Victor Young
American composer Victor Young gave up a successful career as a concert violinist for popular music, becoming a major musical figure from the 1930s through the mid-'50s, writing many popular songs and scores for over 300 Hollywood films.
Young was born on August 8, 1901, in Chicago where his father was a tenor in the Chicago Opera Company. He was ten-years-old when his mother died and after this, Young went with his sister to Warsaw, Poland, where they were raised by their grandparents. He studied violin under Isador Lotto at the Warsaw Conservatory of Music, and then with private tutors before debuting in the Warsaw Philharmonic. His debut was such a total success that a music patron gave him a 1730 Guarnerius and Young was invited to tour Europe with various concert orchestras. He moved back to the U.S. after the outbreak of WWI, worked as a concert violinist, and eventually conducted movie theater orchestras in Los Angeles and Chicago, before he decided to focus on pop music. Young was an arranger and violinist in the Ted Fio Rito Band during the 1920s, while still conducting a dance theater and two movie theater orchestras. Later in the decade, he also began conducting on Chicago radio.
Young moved to N.Y.C. in 1931 to work in radio and from this time on, conducted in a variety of settings, including Don Ameche's variety show and with Al Jolson. Young also served as bandleader through the 1930s and 1940s, most often backing up vocalists during the latter. In 1935, he moved to the West Coast; worked first on Paramount Pictures' Anything Goes (1936); and then became so busy with arranging, conducting; and working as music director for the movie industry that he wrote no pop songs from this time until 1940, when three different movies successfully featured his songs. Other Paramount films that he worked on include The Light That Failed (1939), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), and The Greatest Show on Earth (1953). Young also worked for Columbia Pictures on such films as Golden Boy (1939), My Foolish Heart (1949), The Quiet Man (1953), and Around the World in 80 Days (1956). In all, Young worked on over 300 films. Along with his movie work over the decades, Young had many successful singles, made occasional radio appearances, and scored a couple of Broadway productions. He received 20 Oscar nominations and was posthumously awarded an Academy Award for Around the World in 80 Days' score. Young worked with many lyricists over the course of his career, including Ned Washington, Ed Heyman, and Joe Young. Some of his best-known songs include "Sweet Sue" (1928), "Beautiful Love" (1931), "Love Me Tonight" (1932), "A Ghost of a Chance" (1933), "Stella by Starlight," "Love Letters" (1946), "Golden Earrings" (1947), "My Foolish Heart" (1950), "When I Fall in Love" (1952), and "Around the World" (1956).
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Discography
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Johnny Guitar
Film Soundtracks - Released by Cinematica on 30 Jun 2023
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His Best Compositions (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Master Tape Records on 20 Mar 2020
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Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year from Victor Young
Miscellaneous - Released by White Christmas on 1 Dec 2023
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The Brave One (O.S.T - 1956)
Victor Young, The Munich Symphony Orchestra
Film Soundtracks - Released by Vintage Music on 20 Nov 1956
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The Brave One (Music From The Soundtrack)
Victor Young, Munich Symphony Orchestra
Film Soundtracks - Released by Geffen on 1 Dec 1956
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The Greatest Show on Earth (Original Movie Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Disques Cinémusique on 5 Jan 2018
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Johnny Guitar (Ost) [1954]
Republic Pictures Studio Orchestra
Film Soundtracks - Released by Classic Soundtrack Collector on 11 Jul 2013
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Sands of Iwo Jima / Island in the Sky (Original Motion Picture Soundtracks)
Miscellaneous - Released by Disques Cinémusique on 6 Jan 2012
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Shane Theme (From "Shane" Original Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Soundtrack Records on 12 Mar 2014
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The Quiet Man (1952 Film Score)
Soundtracks - Released by Classic Soundtracks on 13 Jul 2012
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Three Coins in the Fountain (Original Soundtrack) [1954]
20th Century-Fox Studio Orchestra
Film Soundtracks - Released by Classic Soundtrack Collector on 19 Feb 2014
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For Whom the Bell Tolls (Original Soundtrack) [1958]
Film Soundtracks - Released by Classic Soundtrack Collector on 27 Sep 2013
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Essential Movie Classics
Film Soundtracks - Released by Burning Fire on 28 Apr 2009
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Main Title (From "Shane" Original Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Soundtrack Records on 21 Mar 2014
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Around the World in 80 Days (Original Soundtrack) [Bonus Track Version]
Film Soundtracks - Released by Stage & Screen on 5 Dec 2016
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Vintage Tango No. 33 - EP: Tango Y Violines
Tango - Released by Vintage Music on 19 Jul 1958
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Around the World in 80 Days (Original Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by The Sound of the Screen on 13 Apr 2022
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Rio Grande / The Sun Shines Bright / The Quiet Man (Original Movie Soundtracks)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Disques Cinémusique on 22 Jan 2013
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Love Letters (1945 Film Score)
Soundtracks - Released by Classic Soundtracks on 25 Jul 2012
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Samson and Delilah (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Music Manager on 25 Jun 2020
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Around the World in Eighty Days (O.S.T - 1956)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Vintage Music on 16 Jul 1956
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