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Paul Riser

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  • Composer
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Paul Riser is known for Sale temps à l'hôtel El Royale (2018), Coach Carter (2005) and Beignets de tomates vertes (1991).
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    Known for

    Sale temps à l'hôtel El Royale (2018)
    Sale temps à l'hôtel El Royale
    7.1
    • Soundtrack("What Becomes of the Brokenhearted")
    • 2018
    Samuel L. Jackson and Clyde Goins in Coach Carter (2005)
    Coach Carter
    7.3
    • Soundtrack("Why I Love You")
    • 2005
    Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Kathy Bates, and Jessica Tandy in Beignets de tomates vertes (1991)
    Beignets de tomates vertes
    7.7
    • Soundtrack("What Becomes of the Brokenhearted")
    • 1991
    Car Wash (1976)
    Car Wash
    6.2
    • Music Department(songs)
    • 1976

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    Music Department



    • Motown: La véritable histoire (2002)
      Motown: La véritable histoire
      7.8
      • arrangements: original Motown
      • consultant: string and horn arranging
      • 2002
    • Car Wash (1976)
      Car Wash
      6.2
      • music arranger: songs
      • 1976
    • Deliver Us from Evil (1975)
      Deliver Us from Evil
      5.7
      • music arranger
      • 1975
    • Diana!
      8.2
      TV Special
      • additional arrangements
      • 1971

    Composer



    • Wyclef Jean: Industry
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2003
    • Joe Cocker: What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted (1999)
      Joe Cocker: What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1999
    • Richard Pryor in Which Way Is Up? (1977)
      Which Way Is Up?
      6.2
      • Composer (music by)
      • 1977
    • Elliott Gould, Roddy McDowall, Fred Williamson, and Stuart Whitman in Johnny Barrows (1975)
      Johnny Barrows
      5.0
      • Composer
      • 1975

    Soundtrack



    • Nicola Coughlan, Louisa Harland, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson in Derry Girls (2018)
      Derry Girls
      8.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
      • 2022
    • For All Mankind (2019)
      For All Mankind
      8.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
      • 2019
    • Hitsville: The Making of Motown (2019)
      Hitsville: The Making of Motown
      7.9
      • performer: "The Motown Company Song (Hitsville USA)"
      • 2019
    • Elisabeth Moss, Melissa McCarthy, and Tiffany Haddish in Les Baronnes (2019)
      Les Baronnes
      5.6
      • writer: "Let Love Live (A Little Bit Longer)"
      • 2019
    • Big Little Lies (2017)
      Big Little Lies
      8.4
      TV Series
      • writer: "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
      • 2019
    • Sale temps à l'hôtel El Royale (2018)
      Sale temps à l'hôtel El Royale
      7.1
      • writer: "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
      • 2018
    • The Cosmopolitans (2014)
      The Cosmopolitans
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • writer: "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
      • 2014
    • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
      The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
      7.0
      TV Series
      • writer: "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Boy George, Kelly Rowland, Seal, and Delta Goodrem in The Voice (2012)
      The Voice
      5.2
      TV Series
      • writer: "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
      • 2013
    • Jordan Murphy, Darren Evans, Nico Mirallegro, Jodie Comer, Ciara Baxendale, Dan Cohen, and Sharon Rooney in Journal d'une ado hors norme (2013)
      Journal d'une ado hors norme
      8.4
      TV Series
      • writer: "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Kerry Washington in Scandal (2012)
      Scandal
      7.7
      TV Series
      • writer: "I Don't Know Why" (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon (2011)
      Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
      7.2
      • writer: "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
      • 2011
    • Tanit Phoenix in Femme Fatales (2011)
      Femme Fatales
      5.9
      TV Series
      • writer: "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (edited version)
      • 2011
    • Rock & Chips (2010)
      Rock & Chips
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "Don't Know Why I Love You"
      • 2011
    • Lionel Richie, Ryan Seacrest, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan in American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)
      American Idol: The Search for a Superstar
      4.3
      TV Series
      • writer: "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
      • 2010

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      Began his Motown career as a session trombonist and then began arranging. Arranged the majority of Motown's top hits from the '60s through the '80s. Biggest hits as an arranger include "My Girl" and "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" by The Temptations, "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye, "If I Were Your Woman" by Gladys Knight & The Pips and "The Tears Of A Clown" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.

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    • What is Paul Riser known for?
      Car Wash, Fried Green Tomatoes, Coach Carter, and Bad Times at the El Royale
    • How many awards has Paul Riser won?
      1 award
    • How many award nominations has Paul Riser received?
      2 nominations

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