Louis Levy

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English film composer and music director (20 November 1894 – 18 August 1957).

Levy worked frequently on Alfred Hitchcock and Will Hay films.

He began in 1910, arranging and performing music for silent films. In 1916 he became musical director for the New Gallery Cinema in London. In 1921, he became Music Chief at Shepherd’s Bush Pavilion and is credited with being the first to develop the theme song in movies. During the beginning of talking pictures, he joined the Gaumont British studios at Shepherd’s Bush, and became the head of the music department for all Gainsborough Pictures productions starting in 1933.

He later had a long running BBC radio series Music From the Movies, which started in 1936 and continued into the 1950s.

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Young and Innocent: No One Can Like The Drummer Man

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The 39 Steps: The Chase On The Moor

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Young and Innocent: Erica At The Mill

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Sabotage: Delayed On The Bus

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The 39 Steps: Love Theme

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