Ed Bogas

Edgar Noel "Ed" Bogas (born February 2, 1942), sometimes credited as Edward Bogas, is an American musician and composer whose work has been featured in films, animations, and video games.

Career Bogas' contributions span four decades and several genres. In the 1960s, Bogas was a member of the experimental rock band The United States of America, and in the 1970s, he contributed the music for films by Ralph Bakshi and for television specials for the Peanuts series, succeeding Vince Guaraldi after his death in 1976. In the 1980s, he started composing music for Commodore 64 computer games such as Hardball!. He also wrote music for Children's Television Workshop (Sesame Street) games for Atari such as Oscar's Trash Race and Big Bird's Egg Catch.

In 1977, Bogas voiced and composed many shows for Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre. He also voiced Crusty the Cat.

In 1980, Bogas composed the score for the CBS television movie A Christmas Without Snow, in which he also appeared in the part of the accompanist to the choirmaster portrayed by John Houseman.

He continued writing music for Peanuts television specials through 1989 (This Is America, Charlie Brown), and in 1982 he also began contributing music for Garfield TV specials and series. He composed the music for all 121 half-hours of Garfield and Friends, and co-wrote all the songs for the Garfield segments with future wife Desirée Goyette for the first three seasons, and with writer Mark Evanier for the rest of the run. Also on Garfield and Friends, Bogas provided the voices of the villainous singing ants in three episodes. Goyette and Bogas have two children (Benjamin and Lily).

Bogas writes music for broadcast commercials, television, and film with his San Francisco company, Bogas Productions.

Discography Film Eddie Macon's Run: Composer/Arranger (additional music) The Brave Little Toaster: Composer/Arranger (additional music) Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!): Composer Love and the Midnight Auto Supply: Composer Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown: Composer He Is My Brother: Composer Slashed Dreams: Composer Memory of Us: Composer Silence: Composer Heavy Traffic: Composer w/Ray Shanklin Fritz the Cat: Composer w/Ray Shanklin, Musical director Payday: Composer, music supervisor Black Girl: Composer w/Ray Shanklin

Television A Lot in Common: Composer On a Collision Corse with Earth: Composer Garfield & Friends "The Picnic Panic": Composer, Voice (The Ants) Garfield & Friends "Another Ant Episode": Composer, Voice (The Ants) Garfield's Thanksgiving: Composer This Is America, Charlie Brown: Composer Garfield's Babes and Bullets: Composer Garfield: His 9 Lives: Composer Garfield and Friends: Composer A Garfield Christmas Special: Composer Garfield in Paradise: Composer Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!: Composer Garfield In Disguise: Composer, Lyricist The Romance of Betty Boop: Composer, Lyricist Garfield in the Rough: Composer, Lyricist It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown: Composer, Lyricist Garfield on the Town: Composer The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show: Composer Here Comes Garfield: Composer No Man's Valley: Arranger, Conductor Hot Dog: Composer A Charlie Brown Celebration: Composer Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown: Composer It's Magic, Charlie Brown: Composer A Christmas Without Snow: Composer Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown: Composer She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown: Composer It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown: Composer, Arranger, Conductor You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown: Composer What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown: Composer It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown: Composer Snoopy: The Musical: Conductor You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown: Conductor Animated Classic Showcase: Composer The Big Stuffed Dog: Composer

Albums The United States of America David Wiffen (producer, musician, arrangements) Heard You Missed Me, Well I'm Back (string arrangements) Shebaba (musician) Get My Own (string arrangements) Fine and Mellow (string arrangements) Play Me c/w Lady Sings the Blues (string arrangements) Where I'm Coming From (arranger) The Brothers Four (musician, arrangements) Fritz the Cat (soundtrack) (producer, musician, arrangements w/Ray Shanklin) Heavy Traffic (soundtrack) (musician, arrangements w/Ray Shanklin) Black Girl (soundtrack) (producer, musician, arrangements w/Ray Shanklin) Small Talk (string arrangements) Clover (producer, musician) Forty Niner (producer, musician) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (soundtrack) (producer, arranger w/ Jack Nitzsche) Very Best of Tom Fogerty (musician) Ace (musician, arrangements) Living Proof (musician) Got My Own (arranger) Deeper Blues (as King Bishop and the Squares)

Other Menlo the Frog Road Riot 4WD Psi-5 Trading Company Law of the West Action 52 (uncredited) Hardball! Studio Session (software) Falcon F-16 (theme music composer) Jam Session Murder on the Mississippi Super Tetris (with Paul Mogg) The Music Studio (Amiga music software and Apple IIGS music software) (Composer of software's demo songs) Capcom's MVP Football: Composer Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates Wordtris (Game Boy, DOS, and Macintosh versions only.)