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Michael Karp(V)

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Michael Karp was born on 7 May 1952 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He is a composer and editor, known for The Pelican Brief (1993), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and Dateline NBC (1992).
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    • Awards
      • 15 wins total

    Known for

    Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington in The Pelican Brief (1993)
    The Pelican Brief
    6.7
    • Soundtrack
    • 1993
    Leonardo DiCaprio, Chris Kerson, and Jonah Hill in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
    The Wolf of Wall Street
    8.2
    • Soundtrack
    • 2013
    Dateline NBC (1992)
    Dateline NBC
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    Diane Keaton and Warren Beatty in Reds (1981)
    Reds
    7.3
    • Soundtrack
    • 1981

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • Elmore Leonard: The Dickens of Detroit (2021)
      Elmore Leonard: The Dickens of Detroit
      9.1
      • composer: Additional Music Composed and Arranged By
      • 2021
    • Bud Greenspan Presents: Beijing 2008 - America's Olympic Glory
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • composer: additional music
      • 2009
    • Jennie Garth, Cody Gifford, Albert T. Primo, Haley Cohen, Natalie Distler, John Meyers, Lauren Weiss, Jenna Ruggiero, Lily Wen, Felipe Dieppa, Nicole Weiss, Mwanzza Brown, Joey Brander, Beth Joy Knutsen, Tyler Dumont, Douglas Wester, Kennedy Monique, Erika Wester, Kristen Wester, Laura Guzman, and Siena D'Addario in EKN Teen Kids News (2003)
      EKN Teen Kids News
      5.7
      TV Series
      • composer: original theme
      • 2003
    • Loving (1983)
      Loving
      7.0
      TV Series
      • music
      • theme music composer
      • 1983–1989
    • The More You Know (1989)
      The More You Know
      6.1
      TV Series
      • theme music (1989-2021)
      • 1989
    • Tales from the Darkside (1983)
      Tales from the Darkside
      7.4
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 1988
    • Fame, Fortune and Romance
      TV Series
      • theme music
      • 1986–1987
    • The Olympiad (1976)
      The Olympiad
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 1980
    • Bloodrage (1980)
      Bloodrage
      4.7
      • conductor
      • music arranger
      • 1980

    Composer

    • Brandi Chastain, Hana DeHart, Oliana Glazman, Kristen Wester, Morissa Schwartz, Veronique, Ava Tsapatsaris, and Alex Henry in Teen Kids News (2003)
      Teen Kids News
      7.5
      TV Series
      • original theme music
      • 2022
    • Elmore Leonard: The Dickens of Detroit (2021)
      Elmore Leonard: The Dickens of Detroit
      9.1
      • music composed and produced by
      • 2021
    • The Place for Politics 2016: MSNBC Election Night Coverage
      1.7
      TV Special
      • music composed by
      • 2016
    • 2016 Presidential Debates (2016)
      2016 Presidential Debates
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • music composed by
      • 2016
    • Janice Dickinson, Josh Harraway, Cristina Perez, The Naked Cowboy, Daniel DiCriscio, Natalie Reid, Brian Patrick Kehoe, Renard Spivey, and Calvin Gordon in Cristina's Court (2006)
      Cristina's Court
      5.0
      TV Series
      • music composed by
      • 2006–2014
    • Vote 2014: MSNBC Election Coverage
      1.8
      TV Special
      • music composed by
      • 2014
    • NBC News Decision 2012
      TV Special
      • music composed by
      • 2012
    • Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory (2010)
      Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2010
    • NBC News Decision 2010
      TV Special
      • music composed by
      • 2010
    • Cute Heart
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • My B.F.F.
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • Reality Sucks
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • The Superagent
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • The Roofer
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • To Catch a Predator (2004)
      To Catch a Predator
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2004–2007

    Editor

    • Miss Nude America (1976)
      Miss Nude America
      6.3
      • Editor
      • 1976

    Videos1

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    My B.F.F.

    Personal details

    • Official site
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    • Born
      • May 7, 1952
      • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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