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Leo Arnaud
Background information
Birth nameNoël Leon Marius Arnaud [1]
Also known asLeo Vauchant
Born(1904-07-24)July 24, 1904
Lyon, France
DiedApril 26, 1991(1991-04-26) (aged 86)
Hamptonville, North Carolina, United States
GenresFilm scores
Occupation(s)Arranger, composer, and orchestrator
Instrument(s)Cello and trombone
Years active1930s–1960s

Leo ArnaudorLéo Arnaud (/ˈl. ɑːrˈn/; July 24, 1904 – April 26, 1991) was a French American arranger, composer, and orchestrator of film scores. He composed "Bugler's Dream", which is used as the theme by television networks presenting the Olympic Games in the United States.

Arnaud studied composition at conservatories in Lyon and Paris with Maurice Ravel and Vincent d'Indy.[2] After playing as a jazz trombonist in France using the name Leo Vauchant and arranging for the Jack Hylton band in England from 1928 to 1930, he immigrated to the United States in 1931. He worked in Hollywood as an arranger for Fred Waring before joining Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as an arranger, composer, and orchestrator from 1936 to 1966.

In 1980, Arnaud left Hollywood and retired to Yadkin County, North Carolina. His wife, Faye Brooks Arnaud, was a native of the area. He is buried at Asbury United Methodist Church in Hamptonville, North Carolina.[3]

Bugler's Dream

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"Bugler's Dream" is very well known in the United States as theme music for the Olympic Games from its use in ABC Olympic broadcasts and NBC Olympic broadcasts of the games beginning with the 1964 Summer OlympicsinTokyo. It is considered to be an Olympic symbol. Arnaud's piece is very stately, beginning with a timpani cadence that is soon joined by a distinctive theme in brass.

The musical theme of "Bugler's Dream" is based on Joseph-David Buhl's "Salut aux étendards", a typical cavalry trumpet's call, composed during Napoleon's French Consulate.[4]

Arnaud was commissioned by conductor Felix Slatkin to create a piece for his album Charge! in 1958. For this, he wrote "The Charge Suite", published by Shawnee Press, which included "Bugler's Dream". ABC began using the composition as the theme to ABC Olympic broadcasts of the 1964 Winter OlympicsinInnsbruck, Austria, and in future Olympics.[5] It was also used as the title piece for the series ABC's Wide World of Sports. NBC went with an alternate theme in 1988 when it obtained the rights to the 1988 Summer OlympicsinSeoul, South Korea, but brought "Bugler's Dream" back for NBC Olympic broadcasts of the 1992 Summer OlympicsinBarcelona, Spain.

On the Boston Pops Orchestra album Summon the Heroes, released for the 1996 Summer OlympicsinAtlanta, Georgia, "Bugler's Dream" was combined in a medley with composer John Williams' "Olympic symbols". The medley consists of Williams's arrangement of "Bugler's Dream"—similar to Arnaud's original but with a repeat of the theme with a full orchestra—followed by Williams's composition written for the 1984 Summer OlympicsinLos Angeles, California.[6] Williams's arrangement of "Bugler's Dream / Olympic Fanfare and Theme" was used in the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony and has continued to be used in later Olympic coverage by NBC.

Filmography

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  • Ryan's Daughter (1970) (orchestrator)
  • Blue (1968) (orchestrator)
  • The F.B.I. (two episodes, 1965) (composer)
  • Hollywood My Home Town (1965) (orchestrator)
  • The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) (orchestrator)
  • Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) (orchestrator)
  • Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) (orchestrator)
  • Horas de pánico (1957) (conductor)
  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) (orchestrator)
  • Rose Marie (1954) (orchestrator)
  • Sombrero (1953) (musical director)
  • Stars and Stripes Forever (1952) (orchestrator)
  • Lovely to Look At (1952) (orchestrator)
  • The Strip (1951) (orchestrator)
  • Two Weeks with Love (1950) (orchestrator)
  • Three Little Words (1950) (music arranger)
  • That Midnight Kiss (1949) (orchestrator)
  • Neptune's Daughter (1949) (orchestrator)
  • The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) (music arranger)
  • The Kissing Bandit (1948) (composer: incidental music) (music arranger)
  • One Touch of Venus (1948) (musical director)
  • Easter Parade (1948) (orchestrator)
  • A Date with Judy (1948) (orchestrator)
  • Big City (1948) (orchestrator)
  • Hit Parade of 1947 (1947) (orchestrator)
  • Apache Rose (1947) (composer: incidental music) (uncredited)
  • Calendar Girl (1947) (orchestrator)
  • The Thrill of Brazil (1946) (musical director)
  • DuBarry Was a Lady (1943) (orchestrator)
  • Best Foot Forward (1943) (orchestrator)
  • For Me and My Gal (1942) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator)
  • Panama Hattie (1942) (vocal and orchestral arrangements)
  • Berlin Correspondent (1942) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  • Iceland (1942) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  • Ship Ahoy (1942) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator)
  • Rio Rita (1942) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator)
  • Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  • Babes on Broadway (1941) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator)
  • Remember the Day (1941) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  • Two-Faced Woman (1941) (orchestrator)
  • You'll Never Get Rich (1941) (music arranger) (uncredited)
  • Lady Be Good (1941) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator)
  • The Big Store (1941) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator)
  • Ziegfeld Girl (1941) (music arranger: vocal arrangements) (orchestrator)
  • Blondie Goes Latin (1941) (music arranger)
  • Murder Over New York (1940) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  • Hullabaloo (1940) (orchestrator)
  • Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) (arranger: "Hail to California", "Carmen Ohio") (uncredited)
  • Strike Up the Band (1940) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator)
  • Yesterday's Heroes (1940) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  • Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator)
  • Two Girls on Broadway (1940) (orchestrator)
  • Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) (orchestrator)
  • I Take This Woman (1940) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  • The Earl of Chicago (1940) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  • Babes in Arms (1939) (orchestrator)
  • The Wizard of Oz (1939) (orchestrator: Munchkinland musical sequence) (uncredited)
  • Lady of the Tropics (1939) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  • Broadway Serenade (1939) (vocal and orchestral direction)
  • Society Lawyer (1939) (orchestrator)
  • The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) (music arranger: orchestral arrangements / vocal arrangements)
  • Boys Town (1938) (music arranger)
  • Marie Antoinette (1938) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  • The Girl of the Golden West (1938) (music arranger: vocal arrangements) (orchestrator)
  • Of Human Hearts (1938) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  • Rosalie (1937) (music arranger: vocal arrangements) (orchestrator)
  • Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) (music arranger: orchestral and vocal arrangements)
  • A Day at the Races (1937) (music arranger: choral and orchestral)
  • Carnival in Paris (1937) (vocal and orchestral arrangements)
  • Song of Revolt (1937) (vocal and orchestral arrangements)
  • Sinner Take All (1936) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  • Born to Dance (1936) (music arranger: choral)
  • Violets in Spring (1936) (vocal and orchestral arrangements)
  • Awards

    [edit]

    Arnaud was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) at the 37th Academy Awards, presented in 1965. It was a co-nomination with six other men who also wrote the film's music, with Arnaud doing orchestration.[7]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ De Jong, Diederik C.D. (January–February 1996). "Arnaud: Symphonie Francaise, Latin American Scenario, Midinette, In Memoriam, Well Tempered Oboist, Bugler's Dream". American Record Guide: 71. Retrieved November 14, 2007.
  • ^ Leo Arnaud at Answers.com Archived October 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Hall, Frieda (August 24, 2004). "Hamptonville News". The Tribune.
  • ^ Greenberg, Robert. "Viva la Fanfare!". Robert Greenberg Music. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  • ^ Burlingame, Jon (February 21, 2014). "Film Composers Achieve Olympic Victory". The Film Music Society. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  • ^ Harrell, Jeff (August 18, 2004). "The Shape of Days – The Olympic Theme". Archived from the original on June 26, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
  • ^ Stepanich, Greg (August 16, 2008). "Leo Arnaud's Olympics Brand". Retrieved August 18, 2008.
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