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Series V: Commercials
Series VII: Programs, awards, and memorabilia, 1959-2009
Series VIII: Audiovisual Materials, 1948-2004

Sid Ramin papers, circa 1957-2009, bulk 1957-1995

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Series IV: Television and Film, 1950s-1980s

Series features scores from music written or arranged by Sid Ramin for television and film, including television programs, films, and made-for-TV films. Subseries are arranged by title of program or film. Miscellaneous subseries includes single folders with scores for films Destination Moon (undated) and Funny Face (1957), TV movie Mark Dolphin (1965), and television programs The Patty Duke Show (1964-1966) and The Trials of O'Brien (1966).

Subseries IV.1: All My Children, 1980s

Subseries contains scores of music written and arranged by Ramin for the soap opera All My Children, mostly from the early 1980s. Many scores are titled. Some folders include set lists from recording sessions, which are dated. Series also contains audio reels from these recording sessions for All My Children. Ramin won a Daytime Emmy for this work in the Outstanding Achievement in Design Excellence for a Daytime Drama Series category.


Box 21 Folder 4-6 All My Children, Conductor #20, 1980 July 29, 3 folders


Box 16 Folder 11 All My Children (Folder 1 of 3), 1980 August 8


Box 19 Folder 1-2 All My Children (Folders 2-3, of 3), 1980 August 8, 2 folders


Box 21 Folder 2-3 All My Children, 1980 October 9, 2 folders


Box 19 Folder 10 All My Children--Conductor's Folder (Folder 1 of 2), 1981 January 15


Box 21 Folder 1 All My Children--Conductor's Folder (Folder 2 of 2), 1981 January 15


Box 16 Folder 5-7 ABC All My Children, 1981 May 20, 3 folders


Box 22 Folder 8-11 All My Children Sound Mixers, 1982 April 13, 4 folders


Box 19 Folder 3-5 All My Children, 1982 November 10, 3 folders


Box 22 Folder 5-7 All My Children, 1983 March 15, 3 folders

Box 22 Folder 1-4 All My Children Scene III Corrections, 1983, 4 folders


Box 16 Folder 8 All My Children – Mark/Pamela, 1980s

Box 16 Folder 9 All My Children – Tension, Comedy, 1980s

Box 16 Folder 10 All My Children – Phrases, Curtain, 1980s


Box 19 Folder 6 All My Children – Mozart, 1980s

Box 19 Folder 7-8 All My Children – Scores, 1980s, 2 folders

Box 19 Folder 9 All My Children scores and photocopy, 1980s


Box 25 All My Children--Sessions #21-29, 1980-1982, 20 Reels; 20 7" audio reels

Includes audio reels and lists of the contents on individual reels.


Box 26 All My Children--Session #30, circa 1982, 2 Reels; 2 7" audio reels

Includes audio reels and lists of the contents on individual reels.


Box 29 Folder 4 Session #31 and Source Reel #34 content lists, 1983

Lists of musical cues.

Subseries IV.2: Around the World in 80 Days, 1957

"Around The World In Eighty Days." Screenplay by S. J. Perelman based on the Jules Verne novel. Music by. Victor Young. Choreography by Paul Godkln. Directed by Michael Andersen, produced by Michael Todd, 1957. This subseries contains the original orchestral scores used in the scoring of the motion picture. The orchestration was done by Leo Shuken and Sid Cutner. Manuscript music of the scores in hands of the orchestrators Leo Shuken and Sid Cutner, (with corrections and notes by the orchestrators).


Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 1 Introduction To Sky Symphony., 2 Pages 7 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 2 A New Introduction To Sky Symphony., 16 Pages 62 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 3 Sky Symphony. II, 27 Pages 108 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 4 Sky Symphony. III, 8 Pages 31 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 5 Prairie Sail Car., 41 Pages 161 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 6 Interlude., 23 Pages 89 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 7 Chinese Misterioso., 8 Pages 30 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 8 Fujiyama Liquid Music., 1 Page 4 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 9 Yokohama Children., 3 Pages 12 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 10 Hong Kong Chinese Dive., 15 Pages 58 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 11 Passepartout Bicycle., 33 Pages 131 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 12 Epilogue., 31 Pages 124 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 13 Epilogue. Part I New., 25 Pages 98 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 14 Epilogue. Part II., 25 Pages 99 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 15 Epilogue. Part II. Supplement., 40 Pages 160 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 16 Epilogue. Part III., 28 Pages 110 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 263 Folder 17 Epilogue. Part IV., 35 Pages 138 Bars

Subseries IV.3: Miracle on 34th Street, 1973

Subseries contains scores for music written by Sid Ramin for Miracle on 34th Street, a 1973 made-for-television remake of the original 1947 film. This version was produced by 20th Century Fox and distributed by CBS. Ramin composed the film's theme, "Miracles."


Box 5 Folder 5 M12 Main Title - Temp Track


Box 6 Folder 6 Main Title (from Harry Taylor, MGM Music Library)

Box 6 Folder 7 M12 (Main Title – Temp. Track)

Box 6 Folder 8 Miracles (From Ben Ginsberg)

Box 6 Folder 9 End Credits (from Ben Ginsberg)


Box 17 Folder 6 End Credits


Box 29 Folder 5 Script, 1973-08-02

Jeb Rosebrook's typewritten script, based on a screenplay by George Seaton. Annotated.


Box 47 Folder 5 Miracle, M-12 (Main Title), circa 1973

Pencil sketch orchestra reduction (4 staves). 15 pages. 175 measures.

Subseries IV.4: Stiletto, 1969

By Harold Bobbins, Music by Sid Ramin, Produced in 1969.

Subseries IV.4.1 Sketches

Original manuscript sketches by Sid Ramin in preparation for the score.


Box Flat Box 264 Folder 1 Sketches, 68 Pages

Subseries IV.4.2 Scores of Original Orchestrations

The complete original orchestral score in manuscript. Folio, 393 sheets. Composed and arranged by Sid Ramin.


Flat Box Flat Box 264 Folder 1 Reel 1 Part A: "Rape in the Barn", 6 Pages 21 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 264 Folder 2 Reel 1 Part 1, 21 Pages 82 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 264 Folder 3 Reel 1 Part 2: "Main Title", 27 Pages 204 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 264 Folder 4 Reel 1 Parts 3-4, 10 Pages 37 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 264 Folder 5 Reel 2 Part 2, 16 Pages 62 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 264 Folder 6 Reel 2 Part 3, 7 Pages 27 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 264 Folder 7 Reel 3 Part 1, 9 Pages 35 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 264 Folder 8 Reel 4 Part 3A: "Flashback.", 15 Pages 58 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 264 Folder 9 Reel 4 Part 4, 3 Pages 9 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 264 Folder 10 Reel 4 Part 5, 5 Pages 17 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 264 Folder 11 Reel 4 Part 6, 13 Pages 49 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 264 Folder 12 Reel 5 Part 1, 7 Pages 51 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 264 Folder 13 Reel 5 Part 3, 11 Pages 41 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 264 Folder 14 Reel 5 Part 3, 5 Pages 53 Bars

Revised for album "Goat Island."

Flat Box Flat Box 264 Folder 15 Reel 5 Part 4, 6 Pages 21 Bars


Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 16 Reel 6 Part 1, 9 Pages 35 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 17 Reel 6 Part 2, 9 Pages 33 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 18 Reel 6 Part 3: Overlap., 4 Pages 16 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 19 Reel 6 Part 4, 2 Pages 5 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 20a Reel 7 Part 1, 7 Pages 26 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 20b Reel 7 Part 2, 3 Pages 10 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 21 Reel 7 Part 4, 18 Pages 140 Bars "Source": 12 pages, 101 bars. "Vocal Insert": 6 pages, 39 bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 22 Reel 8 Part 2 - part I: "Northwest Corner Facing East." Overlap., 17 Pages 66 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 23 Reel 8 Part 2 - parts II - III. Overlap., 7 Pages 25 Bars "Skylight": 2 pages, 6 bars. "Tension, Anyone?": 5 pages, 19 bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 24 Reel 8 Part 2 - part IV: "Underwater Fight." Overlap., 32 Pages 127 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 25 Reel 8 Part 3: "Motorcycle Waiting.", 16 Pages 61 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 26 Reel 9 Part A: "You're Lying.", 7 Pages 25 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 27 Reel 9 Part 1, 16 Pages 63 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 28 Reel 10 Part 2: "Illeanna's Dilemma.", 2 Pages 8 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 29 Reel 10 Part 3: "The Tram.", 14 Pages 54 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 30 Reel 11 Part 1: "Confrontation.", 36 Pages 102 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 31 Reel 11 Part 2: "In the Tunnel.", 10 Pages 38 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 32 Reel 11 Part 3: "End Titles.", 3 Pages 12 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 33 Sugar In the Rain (Vocal), 19 Pages 72 Bars

Flat Box Flat Box 265 Folder 34 Illeanna's Theme, 20 Pages 76 Bars

Subseries IV.4.3: Conductor's Book


Box 6 Folder 10-15 Conductor's Book, 6 folders


Box 29 Folder 6 Screenplay, 1968-09-27

Annotated, typewritten screenplay by A.J. Russell.

Subseries IV.5: Other


Box 5 Folder 18 Destination Moon, circa 1958

Funny Face, circa 1957


Box 13 Folder 11 S'Wonderful


Box 15 Folder 1 S'Wonderful


Box 5 Folder 16 Mark Dophin--Main Title and End Title, 1965

Patty Duke Show, circa 1964-1966


Box 7 Folder 7 Main Title, Cousins

Box 7 Folder 8 Hurry #1

Box 7 Folder 9 Chronicle #1


Box 14 Folder 13 The Trials of O'Brien--Main Title, End Title, #5 Score Masters, circa 1966


Box 10 Folder 3 Main Title - S. Ramin, Orch. Hazard, undated, 44 page, 175 bars

Title of show is unidentified.


Box 50 Folder 7 When Love Has Gone, Cousins, circa 1964-1966

For Patty Duke. Additional folder annotation: "P.D. 86-90." Three scores: an onion-skin "utility part" for an unnamed number (featuring a reduction and chords); two annotated vocal parts for "Cousins."


Box 28 Folder 19 Nancy (original sketches), circa 1970

An ozalid lead sheet (1 page, titled "Nancy"), 2 ozalid piano-vocal scores (4 pages each, titled "Theme from Nancy"), and a typewritten lyric sheet (for "Nancy," by Sidney Sheldon). Likely for the sitcom Nancy.


Box 29 Folder 7 "Mark Dolphin" pilot script by N. Richard Nash, 1963-07-08

Typewritten.

Box 29 Folder 8 "Nancy" script by Sidney Sheldon, 1969-12-05

Typewritten, annotated.

Box 29 Folder 9 Themes from "Nancy", 1970

Copies of the lead sheet and piano-vocal score for the theme song. Some are annotated.

Box 29 Folder 10 "Trials of O'Brien" scripts, programs #3 and #16, 1965

Typewritten scripts by Harold Gast and Don M. Mankiewicz. Annotated.


Box 30 Folder 1 "Why Anna?", 1969

Ozalid copy of a lead sheet.


Box 40 Folder 14 Trials of O'Brien (theme from the T.V. series), circa 1966

Ozalid copy of the piano lead sheet. 4 pages.


Box 44 Folder 22 Trials of O'Brien (assorted sheet music), 1965

"Katie's Theme" (ozalid lead sheet); "Trials of O'Brien" (pencil sketch lead sheet); "Trials of O'Brien: Theme from the TV Series" (ozalid piano score, multiple copies); "O'Brien Theme" (ozalid piano score); "O'Brien Theme" (pencil sketch piano score); "Tales of O'Brien" (ozalid lead sheet, multiple copies).