Leo Shuken

Leo Shuken

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1906-12-08
Deathday: 1976-07-24 (69 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 90

Movies 90

Additional Music
Raid on Rommel

Raid on Rommel (1971)

Movie
Orchestrator
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)

Movie
Orchestrator
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Movie
5.5
Orchestrator
The Swimmer

The Swimmer (1968)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters (1968)

Movie
Orchestrator
In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood (1967)

Movie
3.5
Orchestrator
Wait Until Dark

Wait Until Dark (1967)

Movie
1
Orchestrator
Camelot

Camelot (1967)

Movie
Orchestrator
Enter Laughing

Enter Laughing (1967)

Movie
Orchestrator
Hawaii

Hawaii (1966)

Movie
Orchestrator
Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Reward

The Reward (1965)

Movie
Orchestrator
Baby, the Rain Must Fall

Baby, the Rain Must Fall (1965)

Movie
Orchestrator
To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Movie
5.4
Orchestrator
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won (1962)

Movie
6
Orchestrator
Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

Movie
5.33
Orchestrator
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)

Movie
10
Orchestrator
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

Movie
3.67
Orchestrator
Experiment in Terror

Experiment in Terror (1962)

Movie
Orchestrator
Walk on the Wild Side

Walk on the Wild Side (1962)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy (1961)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man (1961)

Movie
Orchestrator
Underworld U.S.A.

Underworld U.S.A. (1961)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Movie
5.66
Orchestrator
The Crimson Kimono

The Crimson Kimono (1959)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Edsel Show

The Edsel Show (1957)

Movie
Music
Hear Me Good

Hear Me Good (1957)

Movie
Orchestrator
Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Movie
4.67
Orchestrator
The Conqueror

The Conqueror (1956)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours (1955)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Tall Men

The Tall Men (1955)

Movie
Orchestrator
Drum Beat

Drum Beat (1954)

Movie
5.6
Original Music Composer
Alaska Seas

Alaska Seas (1954)

Movie
Orchestrator
Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday (1953)

Movie
5.54
Orchestrator
Shane

Shane (1953)

Movie
4.33
Orchestrator
The Star

The Star (1952)

Movie
4.33
Orchestrator
Carson City

Carson City (1952)

Movie
Orchestrator
Something to Live For

Something to Live For (1952)

Movie
Orchestrator
This Is Korea!

This Is Korea! (1951)

Movie
Orchestrator
Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole (1951)

Movie
1
Orchestrator
Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Movie
5.25
Music Arranger
Our Very Own

Our Very Own (1950)

Movie
Orchestrator
Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger (1950)

Movie
Orchestrator
Gun Crazy

Gun Crazy (1950)

Movie
4.33
Orchestrator
The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)

Movie
Orchestrator
Red Hot and Blue

Red Hot and Blue (1949)

Movie
Composer
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership

Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (1949)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Stranger

The Stranger (1946)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend (1945)

Movie
5.14
Orchestrator
Kitty

Kitty (1945)

Movie
6
Orchestrator
A Medal for Benny

A Medal for Benny (1945)

Movie
Orchestrator
Frenchman's Creek

Frenchman's Creek (1944)

Movie
4.5
Composer
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1943)

Movie
6
Original Music Composer
Riding High

Riding High (1943)

Movie
Orchestrator
So Proudly We Hail

So Proudly We Hail (1943)

Movie
6
Original Music Composer
The Good Fellows

The Good Fellows (1943)

Movie
Orchestrator
For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)

Movie
Orchestrator
Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan (1942)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Glass Key

The Glass Key (1942)

Movie
Composer
Henry Aldrich, Editor

Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Night in New Orleans

Night in New Orleans (1942)

Movie
Composer
Meet the Stewarts

Meet the Stewarts (1942)

Movie
Orchestrator
This Gun for Hire

This Gun for Hire (1942)

Movie
Orchestrator
Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Fleet's In

The Fleet's In (1942)

Movie
Composer
The Lady Has Plans

The Lady Has Plans (1942)

Movie
Composer
Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels (1941)

Movie
5.43
Composer
New York Town

New York Town (1941)

Movie
Music
Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth (1941)

Movie
Composer
Our Wife

Our Wife (1941)

Movie
Music
Her First Beau

Her First Beau (1941)

Movie
Music
The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve (1941)

Movie
4.5
Original Music Composer
Christmas in July

Christmas in July (1940)

Movie
Orchestrator
North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police (1940)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Adventure in Diamonds

Adventure in Diamonds (1940)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Parole Fixer

Parole Fixer (1940)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Emergency Squad

Emergency Squad (1940)

Movie
Orchestrator
The Light That Failed

The Light That Failed (1939)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Flying Deuces

The Flying Deuces (1939)

Movie
9
Orchestrator
Golden Boy

Golden Boy (1939)

Movie
Music
The Gracie Allen Murder Case

The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Union Pacific

Union Pacific (1939)

Movie
Orchestrator
Midnight

Midnight (1939)

Movie
Music
Illegal Traffic

Illegal Traffic (1938)

Movie
Music
Cocoanut Grove

Cocoanut Grove (1938)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Tip-Off Girls

Tip-Off Girls (1938)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Every Day's a Holiday

Every Day's a Holiday (1937)

Movie
Additional Music
Easy Living

Easy Living (1937)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Girl from Scotland Yard

The Girl from Scotland Yard (1937)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Mind Your Own Business

Mind Your Own Business (1936)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.09
Based on 1.68 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1936
1941
1949
1942
1971
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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1906-12-08

Deathday
1976-07-24 (69 years old)

Birth Place
Los Angeles, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment


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