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Emil Cadkin(1920-2020)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Emil Cadkin was born on 26 August 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a composer, known for Eternals (2021), Frida (2002) and The Back-up Plan (2010). He died on 16 December 2020 in Mission Hills, California, USA.
BornAugust 26, 1920
DiedDecember 16, 2020(100)
BornAugust 26, 1920
DiedDecember 16, 2020(100)
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Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Ma Dong-seok, Brian Tyree Henry, Kit Harington, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, and Lia McHugh in Eternals (2021)
Eternals
6.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2021
Salma Hayek in Frida (2002)
Frida
7.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2002
Jennifer Lopez and Alex O'Loughlin in The Back-up Plan (2010)
The Back-up Plan
5.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2010
Frankenweenie (2012)
Frankenweenie
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012

Credits

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Music Department

  • Night of the Living Deaded
    Video
    • music (credit only)
    • 2022
  • Nerd of the Living Dead (2011)
    Nerd of the Living Dead
    3.4
    • composer: stock music
    • 2011
  • Autopsy of the Dead (2009)
    Autopsy of the Dead
    7.2
    Video
    • composer: stock music
    • 2009
  • Te quiero ver muerta
    Short
    • composer: stock music
    • 2007
  • Marilyn Eastman, Duane Jones, and Judith Ridley in Night of the Living Dead (1968)
    Night of the Living Dead
    7.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Ron Ely in Tarzan (1966)
    Tarzan
    7.1
    TV Series
    • orchestration
    • orchestrator
    • 1966–1967
  • June Lockhart, Jon Provost, and Hugh Reilly in Lassie's Great Adventure (1963)
    Lassie's Great Adventure
    6.0
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse (1960)
    Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1960–1962
  • Medicine Man (1962)
    Medicine Man
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1962
  • Shirley Booth in Hazel (1961)
    Hazel
    7.2
    TV Series
    • music editor
    • 1961–1962
  • Our Man Higgins (1962)
    Our Man Higgins
    7.0
    TV Series
    • music editor
    • 1962
  • Empire (1962)
    Empire
    7.8
    TV Series
    • music editor
    • 1962
  • Davey and Goliath (1960)
    Davey and Goliath
    7.5
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1960–1962
  • The Donna Reed Show (1958)
    The Donna Reed Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • music editor
    • 1961–1962
  • Robert Young in Window on Main Street (1961)
    Window on Main Street
    7.2
    TV Series
    • music editor
    • 1961

Composer

  • Mission to Death (1966)
    Mission to Death
    4.1
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Navajo Run (1964)
    Navajo Run
    5.0
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • The Devil's Bedroom (1964)
    The Devil's Bedroom
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Adam West and James Best in Rio (1961)
    Rio
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1961
  • Shannon (1961)
    Shannon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1961–1962
  • The Marquis Chimps in The Hathaways (1961)
    The Hathaways
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1961–1962
  • The Killer Shrews (1959)
    The Killer Shrews
    4.2
    • Composer
    • 1959
  • Edgar Buchanan in Judge Roy Bean (1955)
    Judge Roy Bean
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1955
  • Cathy O'Donnell in Bury Me Dead (1947)
    Bury Me Dead
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1947
  • Kenneth Farrell, Edward Norris, Sheila Ryan, and Chill Wills in Heartaches (1947)
    Heartaches
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1947
  • James Brown, Noreen Nash, Grantland Rice, and Regis Toomey in The Big Fix (1947)
    The Big Fix
    5.6
    • Composer
    • 1947
  • Hugh Beaumont and Cheryl Walker in Three on a Ticket (1947)
    Three on a Ticket
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1947
  • Robert Arthur, James Cardwell, Sue England, Darryl Hickman, Terry Moore, and Noreen Nash in The Devil on Wheels (1947)
    The Devil on Wheels
    5.2
    • Composer
    • 1947

Soundtrack

  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Serene Beauty"
    • 2023
  • Sventoonie (2022)
    Sventoonie
    6.6
    TV Series
    • music: "Side By Side" (uncredited)
    • 2023
  • Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, and Mr. Lawrence in Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021)
    Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
    3.7
    TV Series
    • music: "Piccolo Skip" (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Patton Oswalt in I Love My Dad (2022)
    I Love My Dad
    6.3
    • writer: "Finger of Suspicion 1"
    • 2022
  • Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Ma Dong-seok, Brian Tyree Henry, Kit Harington, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, and Lia McHugh in Eternals (2021)
    Eternals
    6.2
    • writer: "Happy Children"
    • 2021
  • The Drew Bromley Show
    TV Series
    • writer: "Finger of Suspicion 2"
    • 2019
  • Cans Without Labels (2019)
    Cans Without Labels
    2.7
    Short
    • music: "Playful", "Bassoon Flutter" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • The Loud House (2015)
    The Loud House
    6.9
    TV Series
    • music: "Shock Attack"
    • music: "Search Party 3" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
    SpongeBob SquarePants
    8.2
    TV Series
    • music: "Battle Stations", "Elegance"
    • music: "Creeping Up 29", "Romantic Ending"
    • music: "Box Office" (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited) ...
    • 2002–2016
  • Lucie Steflová in Tender Waves (2013)
    Tender Waves
    6.2
    • writer: "Busy People"
    • 2013
  • Kathryn Newton in Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
    Paranormal Activity 4
    4.7
    • writer: "Alien Abduction", "Evil Alien Attack 1"
    • 2012
  • Frankenweenie (2012)
    Frankenweenie
    6.9
    • writer: "Death of the Alien 1"
    • 2012
  • Kym Whitley, Tommy Davidson, Byron Minns, Michael Jai White, and Jimmy Walker Jr. in Black Dynamite (2011)
    Black Dynamite
    8.1
    TV Series
    • arranger: "Deck The Halls", "Silent Night" (uncredited)
    • 2012
  • Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary (2011)
    The Rum Diary
    6.1
    • writer: "Go Cat Go"
    • 2011
  • Boardwalk Empire (2010)
    Boardwalk Empire
    8.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Victory Parade " (uncredited)
    • 2010

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Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • August 26, 1920
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • December 16, 2020
    • Mission Hills, California, USA

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