Biography
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.
Sound 112
1950s
- 1957
No Time for Tears
Music Director
Woman in a Dressing Gown
Music
Let's Be Happy
Music Director
- 1956
It's Great to be Young!
Music Director
Now and Forever
Music Director
Yield to the Night
Music Director
- 1955
The Dam Busters
Music Director
The Dark Avenger
Conductor
- 1954
Duel in the Jungle
Music Director
Happy Ever After
Music Director
The Weak and the Wicked
Music Director
- 1953
Isn't Life Wonderful!
Music Director
Will Any Gentleman...?
Conductor
South of Algiers
Music Director
- 1952
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Music Director
Where's Charley?
Music Director
So Little Time
Music Director
- 1951
Young Wives' Tale
Music Director
Laughter in Paradise
Music Director
The Franchise Affair
Music Director
- 1950
Portrait of Clare
Music Director
Murder Without Crime
Music Director
1940s
- 1949
Man on the Run
Music Director
The Queen of Spades
Music Director
- 1946
Caravan
Music Director
- 1944
Love Story
Music Director
Two Thousand Women
Music Director
Give Us the Moon
Music Director
Fanny by Gaslight
Music Director
- 1943
The Adventures of Tartu
Music Director
The Man in Grey
Music Director
- 1942
The Young Mr. Pitt
Music Director
Uncensored
Music Director
- 1941
Cottage to Let
Music
Kipps
Music Director
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
Music
Gasbags
Original Music Composer
- 1940
Girl in the News
Music Director, Original Music Composer
Busman's Honeymoon
Music
An Englishman's Home
Music Director
1930s
- 1939
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
Music
Shipyard Sally
Music
A Girl Must Live
Music Director
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Music Director
Ask a Policeman
Music Director
The Lambeth Walk
Music Director
- 1938
Everything Happens to Me
Music Director
Climbing High
Original Music Composer
The Citadel
Original Music Composer
Crackerjack
Music Director
Alf's Button Afloat
Music Director
Sailing Along
Music Director
Bank Holiday
Music
- 1937
Non-Stop New York
Original Music Composer, Music Director
The Gap
Music
Doctor Syn
Music Director
Gangway
Music Director
Command Performance
Music Director
- 1936
Everything Is Thunder
Original Music Composer
Tudor Rose
Music Director
East Meets West
Music Director
Seven Sinners
Original Music Composer, Music Director
It's Love Again
Music
First Offence
Music Director
- 1935
Bulldog Jack
Music Director, Original Music Composer
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
Music Director
Boys Will Be Boys
Original Music Composer
Things Are Looking Up
Music Director
Heat Wave
Music Director
Brown on Resolution
Music
Oh, Daddy!
Music Director
Car of Dreams
Music Director
My Heart Is Calling
Music Director
- 1934
Dirty Work
Music Director
The Iron Duke
Music Director
Little Friend
Music Director
My Old Dutch
Music Director
A Cup of Kindness
Music Director
Man of Aran
Music Director
Evergreen
Music Director
- 1933
Friday the Thirteenth
Original Music Composer
The Man from Toronto
Music
- 1932
The Midshipmaid
Music Director
After the Ball
Music Director
Baroud
Music Director
Rome Express
Music Director
Love on Wheels
Music Director
Jack's the Boy
Music Director
The Faithful Heart
Music Director
Lord Babs
Music Director
- 1931
Michael and Mary
Music Director
The Stronger Sex
Music
- 1930
Bed and Breakfast
Music Director
Symphony in Two Flats
Music
1920s
- 1929
High Treason
Original Music Composer
- 1928
Balaclava
Music Director
- 1925
She
Music
Wrote 2
1940s
- 1942
Back-Room Boy
Musical
1910s
- 1915
Madame de Thèbes
Writer
Acted in 1
1930s
- 1937
O-Kay for Sound
Conductor
Other crew 1
1930s
- 1935
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
Additional Music
Produced 1
1940s
- 1945
I'll Be Your Sweetheart
Associate Producer