Arthur B. Rubinstein

Arthur B. Rubinstein Brooklyn New York March 31 1938 – April 23 2018 Was An American Composer. He Composed Several TV Series Soundtracks And Songs For Film Scores Including Video Fever And Edge Of The World In The 1983 Film WarGames. During The Making Of These Soundtracks He Was A Member Of The Band The Beepers. He Has Frequently Been Hired By Film Director John Badham And The Majority Of His Movie Soundtracks Are Found In Badham's Work Including Whose Life Is It Anyway? 1981 Blue Thunder 1983 Stakeout 1987 The Hard Way 1991 Another Stakeout 1993 And Nick Of Time 1995 . In 1983 Rubinstein Created The Score To Blue Thunder Which He Composed Conducted And Produced Using Various Synthesizers A Popular Instrument Of The 80's Era. In The Score Rubinstein Used These Synthesizers In A Symphonic Manner By Combining Them With Brass Percussion And String Ensembles. Using The Synclavier II A Digital Computer Instrument And Dubbing This With Both The Jupiter The Prophet And The Moog Analog Synthesizers Rubinstein Also Created A Very Unusual Sound By Placing A Microphone Inside A Large Empty Water Bottle And Placing It Underneath A Steinway Grand Piano. His Many Other Film And TV Movie Scores Include The Great Bank Hoax 1978 On The Right Track 1981 Deal Of The Century 1983 The Cartier Affair 1984 It Came Upon The Midnight Clear 1984 Lost In America 1985 Murder In Space 1985 The Best Of Times 1986 Hyper Sapien People From Another Star 1986 Love Among Thieves 1987 Once Upon A Texas Train 1988 Inherit The Wind 1988 And Dead Man's Island 1996 . He Died On April 23 2018 From Cancer At The Age Of 80. read less