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William Axt

1888–1959 · New York City, New York, USA

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Axt (April 19, 1888 – February 13, 1959) was an American composer of nearly two hundred film scores. Born in New York City, Axt graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in The Bronx and studied at the National Conservatory of Music of America. He served as an assistant conductor for the Hammerstein Grand Opera Company and was the musical director for the Capitol Theatre in Manhattan before joining the music department at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1919. He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Chicago in 1922.

Sound 140

1930s

  1. 1939

    Miracles for Sale

    Original Music Composer

  2. Tell No Tales

    Music

  3. The Kid From Texas

    Original Music Composer

  4. Sergeant Madden

    Original Music Composer

  5. Fast and Loose

    Music Director

  6. Heroes at Leisure

    Music

  7. Stand Up and Fight

    Original Music Composer

  8. 1938

    The Girl Downstairs

    Music

  9. Spring Madness

    Music Score Producer

  10. Listen, Darling

    Original Music Composer

  11. Rich Man, Poor Girl

    Original Music Composer

  12. Fast Company

    Music

  13. Yellow Jack

    Original Music Composer

  14. The First Hundred Years

    Music Score Producer

  15. Everybody Sing

    Original Music Composer

  16. 1937

    The Bad Man of Brimstone

    Music

  17. Beg, Borrow or Steal

    Original Music Composer

  18. Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

    Music, Original Music Composer

  19. Big City

    Original Music Composer

  20. Between Two Women

    Original Music Composer

  21. Parnell

    Original Music Composer

  22. Espionage

    Music

  23. The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

    Original Music Composer

  24. Under Cover of Night

    Original Music Composer

  25. 1936

    Wanted - A Master

    Music

  26. Mad Holiday

    Original Music Composer

  27. Suzy

    Music

  28. The Unguarded Hour

    Music Score Producer

  29. The Jonker Diamond

    Music

  30. Petticoat Fever

    Original Music Composer

  31. Three Godfathers

    Original Music Composer

  32. The Garden Murder Case

    Original Music Composer

  33. Tough Guy

    Original Music Composer

  34. Three Live Ghosts

    Original Music Composer

  35. 1935

    Last of the Pagans

    Original Music Composer

  36. Whipsaw

    Original Music Composer

  37. Rendezvous

    Original Music Composer

  38. Trained Hoofs

    Music

  39. It's in the Air

    Original Music Composer

  40. O'Shaughnessy's Boy

    Music

  41. The Perfect Tribute

    Music

  42. Woman Wanted

    Music

  43. The Murder Man

    Original Music Composer

  44. Pitcairn Island Today

    Music

  45. Memories and Melodies

    Music

  46. Buried Loot

    Original Music Composer

  47. 1934
  48. A Wicked Woman

    Original Music Composer

  49. Death on the Diamond

    Original Music Composer

  50. Hide-Out

    Music

  51. Straight Is the Way

    Original Music Composer

  52. The Girl from Missouri

    Original Music Composer

  53. Paris Interlude

    Music

  54. Stamboul Quest

    Original Music Composer

  55. Sadie McKee

    Original Music Composer

  56. Manhattan Melodrama

    Original Music Composer

  57. Men in White

    Original Music Composer

  58. Goofy Movies Number Two

    Original Music Composer

  59. The Mystery of Mr. X

    Music

  60. This Side of Heaven

    Original Music Composer

  61. You Can't Buy Everything

    Original Music Composer

  62. 1933
  63. Should Ladies Behave

    Music

  64. Eskimo

    Original Music Composer

  65. Menu

    Original Music Composer

  66. Broadway to Hollywood

    Music

  67. Penthouse

    Original Music Composer

  68. Midnight Mary

    Original Music Composer

  69. When Ladies Meet

    Original Music Composer

  70. Reunion in Vienna

    Original Music Composer

  71. Storm at Daybreak

    Original Music Composer

  72. Gabriel Over the White House

    Original Music Composer

  73. Fast Workers

    Original Music Composer

  74. Today We Live

    Original Music Composer

  75. The Secret of Madame Blanche

    Original Music Composer

  76. Whistling in the Dark

    Music

  77. 1932

    The Mask of Fu Manchu

    Original Music Composer

  78. Blondie of the Follies

    Original Music Composer

  79. The Washington Masquerade

    Music Score Producer

  80. As You Desire Me

    Music

  81. Letty Lynton

    Original Music Composer

  82. The Wet Parade

    Original Music Composer

  83. Polly of the Circus

    Music

  84. 1931
  85. Private Lives

    Music

  86. Wild and Woolly

    Music

  87. Love-Tails of Morocco

    Music

  88. Sporting Blood

    Music

  89. Inspiration

    Original Music Composer

  90. 1930

    Doughboys

    Music

  91. Call of the Flesh

    Music

  92. The Big Dog House

    Music

  93. When the Wind Blows

    Music

  94. The Woman Racket

    Music

  95. Chasing Rainbows

    Original Music Composer

1920s

  1. 1929

    Their Own Desire

    Conductor

  2. Navy Blues

    Music

  3. It's a Great Life

    Music

  4. Untamed

    Music

  5. Speedway

    Original Music Composer

  6. The Mysterious Island

    Music

  7. The Unholy Night

    Original Music Composer

  8. Our Modern Maidens

    Music

  9. The Single Standard

    Music

  10. Where East Is East

    Music

  11. The Pagan

    Music

  12. Tide of Empire

    Music

  13. 1928

    West of Zanzibar

    Original Music Composer

  14. The Masks of the Devil

    Music

  15. The Viking

    Original Music Composer

  16. Our Dancing Daughters

    Original Music Composer

  17. While the City Sleeps

    Original Music Composer

  18. The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

    Original Music Composer

  19. 1927

    Camille

    Original Music Composer

  20. Annie Laurie

    Original Music Composer

  21. 1926

    Bardelys the Magnificent

    Original Music Composer

  22. La Bohème

    Original Music Composer

  23. 1925
  24. 1924
  25. 1923

    Scaramouche

    Original Music Composer

1910s

  1. 1919

    Madame DuBarry

    Music

Other crew 5

1930s

  1. 1933

    Hold Your Man

    Additional Music

  2. 1932
  3. 1931

1920s

  1. 1929

    Spite Marriage

    Additional Music