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Ritchie Adams(1945-2017)

  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Ritchie Adams was born on 15 December 1945 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Kick-Ass (2010), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and You Were Never Really Here (2017). He died on 6 March 2017 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornDecember 15, 1945
DiedMarch 6, 2017(71)
BornDecember 15, 1945
DiedMarch 6, 2017(71)
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Known for

Nicolas Cage, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass (2010)
Kick-Ass
7.6
  • Soundtrack("(Banana Splits) Tra La La Song")
  • 2010
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
National Lampoon's Animal House
7.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 1978
Joaquin Phoenix and Ekaterina Samsonov in You Were Never Really Here (2017)
You Were Never Really Here
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2017
Alec Baldwin in The Boss Baby (2017)
The Boss Baby
6.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2017

Credits

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Composer

  • Ron Dante: The Voice of the Archies
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2008
  • Come on Let's Go with the Archie Show!
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2007

Soundtrack

  • Chloë Grace Moretz and Riz Ahmed in Nimona (2023)
    Nimona
    7.5
    • writer: "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)", "Banana Splits"
    • 2023
  • Esme Young, Joe Lycett, and Patrick Grant in The Great British Sewing Bee (2013)
    The Great British Sewing Bee
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Tossin' And Turnin'" (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Rebecca Holden and Richard Rossi in Canaan Land (2020)
    Canaan Land
    2.9
    • writer: "Much, Much Greater Love"
    • 2020
  • Dan Stevens in Legion (2017)
    Legion
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Tra La La Song" (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Joaquin Phoenix and Ekaterina Samsonov in You Were Never Really Here (2017)
    You Were Never Really Here
    6.7
    • writer: "After the Lovin"
    • 2017
  • Alec Baldwin in The Boss Baby (2017)
    The Boss Baby
    6.3
    • writer: "The Tra La La Song"
    • 2017
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    8.6
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Hot Dog" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Pastor Mike Online (2011)
    Pastor Mike Online
    4.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • Nicolas Cage, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass (2010)
    Kick-Ass
    7.6
    • Soundtrack ("(Banana Splits) Tra La La Song")
    • 2010
  • Calista Flockhart in Ally McBeal (1997)
    Ally McBeal
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "After The Lovin"
    • 2000
  • Harland Williams in RocketMan (1997)
    RocketMan
    5.9
    • writer: "Tossin' and Turnin'"
    • 1997
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)
    Mystery Science Theater 3000
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "After the Lovin'" (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • Valeria Britos, Rodolfo Machado, and Rodolfo Ranni in La nena (1996)
    La nena
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Tra La La Song"
    • 1996
  • The O-Zone (1989)
    The O-Zone
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Fred Savage, Olivia d'Abo, Danica McKellar, Jason Hervey, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, and Josh Saviano in The Wonder Years (1988)
    The Wonder Years
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Tossin' and Turnin'" (uncredited)
    • 1991

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 15, 1945
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 6, 2017
    • New York City, New York, USA(long illness)
  • Other works
    Songwriter: Wrote "Tossin' and Turnin'", a hit for Bobby Lewis. NOTE: He also played guitar on the record.

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  • Trivia
    An original member of The Fireflies, a 1950s "doo-wop" vocal group.
  • Nickname
    • The Fireflies

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