Biography
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Born
15 January 1912
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Born In
Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas, United States
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Died
7 April 1983 (aged 71)
Kenyon Hopkins (January 15, 1912 – April 7, 1983) was an American composer who composed many film scores in a jazz idiom.
Although he has been neglected in recent years, he was once called "one of jazz's great composers and arrangers".
Hopkins also composed various works, including Symphony Number 1 and Number 2, chamber music and the jazz ballet "Rooms" for Anna Sokolow.
He recorded several albums for ABC Paramount Records, Cadence Records, Capitol Records and Verve Records during the 1960s. Many of his soundtrack recordings were released on LP, including that for the 1956 film Baby Doll, which was re-released on CD.
Discography; Film scores:
1956: Baby Doll
1957: The Strange One
1957: 12 Angry Men
1959: The Fugitive Kind
1961: Wild in the Country
1961: The Hustler
1964: Lilith
1966: Mister Buddwing
1966: This Property Is Condemned
1967: The Borgia Stick
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