Leo Arnaud or Léo Arnaud (July 24, 1904 - April 26, 1991) was a composer of film scores, best known for scoring Bugler's Dream, which is used as the theme for the Olympic Games. July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: (Franco-Provençal: Forward, forward, Lyon the best) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Rhône-Alpes Department Rhône (69) Subdivisions 9 arrondissements Intercommunality Urban Community of Lyon Mayor Gérard Collomb  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For the record label, see Film Score Monthly. ... Image File history File links John_Williams_Olympic_Fanfare. ... Software development stages In computer programming, development stage terminology expresses how the development of a piece of software has progressed and how much further development it may require. ... John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer and conductor. ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Olympic symbols are various logos, icons, flags and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee for various aspects related to the promotion of the olympism around the world. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...

The composer studied at conservatories in Lyon and Paris. After playing a jazz trombonist in France by the name of Leo Vauchant, and arranged for the Jack Hylton band in England from 1928 to 1930, he emigrated to the United States in 1931. He worked in Hollywood as an arranger for Fred Waring before joining MGM as an arranger, composer, and orchestrator from 1936-1966. Jack Hylton (July 2, 1892–January 29, 1965) was an English band leader and impresario. ... Fredrick Malcolm Waring (born June 9, 1900 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, died July 29, 1984, State College, Pennsylvania) was a popular musician, bandleader, and radio and TV personality of the 20th century, sometimes referred to as the man who taught America how to sing. ...

Bugler's Dream

Bugler's Dream is very well-known, especially by Americans, solely due to its continuous use in ABC's and later NBC's television coverage of the Olympics. Arnaud's piece is very stately, beginning with a timpani cadence that is soon joined by a distinctive theme in brass. Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games Medal count Winter Olympic Games Medal count Olympic sports Medal counts Participating NOCs Olympic symbols Olympics WikiProject Olympics Portal Athens 2004 • Beijing 2008 Torino 2006 • Vancouver 2010 ... A timpanist in the United States Air Forces in Europe Band. ...

Arnaud was commissioned by composer Felix Slatkin to create a piece for his album Charge! in 1958. For this, he wrote "The Charge Suite" which had Bugler's Dream in it. The piece was heard by ABC representatives in 1968, and they wanted to use it for their television coverage of the Olympics. That year it was negotiated and used as the theme for the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and in future Olympics. It was also used for the series ABC's Wide World of Sports. When NBC began airing the Olympics in 1992, Bugler's Dream continued to be used for the television theme. Felix Slatkin (December 22, 1915 to February 8, 1963) was an American violinist and conductor. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1968 Grenoble, France and opened on February 6. ... Grenoble (Arpitan: Grasanòbol) is a city and commune in south-east France, situated at the foot of the Alps, at the confluence of the Drac into the Isère River. ... ABCs Wide World of Sports is a long-running sports anthology show on American television. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

For the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angelos, composer John Williams wrote "Olympic Fanfare and Theme," which was attached to the end of Bugler's Dream and was also included as the theme. Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( file info) — composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... The Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer and conductor. ... Olympic Fanfare and Theme is a piece of music written by John Williams for the 1984 Olympic Games, which were held in Los Angeles. ...

Selected Filmography

• The Competition (1980) (conducting coach)
• Blue Movie (1968) (orchestrator)
• The F.B.I. (two episodes, 1965) (composer)
• Hollywood My Home Town (1965) (orchestrator)
• The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) (orchestrator)
• Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) (orchestrator)
• Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) (orchestrator)
• Horas de pánico (1957) (conductor)
• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) (orchestrator)
• Rose-Marie (1954) (orchestrator)
• Sombrero (1953) (musical director)
• Stars and Stripes Forever (1952) (orchestrator)
• Lovely to Look at (1952) (orchestrator)
• The Strip (1951) (orchestrator)
• Two Weeks with Love (1950) (orchestrator)
• Three Little Words (1950) (music arranger)
• That Midnight Kiss (1949) (orchestrator)
• Neptune's Daughter (1949) (orchestrator)
• The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) (music arranger)
• The Kissing Bandit (1948) (composer: incidental music) (music arranger) (uncredited)
• One Touch of Venus (1948) (musical director)
• Easter Parade (1948) (orchestrator)
• A Date with Judy (1948) (orchestrator)
• Big City (1948) (orchestrator)
• Hit Parade of 1947 (1947) (orchestrator)
• Apache Rose (1947) (composer: incidental music) (uncredited)
• Calendar Girl (1947) (orchestrator)
• The Thrill of Brazil (1946) (musical director)
• DuBarry Was a Lady (1943) (orchestrator)
• Best Foot Forward (1943) (orchestrator)
• For Me and My Gal (1942) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator)
• Panama Hattie (1942) (vocal and orchestral arrangements)
• Berlin Correspondent (1942) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
• Katina (1942) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
• Ship Ahoy (1942) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator)
• Rio Rita (1942) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator)
• Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
• Babes on Broadway (1941) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator)
• Remember the Day (1941) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
• Two-Faced Woman (1941) (orchestrator)
• You'll Never Get Rich (1941) (music arranger) (uncredited)
• Lady Be Good (1941) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator)
• The Big Store (1941) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator)
• Ziegfeld Girl (1941) (music arranger: vocal arrangements) (orchestrator)
• Blondie Goes Latin (1941) (music arranger)
• Murder Over New York (1940) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
• Hullabaloo (1940) (orchestrator)
• Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) (arranger: "Hail to California", "Carmen Ohio") (uncredited)
• Strike Up the Band (1940) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator)
• Yesterday's Heroes (1940) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
• Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator)
• Two Girls on Broadway (1940) (orchestrator)
• Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) (orchestrator)
• I Take This Woman (1940) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
• The Earl of Chicago (1940) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
• Babes in Arms (1939) (orchestrator)
• The Wizard of Oz (1939) (orchestrator: Munchkinland musical sequence) (uncredited)
• Lady of the Tropics (1939) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
• Broadway Serenade (1939) (vocal and orchestral direction)
• Society Lawyer (1939) (orchestrator)
• The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) (music arranger: orchestral arrangements / vocal arrangements)
• Boys Town (1938) (music arranger)
• Marie Antoinette (1938) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
• The Girl of the Golden West (1938) (music arranger: vocal arrangements) (orchestrator)
• Of Human Hearts (1938) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
• Rosalie (1937) (music arranger: vocal arrangements) (as Leo Arnaud) (orchestrator)
• Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) (music arranger: orchestral and vocal arrangements)
• A Day at the Races (1937) (music arranger: choral and orchestral)
• Carnival in Paris (1937) (vocal and orchestral arrangements)
• Song of Revolt (1937) (vocal and orchestral arrangements)
• Sinner Take All (1936) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
• Born to Dance (1936) (music arranger: choral)
• Violets in Spring (1936) (vocal and orchestral arrangements)

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Awards

Arnaud was nominated for for one Oscar. It was for the The Unsinkable Molly Brown at the 1965 Academy Awards The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a musical play which tells the fictionalized account of the life of Margaret Brown, whose husband made a fortune in the Colorado gold mines, and who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.answers.com/topic/leo-arnaud-classical-musician

External Links

• Léo Arnaud at the Internet Movie Database