Lucien Moraweck
Lucien Alfred Emile Moraweck (born May 24, 1901 in Belfort , France , † October 20, 1973 in San Diego , California ) was a French jazz pianist , arranger and film composer .
Life
Lucien Moraweck first studied piano and harmony at the Paris Conservatory before turning primarily to jazz from 1924 . In the following years he played in various jazz bands alongside musicians such as the Swiss Edmond Cohanier and Georges Marion. For a while he formed a jazz duo with the Belgian saxophonist Paul Gason. At the same time he began to write arrangements for jazz and dance bands, and at the end of the decade was a member of the Grégor et ses Grégoriens orchestra . He played with Michel Warlop and Wal-Berg in the 1930s before emigrating to the United States in 1934 .
In Hollywood he appeared as a film composer from 1939, mostly working for small production companies. In the same year he and Lud Gluskin , with whom he had already played jazz in Europe, received an Oscar nomination in the category of best film music for the literary film The Man with the Iron Mask . One of the few major productions for which he was hired as a composer was The Lady in Question (1940), the US remake of a French film commissioned by Columbia Pictures .
From 1959 Moraweck also worked for American television, where he was used as a composer in the television series Rauchende Colts (1960–1961) and Perry Mason (1961). In 1964 he retired from the film business. He died in San Diego nine years later at the age of 72 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1939: The Man in the Iron Mask ( The Man in the Iron Mask )
- 1939: Call me Hilda ( The Housekeeper's Daughter )
- 1940: The Lady in Question
- 1940: Dreaming Out Loud
- 1941: International Lady
- 1942: Friendly Enemies
- 1946: Avalanche
- 1946: Strange Voyage
- 1946: Escape from Devil's Island ( The Return of Monte Cristo )
- 1947: High Conquest
- 1949: Battle on the Red River ( Massacre River )
- 1951: The death rocks of Colorado ( New Mexico )
- 1960–1961: Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke ) (TV series, two episodes)
- 1961: Perry Mason (TV series, an episode)
Awards
- 1940: Oscar nomination in the category of best film music for The Man with the Iron Mask together with Lud Gluskin
literature
- Michel Laplace: Lucien Moraweck . In: Barry Kernfeld (Ed.): The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz . 2nd edition, MacMillan, London 2002.
Web links
- Lucien Moraweck in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moraweck, Lucien |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moraweck, Lucien Alfred Emile (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz pianist, arranger and film composer of French origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Belfort , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th October 1973 |
| Place of death | San Diego , California |