{{Short description|American composer (1936–2005)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Larry Fallon | image = | alt = | caption = | background = non_performing_personnel | birth_name = Lawrence James Freaso | birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|09|08}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|06|02|1936|09|08}} | death_place = Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. | genre = | occupation = Music director, record producer | instrument = | years_active = <!-- YYYY–YYYY (or –present) --> | label = | associated_acts = }}

'''Larry Fallon''' (born '''Lawrence James Freaso'''; September 8, 1936 – June 2, 2005) was an American composer, arranger and record producer.

==Career== Fallon's arranger credits include Van Morrison's ''Astral Weeks'', Nico's ''Chelsea Girl'', Jimmy Cliff's ''Wonderful World, Beautiful People'', the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" and Gil Scott-Heron's ''Bridges''. He played the distinctive harpsichord arrangement on Morrison's "Cyprus Avenue". He also arranged horns and strings on the Looking Glass's first album, ''Looking Glass''. He co-wrote Traffic's "Shanghai Noodle Factory."

Fallon died in Hoboken, New Jersey, at the age of 68.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/people-news/larry-fallon-1117924404/ |title=Larry Fallon Musical Director |magazine=Variety |date=June 14, 2005 |issn=0042-2738}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/02/classified/paid-notice-deaths-fallon-larry.html |title=Larry Fallon Obituary |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 2, 2005}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{AllMusic |class=artist |id=larry-fallon-mn0000126380}} *{{Discogs artist|338997-Larry-Fallon}} *{{IMDb name|0266426}} *{{IBDB name}}

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