John Leipold

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John Max Leipold (born February 26, 1888 in Ulster County , New York , † March 8, 1970 in Dallas , Texas ) was an American film composer .

Life

In the 1930s and 1940s, John Leipold was involved in over 380 films as a composer and musical director. He received an Oscar for working on the soundtrack for the western classic Ringo . He also wrote the music for film musicals such as The Big Broadcast of 1936 . His work includes the music for more than 250 productions.

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • Jürgen Wölfer and Roland Löper: “ The great lexicon of film composers. The magicians of cinematic acoustics - from Ennio Morricone to Hans Zimmer ”. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-89602-296-2 .

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personal data
SURNAME Leipold, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Leipold, John Max (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film composer
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Ulster County , New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH March 8, 1970
Place of death Dallas , Texas , United States