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Hugo Friedhofer arrived in Hollywood in July ’29 and has composed the scores of some 70 films. He also contributed to the scores of 70 others. Indeed, he has worked as collaborator, adapter, arranger, orchestrator and utility composer* on more films than he can remember and in the highly specialized field of orchestration Friedhofer is regarded as The Master.
Hugo Wilhelm Friedhofer (May 3, 1901 – May 17, 1981) was an American composer and cellist best known for his motion picture scores. Friedhofer was born in San Francisco, California, United States. His father, Paul, was a cellist trained in Dresden, Germany; his mother, Eva König, was born in Germany. Friedhofer began playing cello at the age of 13.
Hugo Friedhofer fue un compositor cinematográfico consumado, con carácter y sensibilidad, condiciones no fáciles de aunar y que le permitieron crear obras de base melódica y, por supuesto, gran orquestación, en las cuales la sección de cuerdas era la protagonista. También era conocido por su ingenio cáustico y auto-despreciativo.
Hugo Friedhofer. Composer: The Best Years of Our Lives. Hugo Friedhofer -- how many times have you seen that name in the credits of 1930s and '40s movies for "orchestration" or "musical arranger" and thought -- Gee, what a busy guy! He was, and, ironically, much of that work went uncredited. He is not usually mentioned with the great film composers of early Hollywood, but he was very much an...
Hugo Friedhofer, was a paradoxical figure. On the one hand, he was surely one of the most learned, most accomplished members of our profession: a fine composer, a master of the orchestra, quick to perceive what was required of the music for a film and sure-footed in providing that music.
Hugo Friedhofer était un compositeur américain, né Hugo Wilhelm Friedhofer à San Francisco (Californie) le 3 mai 1901, décédé à Los Angeles (Californie) le 17 mai 1981. Son père - un musicien, pratiquant le violoncelle - et sa mère, originaires d'Allemagne, émigrèrent aux États-Unis. Dans ses jeunes années, il apprend le ...
