Robert Oliver Ragland (July 3, 1931 – April 18, 2012) was an American film score composer,[1] best known for his soundtracks to numerous genre films ranging from blaxploitation (Abby), to horror (Mansion of the Doomed, The Supernaturals), to monster movies (Q, Grizzly), to thrillers (10 to Midnight) and action films (Assassination, Messenger of Death).
Throughout his career, he worked with cult filmmakers including William Girdler, Menahem Golan, Larry Cohen, and J. Lee Thompson.
He served as a music arranger for the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra in his early years.
[1] Outside of scoring music for film and television, he often served as a music arranger and orchestrator for singers including Marvin Gaye and Pat Boone and rock bands including Nelson (band) and Dokken.
He died, aged 80, on April 18, 2012, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.