▁film ▁and ▁TV . ▁He ▁sp ans ▁from ▁classical ▁to ▁popular ▁music , ▁jazz , ▁ch oral ▁music , ▁and ▁new ▁music . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Ian ▁Fre eb air n - Smith ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Washington . ▁He ▁began ▁studying ▁composition ▁in ▁high ▁school . ▁He ▁then ▁attended ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁and ▁U CLA . ▁He ▁later ▁studied ▁film ▁scoring ▁with ▁Le ith ▁Stevens . ▁ ▁Career ▁Fre eb air n - Smith ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁group ▁singer ▁with ▁the ▁California ▁Dream ers , ▁followed ▁by ▁ch oral ▁arr anging , ▁or chestra ▁arr anging , ▁and ▁composed ▁for ▁motion ▁pictures . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁for ▁best ▁arrangement ▁accomp any ing ▁a ▁vocal ist , ▁for ▁" E ver green " ▁s ung ▁by ▁Bar bra ▁Stre is and . ▁He ▁arranged ▁and ▁conducted ▁for ▁The ▁Hi - Lo ' s , ▁The ▁Four ▁F resh men , ▁L iza ▁Minn elli , ▁Freder ica ▁von ▁St ade , ▁Andy ▁Williams , ▁Anthony ▁New ly , ▁Stephen ▁Bishop , ▁Harry ▁Nil sson , ▁Phil ▁O chs , ▁Paul ▁Williams , ▁Jeff ▁Beck , ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁As ▁late ▁as ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Fre eb air n - Smith ▁has ▁given ▁a ▁master ▁class ▁at ▁LA ▁Valley ▁College . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁married ▁to