Frederick James Karlin[1] (June 16, 1936 – March 26, 2004) was an American composer of more than 130 scores for feature films and television movies.

[2] He studied jazz composition with William Russo and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College, graduating with honors.

During this period he also composed and arranged for documentary films, the Radio City Music Hall orchestra, and television commercials.

In 1962, Karlin scored a record album for Columbia of extracts from the comic strip Peanuts, performed by actress Kaye Ballard as Lucy and songwriter Arthur Siegel as Charlie Brown.

[3][1] Following in quick succession were Yours, Mine and Ours (1968), The Stalking Moon (1968), The Sterile Cuckoo (1969),[3] The Baby Maker (1970), Cover Me Babe (1970) and Lovers and Other Strangers (1970).

His other film scores included The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971), Believe in Me (1971), Every Little Crook and Nanny (1972), Westworld (1973),[3] The Spikes Gang (1974), Chosen Survivors (1974), The Gravy Train (1974), Mixed Company (1974), Mastermind (1976), Baby Blue Marine (1976), Futureworld (1976), Greased Lightning (1977), Mean Dog Blues (1978), California Dreaming (1979), Ravagers (1979), Cloud Dancer (1980) and Loving Couples (1980).

[3] Other TV films included The Man Who Could Talk to Kids (1973), Born Innocent (1974), Bad Ronald (1974), The Dream Makers (1975), Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976), Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977), The Death of Richie (1977), Minstrel Man (1977, for which he received an NAACP Image Award),[1] The Hostage Heart (1977), Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. (1977), Lucan (1978), The Awakening Land (1978), Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979), Vampire (1979), Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980), Miracle on Ice (1981), Bitter Harvest (1981), Inside the Third Reich (1982), Baby Sister (1983), Dadah Is Death (1988), Murder C.O.D.