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Van Dyke Parks
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In short · Composing since 1953, 8 decades active, 40 credits.
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Actor
6 credits
Composer
29 credits
Dark Matter(2007)
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Brian Wilson Presents Smile(2005)
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The Company(2003)
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Monday Night Mayhem(2002)
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The Adventures of Ociee Nash(2002)
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In the Time of the Butterflies(2001)
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Call Me Claus(2001)
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Harlan County War(2000)
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My Dog Skip(2000)
composer: additional music
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A Chance of Snow(1998)
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Noah(1998)
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Shadrach(1998)
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Oliver Twist(1997)
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Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest(1997)
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The Summer of Ben Tyler(1996)
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Bastard Out of Carolina(1996)
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Wild Bill(1995)
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Next Door(1994)
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One Christmas(1994)
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Frogs!(1992)
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Out on a Limb(1992)
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The Two Jakes(1990)
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Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme(1990)
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Casual Sex?(1988)
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Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse(1988)
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Rented Lips(1987)
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Club Paradise(1986)
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Follow That Bird(1985)
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Goin' South(1978)
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- Peter Case: A Million Miles AwaySelf · 2023
- No SmokingSelf · 2019
- Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)Self · 2010
- All You Need Is KlausSelf · 2009
- Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of 'Smile'Self · 2004
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