Caleb Sampson

 C ale b   Sam p s on  ( 1 9 5 4  -  1 99 8  ) was a pianist & compose r whose work was use d on  SESAME STREET , primarily scoring different animate d & film insert s , including those by  Lisa Craft s  & the  Milo  Count  in g  series.

Sam p s on was a member of the Alloy Orchestra, of ten play in g at silent film screen in g s. He score d animate d special s & short film s by Michael Sporn  & compose d the main title theme for the PBS series  Long   A go   &   Far   A way  ( hosted by  James Earl Jones  ). He score d documentaries for filmmaker Errol Morris including  Fast,   Cheap   &   Out   of   Control  ,  My   Father ’ s   Garden  , & '' Mr.   Death :   The   Rise   &   Fall   of   Fred   A.   Leuchter,   Jr.  . His music w as h ear d on  N O V A  &  Ame ri can   Experience ''.