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Leo Arnaud is a Sound American born on 24 july 1904 at Lyon (France)
Leo Arnaud or Léo Arnaud (/ˈleɪ.oʊ ɑrˈnoʊ/; July 24, 1904 – April 26, 1991) was a French-American composer of film scores, best known for "Bugler's Dream", which is used as the theme by television networks presenting the Olympic Games in the United States.
The composer studied composition at conservatories in Lyon and Paris with Maurice Ravel and Vincent d'Indy. After playing as a jazz trombonist in France using the name Leo Vauchant and arranging for the Jack Hylton band in England from 1928 to 1930, he immigrated to the United States in 1931. He worked in Hollywood as an arranger for Fred Waring before joining Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as an arranger, composer, and orchestrator from 1936 to 1966.
In 1980, Arnaud left Hollywood and retired to Yadkin County, North Carolina. His wife, Faye Brooks Arnaud, was a native of the area. He is buried at Asbury United Methodist Church in Hamptonville, North Carolina.
En 1980, Leo Arnaud quitta Hollywood et s'établit dans le comté de Yadkin, en Caroline du Nord, d'où était originaire sa femme.
(1965)
(Orchestrator)
(1948)
(Orchestrator)
(1949)
(Original Music Composer)
(1954)
(Orchestrator)
(1938)
(Music Arranger)
(1940)
(Sound)
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Birth name Noël Leon Marius Arnaud
Nationality USA
Birth 24 july 1904 at Lyon (France)
Death 26 april 1991 (at 86 years) at North Carolina (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 24 july 1904 at Lyon (France)
Death 26 april 1991 (at 86 years) at North Carolina (USA)
The composer studied composition at conservatories in Lyon and Paris with Maurice Ravel and Vincent d'Indy. After playing as a jazz trombonist in France using the name Leo Vauchant and arranging for the Jack Hylton band in England from 1928 to 1930, he immigrated to the United States in 1931. He worked in Hollywood as an arranger for Fred Waring before joining Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as an arranger, composer, and orchestrator from 1936 to 1966.
In 1980, Arnaud left Hollywood and retired to Yadkin County, North Carolina. His wife, Faye Brooks Arnaud, was a native of the area. He is buried at Asbury United Methodist Church in Hamptonville, North Carolina.
Biography
Il étudia la composition à Lyon et à Paris, auprès de Maurice Ravel et Vincent d'Indy. Tromboniste de jazz en France sous le nom de Leo Vauchant, il émigra aux États-Unis en 1931. A Hollywood, il fut arrangeur pour Fred Waring, avant de rejoindre la MGM en tant que compositeur, arrangeur et orchestrateur de 1936 à 1966.En 1980, Leo Arnaud quitta Hollywood et s'établit dans le comté de Yadkin, en Caroline du Nord, d'où était originaire sa femme.
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(1948)(Orchestrator)
(1949)(Original Music Composer)
(1954)(Orchestrator)
(1938)(Music Arranger)
(1940)(Sound)
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Filmography of Leo Arnaud (34 films)
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Add to a movie listDoctor Zhivago (1965)
, 3h17Directed by David Lean
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Politique, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Rail transport films, Political films
Actors Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness, Tom Courtenay
Roles Orchestrator
Rating78%
The film takes place mostly against a backdrop of the pre-World War I years, World War I itself, the Russian Revolution of 1917, and the Russian Civil War. A narrative framing device, set in the late 1940s to early 1950s, involves KGB Lieutenant General Yevgraf Andreyevich Zhivago (Alec Guinness) searching for the daughter of his half brother, Doctor Yuri Andreyevich Zhivago (Omar Sharif), and Larissa ("Lara") Antipova (Julie Christie). Yevgraf believes a young woman, Tanya Komarova (Rita Tushingham), may be his niece and tells her the story of her father's life.
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
, 1h21Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Western
Themes Films about racism
Actors Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, Ernest Borgnine
Roles Orchestrator
Rating76%
In late 1945, one-armed John J. Macreedy (Spencer Tracy) gets off a passenger train at the isolated desert hamlet of Black Rock. It is the first time in 4 years that the train has stopped there. Macreedy is looking for a man named Komoko, but the few residents are inexplicably hostile. The young hotel desk clerk, Pete Wirth (John Ericson), claims he has no vacant rooms. Macreedy is threatened by Hector David (Lee Marvin). Later, Reno Smith (Robert Ryan) informs Macreedy that Komoko, a Japanese-American, was interned during World War II.
, 1h42Directed by Stanley Donen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Western
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Jeff Richards, Marc Platt, Tommy Rall, Marc Platt
Roles Orchestrator
Rating72%
A backwoodsman named Adam Pontipee comes into town to search for a bride. After being laughed at by the owners of the town's feedlot store he goes out in search of a wife. He comes upon the local tavern where he meets Milly. He and Milly agree to marry despite knowing each other for only a few hours. On the journey home Milly talks about how she is excited to be cooking and taking care of only one man, visibly upsetting Adam. On returning to his cabin in the mountains, Milly is surprised to learn that Adam is one of seven brothers living under the same roof. The brothers have been named alphabetically from the Old Testament and in chronological order are: Adam, Benjamin, Caleb, Daniel, Ephraim, Frank (short for Frankincense, the Old Testament having no names beginning with F), and Gideon. All of the brothers have red hair and are well over six feet tall, except Gideon, who is younger and shorter than his brothers.
Sombrero (1953)
, 1h43Directed by Norman Foster
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Ricardo Montalbán, Pier Angeli, Vittorio Gassman, Yvonne De Carlo, Cyd Charisse, Nina Foch
Rating53%
Three couples involved in budding romances are caught in the middle of a feud between two Mexico villages.
Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)
, 1h30Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Clifton Webb, Debra Paget, Robert Wagner, Ruth Hussey, Finlay Currie, Roy Roberts
Rating70%
While loosely based on Sousa's autobiography Marching Along, the film takes considerable liberties and dramatic license, often expanding and examining themes and passages in the book.
Cause for Alarm! (1951)
, 1h14Directed by Tay Garnett
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Loretta Young, Barry Sullivan, Bruce Cowling, Margalo Gillmore, Irving Bacon, Georgia Backus
Roles Orchestrator
Rating63%
A flashback shows how Ellen met George in a naval hospital during World War II while she was dating his friend, Lieutenant Ranney Grahame (Bruce Cowling), a young military doctor whose busy schedule left little time for her. George was a pilot and Ellen swiftly fell in love with him, although the flashback strongly hints he had some capacity for arrogance and selfishness. Nevertheless, they soon married and after the war wound up in a leafy suburban Los Angeles neighborhood.
The Magnificent Yankee (1950)
, 1h29Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Louis Calhern, Ann Harding, Eduard Franz, Philip Ober, Ian Wolfe, Edith Evanson
Roles Orchestrator
Rating67%
Biographie de Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr..
Three Little Words (1950)
, 1h42Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, Red Skelton, Vera-Ellen, Arlene Dahl, Keenan Wynn, Gale Robbins
Roles Orchestrator
Rating68%
Bert Kalmar (Fred Astaire), danseur et prestidigitateur, doit abandonner la scène après une mauvaise fracture du genou. C’est sa rencontre avec un pianiste inconnu, Harry Ruby (Red Skelton), qui va lui permettre de remonter la pente. De cette rencontre, naît une amitié sincère ponctuée de hauts et de bas qui débouche, après dix années de collaboration, sur la création d’une chanson « Three Little Words ».
Neptune's Daughter (1949)
, 1h35Directed by Edward Buzzell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Musical films
Actors Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalbán, Betty Garrett, Keenan Wynn, Ted de Corsia
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating62%
Although she initially rejects an offer by Joe Backett to become his business partner at the Neptune swimming suit design company, aquatic ballet dancer Eve Barrett changes her mind when she considers the publicity potential of the job. One day, Joe learns that a South American polo team will be playing a big match in town, and he and Eve begin planning a swimming spectacle for the event. Eve tells her man-crazy sister and roommate Betty about the South American team, and Betty immediately seizes upon the idea of finding herself a date among the players. Meanwhile, Jose O'Rourke, the handsome playboy captain of the polo team, seeks relief for his injured arm from Jack Spratt, a bumbling masseur, who complains to Jose about his lack of success with women. During the massage, Jose gives Jack advice on how to attract women, stressing the importance of speaking to women in Spanish, which he calls the "language of love." Later, while looking for the famed South American team captain, Betty accidentally mistakes Jack for Jose. Jack does not reveal his identity to Betty and accepts her invitation to visit her at her house.
The Kissing Bandit (1948)
, 1h40Directed by László Benedek
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance, Western
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, J. Carrol Naish, Mildred Natwick, Mikhail Rasumny, Billy Gilbert
Roles Music Arranger
Rating53%
The film is set in the early nineteenth century. Ricardo (Frank Sinatra) is the son of a robber known as the Kissing Bandit. He however is a shy, Boston-bred young man who does not know how to sit on a horse. He falls for the daughter of the Spanish Governor of California.
One Touch of Venus (1948)
, 1h22Directed by William A. Seiter, Gregory La Cava
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Robert Walker, Ava Gardner, Eve Arden, Tom Conway, Olga San Juan, Dick Haymes
Roles Music Arranger
Rating65%
Wealthy department-store mogul Whitfield Savory II buys a statue of Venus for $200,000. He plans to exhibit it in the store.
Easter Parade (1948)
, 1h47Directed by Charles Walters
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, Liza Minnelli
Roles Orchestrator
Rating72%
In 1912, Broadway star Don Hewes (Fred Astaire) is buying Easter presents for his sweetheart, starting with a hat and some flowers ("Happy Easter"). He goes into a toy shop and buys a cuddly Easter rabbit, after persuading a young boy to part with it and buy a set of drums instead ("Drum Crazy"). Hewes takes the gifts to his dancing partner, Nadine Hale (Ann Miller), who explains that she has an offer for a show that would feature her as a solo star. Don tries to change her mind and it looks as if he has succeeded ("It Only Happens When I Dance With You"), until Don's best friend, Johnny (Peter Lawford), turns up. Nadine reveals that she and Don are no longer a team and it becomes obvious that Nadine is attracted to Johnny. She does continue to try and pursue him, but he politely refuses her relationship out of respect for Don.
Big City (1948)
, 1h43Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Margaret O'Brien, Robert Preston, George Murphy, Danny Thomas, Edward Arnold, Betty Garrett
Roles Orchestrator
Rating61%
Apache Rose (1947)
, 1h15Directed by William Witney
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Olin Howland, George Meeker, Minerva Urecal, LeRoy Mason
Rating57%
Le ranch Vega est riche en pétrole et en minerai. Sa richesse est convoitée par Reed Calhoun qui parvient à faire contacter à Carlos Vega d'énormes dettes de jeu. Quand la soeur de Carlos, qui détient la moitié du ranch, arrive, Calhoun tente de l'assassiner. Roy Rogers trouve un indice qui le conduit au tripot de Calhoun.
The Thrill of Brazil (1946)
, 1h31Directed by S. Sylvan Simon
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Evelyn Keyes, Keenan Wynn, Ann Miller, Allyn Joslyn, Tito Guízar, Felix Bressart
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating59%
Vicki Dean (Evelyn Keyes), is the soon to be divorced wife of theatrical manager Steve Farraugh (Keenan Wynn). While mounting a big musical spectacular in Brazil, Farraugh simultaneously campaigns to win back his wife. The couple encounters romantic interference from tap-dancer Linda Lorens (Ann Miller).