Hugo Riesenfeld
Hugo Riesenfeld (January 26, 1879 – September 10, 1939) was an Austrian-American composer. As a film director, he began to write his own orchestral compositions for silent films in 1917, and co-created modern production techniques where film scoring serves an integral part of the action. Riesenfeld composed about 100 film scores in his career.
Hugo Riesenfeld | |
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Riesenfeld in 1920 | |
| Born | January 26, 1879 Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | September 10, 1939 (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde |
| Occupation(s) | violinist, conductor, composer |
| Known for | film scoring |
| Spouse | Mabel Gertrude Dunning |
| Children | Janet Alcoriza |
| Awards | Oscar nominations for Musical Director and Best Music for Make a Wish (1937) |
His most successful compositions were for Cecil B. DeMille's Joan the Woman (1917), The Ten Commandments (1923) and The King of Kings (1927); D. W. Griffith's Abraham Lincoln (1930); and the original scores to F. W. Murnau's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) and Tabu (1931).
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