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Herbert Pope Stothart (September 11, 1885 – February 1, 1949) was an American songwriter, arranger, conductor, and composer. He was nominated for twelve Academy Awards and won Best Original Score for The Wizard of Oz.
Oct 22, 2005 · Herbert was born on November 23, 1929 in Santa Monica, CA., the only son of artist Mary Vernon Wolfe and the pioneer Broadway and MGM film composer Herbert Stothart, best known for the...
Herbert Stothart. Composer: The Wizard of Oz. Of Scottish and German ancestry, Herbert Stothart was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1885. At first, he was slated for a career as a teacher of history. However, he became enamored with music while singing in a school choir, and again, later, while attending the University of Wisconsin.
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May 5, 2010 · Although his style of scoring is rather lightly dismissed by some critics in comparison to that of some later MGM composers and orchestrators, Hebert Stothart's (1885-1949) adaptation and...
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Herbert Stothart. Composer: The Wizard of Oz. Of Scottish and German ancestry, Herbert Stothart was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1885. At first, he was slated for a career as a teacher of history.
- September 11, 1885
- February 1, 1949
Herbert Stothart. Composer for the musical stage in the 1920s and later MGM Pictures soundtrack legend. Read Full Biography.
Recorded with a 60-piece orchestra and a 60-voice chorus, the music embodies the courageous spirit of Rogers and his militia: Stothart represents the infantry with various patriotic themes, based in part on popular British songs such as “Rule Britannia” and “Over the Hills and Far Away.”
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