Roy Webb

Roy Webb (né Royden Denslow Webb; October 3, 1888 – December 10, 1982) was an American film music composer. Webb has hundreds of film music credits to his name, mainly with RKO Pictures. He is best known for film noir and horror film scores, in particular for the films of Val Lewton. Born in Manhattan, New York, Webb orchestrated and conducted for the Broadway stage, before moving to Hollywood in the late 1920s to work as music director for Radio Pictures, later RKO Pictures. He remained at RKO until 1955, then worked freelance for several years, including scoring several episodes of Wagon Train. Webb is credited as composer or arranger on more than 200 films, and received Academy Award nominations for Quality Street (1937), My Favorite Wife (1940), I Married a Witch (1942), Joan of Paris (1942), The Fallen Sparrow (1943), The Fighting Seabees (1944), and The Enchanted Cottage (1945). His piano concerto from The Enchanted Cottage was performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Constantin Bakaleinikoff, in concert at the Hollywood Bowl in 1945. In 1961, a house fire destroyed Webb's manuscripts including film scores and unpublished concert music, after which Webb ceased composing. Webb died in 1982 from a heart attack at the age of 94. An alumnus of Columbia University, Webb wrote the fight song “Roar, Lion, Roar” for his alma mater in 1925. Several cues composed by Webb were used in the newsreel montage of Kane's life in Citizen Kane. Several cues composed by Webb replaced those by Bernard Herrmann in The Magnificent Ambersons after the film was re-edited. Webb also composed several cues (uncredited) for This is Cinerama, the first Cinerama production in 1952. The Christopher Palmer Collection of Roy Webb Scores is held at Syracuse University, New York.

Known For

Notorious
Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby
Out of the Past
Cat People
Birth Location New York City, New York, USA
Born 1888-10-03
Died 1982-12-10
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Movies

Return of the Fly Additional Music
1959
Teacher's Pet Original Music Composer
1958
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend Original Music Composer
1957
Top Secret Affair Original Music Composer
1957
The Girl He Left Behind Original Music Composer
1956
The Search for Bridey Murphy Original Music Composer
1956
The First Texan Original Music Composer
1956
Our Miss Brooks Original Music Composer
1956
Blood Alley Original Music Composer
1955
Bengazi Original Music Composer
1955
The Kentuckian Original Music Composer
1955
The Sea Chase Original Music Composer
1955
Marty Original Music Composer
1955
Underwater! Original Music Composer
1955
The Americano Original Music Composer
1955
Track of the Cat Original Music Composer
1954
The Raid Original Music Composer
1954
Dangerous Mission Original Music Composer
1954
She Couldn't Say No Original Music Composer
1954
Alaska Seas Original Music Composer
1954
Second Chance Original Music Composer
1953
Houdini Original Music Composer
1953
Affair with a Stranger Original Music Composer
1953
Split Second Original Music Composer
1953
The Lusty Men Original Music Composer
1952
Clash by Night Original Music Composer
1952
At Sword's Point Original Music Composer
1952
Fixed Bayonets! Original Music Composer
1951
The Blue Veil Additional Music
1951
1951
Hard, Fast and Beautiful Original Music Composer
1951
Gambling House Original Music Composer
1950
Vendetta Original Music Composer
1950
Where Danger Lives Original Music Composer
1950
Branded Original Music Composer
1950
The White Tower Original Music Composer
1950
The Secret Fury Original Music Composer
1950
Holiday Affair Original Music Composer
1949
My Friend Irma Original Music Composer
1949
Easy Living Original Music Composer
1949
Make Mine Laughs Original Music Composer
1949
Mighty Joe Young Original Music Composer
1949
Roughshod Original Music Composer
1949
The Window Original Music Composer
1949
Bad Men of Tombstone Original Music Composer
1949
Blood on the Moon Original Music Composer
1948
Rachel and the Stranger Original Music Composer
1948
Race Street Original Music Composer
1948
I Remember Mama Original Music Composer
1948
Out of the Past Original Music Composer
1947
Magic Town Original Music Composer
1947
Crossfire Original Music Composer
1947
They Won't Believe Me Original Music Composer
1947
Riff-Raff Original Music Composer
1947
Easy Come, Easy Go Original Music Composer
1947
The Perfect Marriage Original Music Composer
1947
The Locket Original Music Composer
1946
Notorious Original Music Composer
1946
The Well Groomed Bride Original Music Composer
1946
Without Reservations Original Music Composer
1946
Bedlam Original Music Composer
1946
Badman's Territory Original Music Composer
1946
The Spiral Staircase Original Music Composer
1946
Dick Tracy Original Music Composer
1945
Cornered Original Music Composer
1945
Sing Your Way Home Original Music Composer
1945
Love, Honor and Goodbye Original Music Composer
1945
Those Endearing Young Charms Original Music Composer
1945
The Body Snatcher Original Music Composer
1945
The Brighton Strangler Additional Music
1945
The Enchanted Cottage Original Music Composer
1945
Betrayal from the East Original Music Composer
1945
Two O'Clock Courage Original Music Composer
1945
Experiment Perilous Original Music Composer
1944
Murder, My Sweet Original Music Composer
1944
Rainbow Island Original Music Composer
1944
1944
The Master Race Original Music Composer
1944
Bride by Mistake Original Music Composer
1944
The Seventh Cross Original Music Composer
1944
1944
The Curse of the Cat People Original Music Composer
1944
The Falcon Out West Original Music Composer
1944
Action in Arabia Original Music Composer
1944
The Ghost Ship Original Music Composer
1943
Gangway for Tomorrow Original Music Composer
1943
The Seventh Victim Original Music Composer
1943
A Lady Takes a Chance Original Music Composer
1943
The Fallen Sparrow Original Music Composer
1943
Petticoat Larceny Original Music Composer
1943
The Falcon in Danger Original Music Composer
1943
Mr. Lucky Original Music Composer
1943
Bombardier Original Music Composer
1943
I Walked with a Zombie Original Music Composer
1943
Flight for Freedom Original Music Composer
1943
Ladies' Day Original Music Composer
1943
The Falcon Strikes Back Original Music Composer
1943
Journey into Fear Original Music Composer
1943
Hitler's Children Original Music Composer
1943
Cat People Original Music Composer
1942
Seven Miles from Alcatraz Original Music Composer
1942
The Navy Comes Through Original Music Composer
1942
I Married a Witch Original Music Composer
1942
Here We Go Again Original Music Composer
1942
The Falcon's Brother Original Music Composer
1942
Bandit Ranger Original Music Composer
1942
The Big Street Original Music Composer
1942
My Favorite Spy Original Music Composer
1942
The Falcon Takes Over Additional Music
1942
The Falcon Takes Over Original Music Composer
1942
Obliging Young Lady Original Music Composer
1942
Weekend for Three Original Music Composer
1941
Look Who's Laughing Original Music Composer
1941
The Bandit Trail Original Music Composer
1941
Father Takes a Wife Music Director
1941
Parachute Battalion Original Music Composer
1941
Tom, Dick and Harry Original Music Composer
1941
The Devil and Miss Jones Music Director
1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob Original Music Composer
1941
The Saint In Palm Springs Original Music Composer
1941
Kitty Foyle Original Music Composer
1940
Mexican Spitfire Out West Original Music Composer
1940
I'm Still Alive Original Music Composer
1940
Stranger on the Third Floor Original Music Composer
1940
Stage to Chino Original Music Composer
1940
Millionaires in Prison Original Music Composer
1940
A Bill of Divorcement Original Music Composer
1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife Original Music Composer
1940
My Favorite Wife Original Music Composer
1940
Irene Original Music Composer
1940
Curtain Call Original Music Composer
1940
Bullet Code Original Music Composer
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois Original Music Composer
1940
That's Right - You're Wrong Original Music Composer
1939
Sued for Libel Music Director
1939
Bad Lands Original Music Composer
1939
In Name Only Original Music Composer
1939
1939
1939
Bachelor Mother Original Music Composer
1939
Timber Stampede Music Director
1939
Timber Stampede Original Music Composer
1939
Five Came Back Original Music Composer
1939
Racketeers of the Range Music Director
1939
Panama Lady Music Director
1939
Panama Lady Music
1939
The Rookie Cop Music Director
1939
Love Affair Original Music Composer
1939
Trouble in Sundown Music Director
1939
Trouble in Sundown Original Music Composer
1939
The Saint Strikes Back Music Director
1939
Twelve Crowded Hours Music Director
1939
The Law West of Tombstone Music Director
1938
1938
The Mad Miss Manton Original Music Composer
1938
A Man to Remember Original Music Composer
1938
The Affairs of Annabel Music Director
1938
Having Wonderful Time Music Director
1938
Blond Cheat Music Director
1938
Blond Cheat Original Music Composer
1938
The Saint in New York Original Music Composer
1938
Vivacious Lady Music Director
1938
Go Chase Yourself Music Director
1938
1938
1938
Bringing Up Baby Music Director
1938
Bringing Up Baby Original Music Composer
1938
Living on Love Original Music Composer
1937
High Flyers Original Music Composer
1937
Breakfast for Two Additional Music
1937
Stage Door Music Director
1937
Stage Door Original Music Composer
1937
New Faces of 1937 Music Director
1937
You Can't Buy Luck Original Music Composer
1937
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Music Supervisor
1937
The Woman I Love Additional Music
1937
The Woman I Love Music Director
1937
Quality Street Original Music Composer
1937
Sea Devils Music Director
1937
We're on the Jury Original Music Composer
1937
The Plough and the Stars Original Music Composer
1936
1936
The Last of the Mohicans Original Music Composer
1936
Bunker Bean Music Director
1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Original Music Composer
1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Music Director
1936
Silly Billies Original Music Composer
1936
The Lady Consents Music Director
1936
Chatterbox Original Music Composer
1936
Two in the Dark Original Music Composer
1936
Sylvia Scarlett Music Director
1935
Sylvia Scarlett Original Music Composer
1935
1935
Alice Adams Original Music Composer
1935
Becky Sharp Music Director
1935
The Arizonian Original Music Composer
1935
The Nitwits Original Music Composer
1935
By Your Leave Original Music Composer
1934
Kentucky Kernels Original Music Composer
1934
La Cucaracha Music Director
1934
Down to Their Last Yacht Original Music Composer
1934
Let's Try Again Original Music Composer
1934
Cockeyed Cavaliers Original Music Composer
1934
Strictly Dynamite Original Music Composer
1934
This Man Is Mine Original Music Composer
1934
Hips, Hips, Hooray! Original Music Composer
1934
If I Were Free Original Music Composer
1933
The Right To Romance Original Music Composer
1933
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men Original Music Composer
1933
Ann Vickers Original Music Composer
1933
Blind Adventure Original Music Composer
1933
Bed of Roses Original Music Composer
1933
Emergency Call Original Music Composer
1933
Diplomaniacs Original Music Composer
1933
Our Betters Original Music Composer
1933
Topaze Original Music Composer
1933
Lady with a Past Additional Music
1932
The Life of the Party Music Director
1930
Conspiracy Original Music Composer
1930
Shooting Straight Original Music Composer
1930
Inside the Lines Original Music Composer
1930
Alias French Gertie Original Music Composer
1930
Girl of the Port Original Music Composer
1930
Seven Keys to Baldpate Original Music Composer
1929
The Delightful Rogue Original Music Composer
1929
Rio Rita Orchestrator
1929
The Fear Market Assistant Director
1920