Conrad Salinger (1901-1961) was one of MGM's most noted orchestrators of musicals from about 1942 to 1962. He was noted for using a somewhat smaller orchestra than usual, but nevertheless achieving a rich, layered sound in his arrangements. The fact that the orchestra that Salinger used was smaller in size than the normal huge studio orchestra was practically unnoticeable, except for the fact that the quality of the orchestral sound on films that Salinger worked on seemed greatly improved, with much less distortion. MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... For the use of the term orchestration in computer science, see orchestration (computers) Orchestration or arrangement is the study and practice of arranging music for an orchestra or musical ensemble. ... This article is about the year. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...

Salinger orchestrated most of the musicals that MGM is most famous for, among them the 1943 version of Girl Crazy, Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Anchors Aweigh (film) (1945), the 1949 film version of On the Town, the 1950 film version of Annie Get Your Gun, the 1951 screen adaptation of Show Boat, the 1953 film version of Kiss Me Kate, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), An American in Paris (film) (1951), The Band Wagon (1953), and the 1958 Gigi. Girl Crazy is a theater musical with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. ... Meet Me in St. ... Anchors Aweigh is a 1945 musical comedy film in which two sailors go on a 4 day shore leave in Hollywood, accompanied by music and song. ... On the Town is a musical that opened on Broadway at the Adelphi Theatre on December 28, 1944, with music by Leonard Bernstein, book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, direction by George Abbott, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. ... Annie Get Your Gun is a stage musical loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. ... Show Boat is a musical in two acts with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (with the notable exception of Bill, which was originally written for Kern in 1918 by P. G. Wodehouse but reworked by Hammerstein for Show Boat). ... Kiss Me, Kate is a stage musical by Samuel and Bella Spewack (book) and Cole Porter (music and lyrics) that ran for 1,077 performances and was first performed in New York on December 30, 1948. ... Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a musical film released in 1954. ... An American in Paris is a 1951 musical film based on the classical composition by George Gershwin. ... The Band Wagon is a musical comedy film, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1953, which tells the story of an aging musical star who wants to star in a Broadway play that will restart his career. ... Gigi is a 1945 novel by the French sentimental romance writer Colette about a wealthy cultured man of fashion who discovers that he is in love with a young Parisian girl who is being groomed for a career as a grande cocotte, and eventually marries her. ...

Although many of the films that Salinger orchestrated were Oscar-nominated for the adaptation of the music featured in them, the nominations usually went to the conductors of the music, not to Salinger . Only once was Salinger nominated - for his Show Boat orchestrations. Ironically, the film An American in Paris, which Salinger also orchestrated, was nominated for the same award that year, so the two films were competing against each other in the Oscar race. But in the case of An American, the nomination went to Johnny Green, the conductor of the music in the film, and not to Salinger. Green won the Oscar that year. Salinger never won an Oscar. Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... Category: ...

Salinger died suddenly in 1961, under disputed circumstances. The Internet Movie Database states that he had a heart attack in his sleep, but it is claimed that Salinger committed suicide. The last film that he worked on was Billy Rose's Jumbo (musical) , released in 1962. He also orchestrated the musical number The Jitterbug, which was filmed, but cut, from the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about actors, films, television shows, television stars, video games and production crew personnel. ... A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ... Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ... Billy Rose (September 6, 1899–February 10, 1966) was an Jewish-American theatrical showman. ... Jumbo is also the title of a musical produced in 1935 by Billy Rose, with music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart and book by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, and directed by John Murray Anderson and George Abbott. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... The Jitterbug was a song from the 1939 film soundtrack for The Wizard of Oz. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Wizard of Oz may refer to: Books The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, classic 1900 book by L. Frank Baum Wicked (novel), Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, a 1995 novel Son of a Witch, Son of a Witch, a novel 2005 Political interpretations...