Miles Goodman musical compositions, 1974-1996

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Summary

Creators:
Goodman, Miles
Abstract:
Miles Goodman was a composer for film and television. The collection consists mostly of his spotting notes and manuscripts for productions in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as scores for the arrangers and performers.
Extent:
22.2 linear feet (23 flat boxes and 13 oversize flat boxes)
Language:
and Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Miles Goodman Musical Compositions (Collection PASC-M 140). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists primarily of Miles Goodman's spotting notes and manuscripts for film and television productions in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as scores for arrangers and performers. There is some material for several unrealized projects as well as songs written by Goodman, many in collaboration with Douglas Brayfield. There is no personal material.

Biographical / historical:

Miles Goodman was born August 27, 1949 in Los Angeles, CA, and attended Antioch College in Ohio. He began scoring television shows in the 1970s, and in the late 1980s switched to doing mostly feature films, becoming known primarily for his work in comedies. He was a frequent collaborator with director Frank Oz, composing music for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, What About Bob?, and Little Shop of Horrors, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. A fan of jazz music, Goodman also produced several record albums. He died on August 16, 1996, at his home in Brentwood.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Series 1. Feature film music
  2. Series 2. Television music
  3. Series 3. Other compositions

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where UCLA Library Special Collections does not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Miles Goodman Musical Compositions (Collection PASC-M 140). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
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