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Victor Young (1899-1956) M any people know he was a famous composer for motion pictures and popular music but don’t realize that he also wrote ‘serious’ music and original songs for radio programs, even the Broadway stage. He was a sought-after conductor and skilled arranger; a concert violin soloist (who had toured Europe), and a musical ...
Real Name: Albert Victor Young. Profile: American composer, arranger, conductor, and violinist, working principally in Hollywood motion pictures (August 8, 1899, Chicago, Illinois – November 10, 1956, Palm Springs, California). Victor Young was born into a poor, but musical family. He was educated at the Warsaw Conservatory in Poland.
Victor Young discography and songs: Music profile for Victor Young, born 8 August 1899. Genres: Film Score, Film Soundtrack, Soundtrack. Albums include Over the Rainbow / The Jitterbug, The Wizard of Oz, and When You Wish Upon a Star / I've Got No Strings.
W. Waltzing in a Dream. When I Fall in Love. Category: Songs by composer.
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Victor Young. Born 8 August 1900, Chicago, Illinois. Died 11 November 1956, Desert Hot Springs, California. V ictor Young was one of the first great original film composers, and had an enormous influence on succeeding generations of film and television composers. Henry Mancini in particular acknowledged that Young's gift for writing memorable ...
Hit Parade Records is proud to present Cinema Rhapsodies: The Musical Genius Of Victor Young, collecting 22 of his most famous melodies. While Young scored such classic films as Rio Grande, The Quiet Man, and Shane, it is vital to note that Cinema Rhapsodies contains more than incidental music. These are songs, first and foremost – that was ...
