 He was invited to assist the composer at the television sitcom "I Love Lucy" and was soon arranging music for that show as well as "Bonanza" and "The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show" and for singer Rosemary Clooney.In 1958, Carmichael was hired by producer Jack H. Harris to score his science fiction film, "The Blob".With the success of the film, Carmichael was brought back to score Harris' follow-up film, "4D Man".