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Jun 5, 2015 · Terry Teachout pays tribute to Roy Webb, a versatile and underrated composer who scored RKO’s horror and noir films. Learn about his style, his collaborations with Val Lewton and Alfred Hitchcock, and his main-title theme for Out of the Past.
Roy Webb (1888-1982) was a prolific and versatile composer for RKO Pictures, especially for film noir and horror films. He received six Oscar nominations and wrote the fight song for Columbia University.
Roy Webb (1888-1982) was an American film music composer who worked for RKO Pictures and other studios. He composed or arranged music for more than 200 films, and received seven Academy Award nominations.
Summary. Roy Webb's Victory Signature. On December 7, 1942, a year to the day from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, audiences at the Rialto Theater in New York City witnessed the premiere of producer Val Lewton's first film, Cat People.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXCALJAH2Zp5VFHmVg-p4S1p2AYMP7MPyNotorious 1946 music by Roy Webb ~ original film music extracted from the movie. No ...
Roy Webb was a composer, conductor and arranger who worked at RKO from 1935 to 1955. He scored hundreds of films, especially in the genres of musicals, horror and thrillers, and influenced many other composers.
Webb wrote exclusively for RKO Radio. He began by orchestrating Rio Rita in 1929 and continued to work for the studio until its demise in the mid-fifties. He created over 300 scores. In his interesting notes, David Wishart suggests that Webb was overshadowed by the composers from rival bigger studios who had the stars and larger budgets.
