Walter E. Sear(1930-2010)

Music Department
Producer
Composer

Walter E. Sear was born on 27 April 1930 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a producer and composer, known for Tenement (1985), Zombie Holocaust (1980) and Blood Sisters (1987). He was married to Edith Sear. He died on 29 April 2010 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

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Known for

Tenement

5.6

Producer

1985

Zombie Holocaust

5.2

Music Department

1980

Blood Sisters

3.7

Producer

1987

Slip Up

6.0

Cinematographer(as Curtis Cockalot)

1975

Credits

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Music Department

Fast Food
4.3
- music engineer (as Walter Sear)
- 1989
Zombie Holocaust
5.2
- composer: US version
- 1980
Disco Beaver from Outer Space
5.3
TV Movie
- incidental music (as Walter Sear)
- 1979
Cheerleaders Beach Party
3.2
- music supervisor
- 1978
Cherry Hill High
4.0
- musical supervisor
- 1977
Nightlife
6.9
Short
- synth programmer (as Walter Sear)
- 1976
Drive
6.4
- music recordist (as Walter Sear)
- 1974
The Bride
5.3
- music programmer
- music recordist
- 1973
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
6.4
- composer: electronic music (as Walter Sear)
- 1971
Blue Water, White Death
7.1
- composer: music for Durban night dive
- 1971
Midnight Cowboy
7.8
- musician: electronic music, Sear Electronic Music Production (uncredited)
- 1969

Producer

Composer

Personal details

Alternative names
- Yogi Barass
Born
- April 27, 1930
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died
- April 29, 2010
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(complications from a subdural hematoma)
Spouse
- Edith Sear? - April 29, 2010 (his death, 2 children)

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Trivia
Walter Sear was an early associate of synthesizer inventor Robert Moog. Sear not only used his Moog synthesizer on a number of movie scores (Midnight Cowboy, Let's Scare Jessica To Death), but also helped to develop the famous electronic musical instrument, acted as a sales representative, and even wrote an instructional book on synthesizer techniques.