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David Snell
Composer, Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born September 10, 1897Died March 27, 1967 (69 years)
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David L. Snell (10 September 1897, Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 27 March 1967, Glendale, California) was a pianist, conductor, composer and music director. He composed the music for over 170 shorts, series or feature films.
Snell studied at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Wisconsin College and the Meyer Conservatory of Music. He formed his own orchestra, and was the musical director for several stage productions.
He joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's music department in 1937, turning out music for a range of films from low-cost "B" movies to expensive features. He would spend his entire film career with MGM. He was conductor, composer, and music director for MGM for twenty-one years. The work could be high pressure. In November 1938 Franz Waxman had just five days to put together the fifty-minute score for A Christmas Carol so it could be released in time for the holiday season. Snell helped out, writing the opening and closing credit cues and half a dozen other cues based on themes provided by Waxman.
Snell wrote music for many full-length films, shorts and B-movie series such as Dr. Kildare, Maisie and The Thin Man. His songs include Under The Stars, Downstream Drifter, Come Back Little Girl Of Mine and Once Over Lightly. His scores often showed first-rate craftsmanship, but his work has generally been ignored, perhaps because in most cases he chose to simply underscore the dialog as opposed to contributing complementary musical ideas. However, for the 1947 Lady in the Lake, based on the Raymond Chandler novel and set around Christmas time, Snell chose to use a choir singing a cappella, providing an austere and effective "black and white" score to accompany the stark black and white cinematography. The moody music echoed Christmas carols.
David L. Snell died in 1967.
David L. Snell (10 September 1897, Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 27 March 1967, Glendale, California) was a pianist, conductor, composer and music director. He composed the music for over 170 shorts, series or feature films.
Snell studied at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Wisconsin College and the Meyer Conservatory of Music. He formed his own orchestra, and was the musical director for several stage productions.
He joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's music department in 1937, turning out music for a range of films from low-cost "B" movies to expensive features. He would spend his entire film career with MGM. He was conductor, composer, and music director for MGM for twenty-one years. The work could be high pressure. In November 1938 Franz Waxman had just five days to put together the fifty-minute score for A Christmas Carol so it could be released in time for the holiday season. Snell helped out, writing the opening and closing credit cues and half a dozen other cues based on themes provided by Waxman.
Snell wrote music for many full-length films, shorts and B-movie series such as Dr. Kildare, Maisie and The Thin Man. His songs include Under The Stars, Downstream Drifter, Come Back Little Girl Of Mine and Once Over Lightly. His scores often showed first-rate craftsmanship, but his work has generally been ignored, perhaps because in most cases he chose to simply underscore the dialog as opposed to contributing complementary musical ideas. However, for the 1947 Lady in the Lake, based on the Raymond Chandler novel and set around Christmas time, Snell chose to use a choir singing a cappella, providing an austere and effective "black and white" score to accompany the stark black and white cinematography. The moody music echoed Christmas carols.
David L. Snell died in 1967.
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| 1983 | China Rose · as Doug Kornfeld |
| 1982 | Q: The Winged Serpent · as Attorney |
| 1982 | Hanky Panky · as Clerk In Club |
| 1975 | Ryan's Hope (TV Series) · as Infirmary Doctor |
| 1968 | One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Lt. Jack Lawson #1 (1970-1972) |
| 1956 | The Edge of Night (TV Series) · as Peter Nevins |
| 1951 | Love of Life (TV Series) · as Hal Carson |
| 1956 | The Edge of Night (TV Series) |
| 1968 | One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1967 | Accident · as Musician |
| 1951 | Search for Tomorrow (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1948 | A Southern Yankee · as Composer |
| 1947 | Killer McCoy · as Original Music Composer |
| 1947 | Merton of the Movies · as Composer |
| 1947 | Undercover Maisie · as Original Music Composer |
| 1947 | The Mighty McGurk · as Composer |
| 1946 | Lady in the Lake · as Original Music Composer |
| 1946 | The Cockeyed Miracle · as Composer |
| 1946 | The Show-Off · as Composer |
| 1946 | Up Goes Maisie · as Original Music Composer |
| 1945 | What Next, Corporal Hargrove? · as Composer |
| 1945 | Dangerous Partners · as Original Music Composer |
| 1945 | Twice Blessed · as Music Director |
| 1945 | Keep Your Powder Dry · as Composer |
| 1945 | Between Two Women · as Original Music Composer |
| 1944 | Barbary Coast Gent · as Composer |
| 1944 | Maisie Goes to Reno · as Original Music Composer |
| 1943 | The Youngest Profession · as Composer |
| 1943 | Swing Fever · as Music Director |
| 1943 | The Man from Down Under · as Original Music Composer |
| 1942 | Northwest Rangers · as Composer |
| 1942 | Tish · as Composer |
| 1942 | Kid Glove Killer · as Original Music Composer |
| 1942 | The Omaha Trail · as Composer |
| 1942 | Pacific Rendezvous · as Composer |
| 1942 | Sunday Punch · as Original Music Composer |
| 1942 | Tarzan's New York Adventure · as Original Music Composer |
| 1942 | Grand Central Murder · as Original Music Composer |
| 1942 | Born to Sing · as Composer |
| 1942 | The Vanishing Virginian · as Music Score Producer |
| 1941 | Unholy Partners · as Composer |
| 1941 | Down in San Diego · as Composer |
| 1941 | Ringside Maisie · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | Love Crazy · as Original Music Composer |
| 1941 | The Penalty · as Composer |
| 1941 | The Wild Man of Borneo · as Composer |
| 1941 | Maisie Was a Lady · as Original Music Composer |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare's Crisis · as Original Music Composer |
| 1940 | Sky Murder · as Original Music Composer |
| 1940 | Gold Rush Maisie · as Original Music Composer |
| 1940 | The Ghost Comes Home · as Original Music Composer |
| 1940 | The Man from Dakota · as Composer |
| 1939 | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President · as Original Music Composer |
| 1939 | Dancing Co-Ed · as Composer |
| 1939 | Judge Hardy and Son · as Original Music Composer |
| 1939 | Captain Spanky's Show Boat · as Music Arranger |
| 1939 | The Women · as Original Music Composer |
| 1939 | From the Ends of the Earth · as Composer |
| 1939 | These Glamour Girls · as Original Music Composer |
| 1939 | They All Come Out · as Composer |
| 1939 | Burn 'Em Up O'Connor · as Composer |
| 1938 | Love Finds Andy Hardy · as Original Music Composer |
| 1938 | Judge Hardy's Children · as Original Music Composer |
| 1938 | Captain Kidd's Treasure · as Composer |
| 1937 | You're Only Young Once · as Original Music Composer |
| 1937 | Madame X · as Original Music Composer |
| 1937 | The Thirteenth Chair · as Composer |
| 1937 | A Family Affair · as Original Music Composer |
| 1937 | Dangerous Number · as Composer |
| 1935 | Mad Love · as Original Music Composer |
| 1934 | The Thin Man · as Orchestrator |
| 1932 | Faithless · as Original Music Composer |