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name: "Artie Kane"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/artie-kane"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "14 April 1929"
died: "21 June 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:51:47.008642+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Artie Kane

Composer. Born 14 April 1929 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Died 21 June 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 14 April 1929, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- **Died:** 21 June 2022

## Biography

Artie Kane (born Aaron Cohen) was an American pianist, composer and conductor. Born in Columbus, Ohio, on 14 April 1929, he began as a studio pianist in Hollywood from 1960, performing on scores by composers including John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith and Henry Mancini. He later composed for television and film, and conducted orchestral sessions.

Kane composed music for numerous television series, including two episodes of *The Rockford Files* (1974). His other television credits include episodes of *Wonder Woman*, *The Love Boat*, *Dynasty*, *Hotel* and *Matlock*. He scored five feature films: *The Bat People* (1974), *Looking for Mr. Goodbar* (1977), *Eyes of Laura Mars* (1978), *Night of the Juggler* (1980) and *Wrong Is Right* (1982). From the 1990s he conducted scores for films such as *Men in Black* (1997), *Mission: Impossible* (1996) and *Good Will Hunting* (1997). Kane died on 21 June 2022 at his home on Whidbey Island, Washington.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, web.archive.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Rockford Files* (1974), Fi1m 83, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)

## Also known for

- *Men in Black* (1997), Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black.md)
- *Good Will Hunting* (1997), Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/good-will-hunting.md)
- *The Devil's Advocate* (1997), Conductor
- *Space Jam* (1996), Conductor
- *Chinatown* (1974), Musician — [page](https://film.one/film/chinatown.md)
- *A Few Good Men* (1992), Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/a-few-good-men.md)
- *Outbreak* (1995), Conductor
- *Dante's Peak* (1997), Conductor

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