Harry Manfredini

Biography

Harry Manfredini (born August 25, 1943) is an American film composer and jazz saxophonist. He has scored over one hundred films, including the Friday the 13th series.

Career Overview

Harry Manfredini has 135 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Their work spans 10 cinematic universes — most prominently Friday the 13th with 9 titles. Signature works include Raven, Friday the 13th, Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Sound

Gender

male

Known Credits

135

Birth Date

1943-08-25 00:00:00

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

• 

  Raven
• 

  Friday the 13th
• 

  Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
• 

  Friday the 13th Part III
• 

  Friday the 13th Part 2
• 

  Jason X

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 10 universes

• Friday the 13th (9 titles)
• 1313 Collection (4 titles)
• House (3 titles)
• In Search of Darkness Collection (2 titles)
• The Omega Code Collection (1 titles)
• Wishmaster (1 titles)
• Karate Tiger (1 titles)
• The Hills Have Eyes (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Betsy Palmer (3 collaborations)
• Adrienne King (2 collaborations)
• Walt Gorney (2 collaborations)
• Warrington Gillette (2 collaborations)
• Amy Steel (2 collaborations)
• John Furey (2 collaborations)
• Steve Dash (2 collaborations)
• Burt Reynolds (1 collaborations)
• Matt Battaglia (1 collaborations)
• Krista Allen (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (1 credits)

  • Stingy Jack

    writer

    writing
    2026

• sound (115 credits)

  • Famished

    original music composer

    sound
    2026
  • Don't Let Them In

    music

    sound
    2026
  • The Family Business

    original music composer

    sound
    2026
  • Jurassic Reborn

    original music composer

    sound
    2025
  • Morgan: Killer Doll

    original music composer

    sound
    2025
  • Solitude

    music

    sound
    2024
  • Monster Mash

    original music composer

    sound
    2024
  • The Exorcists

    original music composer

    sound
    2023
  • Headless Horseman

    original music composer

    sound
    2022
  • The Elsewhere

    music

    sound
    2021
  • The Fishnet Hypothesis

    music

    sound
    2021
  • Outta Space: The Making of Jason X

    original music composer

    sound
    2020
  • In the Deathrom

    original music composer

    sound
    2020
  • Rock, Paper, Scissors

    music

    sound
    2019
  • Minutes to Midnight

    original music composer

    sound
    2018
  • Needlestick

    original music composer

    sound
    2017
  • 666: Teen Warlock

    original music composer

    sound
    2016
  • A Blood Story

    original music composer

    sound
    2015
  • Sorority Slaughterhouse

    original music composer

    sound
    2015
  • Model Hunger

    music

    sound
    2015
  • Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper

    original music composer

    sound
    2014
  • 666: Devilish Charm

    original music composer

    sound
    2014
  • 666: Kreepy Kerry

    original music composer

    sound
    2014
  • Bonnie & Clyde: Justified

    music

    sound
    2013
  • My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?!

    original music composer

    sound
    2013
  • Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

    original music composer

    sound
    2013
  • A Talking Pony!?!

    original music composer

    sound
    2013
  • An Easter Bunny Puppy

    original music composer

    sound
    2013
  • A Talking Cat!?!

    original music composer

    sound
    2013
  • Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft

    music

    sound
    2013
  • Dark Desire

    original music composer

    sound
    2012
  • Immortal Kiss: Queen of the Night

    original music composer

    sound
    2012
  • A Halloween Puppy

    original music composer

    sound
    2012
  • 1313: Frankenqueen

    original music composer

    sound
    2012
  • 1313: Billy the Kid

    original music composer

    sound
    2012
  • 1313: Bermuda Triangle

    original music composer

    sound
    2012
  • Snow White: A Deadly Summer

    original music composer

    sound
    2012
  • 1313: Bigfoot Island

    original music composer

    sound
    2012
  • 1313: Cougar Cult

    original music composer

    sound
    2012
  • Christmas Spirit

    original music composer

    sound
    2011
  • 1313: Boy Crazies

    original music composer

    sound
    2011
  • 1313: Actor Slash Model

    original music composer

    sound
    2011
  • 1313: Haunted Frat

    original music composer

    sound
    2011
  • 1313: Giant Killer Bees!

    original music composer

    sound
    2011
  • The Black Waters of Echo's Pond

    original music composer

    sound
    2010
  • Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith

    original music composer

    sound
    2009
  • iMurders

    original music composer

    sound
    2008
  • Edgar Allan Poe's House of Usher

    original music composer

    sound
    2008
  • Playing with Fire

    original music composer

    sound
    2008
  • The Anna Nicole Smith Story

    original music composer

    sound
    2007
  • Unthinkable

    music

    sound
    2007
  • Death Without Consent

    music

    sound
    2007
  • Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

    original music composer

    sound
    2006
  • Amber's Story

    music

    sound
    2006
  • All In

    original music composer

    sound
    2006
  • Caught in the Headlights

    original music composer

    sound
    2005
  • Torn Apart

    music

    sound
    2004
  • Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'

    original music composer

    sound
    2003
  • Wolves of Wall Street

    original music composer

    sound
    2002
  • Endangered Species

    original music composer

    sound
    2002
  • Terminal Invasion

    original music composer

    sound
    2002
  • The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees

    original music composer

    sound
    2002
  • Bad Karma

    original music composer

    sound
    2002
  • Jason X

    original music composer

    sound
    2001
  • XCU: Extreme Close Up

    music

    sound
    2001
  • Carman: The Champion

    music

    sound
    2001
  • Hidden Agenda

    original music composer

    sound
    1999
  • The Omega Code

    original music composer

    sound
    1999
  • Wishmaster

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • A Gun, a Car, a Blonde

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • Raven

    original music composer

    sound
    1996
  • Frog Where Are You?

    music

    sound
    1995
  • Timemaster

    original music composer

    sound
    1995
  • Dead on Sight

    original music composer

    sound
    1994
  • Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story

    original music composer

    sound
    1994
  • Storybook

    original music composer

    sound
    1994
  • Amore!

    original music composer

    sound
    1993
  • Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

    original music composer

    sound
    1993
  • My Boyfriend's Back

    original music composer

    sound
    1993
  • Kickboxer 3: The Art of War

    original music composer

    sound
    1992
  • House IV

    original music composer

    sound
    1992
  • Angel of Death

    music

    sound
    1990
  • DeepStar Six

    original music composer

    sound
    1989
  • The Violence Movie 2

    music

    sound
    1988
  • Cameron's Closet

    original music composer

    sound
    1988
  • Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood

    original music composer

    sound
    1988
  • The Violence Movie

    music

    sound
    1988
  • House II: The Second Story

    music

    sound
    1987
  • There's a Nightmare in My Closet

    original music composer

    sound
    1987
  • Slaughter High

    original music composer

    sound
    1986
  • Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI

    original music composer

    sound
    1986
  • Frog Goes to Dinner

    music

    sound
    1986
  • House

    original music composer

    sound
    1985
  • The Hills Have Eyes Part 2

    original music composer

    sound
    1985
  • Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

    original music composer

    sound
    1985
  • Zombie Island Massacre

    original music composer

    sound
    1984
  • Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

    original music composer

    sound
    1984
  • When the Raven Flies

    original music composer

    sound
    1984
  • Spring Break

    original music composer

    sound
    1983
  • The Returning

    original music composer

    sound
    1983
  • Friday the 13th Part III

    main title theme composer

    sound
    1982
  • The Remarkable Riderless Runaway Tricycle

    original music composer

    sound
    1982
  • Swamp Thing

    original music composer

    sound
    1982
  • Friday the 13th Part 2

    original music composer

    sound
    1981
  • A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog

    music

    sound
    1981
  • The Children

    original music composer

    sound
    1980
  • Friday the 13th

    original music composer

    sound
    1980
  • Night-Flowers

    original music composer

    sound
    1979
  • The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches

    music

    sound
    1979
  • The Kirlian Witness

    original music composer

    sound
    1978
  • Here Come the Tigers

    original music composer

    sound
    1978
  • Manny's Orphans

    original music composer

    sound
    1978
  • Three Dangerous Ladies

    original music composer

    sound
    1977
  • Danny

    original music composer

    sound
    1977
  • Mrs. Amworth

    original music composer

    sound
    1975

• actors (19 credits)

  • Slice!

    Harry

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • The Story Of The '80s Slasher Craze

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • In Search of Darkness: Part II

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Blood, Sand, and Fire: The Making of The Hills Have Eyes Part II

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • In Search of Darkness

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Movies That Made Us

    - Friday the 13th (2021) ... Self actor actors
    2019
  • Something Wicked This Way Comes

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Friday the 13th Part 3: The Memoriam Documentary

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • It's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II"

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Home Deadly Home: The Making of "House IV"

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Ding Dong, You're Dead! The Making of "House"

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Frog Goes to Dinner

    Musician

    actor

    actors
    1986