# Maribeth Solomon

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Canadian film and television composer and songwriter

**Maribeth Solomon** (born June 23, 1950) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) film and television composer and songwriter.[1] She has been nominated for the [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award), the [Emmy Award](/source/Emmy_Award), the [Gemini Award](/source/Gemini_Award) and the [International Film Music Critics Association Award](/source/International_Film_Music_Critics_Association) for her work.

Most of her composing work was done as a duo with her husband, [Micky Erbe](/source/Micky_Erbe).[1] They were always nominated together as composers of film or television scores, although Solomon also received two nominations on her own as a songwriter. Solomon and Erbe were partners in their own firm, Mickymar Productions, until Erbe's death in 2021.

Born in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Solomon is the daughter of former [Toronto Symphony Orchestra](/source/Toronto_Symphony_Orchestra) violinist Stanley Solomon, and the sister of jazz and pop musician [Lenny Solomon](/source/Lenny_Solomon_(Canadian_musician)). Solomon and Erbe both contributed to the debut album by Lenny Solomon's 1970s band [Myles and Lenny](/source/Myles_and_Lenny),[2] and Solomon's song "Falling into Rhyme" was recorded by [Anne Murray](/source/Anne_Murray) on her 1972 album *[Annie](/source/Annie_(Anne_Murray_album))*.

Solomon's composing credits include the films *[Harry Tracy, Desperado](/source/Harry_Tracy%2C_Desperado)*, *[Improper Channels](/source/Improper_Channels)*, *[Hubble](/source/Hubble_(film))*, *[Space Station 3D](/source/Space_Station_3D)*, *[Ticket to Heaven](/source/Ticket_to_Heaven)*, *[Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story](/source/Shattered_Trust%3A_The_Shari_Karney_Story)*, *[Blackjack](/source/Blackjack_(1998_film))*, *[Threshold](/source/Threshold_(1981_film))*, *[Deadly Love](/source/Deadly_Love)*, *[Destiny in Space](/source/Destiny_in_Space)*, *[Picture Perfect](/source/Picture_Perfect_(1995_film))*, *[Utilities](/source/Utilities_(film))*, *[Mission to Mir](/source/Mission_to_Mir)*, *[The Dream is Alive](/source/The_Dream_is_Alive)* and *[Blue Planet](/source/Blue_Planet_(1990_film))*, and the television series *[It's Our Stuff](/source/It's_Our_Stuff)*, *[Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy](/source/Nothing_Too_Good_for_a_Cowboy)*, *[Side Effects](/source/Side_Effects_(TV_series))*, *[Earth: Final Conflict](/source/Earth%3A_Final_Conflict)*, *[Street Legal](/source/Street_Legal_(Canadian_TV_series))*, *[E.N.G.](/source/E.N.G.)*, and *[Schitt's Creek](/source/Schitt's_Creek)*.

Solomon has also composed for video games, most notably for independent outfit [Failbetter Games'](/source/Failbetter_Games) [Sunless Sea](/source/Sunless_Sea)[3] and [Sunless Skies](/source/Sunless_Skies).[4]

## Awards and nominations

### Genies

- [3rd Genie Awards](/source/3rd_Genie_Awards), 1982 - [Best Original Score](/source/Academy_of_Canadian_Cinema_and_Television_Award_for_Best_Achievement_in_Music_%E2%80%93_Original_Score), *[Ticket to Heaven](/source/Ticket_to_Heaven)*[5]

- [4th Genie Awards](/source/4th_Genie_Awards), 1983 - Best Original Score, *[Threshold](/source/Threshold_(1981_film))*[6]

- [9th Genie Awards](/source/9th_Genie_Awards), 1988 - [Best Original Song](/source/Academy_of_Canadian_Cinema_and_Television_Award_for_Best_Achievement_in_Music_%E2%80%93_Original_Song), "Rise and Shine" (*[The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland](/source/The_Care_Bears_Adventure_in_Wonderland)*)

- [10th Genie Awards](/source/10th_Genie_Awards), 1989 - Best Original Score, *[Milk and Honey](/source/Milk_and_Honey_(film))*[7]

- [11th Genie Awards](/source/11th_Genie_Awards), 1990 - Best Original Song, "The Best We Both Can Be" and "Elephant March" (*[Babar: The Movie](/source/Babar%3A_The_Movie)*)

### Geminis

- [1988 Gemini Awards](/source/1988_Gemini_Awards) - Best Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore), ***[Adderly](/source/Adderly)*** (won)[8] and *[Mount Royal](/source/Mount_Royal_(TV_series))*

- [1989 Gemini Awards](/source/1989_Gemini_Awards) - Best Music Composition for a Series, ***[The Struggle for Democracy](/source/The_Struggle_for_Democracy)*** (won)[9]

- [1993 Gemini Awards](/source/1993_Gemini_Awards) - Best Original Music Score for a Series, ***[Street Legal](/source/Street_Legal_(Canadian_TV_series))*** (won)[10]

- [1995 Gemini Awards](/source/1995_Gemini_Awards) - Best Original Music Score for a Series, *[E.N.G.](/source/E.N.G.)*

- [1996 Gemini Awards](/source/1996_Gemini_Awards) - Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series, *[Street Legal: The Last Rights](/source/Street_Legal_(Canadian_TV_series))*

- [1998 Gemini Awards](/source/1998_Gemini_Awards) - Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series, ***[Earth: Final Conflict](/source/Earth%3A_Final_Conflict)*, episode "The Secret of Strandhill"** (won)[11]

- [2000 Gemini Awards](/source/2000_Gemini_Awards) - Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series, *[Earth: Final Conflict](/source/Earth%3A_Final_Conflict)*[12]

### Emmys

- [50th Primetime Emmy Awards](/source/50th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards), 1998 - [Outstanding Main Title Theme Music](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Main_Title_Theme_Music), *[Earth: Final Conflict](/source/Earth%3A_Final_Conflict)*

### IMFCA

- [International Film Music Critics Association](/source/International_Film_Music_Critics_Association) Awards, 2009 - Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature Film, *[Under the Sea 3D](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Under_the_Sea_3D&action=edit&redlink=1)*

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-canenc_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-canenc_1-1) Marjorie Hale and Betty Nygaard King, ["Maribeth Solomon"](http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/maribeth-solomon-emc/). *[The Canadian Encyclopedia](/source/The_Canadian_Encyclopedia)*, May 7, 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Myles and Lenny"](http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/M/Myles_And_Lenny.html)[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]. [canoe.ca](/source/Canoe.ca) Pop Music Encyclopedia.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Sunless Sea Official Soundtrack · Failbetter Games"](http://www.failbettergames.com/sunless/sunless-sea-official-soundtrack/). *www.failbettergames.com*. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Sunless Skies OST, by Maribeth Solomon Brent Barkman for Mickymar Productions"](https://failbettergames.bandcamp.com/album/sunless-skies-ost-2). *Failbetter Games*. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Jay Scott](/source/Jay_Scott), "Les Plouffe, Ticket to Heaven lead the pack: Academy lists Genie nominees". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, February 4, 1982.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Jay Scott](/source/Jay_Scott), "Top Genie prospects for Jack Miner move". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, February 10, 1983.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Jay Scott](/source/Jay_Scott), "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations: Dead Ringers tops Genie list". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, February 14, 1989.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** "All the 1988 Gemini winners". *[Vancouver Sun](/source/Vancouver_Sun)*, December 1, 1988.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** "Geminis awarded last night". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, December 5, 1989.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** "Beleaguered McKenna honored with two Geminis". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, March 7, 1993.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** "Gemini winners". *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)*, October 5, 1998.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** "Here are the nominees for the 15th annual Gemini Awards". [Canadian Press](/source/Canadian_Press), September 19, 2000.

## External links

- [Maribeth Solomon](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0813389/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Maribeth Solomon](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0258646/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Entry for Micky Erbe

- [Mickymar Productions](http://www.mickymar.com/Home.html)

- [Maribeth Solomon](https://www.discogs.com/artist/Maribeth+Solomon) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

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