Sid Ramin
Encyclopedia
Sidney Norton Ramin is an American
orchestrator
, arranger
, and composer
.
television program
Candid Camera
in the 1960s. In his early years, he frequently collaborated with arranger Robert Ginzler
, most notably on Gypsy
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
orchestrator
Orchestration
Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra or of adapting for orchestra music composed for another medium...
, arranger
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
, and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
Personal life
The son of Ezra Ramin, a window trimmer, and Beatrice D. (Salamoff) Ramin, he was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 22, with various sources indicating either a birth year of 1919 or 1924. Ramin married Gloria Breit, a singer and model, on January 9, 1949. They have one child, a son Ronald.Awards
Ramin has won several professional awards throughout his career. He is one of only a handful of artists who have won the Academy, Emmy, and Grammy Awards.- 19611961 in filmThe year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:* Atlantis, the Lost ContinentB...
: Academy Award – Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture, West Side StoryWest Side Story (film)West Side Story is a 1961 musical film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was adapted from William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno,... - 19611961 in music-Events:*January 15 – Motown Records signs The Supremes.*January 20 – Francis Poulenc's Gloria receives its premiėre in Boston, USA.*February 12 – The Miracles' "Shop Around" becomes Motown's first million-selling single....
: Grammy AwardGrammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
– Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Original Cast from Motion Picture or Television, West Side StoryWest Side Story (film)West Side Story is a 1961 musical film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was adapted from William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno,... - 1982: Daytime Emmy AwardDaytime Emmy AwardThe Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
– Outstanding Achievement in Design Excellence for a Daytime Drama Series, All My ChildrenAll My ChildrenAll My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
Professional works
Ramin has orchestrated many television, film, and theatrical productions, as indicated below. He was also responsible for composing the music and lyrics for "Smile, You're On Candid Camera" of the hidden cameraHidden camera
A hidden camera is a still or video camera used to film people without their knowledge. The camera is "hidden" because it is either not visible to the subject being filmed, or is disguised as another object...
television program
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
Candid Camera
Candid Camera
Candid Camera is a hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as Candid Microphone June 28, 1947...
in the 1960s. In his early years, he frequently collaborated with arranger Robert Ginzler
Robert Ginzler
Robert “Red” Ginzler was an influential American orchestrator,principally remembered for his contributions to the landmark Broadway...
, most notably on Gypsy
Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business...
.
Television
- Gypsy (1993 television movie)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1973 television movie)
- The Patty Duke ShowThe Patty Duke ShowThe Patty Duke Show is an American sitcom which ran on ABC from September 18, 1963, until May 4, 1966, with reruns airing through August 31, 1966. The show was created as a vehicle for rising star Patty Duke...
- Candid CameraCandid CameraCandid Camera is a hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as Candid Microphone June 28, 1947...
- The Milton Berle ShowTexaco Star TheaterTexaco Star Theater is an American comedy-variety show, broadcast on radio from 1938 to 1949 and telecast from 1948 to 1956. It was one of the first successful examples of American television broadcasting, remembered as the show that gave Milton Berle the nickname "Mr...
Theatre
- West Side Story, Broadway, 2009
- Gypsy, Broadway, 2008
- Gypsy, Broadway, 2003
- The Red Shoes, Broadway, 1993
- Crazy for You, Broadway, 1992
- Gypsy, Broadway, 1989
- Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Broadway, 1989
- Smile, Broadway, 1986
- West Side Story, Broadway, 1980
- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Broadway, 1976
- Gypsy, Broadway, 1974
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Broadway, 1972
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Regional (US), 1971
- Look Where I'm At!, Off-Broadway, 1971
- West Side Story, Broadway, 1968
- West Side Story, Broadway, 1964
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, US Tour, 1963
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, West End, 1963
- Sophie, Broadway, 1963
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Broadway, 1962
- I Can Get It for You Wholesale, Broadway, 1962
- Kwamina, Broadway, 1961
- The Conquering Hero, Broadway, 1961
- Wildcat, Broadway, 1960
- Vintage '60, Broadway, 1960
- West Side Story, Broadway, 1960
- The Girls Against the Boys, Broadway, 1959
- West Side Story, US Tour, 1959
- Gypsy, Broadway, 1959
- West Side Story, West End, 1958
- Say, Darling, Broadway, 1958
- West Side Story, Broadway, 1957
- Wonderful Town, Broadway, 1953