Leo Arnaud(1904-1991)

Leo Arnaud was born on 24 July 1904 in Lyon, France. He was a composer, known for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Balls of Fury (2007) and Miracle (2004). He was married to Faye Brooks. He died on 26 April 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Known for

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Alternative names
- Leon Arnaud
Born
- July 24, 1904
- Lyon, France
Died
- April 26, 1991
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse
- Faye Brooks
Other works
Wrote the trumpet fanfare used for the Olympic theme - Bugler's Dream

Trivia
He composed the theme music which was used for the Olympics, "Olympic Fanfare." In 1958, conductor Felix Slatkin commissioned him to compose a piece for Slatkin's 1958 album, "Charge!" As a result of this commission, he composed "The Charge Suite," which includes "Bugler's Dream." In 1968, representatives from ABC heard "Bugler's Dream," and they wanted to use this piece for the ABC TV coverage of the Olympics. The composer and music publisher agreed, and ABC - and later - NBC network broadcasts of the Olympics have used the piece ever since. Consequently, this piece has been known by its original name ("Bugler's Dream") and its nickname ("Olympic Fanfare").

Quotes
[To André Previn, on being paid by the page to write music for Hollywood movies]: Listen, mon vieux. When you are orchestrating for a true musical illiterate, then it is perfectly okay to take advantage of that situation here. We don't get any credit, so the idea is to make as much money as possible. When I am asked by one of our innocents to ghost-write some chase music for western posses or gangland car rides, the music has to be very fast, eh? This means bubbidy, bubbidy, bubbidy - two seconds of music is already a page. Whereas a more normal 4/4 or 12/8 bar would only take up a quarter of a page with the same notes. Mind you, this must only be done with those employers of ours who can hardly read music. With the good ones it would be dishonest.