Composer Ben Lanzarone, whose work was featured in tv reveals corresponding to “Blissful Days,” “The Love Boat” and “Dynasty,” died of lung most cancers in Los Angeles on Feb. 16. He was 85.

Lanzarone acquired ASCAP’s “Most Carried out Composer Award” for his work composing tv scores. He wrote for episodes of “The Tracy Ullman Present,” “The Jay Leno Comedy Hour” and” Mr. Belvedere.” In affiliation with Aaron Spelling and Doug Cramer, he composed many scores for “Dynasty,” “The Love Boat,” “Vegas,” “Matt Houston,” “The Colbys” and “Resort.” As well as, he wrote the music for quite a few episodes of “Blissful Days,” “Laverne and Shirley” and “Mork and Mindy.”

Additionally an arranger, musical director and pianist, Lanzarone turned a pressure in in style music when he started associating with Bob Crewe and Charles Fox. Lanzarone’s album “In Traditional Kind” got here because of their collaboration, displaying off his expertise as a classical and jazz pianist. He then organized extra of Crewe’s productions, which included recordings for Bobby Darin, Vikki Carr and The Bob Crewe Era. He turned the arranger for a variety of artists and initiatives, corresponding to Peter Nero, Vicki Sue Robinson and the disco group The Brothers, in addition to the soundtrack of the movement image “Grease.”

Whereas sustaining his profession as a studio pianist, Lanzarone organized and composed a number of jingles, which appeared on properly over a thousand commercials, data and soundtracks. This led to his choice to the NARAS Board of Governors.

As a musical director and pianist, Lanzarone toured with artists corresponding to Frank Sinatra, Artwork Garfunkel, Mary Travers, Anthony Newley, Petula Clark, Lainie Kazan and Mason Williams. He was the musical director of the Broadway unique manufacturing of “Grease” and the arranger for Broadway productions of “By way of Galactica” and “Truckload.” He served as musical director and arranger for the off-Broadway present “Learn how to Steal an Election” and the Los Angeles Shakespeare Pageant’s “Midsummer Night time’s Dream.”

A graduate of New York Metropolis’s Excessive Faculty of Music and Artwork and a double Masters Diploma graduate from the Manhattan Faculty of Music, Lanzarone began his profession as a classical pianist and traveled the nation as soloist with the Longines Symphonette. He made his solo debut at Carnegie Recital Corridor.

Throughout his 46-year marriage to actress and singer Ilene Graff, the 2 had an expert relationship that panned stage, display, dwell concert events and recordings — and resulted in a Grammy nomination for his or her album “Child’s Broadway Lullabies.” The couple additionally taught the favored workshop “Making the Tune Your Personal” to assist singers discover the enjoyment in music and efficiency. With their daughter, Broadway veteran Nikka Graff Lanzarone, they placed on cabaret concert events in New York Metropolis and Los Angeles.

Lanzarone participated in lots of charitable organizations corresponding to The Selection Membership, Broadway Cares/Fairness Fights AIDS and The Leisure Neighborhood Fund. 

He’s survived by his spouse Graff, his daughter Graff Lanzarone, brothers Frank and Peter Lanzarone, brothers-in-law Richard and Todd Graff, nieces and nephews and several other buddies.