7 7 ); ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁( 1 9 7 8 ). ▁▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁Am ram ' s ▁orch est ral ▁works ▁include ▁Sym ph onic ▁Vari ations ▁on ▁a ▁Song ▁by ▁Wo ody ▁Gut hr ie , ▁( comm ission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Wo ody ▁Gut hr ie ▁Foundation ▁and ▁premier ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ); ▁and ▁Three ▁Songs : ▁A ▁Con cer to ▁for ▁P iano ▁and ▁Orchestra ▁( written ▁for ▁and ▁premier ed ▁by ▁pian ist ▁Jon ▁Nak am ats u ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ). ▁He ▁conducted ▁a ▁ 1 5 - pie ce ▁or chestra ▁for ▁Betty ▁Carter ' s ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁album ▁Wh atever ▁H app ened ▁to ▁Love ? ▁ ▁Film ▁and ▁television ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁Am ram ▁wrote ▁the ▁score ▁for ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Robert ▁Frank / Al fred ▁Les lie ▁short ▁film ▁P ull ▁My ▁D ais y , ▁which ▁featured ▁Jack ▁Ker ou ac , ▁Allen ▁G ins berg , ▁Peter ▁Or lov sky ▁and ▁Gregory ▁Cor so . ▁▁ ▁He ▁composed ▁scores ▁for ▁the ▁El ia ▁Kaz an ▁films ▁S pl endor ▁in ▁the ▁Gr ass ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Arr ang ement ▁( 1 9 6 9 ), ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁John ▁Fran ken heimer ▁films ▁The ▁Young ▁Sav ages ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Man ch ur ian ▁C andid ate ▁( 1 9 6 2 ). ▁(