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Arthur Kempel(1945-2004)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Arthur Kempel was born on 2 August 1945 in Florida, USA. He was a composer, known for The Arrival (1996), Mystery Men (1999) and Double Impact (1991). He died on 3 March 2004 in Sunland, California, USA.
BornAugust 2, 1945
DiedMarch 3, 2004(58)
BornAugust 2, 1945
DiedMarch 3, 2004(58)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Charlie Sheen in The Arrival (1996)
The Arrival
6.2
  • Composer
  • 1996
Hank Azaria, Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy, Paul Reubens, Ben Stiller, Kel Mitchell, and Wes Studi in Mystery Men (1999)
Mystery Men
6.1
  • Music Department(as Art Kempel)
  • 1999
Jean-Claude Van Damme in Double Impact (1991)
Double Impact
5.6
  • Composer
  • 1991
Brad Garrett, Joe Alaskey, Joe Nipote, and Malachi Pearson in Casper (1995)
Casper
6.2
  • Music Department
  • 1995

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Composer

  • Rebecca Staab in Balle perdue (1998)
    Balle perdue
    4.7
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • Rutger Hauer and Robert Patrick in Tactical Assault (1998)
    Tactical Assault
    3.9
    Video
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnostic: meurtre (1993)
    Diagnostic: meurtre
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1994–1997
  • Thomas Ian Griffith in Behind Enemy Lines (1997)
    Behind Enemy Lines
    4.2
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Patrick Renna in Address Unknown (1997)
    Address Unknown
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Charlie Sheen in The Arrival (1996)
    The Arrival
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1996
  • Ed Harris and Amy Madigan in Les cavaliers de la mort (1996)
    Les cavaliers de la mort
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1996
  • Les Aventuriers de la vallée sacrée (1995)
    Les Aventuriers de la vallée sacrée
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1995
  • Eric Roberts in Sensations (1994)
    Sensations
    5.0
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • La traversée des hautes plaines (1994)
    La traversée des hautes plaines
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • WindRunner (1994)
    WindRunner
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • The Horrors of War (1992)
    The Horrors of War
    7.0
    Video
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • The Plucky Duck Show (1992)
    The Plucky Duck Show
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Composer (segment "Wait 'Till Your Father Gets Even")
    • 1992
  • Tiny Toon Adventures (1990)
    Tiny Toon Adventures
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1990–1992
  • Olympia Dukakis and Lindsay Wagner in Fire in the Dark (1991)
    Fire in the Dark
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1991

Music Department

  • C. Thomas Howell, Beata Pozniak, and Lisa Thornhill in Enemy Action (1999)
    Enemy Action
    3.9
    • composer: stock music
    • 1999
  • Hank Azaria, Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy, Paul Reubens, Ben Stiller, Kel Mitchell, and Wes Studi in Mystery Men (1999)
    Mystery Men
    6.1
    • orchestrator (as Art Kempel)
    • 1999
  • Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Lloyd, Gene Wilder, Robbie Coltrane, Ben Kingsley, Tina Majorino, Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, Peter Ustinov, and George Wendt in Alice au pays des merveilles (1999)
    Alice au pays des merveilles
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • music orchestrator (as Arthur Kemple)
    • 1999
  • Danny Glover and Dennis Quaid in La piste du tueur (1997)
    La piste du tueur
    6.4
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • Michelle Pfeiffer and Jessica Lange in Secrets (1997)
    Secrets
    6.1
    • orchestrator
    • 1997
  • Charlie Sheen in The Arrival (1996)
    The Arrival
    6.2
    • conductor
    • 1996
  • Kevin Bacon, Bridget Fonda, Bob Hoskins, Phil Collins, Jack Angel, Jim Cummings, Danny Mann, and Robbie Rist in Balto chien-loup, héros des neiges (1995)
    Balto chien-loup, héros des neiges
    7.1
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1995
  • Christina Ricci and Anna Chlumsky in Le secret de Bear Mountain (1995)
    Le secret de Bear Mountain
    6.0
    • additional orchestration (as Art Kempel)
    • 1995
  • Brad Garrett, Joe Alaskey, Joe Nipote, and Malachi Pearson in Casper (1995)
    Casper
    6.2
    • orchestrator
    • 1995
  • Terminal Velocity (1994)
    Terminal Velocity
    5.5
    • additional orchestrator (as Art Kempel)
    • 1994
  • Bonkers (1993)
    Bonkers
    6.7
    TV Series
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1993–1994
  • John Goodman, Jay Leno, Charles Fleischer, Felicity Kendal, René Le Vant, Kenneth Mars, Yeardley Smith, and Joey Shea in Les 4 Dinosaures et le Cirque magique (1993)
    Les 4 Dinosaures et le Cirque magique
    6.0
    • orchestrator
    • 1993
  • Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson in Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)
    Le père Dowling
    6.9
    TV Series
    • music by
    • 1989
  • Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page, and David Rasche in Mr. Gun (1986)
    Mr. Gun
    8.1
    TV Series
    • composer: additional music
    • 1986
  • La cinquième dimension (1985)
    La cinquième dimension
    7.7
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1986

Soundtrack

  • Tiny Toon Adventures (1990)
    Tiny Toon Adventures
    7.5
    TV Series
    • music: "Just Call Me a Lucky Duck" (uncredited)
    • 1992

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Art Kempel
  • Born
    • August 2, 1945
    • Florida, USA
  • Died
    • March 3, 2004
    • Sunland, California, USA(stomach cancer)
  • Other works
    Aspirin: For One Less Headache, a musical play written by Robert L. Moore from a story by Robert W. Dockery, Jr. Music and Lyrics by Kempel and Robert W. Dockery, Jr.

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