Keith Olsen(1945-2020)

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Composer
Soundtrack

Keith Olsen was born on 12 May 1945 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. He was a composer, known for Footloose (1984), Flashdance (1983) and Megaforce (1982). He was married to Wendy Bergdoll . He died on 9 March 2020 in Genoa, Nevada, USA.

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Known for

Footloose

6.6

Soundtrack("Almost Paradise")

1984

Flashdance

6.2

Soundtrack("I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is")

1983

Megaforce

3.7

Soundtrack("Mega Force")

1982

Vision Quest

6.7

Soundtrack("I'll Fall In Love Again", "Hot Blooded")

1985

Credits

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Music Department

Scorpions: Send Me an Angel
6.7
Music Video
- record producer
- 1991
Scorpions: Wind of Change
7.2
Music Video
- record producer
- 1991
REO Speedwagon: I Don't Want to Lose You
4.8
Music Video
- music producer
- 1988
Pat Benatar: Fire and Ice
5.8
Music Video
- produced by
- 1981
Pat Benatar: You Better Run
6.5
Music Video
- music producer
- 1980

Composer

Soundtrack

Cold Case
7.6
TV Series
- producer: "Almost Paradise" (uncredited)
- 2010
South Park
8.7
TV Series
- producer: "Heavy Metal" (uncredited)
- 2008
Santa Claus
6.3
- producer: "Christmas All Over the World"
- 1985
That Was Then... This Is Now
6.1
- music: "Rap Song"
- producer: "I Don't Care", "Running For Your Life", "That Was Then...This Is Now", "Rap Song"
- writer: "I Don't Care", "Running For Your Life", "That Was Then...This Is Now" ((performer: "Eight Ball Side Pocket", uncredited)
- 1985
Vision Quest
6.7
- producer: "I'll Fall In Love Again", "Hot Blooded"
- 1985
Footloose
6.6
- producer: "Almost Paradise"
- 1984
Flashdance
6.2
- producer: "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is"
- 1983
Megaforce
3.7
- producer: "Mega Force"
- 1982
Roadie
5.3
- producer: "You Better Run"
- 1980

Personal details

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- Discogs
Born
- May 12, 1945
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Died
- March 9, 2020
- Genoa, Nevada, USA(cardiac arrest)
Spouse
- Wendy Bergdoll (divorced, 3 children)

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Trivia
Starting in the early 1970s he founded PogoLogo Productions where he produced the first and only album by Buckingham Nicks for Polydor Records. He played the album for Mick Fleetwood while pitching his company for business. Mick was so impressed he brought Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks into Fleetwood Mac.