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Sol Kaplan(1919-1990)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Sol Kaplan was born on 19 April 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer, known for Virtuosity (1995), Star Trek (1966) and Coneheads (1993). He was married to Frances Heflin. He died on 14 November 1990 in Amagansett, New York, USA.
BornApril 19, 1919
DiedNovember 14, 1990(71)
BornApril 19, 1919
DiedNovember 14, 1990(71)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in Virtuosity (1995)
Virtuosity
5.5
  • Soundtrack("Two Into One")
  • 1995
Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • Composer
Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, and Michelle Burke in Coneheads (1993)
Coneheads
5.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1993
Ana de Armas in Blonde (2022)
Blonde
5.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2022

Credits

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Composer

  • Stuart Foley in Politics of Violence (2025)
    Politics of Violence
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2025
  • Tales from the Neutral Zone: Doomsday (2022)
    Tales from the Neutral Zone: Doomsday
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2022
  • Star Trek: Antyllus (2013)
    Star Trek: Antyllus
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2014–2018
  • George Takei, James Cawley, and John M. Kelley in Star Trek Phase II (2004)
    Star Trek Phase II
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • The Golden Gate Murders (1979)
    The Golden Gate Murders
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Over the Edge (1979)
    Over the Edge
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Lies My Father Told Me (1975)
    Lies My Father Told Me
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • Nigel Davenport and Susan Hampshire in Living Free (1972)
    Living Free
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Explosion (1969)
    Explosion
    5.0
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • Shadow on the Land (1968)
    Shadow on the Land
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • CBS Playhouse (1967)
    CBS Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1966–1967
  • Dan Duryea, John Saxon, and Tom Tryon in Winchester '73 (1967)
    Winchester '73
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Barbara Hershey, Michael Anderson Jr., Tammy Locke, Keith Schultz, and Kevin Schultz in The Monroes (1966)
    The Monroes
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Sophia Loren, Peter Finch, and Jack Hawkins in Judith (1966)
    Judith
    5.6
    • Composer
    • 1966

Music Department

  • Star Trek: Antyllus (2013)
    Star Trek: Antyllus
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Music Department
    • music by
    • additional music
    • 2015–2019
  • Star Trek: Enterprise E (2011)
    Star Trek: Enterprise E
    6.2
    TV Series
    • music by
    • music composer
    • 2015–2018
  • Star Trek: The Paradise Makers (2017)
    Star Trek: The Paradise Makers
    6.7
    • composer: additional music
    • 2017
  • George Takei, James Cawley, and John M. Kelley in Star Trek Phase II (2004)
    Star Trek Phase II
    6.7
    TV Series
    • composer: additional music
    • 2014
  • Star Trek: The Final Darkness (2004)
    Star Trek: The Final Darkness
    • Music Department
    • 2004
  • Star Trek: The Infinite Chain (1994)
    Star Trek: The Infinite Chain
    4.8
    • additional music
    • music composed by
    • 1994
  • Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition (1991)
    Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition
    5.1
    TV Special
    • composer: stock music
    • 1991
  • Lies My Father Told Me (1975)
    Lies My Father Told Me
    6.7
    • conductor
    • 1975
  • Nigel Davenport and Susan Hampshire in Living Free (1972)
    Living Free
    6.0
    • conductor
    • 1972
  • Explosion (1969)
    Explosion
    5.0
    • conductor
    • 1969
  • Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek
    8.4
    TV Series
    • composer: additional music
    • conductor
    • 1966–1968
  • Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)
    The Danny Thomas Hour
    7.1
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1967
  • Sophia Loren, Peter Finch, and Jack Hawkins in Judith (1966)
    Judith
    5.6
    • conductor
    • 1966
  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
    The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
    7.5
    • conductor
    • 1965
  • The Guns of August (1964)
    The Guns of August
    7.6
    • conductor
    • 1964

Soundtrack

  • Ana de Armas in Blonde (2022)
    Blonde
    5.4
    • writer: "Rose and Patrick", "Strangled"
    • 2022
  • Christopher Meloni and Patton Oswalt in Happy! (2017)
    Happy!
    8.1
    TV Series
    • music: "Music from Hollow Triumph" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Star Trek: Eye of the Tempest (2015)
    Star Trek: Eye of the Tempest
    5.7
    Video
    • writer: "Star Trek the Original Series Music"
    • 2015
  • Kyle Kallgren in Brows Held High (2011)
    Brows Held High
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Ritual"
    • 2012
  • Atop the Fourth Wall (2008)
    Atop the Fourth Wall
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Approach of Enterprise- The Constellation"
    • writer: "The Ritual / Ancient Battle / 2nd Kroykah"
    • 2011
  • Sally Field in Eye for an Eye (1996)
    Eye for an Eye
    6.2
    • Soundtrack ("Brandy")
    • 1996
  • Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in Virtuosity (1995)
    Virtuosity
    5.5
    • Soundtrack ("Two Into One")
    • 1995
  • Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, and Michelle Burke in Coneheads (1993)
    Coneheads
    5.5
    • writer: "Music"
    • 1993
  • Lies My Father Told Me (1975)
    Lies My Father Told Me
    6.7
    • lyrics: "Rags, Clothes, Bottles"
    • music: "Rags, Clothes, Bottles"
    • 1975
  • The Intimate Rebels
    6.6
    • writer: "Watusi Blues" (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • The Roundabouts
    6.4
    • writer: "Watusi Blues" (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Young Winston (1972)
    Young Winston
    6.7
    • writer: "March of the Victors" (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Nigel Davenport and Susan Hampshire in Living Free (1972)
    Living Free
    6.0
    • Soundtrack ("Living Free")
    • 1972
  • Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek
    8.4
    TV Series
    • music: "Theme"
    • 1967–1968
  • Senta Berger, Romy Schneider, Melina Mercouri, Jeanne Moreau, Rosanna Schiaffino, and Elke Sommer in The Victors (1963)
    The Victors
    6.9
    • writer: "March of The Victors", "Sweet Talk", "No Other Man", "My Special Dream", "The Victors" (uncredited)
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Sol Krandel
  • Born
    • April 19, 1919
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • November 14, 1990
    • Amagansett, New York, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Frances HeflinDecember 28, 1945 - November 14, 1990 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Nora Heflin
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of director Jonathan Kaplan.
  • Nickname
    • Solly

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