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name: "Christopher Klatman"
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# Christopher Klatman

Composer. Born in Pittsburgh.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Also known as:** Chris Klatman

## Biography

Christopher Klatman was an American composer and orchestrator. Originally from Pittsburgh, he trained at Berklee College of Music in Boston before moving to Los Angeles. He worked extensively in television, scoring episodes of series including *Party of Five* (1994), *JAG* (1995), *Falcon Crest* (1981) and *Knots Landing* (1979).

Klatman received two Primetime Emmy nominations. He also contributed music to films and documentaries, and served as an orchestrator on scores including *The Scorpion King* (2002), *Once Upon a Time in Mexico* (2003) and Robert Altman's *The Company*. He worked on the opening ceremonies of the 1996 and 2002 Olympic Games. Klatman died in 2020.

*Sources: imdb.com, thescl.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Party of Five* (1994), Fi1m 73, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)

## Also known for

- *JAG* (1995), Music
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), Music
- *Knots Landing* (1979), Music

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