Louis Levy
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- November 20, 1894
- Died
- August 18, 1957 (aged 62)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Louis Levy (20 November 1894 – 18 August 1957) was an English film composer and music director, who worked in particular on Alfred Hitchcock and Will Hay films. He was born in London and died in Slough, Berkshire. As a child Louis Levy played the violin, beginning with a toy violin that his father bought him at the age of seven. He later became the pupil of Guido Papini but due to his parents' limited means, ended his studies with Papini and began a period of self-study. This led to him gaining a scholarship at the London College of Music. Papini refused to allow Levy to study under anyone else, so resumed his tuition, this time free of charge. He started his career in 1910 arranging and performing music for silent films. In 1916 he became musical director for the New Gallery Cinema in London. In 1921, he went to the Shepherd’s Bush Pavilion as Music Chief and is credited with being the first to develop the theme song in movies. At the beginning of talkies, he joined the Gaumont British studios at Shepherd’s Bush, where he became the head of the music department for all Gainsborough Pictures productions from 1933 onwards. The rich sounds emanating from his large orchestra are all the more impressive when one realises that electrical sound industry was barely ten years old. He worked in particular on Alfred Hitchcock and Will Hay films. He later had a long running BBC radio series Music From the Movies, which started in 1936 and went on until the 1950s. At this time, through the sheer necessity of having to produce so much music he employed several talented arrangers, among them Peter Yorke ) and Bretton Byrd, who was his chief music editor at Gaumont British.
Known For
Filmography
No Time for Tears
Movie · Music Director
Woman in a Dressing Gown
Movie · Music
Let's Be Happy
Movie · Music Director
Moby Dick
Movie · Conductor
It's Great to be Young!
Movie · Music Director
Now and Forever
Movie · Music Director
Yield to the Night
Movie · Music Director
The Dark Avenger
Movie · Conductor
The Dam Busters
Movie · Music Director
Duel in the Jungle
Movie · Music Director
Happy Ever After
Movie · Music Director
The Weak and the Wicked
Movie · Music Director
Isn't Life Wonderful!
Movie · Music Director
South of Algiers
Movie · Music Director
Will Any Gentleman...?
Movie · Conductor
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Movie · Music Director
Where's Charley?
Movie · Music Director
So Little Time
Movie · Music Director
Young Wives' Tale
Movie · Music Director
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Movie · Music Director
Laughter in Paradise
Movie · Music Director
The Franchise Affair
Movie · Music Director
Stage Fright
Movie · Music Director
Murder Without Crime
Movie · Music Director
Portrait of Clare
Movie · Music Director
The Queen of Spades
Movie · Music Director
Obsession
Movie · Conductor
Man on the Run
Movie · Music Director
Under Capricorn
Movie · Music Director
Caravan
Movie · Music Director
Fanny by Gaslight
Movie · Music Director
Two Thousand Women
Movie · Music Director
Love Story
Movie · Music Director
Time Flies
Movie · Music Director
Give Us the Moon
Movie · Music Director
The Adventures of Tartu
Movie · Music Director
Dear Octopus
Movie · Music Director
The Man in Grey
Movie · Music Director
The Young Mr. Pitt
Movie · Music Director
Uncensored
Movie · Music Director
Gasbags
Movie · Original Music Composer
Cottage to Let
Movie · Music
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
Movie · Music
Kipps
Movie · Music Director
For Freedom
Movie · Music
Busman's Honeymoon
Movie · Music
An Englishman's Home
Movie · Music Director
Girl in the News
Movie · Music Director, Original Music Composer
Neutral Port
Movie · Music Director
Night Train to Munich
Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director
Ask a Policeman
Movie · Music Director
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
Movie · Music
A Girl Must Live
Movie · Music Director
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Movie · Music Director
The Lambeth Walk
Movie · Music Director
Shipyard Sally
Movie · Music
The Lady Vanishes
Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director
Crackerjack
Movie · Music Director
Sailing Along
Movie · Music Director
Alf's Button Afloat
Movie · Music Director
The Citadel
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bank Holiday
Movie · Music
Everything Happens to Me
Movie · Music Director
Climbing High
Movie · Original Music Composer
Old Iron
Movie · Music
The Gap
Movie · Music
Young and Innocent
Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director
Gangway
Movie · Music Director
Take My Tip
Movie · Music Director
Command Performance
Movie · Music Director
Non-Stop New York
Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director
Doctor Syn
Movie · Music Director
Everything Is Thunder
Movie · Original Music Composer
Secret Agent
Movie · Music Director
All In!
Movie · Music Director
East Meets West
Movie · Music Director
First Offence
Movie · Music Director
Sabotage
Movie · Music, Music Director
It's Love Again
Movie · Music
Seven Sinners
Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director
Tudor Rose
Movie · Music Director
The 39 Steps
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor, Music Director
My Heart Is Calling
Movie · Music Director
Boys Will Be Boys
Movie · Original Music Composer
Brown on Resolution
Movie · Music
Oh, Daddy!
Movie · Music Director
Foreign Affaires
Movie · Original Music Composer
Car of Dreams
Movie · Music Director
Bulldog Jack
Movie · Music Director, Original Music Composer
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
Movie · Music Director
Heat Wave
Movie · Music Director
Things Are Looking Up
Movie · Music Director
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Movie · Music Director
Dirty Work
Movie · Music Director
Little Friend
Movie · Music Director
A Cup of Kindness
Movie · Music Director
My Old Dutch
Movie · Music Director
Road House
Movie · Music Director
Forbidden Territory
Movie · Original Music Composer
Evergreen
Movie · Music Director
Man of Aran
Movie · Music Director
It's a Boy
Movie · Music Director
The Iron Duke
Movie · Music Director
The Man from Toronto
Movie · Music
The Ghoul
Movie · Original Music Composer
Friday the Thirteenth
Movie · Original Music Composer
Baroud
Movie · Music
Baroud
Movie · Music Director
Lord Babs
Movie · Music Director
Love on Wheels
Movie · Music Director
The Faithful Heart
Movie · Music Director
The Midshipmaid
Movie · Music Director
Jack's the Boy
Movie · Music Director
After the Ball
Movie · Music Director
White Face
Movie · Music Director
Rome Express
Movie · Music Director
Michael and Mary
Movie · Music Director
The Stronger Sex
Movie · Music
No Lady
Movie · Music
Bed and Breakfast
Movie · Music Director
Symphony in Two Flats
Movie · Music
Just for a Song
Movie · Music Director
High Treason
Movie · Original Music Composer
Balaclava
Movie · Music Director
The Arcadians
Movie · Music Arranger
She
Movie · Music