A stylish composer, conductor, and arranger, Les Baxter created the music for over 250 films, television, and radio programs. On television, his best-known theme is the haunting whistling soundtrack for the original Lassie series. Baxter's music can be heard on numerous low-budget films of the '50s and '60s, including entries in the Beach Blanket series starring Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon, and in Roger Corman's Edgar Allen Poe series, which includes The Fall of the House of Usher (1960). Baxter started out playing sax at various Los Angeles jazz clubs. He gained a reputation as an excellent musician and began playing back-up for such singers as Billie Holiday and Mel Torme. Baxter was briefly signed to RCA Records, but then moved on to Capitol Records were he made a few successful albums. Baxter appeared in several films, including Untamed Youth (1957) with Eddie Cochran and Mamie Van Doren. Les Baxter and His Orchestra continued appearing live until he died of complications from kidney failure.
| Title | Year | Editors' Rating | User Rating | |
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Lightning in a Bottle
Composer (Music Score) |
1992 | |||
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Yma Sumac: Hollywood's Inca Princess
Composer (Music Score) |
1992 | |||
The Beast Within
Composer (Music Score) |
1982 | |||
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Born Again
Composer (Music Score) |
1978 | |||
The Switchblade Sisters
Composer (Music Score) |
1975 | |||
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Savage Sisters
Composer (Music Score) |
1974 | |||
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I Escaped from Devil's Island
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
The Devil and Leroy Bassett
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
Baron Blood
Composer (Music Score) |
1972 | |||
Edgar Allan Poe's The Oval Portrait
Composer (Music Score) |
1972 | |||
Frogs
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1972 | |||
Big Doll House
Composer (Music Score) |
1971 | |||
Cry of the Banshee
Composer (Music Score) |
1970 | |||
The Dunwich Horror
Composer (Music Score) |
1970 | |||
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Cervantes
Composer (Music Score) |
1969 | |||
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Flareup
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision, Songwriter |
1969 | |||
Hell's Belles
Composer (Music Score) |
1969 | |||
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Target: Harry
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1969 | |||
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La Sfinge d'Oro
Composer (Music Score) |
1968 | |||
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Terror in the Jungle
Composer (Music Score) |
1968 | |||
The Mini-Skirt Mob
Composer (Music Score) |
1968 | |||
The Young Animals
Composer (Music Score) |
1968 | |||
Wild in the Streets
Composer (Music Score) |
1968 | |||
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Sadismo
Composer (Music Score) |
1967 | |||
Fireball 500
Composer (Music Score) |
1966 | |||
Spie Vengono dal Semifreddo
Composer (Music Score) |
1966 | |||
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Composer (Music Score) |
1966 | |||
Beach Blanket Bingo
Composer (Music Score) |
1965 | |||
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Composer (Music Score) |
1965 | |||
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
Composer (Music Score) |
1965 | |||
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Sergeant Deadhead
Composer (Music Score) |
1965 | |||
Bikini Beach
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
Muscle Beach Party
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
Pajama Party
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1964 | |||
The Comedy of Terrors
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
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The Mighty Jungle
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
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The Tycoon [TV Series]
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
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A Boy Ten Feet Tall
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
Battle Beyond the Sun
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
Beach Party
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
Black Sabbath
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
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Operation Bikini
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
The Raven
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
The Young Racers
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
X: The Man with X-Ray Eyes
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
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Zorro Contro Maciste
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
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Daughter of the Sun God
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
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Marco Polo
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
Panic in Year Zero
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
Reptilicus
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
Tales of Terror
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
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Warriors Five
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
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White Slave Ship
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
Alakazam the Great!
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
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La Terreur Des Mers
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
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Lisette
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
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Lost Battalion
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
Master of the World
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
Pit and the Pendulum
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
Black Sunday
Composer (Music Score) |
1960 | |||
Goliath and the Dragon
Composer (Music Score) |
1960 | |||
The Fall of the House of Usher
Composer (Music Score) |
1960 | |||
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Il Terrore dei Barbari
Composer (Music Score) |
1959 | |||
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Escape from Red Rock
Composer (Music Score) |
1958 | |||
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Fort Bowie
Composer (Music Score) |
1958 | |||
Macabre
Composer (Music Score) |
1958 | |||
The Bride and the Beast
Composer (Music Score) |
1958 | |||
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
Composer (Music Score) |
1958 | |||
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The Vicious Breed
Composer (Music Score) |
1958 | |||
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Bop Girl
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
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Hell Bound
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
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Jungle Heat
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
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Outlaw's Son
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
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Pharaoh's Curse
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
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Revolt at Fort Laramie
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
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The Dalton Girls
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
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The Girl in Black Stockings
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
The Invisible Boy
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
The Storm Rider
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
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Tomahawk Trail
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
Untamed Youth
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
Voodoo Island
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
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War Drums
Composer (Music Score) |
1957 | |||
A Woman's Devotion
Composer (Music Score) |
1956 | |||
Hot Blood
Actor, Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1956 | |||
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Hot Cars
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1956 | |||
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Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Composer (Music Score) |
1956 | |||
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Rebel in Town
Composer (Music Score) |
1956 | |||
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The Black Sleep
Composer (Music Score) |
1956 | |||
Wetbacks
Composer (Music Score) |
1956 | |||
Key Man
Composer (Music Score) |
1954 | |||
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The Yellow Tomahawk
Composer (Music Score) |
1954 | |||
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Tanga-Tika
Composer (Music Score) |
1953 | |||
Sommaren med Monika
Composer (Music Score) |
1951 |
