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Music Department:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) (conductor)
   
   
2. "Lost in Space" (composer: stock music) (1 episode, 1967)
       - The Toymaker (1967) TV episode (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
3. A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) (conductor)
   ... aka Big Deal at Dodge City (UK)
4. "Ben Casey" (composer: title music) (153 episodes, 1961-1966)
       - Then, Suddenly, Panic (1966) TV episode (composer: title music)
       - Pull the Wool Over Your Eyes, Here Comes the Cold Wind of Truth (1966) TV episode (composer: title music)
       - Twenty Six Ways to Spell Heartbreak: A, B, C, D... (1966) TV episode (composer: title music)
       - Where Did All the Roses Go? (1966) TV episode (composer: title music)
       - Lullaby for a Wind-Up Toy (1966) TV episode (composer: title music)
         (148 more)
5. "Breaking Point" (composer: theme music) (30 episodes, 1963-1964)
       - My Hands Are Clean (1964) TV episode (composer: theme music)
       - I, the Dancer (1964) TV episode (composer: theme music)
       - Confounding Her Astronomers (1964) TV episode (composer: theme music)
       - Never Trouble Trouble, Till Trouble Troubles You (1964) TV episode (composer: theme music)
       - Glass Flowers Never Drop Petals (1964) TV episode (composer: theme music)
         (25 more)
6. Pay or Die (1960) (musical director)
   
   
7. "Five Fingers" (composer: theme music) (1 episode, 1959)
       - Final Dream (1959) TV episode (composer: theme music)
8. Al Capone (1959) (conductor) (orchestrator)
9. A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
   ... aka How to Rob a Bank
10. Return to Warbow (1958) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
11. The Hard Man (1957) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
12. 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Beast from Space
13. Hellcats of the Navy (1957) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
14. The Way to the Gold (1957) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
15. The Phantom Stagecoach (1957) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
16. Zombies of Mora Tau (1957) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Dead That Walk (UK)
17. Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
18. The White Squaw (1956) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
19. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
    ... aka Invasion of the Flying Saucers
20. Wyoming Renegades (1954) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
21. Bad for Each Other (1953) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
22. City of Bad Men (1953) (composer: additional music) (uncredited)
23. A Slight Case of Larceny (1953) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
24. Rogue's March (1953) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
25. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) (conductor) (uncredited) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
26. Fearless Fagan (1952) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
27. Right Cross (1950) (musical director) (uncredited)
28. Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
    
    
29. Adventures in Silverado (1948) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
    ... aka Above All Laws (UK)
30. Superman (1948) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
31. The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) (music supervisor)
32. Behind Green Lights (1946) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
33. Diamond Horseshoe (1945) (composer: additional music) (uncredited)
    ... aka Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe
34. Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944) (composer: additional music) (uncredited)
35. Sweet and Low-Down (1944) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
36. Bathing Beauty (1944) (composer: additional music) (uncredited)
37. Buffalo Bill (1944) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
38. The Sullivans (1944) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Fighting Sullivans (USA: reissue title)
39. Girl Crazy (1943) (composer: additional music) (uncredited) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
40. Happy Land (1943) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
41. Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
42. Jitterbugs (1943) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
43. Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) (composer: additional music) (uncredited)
44. My Friend Flicka (1943) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
45. Three Hearts for Julia (1943) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
46. They Came to Blow Up America (1943) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
47. Crash Dive (1943) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
48. Something to Shout About (1943) (orchestrator)
49. Iceland (1942) (composer: incidental music) (uncredited)
    ... aka Katina (UK)
50. The Night Before the Divorce (1942) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
51. Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) (composer: additional music) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Story of Benjamin Blake
52. The Perfect Snob (1941) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
53. Cadet Girl (1941) (composer: incidental music)
54. Swamp Water (1941) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Man Who Came Back (UK)
55. The Men in Her Life (1941) (musical director)
56. Last of the Duanes (1941) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
57. Sun Valley Serenade (1941) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
58. Men of the Timberland (1941) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
59. The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1941) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
60. The Great Profile (1940) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
61. Alias the Deacon (1940) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Hillbilly Deacon
62. West of Carson City (1940) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
63. The Green Hornet (1940) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
    
    
64. Barricade (1939) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
65. Chip of the Flying U (1939) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
66. Scouts to the Rescue (1939) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
67. Oklahoma Frontier (1939) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
68. The Witness Vanishes (1939) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
69. Susannah of the Mounties (1939) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
70. The Gorilla (1939) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
71. The Oregon Trail (1939) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
72. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) (music arranger) (uncredited)
73. Love Affair (1939) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
74. Trouble at Midnight (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
75. The Missing Guest (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
76. Young Fugitives (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
77. Outlaw Express (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
78. Western Trails (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
79. Kentucky Moonshine (1938) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
    ... aka Three Men and a Girl (UK)
80. The Devil's Party (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
81. Air Devils (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
82. The Lady in the Morgue (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Case of the Missing Blonde (UK)
83. The Last Stand (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
84. Goodbye Broadway (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
85. State Police (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
86. The Crime of Dr. Hallet (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
87. Border Wolves (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
88. The Baroness and the Butler (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
89. Forbidden Valley (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
90. Midnight Intruder (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
91. Happy Landing (1938) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
92. The Jury's Secret (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
93. The Singing Outlaw (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
94. Sh! The Octopus (1937) (composer: title music) (uncredited)
95. Courage of the West (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
96. Nothing Sacred (1937) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
97. 52nd Street (1937) (composer: additional music) (uncredited)
98. A Girl with Ideas (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
99. The Westland Case (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
100. The Lady Fights Back (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
101. Idol of the Crowds (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
102. The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
103. Reported Missing (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
104. San Quentin (1937) (composer: title music) (uncredited)
105. Marry the Girl (1937) (composer: title music) (uncredited)
106. Wild West Days (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
107. I Cover the War (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
108. The Road Back (1937) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
109. Armored Car (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
110. Let Them Live (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
111. Night Key (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
112. Marked Woman (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
113. Breezing Home (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
114. Three Smart Girls (1936) (composer: title music) (uncredited)
115. These Three (1936) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
116. Modern Times (1936) (music arranger)
     

Composer:

• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Otto Preminger (1999)
   
   
2. Lady in the Corner (1989) (TV)
3. The Day After (1983) (TV)
   
   
4. The Suicide's Wife (1979) (TV)
   ... aka A New Life
5. The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978) (TV)
6. Glass Houses (1972)
7. What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) (music composed by)
8. The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970) (TV)
   
   
9. "Medical Center" (1969) TV series (unknown episodes)
10. Will Penny (1968)
11. A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
    ... aka Big Deal at Dodge City (UK)
12. Love Has Many Faces (1965/I)
13. Sylvia (1965)
14. Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
15. The Patsy (1964)
16. Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
    ... aka 2 Weeks in Another Town (USA: poster title)
17. Too Late Blues (1961)
18. Night Tide (1961)
19. "My Three Sons" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Spring Will Be a Little Late (1960) TV episode
20. Pay or Die (1960)
    
    
21. "Five Fingers" (1 episode, 1959)
        - Station Break (1959) TV episode
22. Al Capone (1959)
23. El redentor (1959) (1965)
    ... aka Los misterios del rosario nº 2 (Spain: series title)
    ... aka Los misterios del rosario: El Redentor (Spain: series title)
    ... aka The Life of Christ: Mysteries of the Rosary Volume 2 (USA: series title)
    ... aka The Life of Christ: The Amazing Trilogy (USA: video box title)
    ... aka The Redeemer (USA)
    ... aka The Sorrowful Mysteries (USA: video box title)
    ... aka Un hombre tiene que morir (Spain)
24. Separate Tables (1958)
25. Twilight for the Gods (1958)
26. Until They Sail (1957)
27. Gunsight Ridge (1957)
28. Man on Fire (1957)
29. The Vintage (1957)
30. Bigger Than Life (1956)
31. Hilda Crane (1956)
32. Seven Wonders of the World (1956)
33. Jubal (1956)
34. The Big Combo (1955)
35. Suddenly (1954)
36. Apache (1954)
37. The Unicorn in the Garden (1953)
38. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
39. Madeline (1952)
40. Carrie (1952)
41. Pat and Mike (1952)
42. The Girl in White (1952)
    ... aka So Bright the Flame (UK)
43. Sloppy Jalopy (1952)
44. The Man with a Cloak (1951)
45. Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
46. Kind Lady (1951)
47. The Magnificent Yankee (1950)
    ... aka The Man with Thirty Sons (UK)
48. Right Cross (1950)
49. A Lady Without Passport (1950)
50. Giddyap (1950)
51. The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)
52. The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)
    
    
53. Whirlpool (1949)
54. Force of Evil (1948)
55. Apartment for Peggy (1948)
56. Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)
57. Daisy Kenyon (1947)
58. Forever Amber (1947)
59. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
60. The Homestretch (1947)
61. The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) (uncredited)
62. Smoky (1946)
    ... aka Will James' Smoky (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
63. Fallen Angel (1945)
64. Don Juan Quilligan (1945)
65. Where Do We Go from Here? (1945)
66. Belle of the Yukon (1944) (uncredited)
67. Laura (1944)
68. Tampico (1944)
69. Main Street Today (1944)
70. Attack in the Pacific (1944) (uncredited)
    ... aka Armed Forces Information Film: A.F.I.F. Number 3 (USA: series title)
71. I Dood It (1943) (uncredited)
    ... aka By Hook or by Crook (UK)
72. Prelude to War (1943) (uncredited)
    ... aka Why We Fight, 1 (USA: series title)
73. Something to Shout About (1943) (uncredited)
74. City Without Men (1943)
    ... aka Prison Farm (USA: reissue title)
75. Time to Kill (1942) (uncredited)
76. The Undying Monster (1942)
    ... aka The Hammond Mystery (UK)
77. Dr. Renault's Secret (1942)
78. Manila Calling (1942) (uncredited)
79. Just Off Broadway (1942) (uncredited)
80. The Postman Didn't Ring (1942) (uncredited)
81. The Magnificent Dope (1942) (uncredited)
82. Thru Different Eyes (1942) (uncredited)
83. Whispering Ghosts (1942)
84. The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942) (uncredited)
85. Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942) (uncredited)
86. On the Sunny Side (1942) (uncredited)
87. Inflation (1942)
88. Remember the Day (1941) (uncredited)
89. The Men in Her Life (1941) (uncredited)
90. Ride on Vaquero (1941) (uncredited)
91. Dipsy Gypsy (1941)
92. Dead Men Tell (1941) (uncredited)
    ... aka Charlie Chan in Dead Men Tell (USA: informal alternative title)
93. Western Daze (1941) (as D. Raksin)
94. Two Girls on Broadway (1940) (uncredited)
    ... aka Choose Your Partner (UK)
95. 40 Little Mothers (1940) (uncredited)
96. The Blue Bird (1940) (uncredited)
    
    
97. Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) (uncredited)
98. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) (uncredited)
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes (UK)
99. Stanley and Livingstone (1939) (uncredited)
100. Frontier Marshal (1939) (uncredited)
101. Second Fiddle (1939) (uncredited)
     ... aka Irving Berlin's Second Fiddle
102. The Gorilla (1939) (uncredited)
103. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) (uncredited)
104. Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939) (uncredited)
105. Suez (1938) (uncredited)
106. The Kid Comes Back (1938) (uncredited)
     ... aka Don't Pull Your Punches (UK)
107. As Good as Married (1937) (uncredited)
108. Wings Over Honolulu (1937) (uncredited)
109. Midnight Court (1937) (uncredited)
110. She's Dangerous (1937) (uncredited)
     ... aka Blonde Dynamite
111. The Mighty Treve of Arizona (1937) (uncredited)
     

Soundtrack:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009) (TV) (music: "Laura")
2. A Dirty Shame (2004) (writer: "Sylvia")
   
   
3. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) (writer: "Laura")
4. Stealing Beauty (1996) (writer: "MY LOVE AND I")
   ... aka Beauté volée (France)
   ... aka Dancing by Myself (USA: alternative title)
   ... aka Io ballo da sola (Italy)
5. Mac (1992) (music: "LAURA")
   
   
6. "Remington Steele" (1 episode, 1985)
       - Coffee, Tea or Steele (1985) TV episode (music: "Laura" (uncredited))
   
   
7. The Detective (1968) (writer: "Laura")
8. Will Penny (1968) (writer: "Lonely Rider, The")
9. "The Hollywood Palace" (1 episode, 1966)
       - Episode #3.33 (1966) TV episode (music: "Laura" (uncredited))
10. Love Has Many Faces (1965/I) ("Love Has Many Faces")
11. Sylvia (1965) (music: "Sylvia")
12. The Patsy (1964) (music: "I Lost My Heart in a Drive-In Movie")
    
    
13. Until They Sail (1957) (music: "Until They Sail")
14. The Man with a Cloak (1951) (music: "Another Yesterday" (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Another Yesterday" (uncredited))
    
    
15. Fallen Angel (1945) (music: "Slowly")
16. Where Do We Go from Here? (1945) (music: "1776 Boogie" (uncredited))
    
    
17. Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939) (music: "Moroccan Nights" (uncredited))
    

Thanks:

1. "Biography" (acknowledgment) (1 episode, 1999)
       - Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel (1999) TV episode (acknowledgment)
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (2004) (TV) .... Himself
2. Hollywood Legenden (2004) (TV) .... Himself
   ... aka Hollywood Legends (USA: literal English title)
3. Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique (2003) .... Interviewee
   ... aka Bad Boy Made Good (USA: short title)
4. Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003) .... Himself
5. Cinerama Adventure (2002) .... Himself - Cinerama Composer
   
   
6. "Biography" .... Himself - Composer 'Laura' (1 episode, 1999)
       - Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait (1999) TV episode .... Himself - Composer 'Laura'
7. Otto Preminger (1999)
8. Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound (1995) (TV) .... Himself
9. Der Klang der Bilder (1995) (TV) .... Himself
10. Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993) (V) .... Himself - Composer
11. Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1992) .... Himself
    

Archive Footage:

1. The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself