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Michael Linn(1952-1995)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Sound Department
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Michael Linn was born on 27 July 1952 in Massachusetts, USA. He was a composer, known for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) and American Ninja (1985). He died on 23 March 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 27, 1952
DiedMarch 23, 1995(42)
BornJuly 27, 1952
DiedMarch 23, 1995(42)
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Known for

Ken Evert, Bill Johnson, Bill Moseley, and Jim Siedow in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
5.6
  • Sound Department
  • 1986
Robert Englund in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
4.7
  • Music Department
  • 1991
Michael Dudikoff and Tadashi Yamashita in American Ninja (1985)
American Ninja
5.5
  • Composer
  • 1985
Dennis Quaid in D.O.A. (1988)
D.O.A.
6.1
  • Music Department
  • 1988

Credits

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Music Department

  • Night of the Running Man (1995)
    Night of the Running Man
    5.9
    • music editor
    • 1995
  • Billy Crystal, Jon Lovitz, Jack Palance, and Daniel Stern in City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
    City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
    5.6
    • music editor
    • 1994
  • Andrew Lowery in My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
    My Boyfriend's Back
    5.5
    • music editor
    • 1993
  • Blind Side (1993)
    Blind Side
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • electronic orchestrator
    • 1993
  • Amanda Peterson, Lynda Carter, and Michele Greene in Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories (1991)
    Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1991
  • Robert Englund in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
    Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
    4.7
    • additional orchestrator
    • 1991
  • Corbin Bernsen, John Glover, and Amanda Pays in Dead on the Money (1991)
    Dead on the Money
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1991
  • Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor (1991)
    Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1991
  • James Earl Jones, Eric Roberts, and Janine Turner in The Ambulance (1990)
    The Ambulance
    6.0
    • music editor
    • 1990
  • Don Ameche and Burgess Meredith in Oddball Hall (1990)
    Oddball Hall
    4.1
    • additional music editor
    • 1990
  • Adam West, Andrea Thompson, and Nicholas Strouse in Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)
    Doin' Time on Planet Earth
    4.7
    • music coordinator
    • 1988
  • Salsa (1988)
    Salsa
    4.9
    • music supervisor
    • 1988
  • A Time of Destiny (1988)
    A Time of Destiny
    5.1
    • music editor
    • 1988
  • Dennis Quaid in D.O.A. (1988)
    D.O.A.
    6.1
    • music editor
    • score producer
    • 1988
  • Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi, and Christopher Neame in Steel Dawn (1987)
    Steel Dawn
    5.1
    • music editor
    • 1987

Composer

  • Pamela Anderson, Steven Bauer, and Chelsea Field in Snapdragon (1993)
    Snapdragon
    3.9
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • Joan Severance, Robert Davi, James Russo, and Jack Scalia in Illicit Behavior (1992)
    Illicit Behavior
    5.0
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Infinity (1991)
    Infinity
    5.1
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • How to Become a Teenage Ninja (1990)
    How to Become a Teenage Ninja
    4.6
    Video
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Survival Game (1987)
    Survival Game
    3.7
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Night Screams (1987)
    Night Screams
    4.3
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Sharon Stone and Richard Chamberlain in Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
    Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
    4.6
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Evil Town (1985)
    Evil Town
    3.8
    • music composed by
    • 1985
  • Trial by Terror (1985)
    Trial by Terror
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1985
  • Michael Dudikoff and Tadashi Yamashita in American Ninja (1985)
    American Ninja
    5.5
    • music by
    • 1985
  • Rappin' (1985)
    Rappin'
    4.4
    • Composer
    • 1985
  • Michael Chambers, Lucinda Dickey, and Adolfo Quinones in Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
    Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
    5.2
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • King Kung Fu (1976)
    King Kung Fu
    4.8
    • composer
    • 1976

Sound Department

  • Ken Evert, Bill Johnson, Bill Moseley, and Jim Siedow in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
    5.6
    • sound editor
    • 1986

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Michael J. Linn
  • Born
    • July 27, 1952
    • Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • March 23, 1995
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)

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