Leigh Adrian Harline (March 26, 1907 – December 10, 1969) was an American film composer and songwriter. He was known for his "musical sophistication that was uniquely 'Harline-esque' by weaving rich tapestries of mood-setting underscores and penning memorable melodies for animated shorts and features."
Leigh Harline was born March 26, 1907, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the youngest of 13 children, to soldier Carl Härlin and his wife Johanna Matilda. His parents came from the village of Härfsta in Simtuna parish, Sweden. They joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1888 and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1891. In the U.S., they changed their surname to Harline.[1] Leigh was baptized a member of the LDS Church at age eight.[2]
Harline graduated from the University of Utah and studied piano and organ with Mormon Tabernacle Choir conductor J. Spencer Cornwall. In 1928, he moved to California and worked at radio stations in San Francisco and Los Angeles as a composer, conductor, arranger, instrumentalist, singer, and announcer. In 1931, he provided music for the first transcontinental radio broadcast to originate from the West Coast. He was then hired by Walt Disney where he scored more than 50 tunes, including for the Silly Symphonies cartoon series in the 1930s.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Leigh Harline news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Leigh Adrian Harline March 26 1907 December 10 1969 was an American film composer and songwriter He was known for his musical sophistication that was uniquely Harline esque by weaving rich tapestries of mood setting underscores and penning memorable melodies for animated shorts and features Leigh HarlineBirth nameLeigh Adrian HarlineBorn 1907 03 26 March 26 1907Salt Lake City UtahOriginSalt Lake City UtahDiedDecember 10 1969 1969 12 10 aged 62 Long Beach CaliforniaOccupation s Composer Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected filmography 3 Sources 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditLeigh Harline was born March 26 1907 in Salt Lake City Utah the youngest of 13 children to soldier Carl Harlin and his wife Johanna Matilda His parents came from the village of Harfsta in Simtuna parish Sweden They joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in 1888 and moved to Salt Lake City Utah in 1891 In the U S they changed their surname to Harline 1 Leigh was baptized a member of the LDS Church at age eight 2 Harline graduated from the University of Utah and studied piano and organ with Mormon Tabernacle Choir conductor J Spencer Cornwall In 1928 he moved to California and worked at radio stations in San Francisco and Los Angeles as a composer conductor arranger instrumentalist singer and announcer In 1931 he provided music for the first transcontinental radio broadcast to originate from the West Coast He was then hired by Walt Disney where he scored more than 50 tunes including for the Silly Symphonies cartoon series in the 1930s Harline co scored and orchestrated music by Frank Churchill and Paul Smith specifically for Disney s first animated feature length cartoon Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937 Snow White contained several classic songs by Churchill and lyricist Larry Morey including I m Wishing Whistle While You Work Heigh Ho and Some Day My Prince Will Come 3 4 Harline re teamed with Smith again to compose the score for Pinocchio for Disney in 1940 He also wrote most of the movie s songs with lyricist Ned Washington The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Music Score and won both Harline and Washington the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song When You Wish Upon a Star 3 4 The song went on to be featured on Disney s opening logo since 1985 and serve as the official theme song of the Walt Disney Company Harline left Disney in 1941 to compose for other studios His credits include Mr Bug Goes to Town 1941 for Disney s chief competitor Max Fleischer as well as Road to Utopia 1945 Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House 1948 The Desert Rats 1953 The Enemy Below 1957 Ten North Frederick 1958 Warlock 1959 The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 1962 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters 1963 and 7 Faces of Dr Lao 1964 He died from complications of throat cancer on December 10 1969 in Long Beach California and is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Selected filmography EditThe Goddess of Spring 1934 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 Pinocchio 1940 Mr Bug Goes to Town 1941 Johnny Come Lately 1943 Road to Utopia 1945 Crack Up 1946 Nocturne 1946 The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer 1947 The Boy with Green Hair 1948 Every Girl Should Be Married 1948 Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House 1948 It Happens Every Spring 1949 The Big Steal 1949 Monkey Business 1952 Pickup on South Street 1953 The Desert Rats 1953 Broken Lance 1954 House of Bamboo 1955 The Last Frontier 1955 Good Morning Miss Dove 1955 23 Paces to Baker Street 1956 The True Story of Jesse James 1957 Perry Mason 1957 The Wayward Bus 1957 The Enemy Below 1957 Ten North Frederick 1958 Man of the West 1958 The Remarkable Mr Pennypacker 1959 Warlock 1959 Visit to a Small Planet 1960 The Honeymoon Machine 1961 The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 1962 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters 1963 7 Faces of Dr Lao 1963 Strange Bedfellows 1965 Sources EditA Century of Animation includes photo Disney Legends LDS Film ComposersReferences Edit sv Leigh Harline Mormon Arts Festival 1995 Archive Merrill Bradshaw a b Erickson H 2015 Leigh Harline Movies amp TV Dept The New York Times Archived from the original on 2015 06 30 Retrieved 2015 06 27 a b Erickson H Leigh Harline AllMovie Retrieved 2015 06 27 Soundtrack Magazine Vol 8 No 31 1989 by Ross CareExternal links Edit Biography portalLeigh Harline at IMDb Leigh Harline at Find a Grave Finding Aid for Leigh Harline papers Archives and Rare Books Library University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Ohio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leigh Harline amp oldid 1149996350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
