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Hugo Friedhofer
Artist Biography For Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Wilhelm Friedhofer May 3 1901 - May 17 1981 Was A German-American Film Music Composer Born In San Francisco 1 . Born Into A Musical Family Friedhofer Began Playing Cello At The Age Of 13. After Taking Lessons In Harmony And Counterpoint At University Of California Berkeley He Was Employed As A Cellist For The People's Symphony Orchestra. In 1929 He Relocated To Hollywood Where He Performed As A Musician For Fox Studios Productions Such As Sunny Side Up 1920 And Grand Canary 1934 . Later He Was Hired As An Orchestrator For Warner Bros. And Worked On Over 50 Films For The Studio. While At Warners He Largely Worked With Max Steiner And Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Steiner In Particular Relied On Friedhofer's Skill In Turning His Sketches Into A Full Orchestral Score. In 1937 Friedhofer Composed His First Full-Length Film Score The Adventures Of Marco Polo. Though He Still Worked As An Orchestrator Through The 30s And Into The 40s He Gradually Received More Assignments As A Composer. In 1942 He Composed The Score For The Film Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas. In 1946 At The Behest Of Alfred Newman Friedhofer Was Hired To Compose The Score For The 1946 William Wyler Directed Film The Best Years Of Our Lives Which Earned Him An Oscar For Best Original Score At The 1947 Academy Awards. A New Recording Of The Score Released In 1979 By Entr'acte Recording Society Was Favorably Received At The Time. Friedhofer Was Also Nominated For Other Films Including The Bishop's Wife Joan Of Arc Above And Beyond Between Heaven And Hell Boy On A Dolphin An Affair To Remember And The Young Lions. Friedhofer Who Was Greatly Admired By His Colleagues Was Also Noted For His Caustic Self-Deprecating Wit. When Asked By Fellow Composer David Raksin As To The Progress He Was Making On His Score For Joan Of Arc He Replied "I've Just Started On The Barbecue!". In Reply To An Interview By The Late Page Cook Of Films In Review About His Place In The Pantheon Of Film Musicians Friedhofer Said "I Am Just A Fake Giant Among Real Pygmies." A Biographical Collection Of Essays Letters And Interviews Has Been Edited By Linda Danly. 2 He Died In Los Angeles On May 17 1981.
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Biography - Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Wilhelm Friedhofer May 3 1901 - May 17 1981 Was A German-American Film Music Composer Born In San Francisco 1 . Born Into A Musical Family Friedhofer Began Playing Cello At The Age Of 13. After Taking Lessons In Harmony And Counterpoint At University Of California Berkeley He Was Employed As A Cellist For The People's Symphony Orchestra. In 1929 He Relocated To Hollywood Where He Performed As A Musician For Fox Studios Productions Such As Sunny Side Up 1920 And Grand Canary 1934 . Later He Was Hired As An Orchestrator For Warner Bros. And Worked On Over 50 Films For The Studio. While At Warners He Largely Worked With Max Steiner And Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Steiner In Particular Relied On Friedhofer's Skill In Turning His Sketches Into A Full Orchestral Score. In 1937 Friedhofer Composed His First Full-Length Film Score The Adventures Of Marco Polo. Though He Still Worked As An Orchestrator Through The 30s And Into The 40s He Gradually Received More Assignments As A Composer. In 1942 He Composed The Score For The Film Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas. In 1946 At The Behest Of Alfred Newman Friedhofer Was Hired To Compose The Score For The 1946 William Wyler Directed Film The Best Years Of Our Lives Which Earned Him An Oscar For Best Original Score At The 1947 Academy Awards. A New Recording Of The Score Released In 1979 By Entr'acte Recording Society Was Favorably Received At The Time. Friedhofer Was Also Nominated For Other Films Including The Bishop's Wife Joan Of Arc Above And Beyond Between Heaven And Hell Boy On A Dolphin An Affair To Remember And The Young Lions. Friedhofer Who Was Greatly Admired By His Colleagues Was Also Noted For His Caustic Self-Deprecating Wit. When Asked By Fellow Composer David Raksin As To The Progress He Was Making On His Score For Joan Of Arc He Replied "I've Just Started On The Barbecue!". In Reply To An Interview By The Late Page Cook Of Films In Review About His Place In The Pantheon Of Film Musicians Friedhofer Said "I Am Just A Fake Giant Among Real Pygmies." A Biographical Collection Of Essays Letters And Interviews Has Been Edited By Linda Danly. 2 He Died In Los Angeles On May 17 1981.
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