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Leo Shuken (born December 8, 1906, Los Angeles, California - d. July 24, 1976, Santa Monica, California) was an American film music composer, arranger, and musical director, who specialized in epic or Western film genres, including "The Magnificent Seven" series.
Leo Shuken was an American composer and orchestrator, best known for his western scores. He was co-recipient of the Oscar for best scoring of Stagecoach (1939). In his heyday, Shuken was under contract to Paramount, 1937-1944, at which time he worked on several films of the director Preston Sturges.
- Music Department, Composer, Soundtrack
- December 8, 1906
- Leo Shuken
- July 24, 1976
Overview. Born. December 8, 1906 · Los Angeles, California, USA. Died. July 24, 1976 · Los Angeles, California, USA. Mini Bio. Leo Shuken was an American composer and orchestrator, best known for his western scores. He was co-recipient of the Oscar for best scoring of Stagecoach (1939).
- December 8, 1906
- July 24, 1976
Leo Shuken is known as an Orchestrator, Original Music Composer, Music, Additional Music, and Music Arranger. Some of their work includes To Kill a Mockingbird, Sunset Boulevard, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Roman Holiday, The Magnificent Seven, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Ace in the Hole, and Shane.
Aug 31, 2011 · Jack Hayes performed this service for dozens of composers, from Alfred Newman to Elmer Bernstein, Henry Mancini to Quincy Jones, Marvin Hamlisch to Randy Newman, John Morris to Michael Giacchino – a who's-who of Hollywood composers who relied on Hayes (and, from 1955 to 1976, Hayes' partner Leo Shuken) to help them meet impossible deadlines.
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