Sound
Louis Levy
EN, FR, SV cinema · 131 credits
Born
20 November 1894
Died
18 August 1957 (aged 62)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Also known as L. Levy
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
Music Director
Let's Be Happy
Music Director
Moby Dick
Conductor
It's Great to be Young!
Music Director
Now and Forever
Music Director
Yield to the Night
Music Director
The Dark Avenger
Conductor
The Dam Busters
Music Director
Duel in the Jungle
Music Director
Happy Ever After
Music Director
The Weak and the Wicked
Music Director
Isn't Life Wonderful!
Music Director
South of Algiers
Music Director
Will Any Gentleman...?
Conductor
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Music Director
Where's Charley?
Music Director
So Little Time
Music Director
Young Wives' Tale
Music Director
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Music Director
Laughter in Paradise
Music Director
The Franchise Affair
Music Director
Stage Fright
Music Director
Murder Without Crime
Music Director
Portrait of Clare
Music Director
The Queen of Spades
Music Director
Obsession
Conductor
Man on the Run
Music Director
Under Capricorn
Music Director
Caravan
Music Director
I'll Be Your Sweetheart
Associate Producer
Fanny by Gaslight
Music Director
Two Thousand Women
Music Director
Love Story
Music Director
Time Flies
Music Director
Give Us the Moon
Music Director
The Adventures of Tartu
Music Director
Dear Octopus
1943
Dear Octopus
Music Director
The Man in Grey
Music Director
Back-Room Boy
Musical
The Young Mr. Pitt
Music Director
Uncensored
Music Director
Gasbags
Original Music Composer
Kipps
Music Director
An Englishman's Home
Music Director
Girl in the News
Music Director, Original Music Composer
Neutral Port
1940
Neutral Port
Music Director
Night Train to Munich
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Ask a Policeman
Music Director
A Girl Must Live
Music Director
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Music Director
The Lambeth Walk
Music Director
The Lady Vanishes
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Crackerjack
Music Director
Sailing Along
Music Director
Alf's Button Afloat
Music Director
The Citadel
Original Music Composer
Everything Happens to Me
Music Director
Climbing High
Original Music Composer
O-Kay for Sound
as Conductor
Young and Innocent
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Gangway
Music Director
Take My Tip
1937
Take My Tip
Music Director
Command Performance
Music Director
Non-Stop New York
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Doctor Syn
Music Director
Everything Is Thunder
Original Music Composer
Secret Agent
Music Director
All In!
1936
All In!
Music Director
East Meets West
Music Director
First Offence
Music Director
Sabotage
Music, Music Director
Seven Sinners
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Tudor Rose
Music Director
The 39 Steps
Original Music Composer, Conductor, Music Director
My Heart Is Calling
Music Director
Boys Will Be Boys
Original Music Composer
Oh, Daddy!
Music Director
Foreign Affaires
1935
Foreign Affaires
Original Music Composer
Car of Dreams
Music Director
Bulldog Jack
Music Director, Original Music Composer
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
Music Director, Additional Music
Heat Wave
Music Director
Things Are Looking Up
Music Director
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Music Director
Dirty Work
Music Director
Little Friend
Music Director
A Cup of Kindness
Music Director
My Old Dutch
Music Director
Road House
1934
Road House
Music Director
Forbidden Territory
1934
Forbidden Territory
Original Music Composer
Evergreen
Music Director
Man of Aran
Music Director
It's a Boy
1934
It's a Boy
Music Director
The Iron Duke
Music Director
The Ghoul
Original Music Composer
Friday the Thirteenth
Original Music Composer
Baroud
Music Director
Lord Babs
Music Director
Love on Wheels
Music Director
The Faithful Heart
Music Director
The Midshipmaid
Music Director
Jack's the Boy
Music Director
After the Ball
Music Director
White Face
1932
White Face
Music Director
Rome Express
Music Director
Michael and Mary
Music Director
No Lady
Music
Bed and Breakfast
Music Director
Just for a Song
1930
Just for a Song
Music Director
High Treason
Original Music Composer
Balaclava
Music Director
The Arcadians
1927
The Arcadians
Music Arranger
She
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