Effective period / Period of releases: 1988 - 2003

Charles Gross (born 13 May 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American composer and conductor best known for his film and television scores.

Gross studied at Harvard University (where he received his BA), the New England Conservatory and Mills College. He was a student of Darius Milhaud. Gross went into film in the early 1960s. His string of successful soundtracks began with "Valdez is Coming", a 1971 western starring Burt Lancaster. He enjoyed his greatest success in the 1980s and early 1990s with film scores for "Heartland", "Country", "Punchline", "Turner & Hooch" and "Air America".