David Snell

David Snell

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1897-09-10
Deathday: 1967-03-27 (69 years old)

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David L. Snell (10 September 1897, Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 27 March 1967, Glendale, California) was a pianist, conductor, composer and music director. He composed the music for over 170 shorts, series or feature films.


Snell studied at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Wisconsin College and the Meyer Conservatory of Music. He formed his own orchestra, and was the musical director for several stage productions.


He joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's music department in 1937, turning out music for a range of films from low-cost "B" movies to expensive features. He would spend his entire film career with MGM. He was conductor, composer, and music director for MGM for twenty-one years. The work could be high pressure. In November 1938 Franz Waxman had just five days to put together the fifty-minute score for A Christmas Carol so it could be released in time for the holiday season. Snell helped out, writing the opening and closing credit cues and half a dozen other cues based on themes provided by Waxman.


Snell wrote music for many full-length films, shorts and B-movie series such as Dr. Kildare, Maisie and The Thin Man. His songs include Under The Stars, Downstream Drifter, Come Back Little Girl Of Mine and Once Over Lightly. His scores often showed first-rate craftsmanship, but his work has generally been ignored, perhaps because in most cases he chose to simply underscore the dialog as opposed to contributing complementary musical ideas. However, for the 1947 Lady in the Lake, based on the Raymond Chandler novel and set around Christmas time, Snell chose to use a choir singing a cappella, providing an austere and effective "black and white" score to accompany the stark black and white cinematography. The moody music echoed Christmas carols.


David L. Snell died in 1967.

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Filmography

all 145

Movies 145

Director 3

Producer 1

Conductor
Liberace Live

Liberace Live (1985)

Movie
Music / Music Director
My Old Town

My Old Town (1948)

Movie
Music
Alias a Gentleman

Alias a Gentleman (1948)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Killer McCoy

Killer McCoy (1947)

Movie
Music
Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man (1947)

Movie
5.18
Composer
Dark Delusion

Dark Delusion (1947)

Movie
Composer
Undercover Maisie

Undercover Maisie (1947)

Movie
Composer
The Mighty McGurk

The Mighty McGurk (1947)

Movie
Music
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)

Movie
Composer
Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake (1946)

Movie
Composer
The Show-Off

The Show-Off (1946)

Movie
Composer
The Cockeyed Miracle

The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)

Movie
Composer
Bad Bascomb

Bad Bascomb (1946)

Movie
Composer
Up Goes Maisie

Up Goes Maisie (1946)

Movie
Composer
What Next, Corporal Hargrove?

What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945)

Movie
Composer
The Hidden Eye

The Hidden Eye (1945)

Movie
Composer
Dangerous Partners

Dangerous Partners (1945)

Movie
Music Director
Twice Blessed

Twice Blessed (1945)

Movie
Composer
Keep Your Powder Dry

Keep Your Powder Dry (1945)

Movie
Composer
Between Two Women

Between Two Women (1945)

Movie
Music
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)

Movie
5.52
Composer
Gentle Annie

Gentle Annie (1944)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Maisie Goes to Reno

Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)

Movie
Music
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)

Movie
Music
Rationing

Rationing (1944)

Movie
Composer
See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)

Movie
Composer
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After (1944)

Movie
Music Director
Swing Fever

Swing Fever (1943)

Movie
Music Score Producer
The Man from Down Under

The Man from Down Under (1943)

Movie
Composer
The Omaha Trail

The Omaha Trail (1942)

Movie
Composer
The War Against Mrs. Hadley

The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)

Movie
Composer
Jackass Mail

Jackass Mail (1942)

Movie
Composer
Pacific Rendezvous

Pacific Rendezvous (1942)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Sunday Punch

Sunday Punch (1942)

Movie
Composer
Grand Central Murder

Grand Central Murder (1942)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Tarzan's New York Adventure

Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)

Movie
4.2
Composer
Kid Glove Killer

Kid Glove Killer (1942)

Movie
Music
Acro-Batty

Acro-Batty (1942)

Movie
Composer
Going to Press

Going to Press (1942)

Movie
Composer
The Courtship of Andy Hardy

The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)

Movie
Music
Nazi Agent

Nazi Agent (1942)

Movie
Composer
The Vanishing Virginian

The Vanishing Virginian (1942)

Movie
Composer
Flag of Mercy

Flag of Mercy (1942)

Movie
Music
We Must Have Music

We Must Have Music (1942)

Movie
Composer
Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March! (1941)

Movie
Composer
Tarzan's Secret Treasure

Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)

Movie
4.8
Composer
Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

Movie
5.36
Composer
Unholy Partners

Unholy Partners (1941)

Movie
Composer
Football Thrills of 1940

Football Thrills of 1940 (1941)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Ringside Maisie

Ringside Maisie (1941)

Movie
Composer
Down in San Diego

Down in San Diego (1941)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid (1941)

Movie
Composer
Love Crazy

Love Crazy (1941)

Movie
Composer
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)

Movie
Composer
Washington Melodrama

Washington Melodrama (1941)

Movie
Composer
The Penalty

The Penalty (1941)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Third Dimensional Murder

Third Dimensional Murder (1941)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Maisie Was a Lady

Maisie Was a Lady (1941)

Movie
Composer
Dr. Kildare's Crisis

Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)

Movie
Composer
Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons (1940)

Movie
Composer
Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)

Movie
Composer
Sky Murder

Sky Murder (1940)

Movie
Composer
Wyoming

Wyoming (1940)

Movie
Composer
Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)

Movie
Music
The Golden Fleecing

The Golden Fleecing (1940)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Gold Rush Maisie

Gold Rush Maisie (1940)

Movie
Composer
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)

Movie
Composer
A Way in the Wilderness

A Way in the Wilderness (1940)

Movie
Music
Phantom Raiders

Phantom Raiders (1940)

Movie
Composer
Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)

Movie
Music
20 Mule Team

20 Mule Team (1940)

Movie
Composer
The Hidden Master

The Hidden Master (1940)

Movie
Composer
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home (1940)

Movie
Composer
Stuffie

Stuffie (1940)

Movie
Composer
The Man from Dakota

The Man from Dakota (1940)

Movie
Composer
Miracle at Lourdes

Miracle at Lourdes (1939)

Movie
Composer
Judge Hardy and Son

Judge Hardy and Son (1939)

Movie
Composer
Henry Goes Arizona

Henry Goes Arizona (1939)

Movie
Composer
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)

Movie
Composer
The Secret of Dr. Kildare

The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)

Movie
6
Composer
Dancing Co-Ed

Dancing Co-Ed (1939)

Movie
Composer
Thunder Afloat

Thunder Afloat (1939)

Movie
Composer
Captain Spanky's Show Boat

Captain Spanky's Show Boat (1939)

Movie
Music
Blackmail

Blackmail (1939)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Women

The Women (1939)

Movie
Composer
These Glamour Girls

These Glamour Girls (1939)

Movie
Composer
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939)

Movie
Composer
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)

Movie
Music
Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire (1939)

Movie
Composer
The Giant of Norway

The Giant of Norway (1939)

Movie
Composer
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town (1939)

Movie
Composer
Angel of Mercy

Angel of Mercy (1939)

Movie
Composer
Prophet Without Honor

Prophet Without Honor (1939)

Movie
Composer
Calling Dr. Kildare

Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)

Movie
Music
The Hardys Ride High

The Hardys Ride High (1939)

Movie
Composer
Happily Buried

Happily Buried (1939)

Movie
Composer
Somewhat Secret

Somewhat Secret (1939)

Movie
Composer
The Story of Dr. Jenner

The Story of Dr. Jenner (1939)

Movie
Composer
The Story of Alfred Nobel

The Story of Alfred Nobel (1939)

Movie
Composer
Ice Antics

Ice Antics (1939)

Movie
Composer
Heroes at Leisure

Heroes at Leisure (1939)

Movie
Composer
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)

Movie
Composer
Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power

Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power (1938)

Movie
Composer
The Great Heart

The Great Heart (1938)

Movie
Composer
Men of Steel

Men of Steel (1938)

Movie
Composer
Once Over Lightly

Once Over Lightly (1938)

Movie
Music
Out West with the Hardys

Out West with the Hardys (1938)

Movie
Composer
Passing Parade

Passing Parade (1938)

Movie
Music
Grid Rules

Grid Rules (1938)

Movie
Music
Young Dr. Kildare

Young Dr. Kildare (1938)

Movie
Composer
Nostradamus

Nostradamus (1938)

Movie
Music
Football Thrills of 1937

Football Thrills of 1937 (1938)

Movie
Composer
The Man on the Rock

The Man on the Rock (1938)

Movie
Music
Party Fever

Party Fever (1938)

Movie
Music
It's in the Stars

It's in the Stars (1938)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Bravest of the Brave

Bravest of the Brave (1938)

Movie
Composer
Love Finds Andy Hardy

Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)

Movie
Composer
The Magician's Daughter

The Magician's Daughter (1938)

Movie
Music
Anaesthesia

Anaesthesia (1938)

Movie
Composer
Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)

Movie
Composer
Strange Glory

Strange Glory (1938)

Movie
Composer
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

What Do You Think? Tupapaoo (1938)

Movie
Composer
Joaquin Murrieta

Joaquin Murrieta (1938)

Movie
Music
The Forgotten Step

The Forgotten Step (1938)

Movie
Composer
Snow Gets in Your Eyes

Snow Gets in Your Eyes (1938)

Movie
Composer
That Mothers Might Live

That Mothers Might Live (1938)

Movie
Music
Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue

Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue (1938)

Movie
Composer
Judge Hardy's Children

Judge Hardy's Children (1938)

Movie
Composer
The Canary Comes Across

The Canary Comes Across (1938)

Movie
Music
What Do You Think? (Number Three)

What Do You Think? (Number Three) (1938)

Movie
Composer
You're Only Young Once

You're Only Young Once (1937)

Movie
Composer
Madame X

Madame X (1937)

Movie
Composer
My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937)

Movie
Composer
Married Before Breakfast

Married Before Breakfast (1937)

Movie
Composer
Song of Revolt

Song of Revolt (1937)

Movie
Music
Carnival in Paris

Carnival in Paris (1937)

Movie
Composer
The Thirteenth Chair

The Thirteenth Chair (1937)

Movie
Composer
A Family Affair

A Family Affair (1937)

Movie
Composer
Bars and Stripes

Bars and Stripes (1937)

Movie
Composer
Dangerous Number

Dangerous Number (1937)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Mad Love

Mad Love (1935)

Movie
5
Orchestrator
The Thin Man

The Thin Man (1934)

Movie
5.31
Original Music Composer
Faithless

Faithless (1932)

Movie
Composer
Some Time Soon

Some Time Soon

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.47
Based on 132 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1932
1938
1940
1939
1985
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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1897-09-10

Deathday
1967-03-27 (69 years old)

Birth Place
Milwaukee, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
David L. Snell, Dave Snell


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