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Mentor Williams(1946-2016)

  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Mentor Williams was born on 11 June 1946 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was a composer, known for Invincible (2006), Uptown Saturday Night (1974) and Wonderland (2003). He died on 16 November 2016 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.
BornJune 11, 1946
DiedNovember 16, 2016(70)
BornJune 11, 1946
DiedNovember 16, 2016(70)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Mark Wahlberg in Invincible (2006)
Invincible
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2006
Harry Belafonte, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Richard Pryor, Roscoe Lee Browne, Rosalind Cash, Paula Kelly, Calvin Lockhart, Johnny Sekka, and Flip Wilson in Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
Uptown Saturday Night
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1974
Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Dylan McDermott, Kate Bosworth, and Josh Lucas in Wonderland (2003)
Wonderland
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2003
Heartbreak Hotel (1988)
Heartbreak Hotel
5.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 1988

Credits

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Composer

  • Dobie Gray: Drift Away
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • Dobie Gray: Drift Away (Version 2)
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • On the Line (1971)
    On the Line
    8.0
    • Composer
    • 1971

Soundtrack

  • Kevin James in Solo Mio (2026)
    Solo Mio
    6.6
    • writer: "Drift Away"
    • 2026
  • Jeremy Allen White in Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025)
    Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
    6.6
    • writer: "Drift Away"
    • 2025
  • Michael C. Hall and Patrick Gibson in Dexter: Original Sin (2024)
    Dexter: Original Sin
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Drift Away"
    • 2025
  • Jane Levy in Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020)
    Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Drift Away" (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • For All Mankind (2019)
    For All Mankind
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Drift Away"
    • 2019
  • Joey King in Wish Upon (2017)
    Wish Upon
    5.1
    • writer: "Drift Away"
    • 2017
  • Bobby Cannavale in Vinyl (2016)
    Vinyl
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Drift Away"
    • 2016
  • Meryl Streep in Ricki and the Flash (2015)
    Ricki and the Flash
    6.0
    • writer: "Drift Away"
    • 2015
  • My Trip Back to the Dark Side (2014)
    My Trip Back to the Dark Side
    4.4
    • lyrics: "Rose"
    • music: "Rose"
    • 2014
  • Jane Levy in Suburgatory (2011)
    Suburgatory
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Drift Away" (uncredited)
    • 2013
  • Dolly Parton & Friends
    7.2
    Video
    • writer: "Drift Away"
    • 2007
  • Mark Wahlberg in Invincible (2006)
    Invincible
    7.0
    • writer: "Drift Away"
    • 2006
  • Melissa O'Neil in Canadian Idol (2003)
    Canadian Idol
    3.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Drift Away"
    • 2003–2006
  • Harry Connick Jr., Kyle Sandilands, Meghan Trainor, and Amy Shark in Australian Idol (2003)
    Australian Idol
    4.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Drift Away"
    • 2005
  • Lionel Richie, Ryan Seacrest, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan in American Idol (2002)
    American Idol
    4.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Drift Away"
    • 2003–2005

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 11, 1946
    • Omaha, Nebraska, USA
  • Died
    • November 16, 2016
    • Taos, New Mexico, USA
  • Relatives
    • Paul Williams(Sibling)

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    Has lived with Lynn Anderson for over 20 years.

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