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Hugo Montenegro(1925-1981)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Hugo Montenegro
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Hugo Montenegro was born on 2 September 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Strange Days (1995), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) and Labor Day (2013). He died on 6 February 1981 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
BornSeptember 2, 1925
DiedFebruary 6, 1981(55)
BornSeptember 2, 1925
DiedFebruary 6, 1981(55)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, and Juliette Lewis in Strange Days (1995)
Strange Days
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Lost in the Night")
  • 1995
Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Theme (Instrumental)")
  • 2015
Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in Labor Day (2013)
Labor Day
6.9
  • Soundtrack("All I Have To Do Is Dream")
  • 2013
Christian Bale and Matt Damon in Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Ford v Ferrari
8.1
  • Soundtrack("Jeannie")
  • 2019

Credits

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Composer

  • The Farmer (1977)
    The Farmer
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • Cheri Caffaro in Too Hot to Handle (1977)
    Too Hot to Handle
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce, David Cassidy, Suzanne Crough, Brian Forster, and Shirley Jones in The Partridge Family (1970)
    The Partridge Family
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1971–1973
  • Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole (1972)
    Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Getting Together (1971)
    Getting Together
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1971–1972
  • Nanny and the Professor (1970)
    Nanny and the Professor
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • The Interns (1970)
    The Interns
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Bracken's World (1969)
    Bracken's World
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Olivia Newton-John in Toomorrow (1970)
    Toomorrow
    5.2
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Barbara Eden in I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
    I Dream of Jeannie
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1966–1970
  • Joan Blondell, Robert Brown, Bridget Hanley, Bobby Sherman, and David Soul in Here Come the Brides (1968)
    Here Come the Brides
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1968–1970
  • Viva Max (1969)
    Viva Max
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Antonio Aguilar, Bruce Cabot, Roman Gabriel, Big John Hamilton, Ben Johnson, Lee Meriwether, Melissa Newman, and Merlin Olsen in The Undefeated (1969)
    The Undefeated
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • Don Murray and Otis Young in The Outcasts (1968)
    The Outcasts
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1968–1969

Music Department

  • Dansk films bedste (2022)
    Dansk films bedste
    5.2
    TV Series
    • music
    • 2022
  • The Farmer (1977)
    The Farmer
    6.2
    • conductor
    • 1977
  • Connie Stevens in Call Her Mom (1972)
    Call Her Mom
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1970
  • Olivia Newton-John in Toomorrow (1970)
    Toomorrow
    5.2
    • conductor
    • 1970
  • Barbara Eden in I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
    I Dream of Jeannie
    7.4
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • theme song
    • 1966–1970
  • Joan Blondell, Robert Brown, Bridget Hanley, Bobby Sherman, and David Soul in Here Come the Brides (1968)
    Here Come the Brides
    7.6
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • composer: title song "Seattle"
    • 1968–1970
  • John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Antonio Aguilar, Bruce Cabot, Roman Gabriel, Big John Hamilton, Ben Johnson, Lee Meriwether, Melissa Newman, and Merlin Olsen in The Undefeated (1969)
    The Undefeated
    6.6
    • conductor
    • 1969
  • Don Murray and Otis Young in The Outcasts (1968)
    The Outcasts
    7.4
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music (uncredited)
    • 1968–1969
  • Elvis Presley in Charro! (1969)
    Charro!
    5.6
    • conductor
    • 1969
  • Dean Martin in The Wrecking Crew (1968)
    The Wrecking Crew
    5.5
    • conductor
    • 1968
  • Lady in Cement (1968)
    Lady in Cement
    5.8
    • conductor
    • 1968
  • Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and The Monkees in The Monkees (1965)
    The Monkees
    7.5
    TV Series
    • conductor: background music
    • 1968
  • The Ambushers (1967)
    The Ambushers
    5.3
    • conductor
    • 1967
  • Jim Backus, Joan Blondell, Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, and Melvyn Douglas in Advance to the Rear (1964)
    Advance to the Rear
    5.9
    • conductor
    • music adaptor
    • 1964

Soundtrack

  • Patton Oswalt, Felicia Day, Baron Vaughn, Jonah Ray, and Hampton Yount in Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017)
    Mystery Science Theater 3000
    8.1
    TV Series
    • music: "Jeannie" (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Sigourney Weaver and Elizabeth Banks in Call Jane (2022)
    Call Jane
    6.5
    • performer: "Having A Call"
    • 2022
  • Christian Bale and Matt Damon in Ford v Ferrari (2019)
    Ford v Ferrari
    8.1
    • writer: "Jeannie"
    • 2019
  • Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
    7.6
    • writer: "Freya Bangs", "Freya", "Karata Dance", "TV Screen"
    • 2019
  • Rose McIver in iZombie (2015)
    iZombie
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Seattle"
    • 2018
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Jeannie" (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
    Better Call Saul
    9.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Hurry Sundown"
    • 2017
  • Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
    7.2
    • performer: "Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Theme (Instrumental)"
    • 2015
  • Date and Switch (2014)
    Date and Switch
    5.7
    • writer: "I Dream of Jeannie"
    • 2014
  • Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in Labor Day (2013)
    Labor Day
    6.9
    • performer: "All I Have To Do Is Dream"
    • 2013
  • Lindsay Ellis in The Nostalgia Chick (2008)
    The Nostalgia Chick
    7.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "Theme from I Dream of Jeannie"
    • 2012
  • Dancing Stars (2005)
    Dancing Stars
    4.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "V.I.P."
    • 2012
  • The Marty Stuart Show (2008)
    The Marty Stuart Show
    8.8
    TV Series
    • music: "Seattle"
    • 2011
  • Lisa McCune, James Stewart, Shane Crawford, Nikki Osborne, Nova Peris, Samantha Jade, Ben Cousins, Julie Goodwin, Hayden Quinn, Adam Dovile, Nadia Bartel, and Ant Middleton in Dancing with the Stars (2004)
    Dancing with the Stars
    4.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Jeannie Theme" (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • How to Boil a Frog (2010)
    How to Boil a Frog
    7.4
    • writer: "I Dream of Jeannie"
    • 2010

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Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 2, 1925
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 6, 1981
    • Palm Springs, California, USA(emphysema)
  • Other works
    Albums: "Bongo's and Brass," "Pizzicato Strings," and "Montenegro and Mayhem."

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  • Trivia
    His recording of the theme song from "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" reached #2 on the U.S. charts in June of 1968. In this highly stylized instrumental recording, the distinctive grunting on the soundtrack is Montenegro himself mumbling nonsensical syllables in Italian.

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