External links
- David Bell at IMDb
- David Bell at Star Trek Soundtracks
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David Bell (born April 17, 1954) is an American composer, known for his music for television shows. From 1984 to 1991 he contributed music to 79 episodes of Murder, She Wrote , 5 episodes of "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman", followed by 66 episodes of Star Trek shows from 1994 to 2003. In 2002 he won the ASCAP Award (Top TV Series) for Enterprise , shared with the series' other regular composers.
| Year | Title | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | 80 episodes: Seasons one to seven |
| 1987 | In the Heat of the Night | 53 episodes (including one TV movie): Season two to last season, and one TV movie ("Season 8") "Grow Old Along With Me", the finale of the whole thing. |
| 1989–90 | Jake and the Fatman | 3 episodes: "Out of Nowhere" "You Turned the Tables on Me" "Put Your Dreams Away" |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | 5 episodes: "Rite of Passage" "Heroes"[ citation needed ] "The Operation" "The Secret" (additional music; Olvis main composer) "Portraits" (main composer; theme and additional by Olvis; season finale) |
| 1996 | Dead Man's Walk | 3 episodes |
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