Robert Folk
Born	March 5, 1949 (1949-03-05) (age 60) New York City, New York
Occupations	Composer, conductor

Robert Folk (born March 5, 1949) is an American film and television composer and conductor who has written many movie scores, as well as other orchestral music in a classical style.

Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 2.1 Television 3 Awards and nominations 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Life and career

Born in New York City, Folk attended the Juilliard School where he also served as a member of the faculty. In addition to composing music and television scores, Folk has also conducted for the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.^[1]

[edit] Filmography

• The Rescuers (1977) (for song, The Journey)
• Savage Harvest (1981)
• Police Academy (1984)
• Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
• Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
• Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
• Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988)
• Honeymoon Academy (1989)
• The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)
• Toy Soldiers (1991)
• Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
• Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994)
• Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
• Theodore Rex (1995)
• The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996)
• Booty Call (1997)
• Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)
• Held Up (1999)
• All the Queen's Men (2001)
• Boat Trip (2002)
• American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005)
• National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006)
• Beethoven's Big Break (2008)

[edit] Television

• Falcon Crest (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
• Faerie Tale Theatre (3 episodes, 1984-1987)
• Prince of Bel Air (1986)
• The New Twilight Zone (2 episodes, 1986)

[edit] Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Film or series
1996	ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards	Won	Top Box Office Films	Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Robert Folk at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
NAME	Folk, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Composer, conductor
DATE OF BIRTH	March 5, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City, New York
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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