Composer. He is best known for his contributions to scores of motion pictures and television shows, most notably episodes of the classic TV programs "Dragnet," "The Twilight Zone" and "Lassie." He received his degree in music from the University of California (Berkeley), and embarked upon his Hollywood career during the late 1930s, advancing from parking lot attendant to West Coast music director of the Blue Network. While serving in the United States Army during World War II, Scott was a music conductor/arranger and trombone player on the Armed Forces Radio Service Show "Command Performance." Following his return home, he began an association with Republic Pictures, composing music for dozens of films including "Out California Way" (1946), "Grand Canyon Trail" (1948) and "Wake of the Red Witch" (1948). Scott made the transition to the small screen, and from the late-1950s into the early 1970s wrote music for the series "Steve Canyon," "Have Gun- Will Travel," "Rawhide" and "Slattery's People," among others. His son Tom Scott became a renown musician and composer.
Composer. He is best known for his contributions to scores of motion pictures and television shows, most notably episodes of the classic TV programs "Dragnet," "The Twilight Zone" and "Lassie." He received his degree in music from the University of California (Berkeley), and embarked upon his Hollywood career during the late 1930s, advancing from parking lot attendant to West Coast music director of the Blue Network. While serving in the United States Army during World War II, Scott was a music conductor/arranger and trombone player on the Armed Forces Radio Service Show "Command Performance." Following his return home, he began an association with Republic Pictures, composing music for dozens of films including "Out California Way" (1946), "Grand Canyon Trail" (1948) and "Wake of the Red Witch" (1948). Scott made the transition to the small screen, and from the late-1950s into the early 1970s wrote music for the series "Steve Canyon," "Have Gun- Will Travel," "Rawhide" and "Slattery's People," among others. His son Tom Scott became a renown musician and composer.
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