Biography
Leo Shuken (born December 8, 1906, Los Angeles, California - d. July 24, 1976, Santa Monica, California) was an American film music composer, arranger, and musical director, who specialized in epic or Western film genres, including "The Magnificent Seven" series.
Shuken composed for the music industry from the end of the 1930s until shortly before his death, contributing music to over 100 films (many of which were uncredited). He was a favored and frequent orchestrator for the scores of Victor Young; among them My Foolish Heart (1949) and Around the World in 80 Days (1956).
His first, uncredited, score was for Go West, Young Man in 1937. He won an Academy Award for his work on the 1939 film Stagecoach, and was nominated in 1964 for the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Unsinkable Molly Brown. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
Filmography
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Raid on Rommel (1971)
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Swimmer (1968)
The Scalphunters (1968)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Wait Until Dark (1967)
Camelot (1967)
Enter Laughing (1967)
Hawaii (1966)
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
The Reward (1965)
Baby, the Rain Must Fall (1965)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
How the West Was Won (1962)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Experiment in Terror (1962)
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
The Errand Boy (1961)
The Ladies Man (1961)
Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Crimson Kimono (1959)
The Edsel Show (1957)
Hear Me Good (1957)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
The Conqueror (1956)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
The Tall Men (1955)
Drum Beat (1954)
Alaska Seas (1954)
Roman Holiday (1953)
Shane (1953)
The Star (1952)
Carson City (1952)
Something to Live For (1952)
This Is Korea! (1951)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Our Very Own (1950)
Appointment with Danger (1950)
Gun Crazy (1950)
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
Red Hot and Blue (1949)
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (1949)
The Stranger (1946)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Kitty (1945)
A Medal for Benny (1945)
Frenchman's Creek (1944)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1943)
Riding High (1943)
So Proudly We Hail (1943)
The Good Fellows (1943)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Lucky Jordan (1942)
The Glass Key (1942)
Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)
Night in New Orleans (1942)
Meet the Stewarts (1942)
This Gun for Hire (1942)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
The Fleet's In (1942)
The Lady Has Plans (1942)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
New York Town (1941)
Nothing But the Truth (1941)
Our Wife (1941)
Her First Beau (1941)
The Lady Eve (1941)
Christmas in July (1940)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
Adventure in Diamonds (1940)
Parole Fixer (1940)
Emergency Squad (1940)
The Light That Failed (1939)
The Flying Deuces (1939)
Golden Boy (1939)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
Union Pacific (1939)
Midnight (1939)
Illegal Traffic (1938)
Cocoanut Grove (1938)
Tip-Off Girls (1938)
Every Day's a Holiday (1937)
Easy Living (1937)
The Girl from Scotland Yard (1937)
Mind Your Own Business (1936)
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GenderMale
Birthday1906-12-08
Deathday1976-07-24 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment
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