About
Leo Arnaud
Overview
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Leo Arnaud or Léo Arnaud (/ˈleɪ.oʊ ɑːrˈnoʊ/; July 24, 1904 – April 26, 1991) was a French-American composer of film scores, best known for "Bugler's Dream", which is used as the theme by television networks presenting the Olympic Games in the United States.
The composer studied composition at conservatories in Lyon and Paris with Maurice Ravel and Vincent d'Indy. After playing as a jazz trombonist in France using the name Leo Vauchant and arranging for the Jack Hylton band in England from 1928 to 1930, he immigrated to the United States in 1931. He worked in Hollywood as an arranger for Fred Waring before joining Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as an arranger, composer, and orchestrator from 1936 to 1966.
In 1980, Arnaud left Hollywood and retired to Yadkin County, North Carolina. His wife, Faye Brooks Arnaud, was a native of the area. He is buried at Asbury United Methodist Church in Hamptonville, North Carolina.
Known for
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| 1965 | Doctor Zhivago | Sound | Orchestrator | 70 Good |
| 1957 | Day of Fear | Sound | Music | N/A N/A |
| 1955 | Bad Day at Black Rock | Sound | Orchestrator | 64 Fair |
| 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Sound | Orchestrator | 65 Fair |
| 1952 | Stars and Stripes Forever | Sound | Orchestrator | 59 Average |
| 1951 | Cause for Alarm! | Sound | Orchestrator | 59 Average |
| 1950 | The Magnificent Yankee | Sound | Orchestrator | 59 Average |
| 1950 | Three Little Words | Sound | Orchestrator | 58 Average |
| 1949 | Neptune's Daughter | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 1948 | The Kissing Bandit | Sound | Music Arranger | 58 Average |
| 1948 | One Touch of Venus | Sound | Conductor | 59 Average |
| 1948 | One Touch of Venus | Sound | Music Arranger | 59 Average |
| 1948 | Easter Parade | Sound | Orchestrator | 61 Fair |
| 1948 | Big City | Sound | Orchestrator | 59 Average |
| 1946 | The Thrill of Brazil | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 1942 | For Me and My Gal | Sound | Orchestrator | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Panama Hattie | Sound | Orchestrator | 58 Average |
| 1942 | Panama Hattie | Sound | Vocals | 58 Average |
| 1941 | Two-Faced Woman | Sound | Orchestrator | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Lady Be Good | Sound | Orchestrator | 58 Average |
| 1941 | Ziegfeld Girl | Sound | Orchestrator | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Blondie Goes Latin | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 1940 | The Philadelphia Story | Sound | Orchestrator | 69 Fair |
| 1940 | Utopia of Death | Sound | Orchestrator | N/A N/A |
| 1940 | Sporting Blood | Sound | Orchestrator | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Andy Hardy Meets Debutante | Sound | Orchestrator | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Nick Carter, Master Detective | Sound | Orchestrator | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Babes in Arms | Sound | Music Arranger | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Boys Town | Sound | Music Arranger | 60 Fair |
| 1938 | Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue | Sound | Orchestrator | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Mannequin | Sound | Orchestrator | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Conquest | Sound | Orchestrator | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Double Wedding | Sound | Orchestrator | 59 Average |
| 1937 | The Women Men Marry | Sound | Orchestrator | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Broadway Melody of 1938 | Sound | Music Arranger | 59 Average |