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Ben Peters(1933-2005)

  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Ben Peters was born on 20 June 1933 in Hollandale, Mississippi, USA. Ben was a composer, known for The Cannonball Run (1981), Breakdown (1997) and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005). Ben died on 25 May 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
BornJune 20, 1933
DiedMay 25, 2005(71)
BornJune 20, 1933
DiedMay 25, 2005(71)
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    • 1 win & 2 nominations

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Adrienne Barbeau, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. in The Cannonball Run (1981)
The Cannonball Run
6.2
  • Soundtrack("If and When")
  • 1981
Kathleen Quinlan and Kurt Russell in Breakdown (1997)
Breakdown
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Burgers & Fries")
  • 1997
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
7.3
  • Soundtrack("Before The Next Teardrop Falls" (1967))
  • 2005
The Forever Purge (2021)
The Forever Purge
5.4
  • Soundtrack("Before the Next Teardrop Falls")
  • 2021

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Composer

  • Strangers
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2003

Soundtrack

  • Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, and Jessica Matten in Dark Winds (2022)
    Dark Winds
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Kiss an Angel Good Morning"
    • 2023
  • Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, and Lily Tomlin in 80 for Brady (2023)
    80 for Brady
    5.9
    • writer: "Let's Get on with It"
    • 2023
  • Anna Paquin, Colin Hanks, Jake Lacy, and Mckenna Grace in A Friend of the Family (2022)
    A Friend of the Family
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'"
    • 2022
  • Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Zahn, Chandler Dean, Max Malas, Bellaluna Resnick, James McDougall, Cyrus Arnold, Che Tafari, Santino Barnard, Sophia Reid-Gantzert, Winslow Fegley, Braelyn Rankins, Brielle Rankins, and Jacob Laval in 8-Bit Christmas (2021)
    8-Bit Christmas
    6.7
    • writer: "Let's Get On with It"
    • 2021
  • The Forever Purge (2021)
    The Forever Purge
    5.4
    • writer: "Before the Next Teardrop Falls"
    • 2021
  • Catherine Curtin, Wayne Duvall, Glenn Fleshler, Michaela Watkins, Sarah Burns, Michael Chernus, Milana Vayntrub, Harvey Guillén, Rebecca Henderson, Sam Richardson, and George Basil in Werewolves Within (2021)
    Werewolves Within
    6.0
    • writer: "Texas Tea"
    • 2021
  • Pete Davidson in The King of Staten Island (2020)
    The King of Staten Island
    7.1
    • writer: "Before the Next Teardrop Falls"
    • 2020
  • TFW NO GF (2020)
    TFW NO GF
    5.5
    • writer: "Kiss An Angel Good Morning" (uncredited)
    • 2020
  • Dispatches from Elsewhere (2020)
    Dispatches from Elsewhere
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" (uncredited)
    • 2020
  • Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce, Asher Keddie, Julian McMahon, Radha Mitchell, and Jeremy Sims in Swinging Safari (2018)
    Swinging Safari
    5.6
    • writer: "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"
    • 2018
  • Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton, David Hayman, Celia Imrie, and Joanna Lumley in Finding Your Feet (2017)
    Finding Your Feet
    6.8
    • writer: "I Want to Wake Up with You"
    • 2017
  • Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
    Supernatural
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Burgers and Fries"
    • 2017
  • Dina Buno and Scott Levin in Dina (2017)
    Dina
    6.7
    • writer: "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"
    • 2017
  • The Marty Stuart Show (2008)
    The Marty Stuart Show
    8.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "It's Gonna Take A Little Bit Longer"
    • writer: "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'"
    • 2009–2014
  • Rachel Bilson in Hart of Dixie (2011)
    Hart of Dixie
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Kiss an Angel Good Morning"
    • 2012

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  • Born
    • June 20, 1933
    • Hollandale, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • May 25, 2005
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA(pneumonia)

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