Frank Comstock
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Frank G. Comstock (September 20, 1922 – May 21, 2013) was an American composer, arranger, conductor, and trombonist. For television, Comstock wrote and arranged music for major situation comedies and variety shows. His theme and incidental music for Rocky and His Friends (1959–1964) are probably his best-remembered works. Additionally, his music for Adam-12 earned him a 1971 Emmy nomination.
Comstock's recording credits include eight Hi-Lo's albums and backing arrangements for major recording stars. His 1962 instrumental album, Project: Comstock - Music from Outer Space became a classic and was released on CD in 2004. Recently, Comstock wrote new big-band arrangements for Brian Setzer's Wolfgang's Big Night Out (2007) and Songs from Lonely Avenue (2009) CDs.
He started his arranging career in the dance bands of Sonny Dunham and Benny Carter, and with Les Brown from 1943 to 1955. When dance bands fell out of favor after World War II, Comstock and Doris Day left the Les Brown band. Comstock's backing arrangements for Doris Day's Warner Brothers screen tests impressed studio executives and resulted in a staff arranger position at Warner where he demonstrated his ability to write for large studio orchestras.
He died in 2013.
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- Stranger / Friend or Foe / Permission / Spore Sprayer (Welcome Stranger) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- The Robinsons (Welcome Stranger).Wav - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Upper Ration / Hapgood (Welcome Stranger) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Play-On / Star Charts (Welcome Stranger).Wav - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Tall Tail / Good Guy (Welcome Stranger) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Blast off (Welcome Stranger) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Wonderland Discovery (My Friend, Mr. Nobody) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Hair Style Book (My Friend, Mr. Nobody) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Penny's Friend (My Friend, Mr. Nobody) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Diamonds / Smith and Penny / Diamond Play-off (My Friend, Mr. Nobody) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Penny's Cave (My Friend, Mr. Nobody) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- To the Cave (My Friend, Mr. Nobody) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Gathering Wild Flowers (My Friend, Mr. Nobody) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Moving Rocks / Mother and Daughter (My Friend, Mr. Nobody) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Penny's Problem (My Friend, Mr. Nobody) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Storm Coming up (My Friend, Mr. Nobody) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- A New Galaxy (My Friend, Mr. Nobody) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Season One End Title - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Wistful Robot / Amused Robot / Sad Robot (War of the Robots) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Another World / Another World (Drop-off #2) / Another World Act-out [Library Cue] - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Hideous Monster / Hideous Monster Act-out (Library Cue) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Awful Monster (Library Cue) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Awful Monster 2 (Library Cue) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Ominous Signs / Ominous Signs Act-out Bar 25 (Library Cue) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Robot Music (Library Cue) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Robot Music Bars 1-29 Slow (Library Cue) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Silly Monster / Silly Monster Act-out (Library Cue) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Terror Stinger / Terror Stinger Bar 1-2 / Terror Stinger Swell Up / Climax (Library Cue) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Space Family / Space Family Act-out & Tail-out (Library Cue) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Mother Earth (Library Cue) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- The Monster (Library Cue) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- The Letter (Tracked Library Cue) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- The Getaway / The Genie (Tracked Library Cue) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- The Quarrel (Garden of Evil) [Tracked Library Cue] - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
- Greensleeves (Bonus) - Lost in Space, Vol. 3: Welcome Stranger / My Friend, Mr. Nobody / War of the Robots / Library Cues (Television Soundtrack) - Frank Comstock
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