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name: "Lee Holdridge"
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born: "3 March 1944"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:02.990199+00:00"
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# Lee Holdridge

Composer. Born 3 March 1944 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 3 March 1944, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

## Biography

Lee Holdridge is an American composer and orchestrator. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, he studied the violin in Costa Rica and composition in Boston with Henry Lasker before continuing his training in New York. He later moved to Los Angeles, where he arranged music for Neil Diamond and collaborated with him on the score for *Jonathan Livingston Seagull* (1973).

Holdridge has composed for numerous films, including *The Beastmaster* (1982), *Mr. Mom* (1983), *Splash* (1984) and *Big Business* (1988). His television work includes the main title theme (with Al Jarreau) for the series *Moonlighting* (1985–1989) and music for *Beauty and the Beast* (1987–1990). He has received Emmy Awards for his television scores and a Grammy Award for the *Jonathan Livingston Seagull* soundtrack.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, leeholdridge.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Moonlighting* (1985), Fi1m 82, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md)

## Also known for

- *Splash* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *The Beastmaster* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Mr. Mom* (1983), Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
- *Big Business* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Beauty and the Beast* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Transylvania 6-5000* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *The Mists of Avalon* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Star* (1993), Original Music Composer

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