Herbert W. Spencer

Herbert W. Spencer

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1905-04-07
Deathday: 1992-09-18 (87 years old)

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Biography

Herbert Winfield Spencer (April 7, 1905 – September 18, 1992) was a Chilean-born American film and television composer and orchestrator.

Spencer gained industry fame when he teamed up with fellow 20th Century Fox orchestrator Earle Hagen in 1953 to create the Spencer-Hagen Orchestra. They recorded albums for an offshoot of the RCA label "X", and Liberty, and also formed a film scoring service called Music Scoring, Inc. (MSI). Spencer and Hagen scored many early sitcoms and other television shows, including The Danny Thomas Show, Where's Raymond?, renamed The Ray Bolger Show, It's Always Jan starring Janis Paige and My Sister Eileen. Earle wrote the underscore, while Herb wrote the arrangements. Occasionally, these chores overlapped, when time permitted. MSI was dissolved about 1960, and Spencer went on to score The Joey Bishop Show. Although Spencer is credited by the BMI as "co-composer" of The Andy Griffith Show Theme, he was not involved in its composition.Spencer also helped orchestrate such noted film musicals as Holiday Inn (1942), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Call Me Madam (1953), Carousel (1956), Funny Girl (1968), and Hello, Dolly! (1969), and received the credit "musical associate" for his work on the film musical Man of La Mancha (1972). He also composed the music for Sol y nieve (1962, a Chilean documentary).Later in life, Spencer was known mostly for his collaborations with composer John Williams as orchestrator and arranger (from 1967 until his death) for many of his film scores, such as the original Star Wars trilogy, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and the Indiana Jones film series.

He orchestrated the stage musicals The Good Companions (1974, for André Previn), and Thomas And The King (1975, for John Williams). Neither show was a success.Spencer was also principal orchestrator for the original version of Clash of the Titans (1981).

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Filmography

all 37

Movies 36

TV Shows 1

Orchestrator
Home Alone

Home Alone (1990)

Movie
8.05
Music
Return to Mayberry

Return to Mayberry (1986)

Movie
Orchestrator
Return to Oz

Return to Oz (1985)

Movie
Orchestrator
The River

The River (1984)

Movie
Orchestrator
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Movie
6.59
Orchestrator
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Movie
6.16
Orchestrator
Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans (1981)

Movie
5.75
Orchestrator
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Movie
6.02
Orchestrator
Black Sunday

Black Sunday (1977)

Movie
6
Orchestrator
The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno (1974)

Movie
6.67
Assistant Music Supervisor
Scrooge

Scrooge (1970)

Movie
10
Orchestrator
Bandolero!

Bandolero! (1968)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Pleasure Seekers

The Pleasure Seekers (1964)

Movie
Music
The Joey Bishop Show

The Joey Bishop Show (1961)

TV
Orchestrator
Say One for Me

Say One for Me (1959)

Movie
Orchestrator
Fraulein

Fraulein (1958)

Movie
Composer
Spring Reunion

Spring Reunion (1957)

Movie
Orchestrator
Carousel

Carousel (1956)

Movie
Orchestrator
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Movie
6.5
Orchestrator
Call Me Madam

Call Me Madam (1953)

Movie
Music
The I Don't Care Girl

The I Don't Care Girl (1953)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Secret of Convict Lake

The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Frogmen

The Frogmen (1951)

Movie
Orchestrator
Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Orchestrator
Dancing in the Dark

Dancing in the Dark (1949)

Movie
Orchestrator
I Was a Male War Bride

I Was a Male War Bride (1949)

Movie
6
Music Arranger
You're My Everything

You're My Everything (1949)

Movie
Orchestrator
Cry of the City

Cry of the City (1948)

Movie
Orchestrator
Home Sweet Homicide

Home Sweet Homicide (1946)

Movie
Orchestrator
Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

Movie
1
Orchestrator
The Black Swan

The Black Swan (1942)

Movie
Orchestrator
Moontide

Moontide (1942)

Movie
4
Orchestrator
I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

Movie
Music
The Little Princess

The Little Princess (1939)

Movie
Orchestrator
Private Number

Private Number (1936)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.5
Based on 3.83 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1936
1949
1957
1953
1990
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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1905-04-07

Deathday
1992-09-18 (87 years old)

Birth Name
Herbert Winfield Spencer Gallo

Birth Place
Santiago, Chile

Relationships
Diana Reid (1939-09-29 - 1992-09-18)

Citizenships
United States of America, Chile

Also Known As
Herbert Spencer, Herbert Winfield Spencer


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