Bill Marx

William Woollcott Marx (born January 8, 1937) is an American pianist, arranger, and composer. He attended the Juilliard School, where he studied composition. He began working in entertainment when he was 12 years old, when he was put in charge of his father's props for shows, including his harp. At 16, he became the arranger and musical conductor for his father. He also composed symphonies and scores for films, including the score for the film Weekend Pass.

Marx transcribed music that his father composed, because the elder Marx did not read music. The two worked together on two albums that Harpo recorded in the early 1960s. He also composed and arranged for recording artists in both jazz and popular music. His projects there included arranging cover versions of music for four albums by the Castaway Strings. In 1967, he began writing music for commercials.

In the 1970s, he composed for several low-budget horror movies, including Scream Blacula Scream, Terror at Red Wolf Inn, and Count Yorga, Vampire. For these projects, he often collaborated with lyricist Marilyn Lovell. He continued his work on films outside the horror genre throughout the 1980s, such as arranging music for John Cassavetes' Big Trouble.

Performing and recording As a performer, Marx has played in jazz clubs, lounges, and theaters. They also recorded an album, From Harpo With Love. The duo's schedule for one spring included 42 venues in 21 states over a seven-week span.

Recognition In the early 1990s, Los Angeles magazine named Marx the most popular lounge pianist in that city. , Marx was still playing as a lounge pianist in and around Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage. Works