Robert Folk

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Robert Elms Folk (born March 5, 1949) is an American Film score and television composer and Conducting who has written over 80 film and television scores, as well as concert works.

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Life and career Robert Folk is a graduate and former faculty member of the Juilliard School in New York City. Since completing his doctorate, Folk has composed and conducted original music for over 50 feature films. His credits include seven Police Academy films, , Nothing To Lose, Tremors (uncredited), , Toy Soldiers, , Kung Pow! Enter the Fist, Boat Trip, Back in the Day, and most recently, Van Wilder 2 and Antonio Vivaldi.

Among the filmmakers Folk has worked with are Steve Oedekerk, George Gallo, Gary Sinise, Hugh Wilson, Don Bluth, Jon Davison, Gary Goldman, Steve Rash, David Permut, Gene Quintano, Roger Birnbaum, Ron Underwood, Mark Burg, Thom Mount, Paul Maslansky, George Miller, Frederick Zollo, Marty Bergmann, Gale Anne Hurd, Marco Weber, Ringo Lam, Jake Eberts and Gary Barber. Folk has also composed numerous concert works including symphonic, vocal and chamber music compositions. His ballet “To Dream of Roses,” composed for the Osaka Worlds Fair, was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra.

Many of Folk's film scores have been released on compact disc, including Police Academy, , Toy Soldiers, and Maximum Risk.

In 2019, Folk was a guest of honour at the Movie Score Malaga (MOSMA) festival in Spain where selections of his film works were performed in concert by Orquesta Sinfónica Provincial de Málaga.

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Filmography

• Savage Harvest (1981)
• The Slayer (1982)
• Police Academy (1984)
• Purple Hearts (1984)
• Bachelor Party (1984)
• (1985)
• Thunder Alley (1985)
• Odd Jobs (1986)
• (1986)
• Stewardess School (1986)
• (1987)
• Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
• (1988)
• Miles from Home (1988)
• Wicked Stepmother (1989)
• (1989)
• Happy Together (1989)
• Honeymoon Academy (1989) (Video)
• Tremors (1990) (uncredited)
• (1990)
• Toy Soldiers (1991)
• (1991)
• A Climate for Killing (1991)
• Rock-a-Doodle (1991)
• Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
• The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
• (1994)
• In the Army Now (1994)
• A Troll in Central Park (1994)
• Trapped in Paradise (1994)
• (1995)
• Theodore Rex (1995)
• (1996)
• Maximum Risk (1996)
• Rule of Three (1996)
• Booty Call (1997)
• Nothing to Lose (1997)
• (1998)
• (1998) (Video)
• You're Dead... (1999)
• Held Up (1999)
• Thumb Wars (1999)
• All the Queen's Men (2001)
• Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002)
• Boat Trip (2002)
• In the Shadow of the Cobra (2004)
• El sol de los venados (2004)
• Back in the Day (2005)
• (2005) (Video)
• (2006)
• Beethoven's Big Break (2008) (Video)
• Underground (2010)
• Elephant White (2010)
• Silver Cord (2011)
• Antonio Vivaldi (2011)
• Havana Heat (2011)
• There Be Dragons (2011)
• The Secret Village (2013)
• The Kid (2015)
• Silent Life (2016)
• Once Upon A Time In Vegas (2023)

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Television

• Knots Landing (2 episodes, 1982–1983)
• Hart to Hart (4 episodes, 1982–1983)
• Falcon Crest (2 episodes, 1983–1984)
• Faerie Tale Theatre (3 episodes, 1984–1987)
• Tall Tales & Legends (1 episode, 1985)
• Prince of Bel Air (1986)
• Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1 episode, 1986)
• The Twilight Zone (2 episodes, 1986)
• Combat Academy (1986)
• The Room Upstairs (1987)
• Glory Days (1988)
• Jesse Hawkes (1 episode, 1989)
• Dragon and Slippers (1991)
• Mario and the Mob (1992)
• Shadowhunter (1993)
• Sworn to Vengeance (1993)
• (1994)
• State of Emergency (1994)
• Search and Rescue (1994)
• (1995)
• National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion (2003)

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Awards and nominations

1996	ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards	Won	Top Box Office Films	Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
2013	International Film Music Critics Awards	Nominee	Best Original Score for a Drama Film	There Be Dragons

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