Hugo Riesenfeld

Hugo Riesenfeld

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1879-01-26
Deathday: 1939-09-10 (60 years old)

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Hugo Riesenfeld (January 26, 1879 – September 10, 1939) was an Austrian-American composer. As a film director, he began to write his own orchestral compositions for silent films in 1917, and co-created modern production techniques where film scoring serves an integral part of the action. Riesenfeld composed about 100 film scores in his career.


His most successful compositions were for Cecil B. DeMille's Joan the Woman (1917), The Ten Commandments (1923) and The King of Kings (1927); D. W. Griffith's Abraham Lincoln (1930); and the original scores to F. W. Murnau's Sunrise (1927) and Tabu (1931).


Born in Vienna, Riesenfeld's musical career began at the age of seven with a violin study at the Conservatory of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in his city of birth, where he graduated at the age of 17 in piano, violin and composition degrees. He briefly played in the Vienna Philharmonic. By the end of the 19th century, he was playing with Arnold Schönberg, Arthur Bodanzky, and Edward Falck in a local string quartet.


In 1907, Riesenfeld emigrated to New York City. He did his first work in film when he conducted the accompaniment for Jesse L. Lasky's production of Carmen (1915).


On 15 April 1923, with inventor Lee de Forest, Riesenfeld co-presented a show at the Rivoli Theater in New York City of 18 short films made in the Phonofilm sound-on-film process.


Riesenfeld died in 1939 in Los Angeles after a severe illness. His daughter Janet starred in some Mexican movies as a dancer and actress under the pseudonym Raquel Rojas and Janet Alcorzia and later became a screenwriter.

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Filmography

all 71

Movies 71

Producer 4

Director 3

Composer
The Making of 'The Last Laugh'

The Making of 'The Last Laugh' (2003)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Music Director
Sunset Murder Case

Sunset Murder Case (1938)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Tell Your Children

Tell Your Children (1938)

Movie
7.5
Composer
Hawaii Calls

Hawaii Calls (1938)

Movie
Composer
Tarzan's Revenge

Tarzan's Revenge (1938)

Movie
Music Director
Make a Wish

Make a Wish (1937)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Gunsmoke Ranch

Gunsmoke Ranch (1937)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Mandarin Mystery

The Mandarin Mystery (1936)

Movie
Composer
White Legion

White Legion (1936)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Devil on Horseback

The Devil on Horseback (1936)

Movie
Music
Revolt of the Zombies

Revolt of the Zombies (1936)

Movie
Composer
Let's Sing Again

Let's Sing Again (1936)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The President Vanishes

The President Vanishes (1934)

Movie
Composer
Peck's Bad Boy

Peck's Bad Boy (1934)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Two Heads on a Pillow

Two Heads on a Pillow (1934)

Movie
Composer
The Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew (1933)

Movie
Composer
Tabu

Tabu (1931)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Music Arranger
Hell's Angels

Hell's Angels (1930)

Movie
Music
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (1930)

Movie
Producer
Zampa

Zampa (1930)

Movie
Producer
Hungarian Rhapsody

Hungarian Rhapsody (1930)

Movie
Music Arranger
One Romantic Night

One Romantic Night (1930)

Movie
9
Producer
The Wizard's Apprentice

The Wizard's Apprentice (1930)

Movie
Composer
Lummox

Lummox (1930)

Movie
Producer
Irish Fantasy

Irish Fantasy (1929)

Movie
Composer
This Is Heaven

This Is Heaven (1929)

Movie
Composer
New Orleans

New Orleans (1929)

Movie
Music Director
Bulldog Drummond

Bulldog Drummond (1929)

Movie
Music Arranger
Alibi

Alibi (1929)

Movie
Composer
My Lady's Past

My Lady's Past (1929)

Movie
Sound
Coquette

Coquette (1929)

Movie
6
Music
Lucky Boy

Lucky Boy (1929)

Movie
Composer
The Rescue

The Rescue (1929)

Movie
Composer
Sins of the Fathers

Sins of the Fathers (1928)

Movie
Music
The Awakening

The Awakening (1928)

Movie
Composer
The Cavalier

The Cavalier (1928)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes (1928)

Movie
Composer
Revenge

Revenge (1928)

Movie
Composer
Looping the Loop

Looping the Loop (1928)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Woman Disputed

The Woman Disputed (1928)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Tempest

Tempest (1928)

Movie
Composer
Ramona

Ramona (1928)

Movie
Composer
Two Lovers

Two Lovers (1928)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Movie
4.63
Music
The Rough Riders

The Rough Riders (1927)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary (1927)

Movie
6
Original Music Composer
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness

Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927)

Movie
Composer
The King of Kings

The King of Kings (1927)

Movie
Music
The Sorrows of Satan

The Sorrows of Satan (1926)

Movie
Composer
The Flaming Frontier

The Flaming Frontier (1926)

Movie
Composer
Three Faces East

Three Faces East (1926)

Movie
Composer
Les Misérables

Les Misérables (1925)

Movie
Composer
The Pony Express

The Pony Express (1925)

Movie
Composer
The Wanderer

The Wanderer (1925)

Movie
Composer
Beggar on Horseback

Beggar on Horseback (1925)

Movie
Music Arranger
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life

Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (1925)

Movie
Composer
The Swan

The Swan (1925)

Movie
Composer
Madame Sans-Gêne

Madame Sans-Gêne (1925)

Movie
Composer
Monsieur Beaucaire

Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)

Movie
Composer
Bella Donna

Bella Donna (1923)

Movie
Composer
The Loves of Pharaoh

The Loves of Pharaoh (1922)

Movie
Composer
Reputation

Reputation (1921)

Movie
Composer
Always Audacious

Always Audacious (1920)

Movie
Composer
Conrad in Quest of His Youth

Conrad in Quest of His Youth (1920)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Humoresque

Humoresque (1920)

Movie
Composer
The Mystery of the Yellow Room

The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1919)

Movie
Composer
Woman

Woman (1918)

Movie
Composer
The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird (1918)

Movie
Composer
The Aryan

The Aryan (1916)

Movie
Composer
Hoodoo Ann

Hoodoo Ann (1916)

Movie
Composer
The Habit of Happiness

The Habit of Happiness (1916)

Movie

Ratings

Average 4.96
Based on 102 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1916
1925
1928
1927
2003
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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1879-01-26

Deathday
1939-09-10 (60 years old)

Birth Place
Vienna, Austria

Citizenships
Austria

Also Known As
Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld


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