Biography

Arnold Goland is best known for creating "The Wall of Sound" for Phil Spector. Mr. Goland was the first arranger that employed the classical music approach to popular music. Using a full string pad, countermelodies, and classical orchestrations, Goland created a new sound for The Ronettes, Jay and the Americans, Vicki Carr, The Four Lads, Patty Duke, Margaret Whiting, Maxine Andrews, Julio Ingleasias, and many others.

Goland had a rich childhood and background in music education. As a teenager in Brooklyn, he traveled on multiple subway trains to attend the High School of Music and Art, Then located on the campus of Columbia University. Later, he attended Cornell University as an Engineering Physics major. After producing several holiday musical revues on the Cornell campus his advisor suggested he change his major to music. He made the move to Julliard.
- IMDb mini biography by: Rachel Nardo, DMA