Michael Small (20th century soundtrack composer)

Michael Small (May 30, 1939 – November 24, 2003) was an American film score composer known for his scores to thriller movies such as Klute, The Parallax View, Marathon Man, and The Star Chamber. Small was born in New York City but grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey. His father, Jack Small, was an actor and later, the general manager of the Shubert Theater in New York City. Small did his undergraduate work at Williams College where he graduated with a degree in English. He later studied for a year at Harvard University. Small died from prostate cancer on November 24, 2003, at the age of 64. Greiving, Tim (March 10, 2021). "Michael Small, Film Music's Prince of Paranoia". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved October 23, 2023. Review, Klute soundtrack; Larson, Randall D., originally published online at buysoundtrax.com in "Soundtrax" for January 1, 2008, posted at Soundtrack: The CinemaScore and Soundtrack Archives Review, Comes a Horseman soundtrack; Ankeny, Jason, Allmusic Review, Black Widow soundtrack; Larson, Randall D., originally published online at mania.com in "Soundtrax" for March 16, 2006, posted at Soundtrack: The CinemaScore and Soundtrack Archives Review, Mountains of the Moon soundtrack; Larson, Randall D., originally published in Soundtrack Magazine (volume 9, number 35, 1990), posted at Soundtrack: The CinemaScore and Soundtrack Archives Michael Small at IMDb Michael Small at the TCM Movie Database (archived) "Michael Small Explores the Mountains of the Moon, interview by Matthias Büdinger; originally published in Soundtrack Magazine (volume 9, number 35, 1990), posted at Soundtrack: The CinemaScore and Soundtrack Archives Music cue sheet for "The Doorbell Rang" (2001), the premiere episode of the A&E TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery, at The Wolfe Pack, official site of the Nero Wolfe Society Obituary in Film Score Monthly, December 5, 2003 Obituary in the Los Angeles Times, December 5, 2003 Obituary at Broadcast Music Inc., December 10, 2003 Obituary in The New York Times, December 15, 2003 Obituary in The Independent, January 3, 2004