Marceau van Hoorebeke

Marceau van Hoorebeke (born January 13, 1900 in Lille , † February 7, 1957 in Paris ) was a French film composer and orchestra conductor.

Van Hoorebecke wrote chansons such as “Souvenirs” (for André Claveau ) in the 1930s , as well as swing numbers such as “Budding Dancers” and “Sweet Serenade” (recorded by Michel Warlop / Django Reinhardt ). In addition, from 1932 he composed a number of film scores for feature films a. a. by Heinz Paul ( Wilhelm Tell (1934)), Willy Rozier , René Barberis , Jean Loubignac , Jacques Daroy ( The Smuggler's Ring of Marseille , Georges Péclet (1897–1974) 1950), Paul Mesnier , Jacques de Baroncelli , Guillaume Radot , André Berthomieu ( The secret of Madame Clapain , 1943), Giorgio Bianchi ( Who has money, has more from life , 1949), André Zwoboda ( Women, love, legionaries , 1951), Maurice Cloche ( Beloved Domenica , 1952), Jean Loubignac and Georges Péclet ( Les révoltés du Danaé , 1952 and Tabor , 1954).

Discographic notes (shellac records)

Van Hoorebeke, Orchester Symphonique-Jazz / Rene Alton et son Ensemble: Happy Dreams / L'auberge du Cheval Blanc (Champion # 1506)
Le Jazz Pathé-Nathan, Marceau van Hoorebeke: Le Fox de la caserne / En chemin de fer! (Columba DF559), u. a. with Alex Renard

personal data
SURNAME	Hoorebeke, Marceau van
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French film composer and orchestra leader
DATE OF BIRTH	January 13, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lille
DATE OF DEATH	February 7, 1957
Place of death	Paris