Roy Webb

Roy Webb

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1888-10-03
Deathday: 1982-12-10 (94 years old)

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Biography

Roy Webb (né Royden Denslow Webb; October 3, 1888 – December 10, 1982) was an American film music composer. Webb has hundreds of film music credits to his name, mainly with RKO Pictures. He is best known for film noir and horror film scores, in particular for the films of Val Lewton. Born in Manhattan, New York, Webb orchestrated and conducted for the Broadway stage, before moving to Hollywood in the late 1920s to work as music director for Radio Pictures, later RKO Pictures. He remained at RKO until 1955, then worked freelance for several years, including scoring several episodes of Wagon Train. Webb is credited as composer or arranger on more than 200 films, and received Academy Award nominations for Quality Street (1937), My Favorite Wife (1940), I Married a Witch (1942), Joan of Paris (1942), The Fallen Sparrow (1943), The Fighting Seabees (1944), and The Enchanted Cottage (1945). His piano concerto from The Enchanted Cottage was performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Constantin Bakaleinikoff, in concert at the Hollywood Bowl in 1945. In 1961, a house fire destroyed Webb's manuscripts including film scores and unpublished concert music, after which Webb ceased composing. Webb died in 1982 from a heart attack at the age of 94. An alumnus of Columbia University, Webb wrote the fight song “Roar, Lion, Roar” for his alma mater in 1925. Several cues composed by Webb were used in the newsreel montage of Kane's life in Citizen Kane. Several cues composed by Webb replaced those by Bernard Herrmann in The Magnificent Ambersons after the film was re-edited. Webb also composed several cues (uncredited) for This is Cinerama, the first Cinerama production in 1952. The Christopher Palmer Collection of Roy Webb Scores is held at Syracuse University, New York.

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Filmography

all 240

Movies 240

Director 29

Sound
The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here!

The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here! (1972)

Movie
4
Additional Music
Return of the Fly

Return of the Fly (1959)

Movie
5.21
Composer
Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet (1958)

Movie
Composer
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend (1957)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Top Secret Affair

Top Secret Affair (1957)

Movie
Composer
The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind (1956)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Search for Bridey Murphy

The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)

Movie
Composer
The First Texan

The First Texan (1956)

Movie
Composer
Our Miss Brooks

Our Miss Brooks (1956)

Movie
Composer
The River Changes

The River Changes (1956)

Movie
Composer
Blood Alley

Blood Alley (1955)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Bengazi

Bengazi (1955)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Kentuckian

The Kentuckian (1955)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Sea Chase

The Sea Chase (1955)

Movie
Composer
Marty

Marty (1955)

Movie
5
Composer
Underwater!

Underwater! (1955)

Movie
Composer
The Americano

The Americano (1955)

Movie
Composer
Track of the Cat

Track of the Cat (1954)

Movie
Composer
The Raid

The Raid (1954)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Dangerous Mission

Dangerous Mission (1954)

Movie
Composer
She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No (1954)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Alaska Seas

Alaska Seas (1954)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Second Chance

Second Chance (1953)

Movie
1
Composer
Houdini

Houdini (1953)

Movie
Composer
Affair with a Stranger

Affair with a Stranger (1953)

Movie
Composer
Split Second

Split Second (1953)

Movie
Composer
Operation Secret

Operation Secret (1952)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men (1952)

Movie
6
Composer
Clash by Night

Clash by Night (1952)

Movie
Original Music Composer
At Sword's Point

At Sword's Point (1952)

Movie
Composer
A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port (1952)

Movie
Composer
Fixed Bayonets!

Fixed Bayonets! (1951)

Movie
Additional Music
The Blue Veil

The Blue Veil (1951)

Movie
Composer
Flying Leathernecks

Flying Leathernecks (1951)

Movie
Composer
Hard, Fast and Beautiful

Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Gambling House

Gambling House (1950)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Vendetta

Vendetta (1950)

Movie
Composer
Where Danger Lives

Where Danger Lives (1950)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Branded

Branded (1950)

Movie
Composer
The White Tower

The White Tower (1950)

Movie
Composer
The Secret Fury

The Secret Fury (1950)

Movie
Composer
Holiday Affair

Holiday Affair (1949)

Movie
4
Music
A Dangerous Profession

A Dangerous Profession (1949)

Movie
Composer
My Friend Irma

My Friend Irma (1949)

Movie
Composer
Easy Living

Easy Living (1949)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Make Mine Laughs

Make Mine Laughs (1949)

Movie
Composer
Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Movie
Composer
Roughshod

Roughshod (1949)

Movie
Composer
The Window

The Window (1949)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Bad Men of Tombstone

Bad Men of Tombstone (1949)

Movie
Composer
Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon (1948)

Movie
Composer
Rachel and the Stranger

Rachel and the Stranger (1948)

Movie
6
Composer
Race Street

Race Street (1948)

Movie
Composer
Fighting Father Dunne

Fighting Father Dunne (1948)

Movie
Composer
I Remember Mama

I Remember Mama (1948)

Movie
Composer
Out of the Past

Out of the Past (1947)

Movie
4.75
Composer
Cass Timberlane

Cass Timberlane (1947)

Movie
Composer
Magic Town

Magic Town (1947)

Movie
Composer
Crossfire

Crossfire (1947)

Movie
Composer
They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me (1947)

Movie
Composer
Riff-Raff

Riff-Raff (1947)

Movie
Composer
Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)

Movie
Music
The Devil Thumbs a Ride

The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Perfect Marriage

The Perfect Marriage (1947)

Movie
Composer
Sinbad the Sailor

Sinbad the Sailor (1947)

Movie
6
Composer
The Locket

The Locket (1946)

Movie
Composer
Notorious

Notorious (1946)

Movie
2.25
Composer
The Well Groomed Bride

The Well Groomed Bride (1946)

Movie
Composer
Without Reservations

Without Reservations (1946)

Movie
Composer
Bedlam

Bedlam (1946)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory (1946)

Movie
Composer
The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Movie
Composer
Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy (1945)

Movie
4
Composer
Cornered

Cornered (1945)

Movie
Composer
Sing Your Way Home

Sing Your Way Home (1945)

Movie
Composer
Love, Honor and Goodbye

Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945)

Movie
Composer
Those Endearing Young Charms

Those Endearing Young Charms (1945)

Movie
Composer
Back to Bataan

Back to Bataan (1945)

Movie
1
Composer
The Body Snatcher

The Body Snatcher (1945)

Movie
3.5
Additional Music
The Brighton Strangler

The Brighton Strangler (1945)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Enchanted Cottage

The Enchanted Cottage (1945)

Movie
Composer
Betrayal from the East

Betrayal from the East (1945)

Movie
Composer
Two O'Clock Courage

Two O'Clock Courage (1945)

Movie
Composer
Experiment Perilous

Experiment Perilous (1944)

Movie
6
Composer
Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet (1944)

Movie
6
Composer
Rainbow Island

Rainbow Island (1944)

Movie
Composer
Tall in the Saddle

Tall in the Saddle (1944)

Movie
Composer
The Master Race

The Master Race (1944)

Movie
Composer
Bride by Mistake

Bride by Mistake (1944)

Movie
Composer
The Seventh Cross

The Seventh Cross (1944)

Movie
Composer
Marine Raiders

Marine Raiders (1944)

Movie
Composer
The Curse of the Cat People

The Curse of the Cat People (1944)

Movie
Composer
The Falcon Out West

The Falcon Out West (1944)

Movie
3.4
Composer
Action in Arabia

Action in Arabia (1944)

Movie
Composer
Passport to Destiny

Passport to Destiny (1944)

Movie
Composer
The Ghost Ship

The Ghost Ship (1943)

Movie
Composer
Gangway for Tomorrow

Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)

Movie
Composer
The Iron Major

The Iron Major (1943)

Movie
Composer
The Seventh Victim

The Seventh Victim (1943)

Movie
Composer
The Fallen Sparrow

The Fallen Sparrow (1943)

Movie
Composer
A Lady Takes a Chance

A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)

Movie
Composer
Behind the Rising Sun

Behind the Rising Sun (1943)

Movie
Composer
The Falcon in Danger

The Falcon in Danger (1943)

Movie
3.86
Composer
Petticoat Larceny

Petticoat Larceny (1943)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky (1943)

Movie
6
Composer
The Leopard Man

The Leopard Man (1943)

Movie
Composer
Bombardier

Bombardier (1943)

Movie
Original Music Composer
I Walked with a Zombie

I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

Movie
6.29
Original Music Composer
Flight for Freedom

Flight for Freedom (1943)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Ladies' Day

Ladies' Day (1943)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Falcon Strikes Back

The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)

Movie
2.83
Composer
Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear (1943)

Movie
Composer
Hitler's Children

Hitler's Children (1943)

Movie
Composer
Cat People

Cat People (1942)

Movie
5.67
Composer
Army Surgeon

Army Surgeon (1942)

Movie
Composer
Seven Miles from Alcatraz

Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1942)

Movie
Original Music Composer
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch (1942)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Navy Comes Through

The Navy Comes Through (1942)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Here We Go Again

Here We Go Again (1942)

Movie
Composer
Highways by Night

Highways by Night (1942)

Movie
Composer
The Falcon's Brother

The Falcon's Brother (1942)

Movie
2.67
Original Music Composer
Bandit Ranger

Bandit Ranger (1942)

Movie
Composer
The Big Street

The Big Street (1942)

Movie
Original Music Composer
My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy (1942)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Additional Music
The Falcon Takes Over

The Falcon Takes Over (1942)

Movie
3.33
Original Music Composer
Obliging Young Lady

Obliging Young Lady (1942)

Movie
Composer
Weekend for Three

Weekend for Three (1941)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Look Who's Laughing

Look Who's Laughing (1941)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Bandit Trail

The Bandit Trail (1941)

Movie
Music Director
Father Takes a Wife

Father Takes a Wife (1941)

Movie
Composer
Parachute Battalion

Parachute Battalion (1941)

Movie
Composer
Tom, Dick and Harry

Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)

Movie
4
Music Director
The Devil and Miss Jones

The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)

Movie
Original Music Composer
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)

Movie
Composer
The Saint In Palm Springs

The Saint In Palm Springs (1941)

Movie
4.44
Composer
Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle (1940)

Movie
5.6
Composer
Mexican Spitfire Out West

Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)

Movie
Composer
I'm Still Alive

I'm Still Alive (1940)

Movie
Composer
Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Stage to Chino

Stage to Chino (1940)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Millionaires in Prison

Millionaires in Prison (1940)

Movie
Composer
A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement (1940)

Movie
Composer
You Can't Fool Your Wife

You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)

Movie
Original Music Composer
My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife (1940)

Movie
5.8
Original Music Composer
Irene

Irene (1940)

Movie
Composer
Curtain Call

Curtain Call (1940)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Bullet Code

Bullet Code (1940)

Movie
Composer
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

Movie
Composer
Laddie

Laddie (1940)

Movie
Composer
Two Thoroughbreds

Two Thoroughbreds (1939)

Movie
Original Music Composer
That's Right - You're Wrong

That's Right - You're Wrong (1939)

Movie
Music Director
Sued for Libel

Sued for Libel (1939)

Movie
Composer
Three Sons

Three Sons (1939)

Movie
Composer
Full Confession

Full Confession (1939)

Movie
Composer
Bad Lands

Bad Lands (1939)

Movie
Original Music Composer
In Name Only

In Name Only (1939)

Movie
4
Music
The Fighting Gringo

The Fighting Gringo (1939)

Movie
Music
The Spellbinder

The Spellbinder (1939)

Movie
Composer
Career

Career (1939)

Movie
Composer
Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother (1939)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Music Director
Timber Stampede

Timber Stampede (1939)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Five Came Back

Five Came Back (1939)

Movie
Music Director
Racketeers of the Range

Racketeers of the Range (1939)

Movie
Music / Music Director
Panama Lady

Panama Lady (1939)

Movie
Music Director
The Rookie Cop

The Rookie Cop (1939)

Movie
Composer
The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman (1939)

Movie
Composer
Love Affair

Love Affair (1939)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Music Director
Trouble in Sundown

Trouble in Sundown (1939)

Movie
Music Director
The Saint Strikes Back

The Saint Strikes Back (1939)

Movie
4.88
Music Director
Twelve Crowded Hours

Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)

Movie
Composer
The Great Man Votes

The Great Man Votes (1939)

Movie
Music Director
The Law West of Tombstone

The Law West of Tombstone (1938)

Movie
Music
Lawless Valley

Lawless Valley (1938)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

Movie
Composer
A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember (1938)

Movie
Music Director
The Affairs of Annabel

The Affairs of Annabel (1938)

Movie
Music Director
Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time (1938)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Music Director
Blond Cheat

Blond Cheat (1938)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Saint in New York

The Saint in New York (1938)

Movie
4.64
Music Director
Vivacious Lady

Vivacious Lady (1938)

Movie
Music Director
Go Chase Yourself

Go Chase Yourself (1938)

Movie
Music
Condemned Women

Condemned Women (1938)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Music / Music Director
Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Movie
4.2
Original Music Composer
Living on Love

Living on Love (1937)

Movie
Original Music Composer
High Flyers

High Flyers (1937)

Movie
Additional Music
Breakfast for Two

Breakfast for Two (1937)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Music Director
Stage Door

Stage Door (1937)

Movie
1
Music Director
New Faces of 1937

New Faces of 1937 (1937)

Movie
Original Music Composer
You Can't Buy Luck

You Can't Buy Luck (1937)

Movie
Music Supervisor
The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937)

Movie
Additional Music / Music Director
The Woman I Love

The Woman I Love (1937)

Movie
Composer
Quality Street

Quality Street (1937)

Movie
Music Director
Sea Devils

Sea Devils (1937)

Movie
Original Music Composer
We're on the Jury

We're on the Jury (1937)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Plough and the Stars

The Plough and the Stars (1936)

Movie
Music
A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels (1936)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans (1936)

Movie
Music Director
Bunker Bean

Bunker Bean (1936)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Music Director
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Silly Billies

Silly Billies (1936)

Movie
Music Director
The Lady Consents

The Lady Consents (1936)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Chatterbox

Chatterbox (1936)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Two in the Dark

Two in the Dark (1936)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Music Director
Sylvia Scarlett

Sylvia Scarlett (1935)

Movie
Music
The Rainmakers

The Rainmakers (1935)

Movie
Music
The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Alice Adams

Alice Adams (1935)

Movie
Music Director
Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp (1935)

Movie
5
Original Music Composer
The Arizonian

The Arizonian (1935)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Nitwits

The Nitwits (1935)

Movie
Original Music Composer
By Your Leave

By Your Leave (1934)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Kentucky Kernels

Kentucky Kernels (1934)

Movie
Music Director
La Cucaracha

La Cucaracha (1934)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Down to Their Last Yacht

Down to Their Last Yacht (1934)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Let's Try Again

Let's Try Again (1934)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Cockeyed Cavaliers

Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Strictly Dynamite

Strictly Dynamite (1934)

Movie
Original Music Composer
This Man Is Mine

This Man Is Mine (1934)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Hips, Hips, Hooray!

Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)

Movie
Original Music Composer
If I Were Free

If I Were Free (1933)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Right To Romance

The Right To Romance (1933)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Ann Vickers

Ann Vickers (1933)

Movie
6
Original Music Composer
Blind Adventure

Blind Adventure (1933)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses (1933)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Emergency Call

Emergency Call (1933)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Diplomaniacs

Diplomaniacs (1933)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Our Betters

Our Betters (1933)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Topaze

Topaze (1933)

Movie
Additional Music
Lady with a Past

Lady with a Past (1932)

Movie
Music Director
The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party (1930)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Conspiracy

Conspiracy (1930)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Shooting Straight

Shooting Straight (1930)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Inside the Lines

Inside the Lines (1930)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Alias French Gertie

Alias French Gertie (1930)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Girl of the Port

Girl of the Port (1930)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Delightful Rogue

The Delightful Rogue (1929)

Movie
Orchestrator
Rio Rita

Rio Rita (1929)

Movie
Assistant Director
The Fear Market

The Fear Market (1920)

Movie

Ratings

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1972
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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1888-10-03

Deathday
1982-12-10 (94 years old)

Birth Place
New York City, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America


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