Holdridge, Lee 1944–

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HOLDRIDGE, Lee 1944–

PERSONAL

Born March 3, 1944, in Port–au–Prince, Haiti. Education: Attended Manhattan School of Music; studied composition with Henry Lasker.

Addresses: Agent—Soundtrack Music Associates, 15760 Ventura Blvd., Suite 2021, Encino, CA 91436.

Career: Composer, conductor, and music arranger.

Member: American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.

Awards, Honors: Circle of Friends of Music Award, Arenzano, Italy, 1972; Grammy Award nomination, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, best instrumental arrangement, 1973, for Prologue/Crunchy Granola Suite; Emmy Award, outstanding individual achievement in music, 1984, for Woman to Woman; Emmy Award nomination (with Al Jarreau), outstanding achievement in music and lyrics, 1985, and Film and Television Music Award, American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, top television series, 1988, both for Moonlighting; Grammy Award nomination (with Jarreau), best song written specifically for a motion picture or for television, 1988, for the theme song to Moonlighting; Emmy awards, outstanding dramatic underscoring, 1988, and outstanding music and lyrics (with others), 1989, and Emmy Award nomination, outstanding achievement in main title theme music, 1988, all for Beauty and the Beast; Emmy Award, outstanding underscoring of a documentary, 1989, for "The Explorers: A Century of Discovery," National Geographic Specials; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding achievement in music composition of dramatic underscore for a miniseries or special, 1990, for Do You Know the Muffin Man?; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding main title theme music, 1991, for ABC's World of Discovery; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding main title theme music, 1993, for Bob; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual achievement in music composition of dramatic underscore for a miniseries or special, 1993, for Call of the Wild; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding dramatic underscoring, 1995, for Buffalo Girls; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual achievement in music composition for a miniseries or a special, 1996, for The Tuskegee Airmen; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding music composition of a dramatic underscore for a miniseries or movie, 1999, for Mutiny; Daytime Emmy Award, 2000, and Daytime Emmy Award nominations, 2002 and 2004, all outstanding achievement in music direction and composition for a drama series (all with others), for One Life to Live; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding music composition for a miniseries, movie, or special, 2002, for The Mists of Avalon; Annual CableACE Award nominations, National Cable Television Association; gold and platinum awards, Recording Industry Association of America.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Music adaptor and director, Winterhawk, Howco International, 1975.

Music director, E'Lollipop (also known as Forever Young, Forever Free and Lollipop), Columbia/Warner Distributors, 1975.

Music director and arranger, Mahogany, Paramount, 1975.

Orchestrator and conductor, The Greatest, 1977.

Music adapter and song arranger, American Pop, Columbia, 1981.

Music director and conductor, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (also known as Dead Men Wear No Plaid), Universal, 1982.

Orchestrator, The Beastmaster, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1982.

Music arranger and conductor, Flashdance, Paramount, 1983.

Orchestrator, Mr. Mom (also known as Mr. Mum), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1983.

Orchestrator, Sylvester, Columbia, 1985.

Orchestrator, Transylvania 6–5000, New World, 1985.

Orchestrator, The Men's Club, Atlantic Releasing, 1986.

Orchestrator, Born in East L.A., Universal, 1987.

Orchestrator, Walk Like a Man (also known as Bobo and Bobo the Dog Boy), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1987.

Music arranger, A Tiger's Tale, Atlantic Entertainment, 1988.

Conductor, The Long Way Home, Seventh Art Releasing, 1997.

Orchestrator, Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (documentary), Warner Bros., 2000.

Television Work; Movies:

Music conductor, Sunshine, CBS, 1973.

Dalva, ABC, 1996.

Danielle Steel's "Full Circle" (also known as Full Circle), NBC, 1996.

Danielle Steel's "Remembrance" (also known as Remembrance), NBC, 1996.

Holiday Affair, USA Network, 1996.

Jack Reed: A Killer amongst Us, NBC, 1996.

The Little Riders, The Disney Channel, 1996.

Neil Simon's London Suite (also known as London Suite), NBC, 1996.

She Cried No, NBC, 1996.

Soul of the Game (also known as Field of Honour and Baseball in Black and White), HBO, 1996.

An Unfinished Affair, ABC, 1996.

Television Work; Specials:

(With Eddie Karam) Music conductor, The John Denver Special, ABC, 1976.

"Harvest of Fire," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1996.

Music director and arranger, The 78th Annual Miss American Pageant, ABC, 1998.

Music director, The 79th Annual Miss America Pageant, ABC, 1999.

Television Work; Pilots:

Star Command (also known as In the Fold), UPN, 1996.

Stage Work:

Dance arranger, By Jupiter, Theatre Four, New York City, 1967.

Orchestrator, The Harold Arlen Songbook, Stage 73, New York City, 1967.

Dance music arranger, The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N (musical), Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1968.

Conductor, Neil Diamond One Man Show, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1972.

RECORDINGS

Album Conductor:

A Love until the End of Time, by Placido Domingo, Sony, 1990.

Tenors Anyone?, by Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mandy Patinkin, Luciano Pavarotti, and the London Symphony Orchestra, Sony, 1991.

Entre dos mundos, by Placido Domingo, Sony, 1992.

Christmas Favorites from the World's Favorite Tenors, Sony, 1993.

El pueblo del sol (also known as El pueblo del sol: Music Conducted and Composed by Lee Holdridge), Dead Line, 1993.

All Star Tenors Salute the World, by Bonaventura Bottone, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti, Sony, 1994.

Jerre Tanner: Boy from Goldfish, Albany Records, 1994.

The Domingo Collection, by Placido Domingo, Sony, 1997.

(With others) A Tenors Christmas, Sony, 1997.

(With others) Tenors on Tour, by Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti, Sony, 1997.

(With others) Super Hits, by Placido Domingo, Sony, 2000.

(With others) Hymns Triumphant, Sparrow/EMB, 2002.

Conductor for other albums, including Violin Concerto no. 2—Holdridge Conducts Holdridge (also known as Holdridge Conducts Holdridge).

Album Work; Other:

Music arranger, Prologue/Crunchy Granola Suite, by Neil Diamond, MCA, 1973.

Music arranger for Neil Diamond, 1969–73; album session guitarist for John Mayall, 1979; composer, music arranger, and conductor for other performers, including Placido Domingo, Barbra Streisand, Brian May, Stevie Wonder, John Denver, Daniel Rodriguez, Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross, Natalie Cole, and Jane Olivor; composer of orchestral and chamber works.

WRITINGS

Film Music; Scores:

(With Pat Williams, Edd Kaleroff, Chris Dedrick, and Warren Marley) The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker (also known as Pigeons), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/Plaza, 1970.

(With Joseph Brook) Jeremy (also known as Susan and Jeremy), United Artists, 1973.

(With Neil Diamond) Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Paramount, 1973.

Nothing by Chance (documentary), R. C. Riddell and Associates, 1974.

(With Michael Masser and Gil Askey) Mahogany, Paramount, 1975.

(And songwriter) E'Lollipop (also known as Forever Young, Forever Free and Lollipop), Columbia/Warner Distributors, 1975.

Sunshine Part II (also known as My Sweet Lady), CIC, 1975.

(And title song) Winterhawk, Howco International, 1975.

Goin' Home, Prentis, 1976.

(And song "Follow Your Restless Dreams") Mustang Country, Universal, 1976.

The Pack (also known as The Long Dark Night and The Long Hard Night), Warner Bros., 1977.

(And title song) Moment by Moment, Universal, 1978.

(With Francis Lai) Oliver's Story, Paramount, 1978.

The Other Side of the Mountain, Part II, Universal, 1978.

French Postcards (also known as Wer geht denn noch zur Uni?), Paramount, 1979.

(And songs "Brenda's Theme" and "Santa Cruz People") Tilt, Warner Bros., 1979.

American Pop, Columbia, 1981.

The Beastmaster, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1982.

El pueblo del sol (also known as People of the Sun), 1983.

Mr. Mom (also known as Mr. Mum), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1983.

Micki + Maude (also known as Micki & Maude), Columbia, 1984.

Splash, Buena Vista, 1984.

Sylvester, Columbia, 1985.

(With Alfie Kabiljo) Transylvania 6–5000, New World, 1985.

(And song "A Fool for Love") The Men's Club, Atlantic Releasing, 1986.

Born in East L.A., Universal, 1987.

Walk Like a Man (also known as Bobo and Bobo the Dog Boy), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1987.

Big Business, Buena Vista, 1988.

A Tiger's Tale, Atlantic Entertainment, 1988.

Old Gringo (also known as Gringo veijo), Columbia, 1989.

Pastime (also known as One Cup of Coffee), Miramax, 1991.

The Giant of Thunder Mountain, Castle Hill Productions, c. 1992.

Freefall (also known as Firefall and The Naked Edge), October Films/Vidmark, 1994.

Gunfighter's Moon, 1995.

The Adventures of Pinocchio (also known as Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, Pinocchio, and Die Legende von Pinocchio), New Line Cinema, 1996.

Family Plan, Initial Entertainment Group, 1997.

The Long Way Home, Seventh Art Releasing, 1997.

(And songwriter) The Secret of NIMH II: Timmy to the Rescue (animated), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, Inc., 1998.

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (documentary), Warner Bros., 2000.

In Search of Peace—Part One: 1847–1967, Seventh Art Releasing, 2001.

Puerto Vallarta Squeeze, Showcase Entertainment, 2003.

Unlikely Heroes, Seventh Art Releasing, 2003.

Television Scores; Series:

Peyton Place, ABC, 1964–1969.

Theme music, Hec Ramsey, NBC, 1972–1974.

Sierra, NBC, 1974.

(With Dick De Benedictis) The Family Holvak, NBC, 1975.

(With Mark Snow) The Gemini Man, NBC, 1976.

Theme music, Sara, CBS, 1976.

Code R, CBS, 1977.

Theme music, Eight Is Enough, ABC, 1977–1981.

(With George Aliceson Tipton) Julie Farr, M.D., ABC, 1978–1979.

(With Lex DeAvezedo) Young Maverick, CBS, 1979–1980.

Wizards and Warriors, CBS, 1983.

Woman to Woman, syndicated, 1983.

The Mississippi, CBS, 1983–1984.

(And theme music) Lime Street, ABC, 1985.

(And theme song) Moonlighting, ABC, 1985–1989.

(And theme music "The First Time I Loved Forever") Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1987–1990.

Just in Time, ABC, 1988.

Theme music, ABC's World of Discovery (series of specials), ABC, c. 1990–1997.

My Life and Times, ABC, 1991.

(And theme song) Bob, CBS, 1992–1993.

One Life to Live, ABC, 1999–2000.

American Family (also known as American Family: Journey of Dreams), PBS, beginning 2002.

Television Scores; Miniseries:

To Kill a Cop, NBC, 1978.

John Steinbeck's "East of Eden" (also known as East of Eden), ABC, 1981.

I'll Take Manhattan, CBS, 1987.

Deadly Matrimony (also known as Shattered Promises and Shattered Vows), NBC, 1992.

Heidi, The Disney Channel, 1993.

Danielle Steel's "Family Album" (also known as Family Album), NBC, 1994.

Buffalo Girls, CBS, 1995.

James A. Michener's "Texas" (also known as Texas), ABC, 1995.

Sidney Sheldon's "Nothing Lasts Forever" (also known as Nothing Lasts Forever), CBS, 1995.

Atomic Train, NBC, 1999.

The Mists of Avalon (also known as Die Nebel von Avalon), TNT, 2001.

10.5, NBC, 2004.

Television Scores; Movies:

Skyway to Death, ABC, 1974.

Like Mom, Like Me, CBS, 1978.

(And songs "Nobody's Gonna Stop Us Now" and "Valentines") Valentine, ABC, 1979.

If Things Were Different, CBS, 1980.

Mother and Daughter: The Loving War, ABC, 1980.

Ron Howard's Skyward (also known as Skyward), NBC, 1980.

The Day the Loving Stopped, ABC, 1981.

(And songwriter) For Ladies Only, NBC, 1981.

Freedom, ABC, 1981.

Three Hundred Miles for Stephanie, NBC, 1981.

(And song "Don't Show Your Love") In Love with an Older Woman, CBS, 1982.

Thou Shalt Not Kill, NBC, 1982.

Agatha Christie's "A Caribbean Mystery" (also known as A Caribbean Mystery), CBS, 1983.

First Affair, CBS, 1983.

I Want to Live, ABC, 1983.

Legs, ABC, 1983.

Title song, Love Is Forever, NBC, 1983.

Running Out, CBS, 1983.

Thursday's Child, CBS, 1983.

He's Fired, She's Hired, CBS, 1984.

The Eagle and the Bear, 1985.

Letting Go, ABC, 1985.

The Other Lover, CBS, 1985.

Mafia Princess, NBC, 1986.

Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story, syndicated, 1986.

Pleasures, ABC, 1986.

Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion, NBC, 1987.

"Young Harry Houdini," Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1987.

Fatal Judgment, CBS, 1988.

"14 Going on Thirty" (also known as "Fassst Forward"), Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1988.

A Friendship in Vienna, The Disney Channel, 1988.

Do You Know the Muffin Man?, CBS, 1989.

Theme music, Easy Come, Easy Go, 1989.

Incident at Dark River (also known as The Smell of Money), TNT, 1989.

"A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story" (also known as "Long Shot" and "The Mary Thomas Story"), The Magical World of Disney, NBC, 1989.

"Things That Go Bump in the Night," Christine Cromwell, ABC, 1989.

And theme music, "In Vino Veritas," Christine Cromwell, broadcast as an episode of The ABC Saturday Mystery, ABC, 1990.

And theme music, "Only the Good Die Young," Christine Cromwell, broadcast as an episode of The ABC Saturday Mystery, ABC, 1990.

Danielle Steel's "Fine Things" (also known as Fine Things), NBC, 1990.

Daughter of the Streets (also known as My Daughter of the Streets), ABC, 1990.

The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story (also known as The Dreamer of Oz), NBC, 1990.

Joshua's Heart, NBC, 1990.

Over My Dead Body, 1990.

Danielle Steel's "Changes" (also known as Changes), 1991.

Face of a Stranger (also known as My Shadow), CBS, 1991.

Finding the Way Home (also known as Finding My Way Home and Mittelman's Hardware), ABC, 1991.

Indestructible People, 1991.

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (also known as Running Out), CBS, 1991.

The Perfect Tribute, ABC, 1991.

The Return of Elliot Ness, NBC, 1991.

The Story Lady, NBC, 1991.

The Summer My Father Grew Up, NBC, 1991.

Original music, Lucy and Desi: Before the Laughter, CBS, 1991.

Dayo (also known as Day–O), NBC, 1992.

In the Arms of a Killer (also known as Kiss of Death and The Tangled Web), NBC, 1992.

Obsessed (also known as Obsession), ABC, 1992.

Barcelona '92: Sixteen Days of Glory, The Disney Channel, 1993.

Call of the Wild, CBS, 1993.

Danielle Steel's "Star" (also known as Star), NBC, 1993.

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (also known as Jack Reed: An Honest Cop), NBC, 1993.

Judith Krantz's "Torch Song" (also known as Torch Song), ABC, 1993.

Killer Rules, NBC, 1993.

Robin Cook's "Harmful Intent" (also known as Harmful Intent), CBS, 1993.

Danielle Steel's "A Perfect Stranger" (also known as A Perfect Stranger), NBC, 1994.

Incident in a Small Town (also known as Family Secret: The Incident in a Small Town), CBS, 1994.

Jack Reed: A Search for Justice, NBC, 1994.

Roommates, NBC, 1994.

Running Delilah (also known as Robospy), 1994.

Spring Awakening, CBS, 1994.

The Whipping Boy (also known as Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy and Der Prinz und der Pruegelknabe), The Disney Channel, 1994.

The Yearling, CBS, 1994.

Jack Reed: One of Our Own, 1995.

"A Mother's Gift" (also known as "A Lantern in Her Hand"), Kraft Premiere Movie, CBS, 1995.

The Tuskegee Airmen, HBO, 1995.

Dalva, ABC, 1996.

Danielle Steel's "Full Circle" (also known as Full Circle), NBC, 1996.

Danielle Steel's "Remembrance" (also known as Remembrance), NBC, 1996.

Holiday Affair, USA Network, 1996.

Jack Reed: A Killer amongst Us, NBC, 1996.

The Little Riders, The Disney Channel, 1996.

Neil Simon's London Suite (also known as London Suite), NBC, 1996.

She Cried No, NBC, 1996.

Soul of the Game (also known as Field of Honour and Baseball in Black and White), HBO, 1996.

An Unfinished Affair, ABC, 1996.

A Call to Remember, Encore and Starz!, 1997.

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (also known as Death on Everest and Into Thin Air), ABC, 1997.

Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory" (also known as A Christmas Memory), CBS, 1997.

The Twilight of the Golds, Showtime, 1997.

Barbara Taylor Bradford's "Her Own Rules" (also known as Her Own Rules), CBS, 1998.

Replacing Dad, CBS, 1998.

Two for Texas, TNT, 1998.

Anya's Bell, CBS, 1999.

Blue Moon, CBS, 1999.

A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story, Showtime, 1999.

Love Letters, ABC, 1999.

Mutiny, NBC, 1999.

Sealed with a Kiss (also known as First Comes Love), CBS, 1999.

By Dawn's Early Light, Showtime, 2000.

Take Me Home: The John Denver Story, CBS, 2000.

Almost a Woman, PBS, 2001.

The Pilot's Wife (also known as La femme du pilote), CBS, 2002.

"Sounder," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 2003.

Television Scores; Specials:

"Another Part of the Forest," Hollywood Television Theatre, PBS, 1972.

The General, CBS, 1974.

"Power and the Presidency," American Parade, CBS, 1974.

We the Women, CBS, 1974.

F. D. R.: The Man Who Changed America, CBS, 1975.

Sojourner, CBS, 1975.

The John Denver Special, ABC, 1976.

Song of Myself, CBS, 1976.

"Stop, Thief!," American Parade, CBS, 1976.

With All Deliberate Speed, CBS, 1976.

"The Hemingway Play," Hollywood Television Theatre, PBS, 1977.

(With Eddie Karam) John Denver—Thank God I'm a Country Boy, ABC, 1977.

And the Soul Shall Dance, 1978.

(With Glen D. Hardin and Doug Gilmore) John Denver in Australia, ABC, 1978.

John Denver: Music and the Mountains, ABC, 1981.

"The Sharks" (documentary), National Geographic Specials, PBS, 1982.

The Best Legs in the Eighth Grade, HBO, 1984.

16 Days of Glory, The Disney Channel, 1987.

"The Explorers: A Century of Discovery" (documentary; also known as "The Explorers"), National Geographic Specials, PBS, 1988.

"Graham Greene's 'The Tenth Man'" (also known as "The Tenth Man"), Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1988.

16 Days of Glory: Seoul '88, The Disney Channel, 1989.

"One against the Wind" (also known as "The Story of Mary Lindell"), Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1991.

Calgary '88: Sixteen Days of Glory, PBS, 1992.

A Capitol Fourth, PBS, 1994.

Lillehammer '94: Sixteen Days of Glory, The Disney Channel, 1994.

America's Greatest Olympians, TBS and Cable News Network, 1996.

"Harvest of Fire," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1996.

100 Years of Olympic Glory, TBS, 1996.

Ageless Heroes, PBS, 1998.

Atlanta's Olympic Glory, PBS, 1998.

Nagano '98 Olympics: Bud Greenspan's Stories of Honor and Glory, Showtime, 1998.

Bud Greenspan's Favorite Stories of Olympic Glory, Showtime, 2000.

Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (also known as Bud Greenspan's Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing), Showtime, 2000.

Sydney 2000 Olympics: Bud Greenspan's Gold from Down Under, Showtime, 2001.

Original music, The 1972 Munich Games: Bud Greenspan Remembers, Showtime, 2002.

American Valor, PBS, 2003.

Television Scores; Episodic:

"The Park Avenue Rustlers," McCloud, NBC, 1972.

"The Million Dollar Round Up," McCloud, NBC, 1973.

"Showdown at the End of the World," McCloud, NBC, 1973.

"Spring Awakening," The CBS Sunday Afternoon Showcase, CBS, 1994.

Television Scores; Pilots:

(With Jerry Fielding) Fools, Females, and Fun: Is There a Doctor in the House?, NBC, 1974.

(With Fielding) Fools, Females, and Fun: I've Gotta Be Me, NBC, 1974.

(With Fielding) Fools, Females, and Fun: What about That One?, NBC, 1974.

The Rangers, NBC, 1974.

Pine Canyon Is Burning, NBC, 1977.

(And song "There Will Always Be Love") Having Babies III, ABC, 1978.

Fly Away Home, ABC, 1981.

Skyward Christmas, NBC, 1981.

Two the Hard Way, CBS, 1981.

This Is Kate Bennett, ABC, 1982.

The Boys in Blue, CBS, 1984.

Moonlighting, ABC, 1985.

Adams Apple, CBS, 1986.

Desperate, ABC, 1987.

(With John Denver) Higher Ground, CBS, 1988.

"My Africa," CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1988.

The Brotherhood, ABC, 1991.

Star Command (also known as In the Fold), UPN, 1996.

Stage Music:

Dance music, A Joyful Noise, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1966.

Into the Light (musical), Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1986.

Journey to Cordoba (one–act opera), Luckman Theatre, Los Angeles, 1995.

Composer (with Alan Ralph) of Trinity, for the Joffrey Ballet; composer for The Prospector (one–act opera).

Compositions on Albums; With Others:

Perhaps Love, by Placido Domingo, Sony, 1990.

Save Your Nights for Me, by Placido Domingo, Sony, 1990.

All Star Tenors Salute the World, by Bonaventura Bottone, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti, Sony, 1994.

Albinoni: Adagio in Gm; Holdridge: Scenes of Summer (orchestral suite), Klavier, 1995.

The Domingo Collection, by Placido Domingo, Sony, 1997.

A Tenors Christmas, Sony, 1997.

Tenors on Tour, by Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti, Sony, 1997.

Super Hits, by Placido Domingo, Sony, 2000.

Simply the Best Christmas Album, Elektra, 2001.

Hymns Triumphant, Sparrow/EMB, 2002.

Other recordings featuring Holdridge's compositions include (with London Symphony Orchestra) Concerto no. 2 for Violin and Orchestra/Lazarus and His Beloved, Varese Sarabande, Music of Holdridge, Varese/Sarabande; and Violin Concerto no. 2—Holdridge Conducts Holdridge (also known as Holdridge Conducts Holdridge). Holdridge's compositions include "An American Hymn,""Concertina for Violoncello and Strings,""Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra," "Concerto no. 2 for Violin and Orchestra,""Elegy for Strings and Harp,""Fantasy Sonata for Cello and Piano," The Golden Land, The Jefferson Tribute, suite from the opera Lazarus and His Beloved, "Serenade for Oboe and Strings," and "Sonnet for Soprano and Orchestra."

Soundtrack Albums:

Jonathan Livingston Seagull, 1973.

East of Eden (also known as John Steinbeck's "East of Eden"), Elektra, 1981.

Moonlighting, MCA, 1984.

Charles Gerhardt Conducts the Film Music of Lee Holdridge (also known as East of Eden and Other Film Scores by Lee Holdridge), Citadel, 1985.

Old Gringo, GNP/Crescendo, 1989.

(With others) Fantastic Journey, Telarc, 1990.

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together, 1990.

Pastime, Bay Cities, 1991.

(With others) Symphonic Hollywood, Varese, 1992.

El pueblo del sol (also known as El pueblo del sol: Music Conducted and Composed by Lee Holdridge), Dead Line, 1993.

One against the Wind, 1993.

(With others) The Great Fantasy Adventure Album, Telarc, 1994.

Film Music, Citadel, 1995.

The Giant of Thunder Mountain, Citadel, 1995.

Into Thin Air (also known as Into Thin Air: Death on Everest), Citadel, 1997.

The Secret of NIMH II: Timmy to the Rescue, Sonic Images, 1998.

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertrans-port, Chapter III Records, 2000.

The Mists of Avalon, Varese, 2001.

Also contributor to Beauty and the Beast, Capitol; other soundtrack recordings include The Dreamer of Oz, Jeremy, The Long Way Home, Oliver's Story, Splash, and Transylvania 6–5000.