, Tara, Rhett (From "Gone With The Wind")
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Opening Sequence: The Twins, Katie Bell, Ashley, Mammy (From "Gone With The Wind")
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The Octopus - Homecoming (From "Beneath the 12-Mile Reef")
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Descending (from "Beneath the 12-Mile Reef") [1989 Remastered]
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The Sea - The Lagoon (From "Beneath the 12-Mile Reef")

Albums

  • Charles Gerhardt Conducts Classic Film Scores

    Mar 2020 • 125 songs

  • Star Wars & Return of the Jedi

    Dec 2019 • 17 songs

  • Tresors D' Hollywood

    Dec 2013 • 54 songs

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Charles Gerhardt

Biography

Gerhardt was the first conductor to treat film soundtracks in the same manner as fine concert music. He re-recorded the music with a professional orchestra, thereby encouraging awareness of the many composers writing for the medium. He began to play the piano at the age of five and was already composing and orchestrating his scores at nine. His formal studies were undertaken at the College of William and Mary and the Juilliard School of Music. During World War II, Gerhardt, known to his friends simply as Chuck, was a chaplain's assistant. At the conclusion of the conflict, h...
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