Harold Arlen (1905–1986)

Soundtrack | Music Department | Composer

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No American has written more first-rate songs than Arlen. He grew up in a musical family (his ...

Born: February 15, 1905
Died: April 23, 1986 (age 81)

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• Known For
  
  The Wizard of Oz Music Department (1939)
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  Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Soundtrack (2004)
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  L.A. Confidential Soundtrack (1997)
• Known For
  
  9 Soundtrack (2009)
• Soundtrack
  
  The World According to Jeff Goldblum (2019)
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  The Clash (2018-2019)
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  Judy (2019)
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  Pose (2019)
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  Decàleg Ferran. Vida i poesia de Jaume Ferran (2019)
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  The Aftermath (2019)
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  The Umbrella Academy (2019)
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  RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2019)
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  The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017-2018)
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  Good Morning Britain (2018)
• Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return (2017-2018)
• Will & Grace (2018)
• The Man in the High Castle (2018)
• Green Book (2018)
• A Star Is Born (2018)
• Billions (2018)
• Granada Reports (2017-2018)
• BBC News at Ten (2018)
• BBC North West Tonight (2018)
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014-2018)
• Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo (2018)
• Litsid: The Whores (2018)
• L.U.F.I. (2017)
• Landstrykeren (2017)
• Tähdet, tähdet (2017)
• Popular Voices at the BBC (2017)
• Wonder (2017)
• MenT (2017)
• Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
• Llibertat 11 setembre Diada Nacional de Catalunya (2017)
• Death Note (2017)
• Orange Is the New Black (2017)
• Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime (2017)
• Svengoolie (2017)
• Becoming Warren Buffett (2017)
• Moon Rock City (2017)
• Rainbow: Memories in Rock (2016)
• Shed Skin Papa (2016)
• Who's Doing the Dishes? (2016)
• I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
• Ghostbusters (2016)
• Tom & Jerry: Back to Oz (2016)
• Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)
• 3 Seconds (2016)
• Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past (2016)
• Dirty Grandpa (2016)
• Superstore (2016)
• Victoria's Path (2015)
• One Hit Wonderland (2015)
• Strictly Come Dancing (2014-2015)
• Fallout 4 (2015)
• Tubby Hayes: A Man in a Hurry (2015)
• The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015)
• The Anthem of the Heart (2015)
• Born to Be Blue (2015)
• Presenting Princess Shaw (2015)
• The Voice (2012-2015)
• Tellement Gay! Homosexualité et pop culture (2015)
• Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: A Cinderella Story (2015)
• Britain's Got Talent (2015)
• The Simpsons (1991-2015)
• The Wedding Ringer (2015)
• Alongside Night (2014)
• Today (1966-2014)
• Gotham (2014)
• Strassman: Careful What You Wish For (2014)
• Dancing with the Stars (2008-2014)
• Of Mind and Music (2014)
• Tu cara me suena mini - España (2014)
• Boardwalk Empire (2014)
• Manglehorn (2014)
• So You Think You Can Dance (2009-2014)
• World of Dogs (2014)
• The Ring Cycle (2014)
• The Voice Kids (Australia) (2014)
• Tu cara me suena - Argentina (2014)
• Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned (2014)
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow (2014)
• Tenacity and Gratitude: The Frank Cotolo Story (2014)
• Blended (2014)
• Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark (2014)
• The Oscars (2014)
• Blandings (2014)
• RoboCop (2014)
• Daily Ukulele (2014)
• Nostalgia Critic (2012-2014)
• Six by Sondheim (2013)
• Supernatural (2007-2013)
• Breaking Bad (2013)
• Rainbow: Black Masquerade (2013)
• Rude Tube (2013)
• The Voice of the Philippines (2013)
• P.O.V. (2013)
• Watchman Video Broadcast (2013)
• Nurse Jackie (2013)
• Magic City (2012-2013)
• The Looney Tunes Show (2013)
• Family Guy (2013)
• Vegas (2013)
• American Dad! (2013)
• One for My Baby (2013)
• Savannah (2013)
• The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2013)
• Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013)
• Steppin' Out with Katherine Jenkins (2012)
• 30 Rock (2012)
• The Voice Brazil (2012)
• Great Performances (1985-2012)
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2012)
• On the Road (2012)
• Killing Them Softly (2012)
• American Masters (2005-2012)
• Dancing Stars (2011-2012)
• The Mentalist (2012)
• Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2012)
• K-Pop the Ultimate Audition (2012)
• Madness on Wheels: Rallying's Craziest Years (2012)
• Upstairs Downstairs (2010-2012)
• Into the White (2012)
• Dorothy and the Witches of Oz (2012)
• No me la puc treure del cap (2012)
• California's Gold (2012)
• Smash (2012)
• Grimm (2012)
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2011-2012)
• The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2011)
• Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
• Kirstie's Handmade Britain (2011)
• Gent de paraula (2011)
• My Week with Marilyn (2011)
• Décharge (2011)
• Shirley (2011)
• Outnumbered (2011)
• George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
• Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (2011)
• Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011)
• Late Show with David Letterman (2007-2011)
• Treme (2011)
• The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes (2011)
• House (2011)
• The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (2011)
• White Collar (2011)
• The Marty Stuart Show (2011)
• Getting In (2010)
• The Laundromat (2010)
• BBC Swingin' Christmas (2010)
• Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking (2010)
• Helden von morgen (2010)
• Taxicab Confessions (1995-2010)
• Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010)
• Saturday Night Live (1976-2010)
• Happy, Happy (2010)
• X Factor (2010)
• Tony Hawk: Shred (2010)
• Michael Feinstein's American Songbook (2010)
• Glee (2010)
• Sinatra Club (2010)
• Mafia II (2010)
• True Blood (2010)
• Standing Ovation (2010)
• A Star Is Born: Special Features (2010)
• Hubble 3D (2010)
• The Bachelor: Jason & Molly's Wedding (2010)
• Dancing on Ice (2010)
• How to Make It in America (2010)
• Atop the Fourth Wall (2010)
• Damages (2010)
• Visiting... with Huell Howser (2010)
• Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
• Live from Studio Five (2009)
• You Are Beautiful (2009)
• Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)
• To Oz! The Making of a Classic (2009)
• Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews (2009)
• A Single Man (2009)
• 9 (2009)
• BBC Proms (2009)
• Zonad (2009)
• Qwerty (2007-2009)
• Ugly Betty (2009)
• FM4 Radio Sessions: Tori Amos (2009)
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009)
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
• Life on Mars (2009)
• Cold Case (2005-2008)
• Èxit (2008)
• Australia (2008)
• The Wild Hearts (2008)
• Viva la Diva: Darcey Bussell and Katherine Jenkins (2008)
• The X Factor: Celebrity (2004-2008)
• Milk (2008)
• Operación triunfo (2008)
• Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
• Rachael Ray (2008)
• Nancy LaMott: I'll Be Here with You (2008)
• Dumb Girls Don't Go to Heaven (2008)
• Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore (2008)
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008)
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008)
• Eterna Magia (2007)
• P.S. I Love You (2007)
• 45 canciones esenciales (2007)
• Idols (2003-2007)
• Tete Montoliu, una mirada (2007)
• The Water Horse (2007)
• Men in Trees (2007)
• Página 2 (2007)
• Fred Claus (2007)
• Sarah Vaughan: Live in '58 & '64 (2007)
• Singer's Spotlight (2007)
• Melba Moore: Live in Concert (2007)
• It Takes Two (2007)
• Evening (2007)
• Life on Mars (2007)
• Idols (2007)
• Spider-Man 3 (2007)
• What Love Is (2007)
• Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar (2007)
• The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain (2007)
• Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)
• My Name Is Earl (2006-2007)
• The Good Shepherd (2006)
• Celtic Woman: A New Journey (2006)
• Las Vegas (2004-2006)
• ER (2002-2006)
• 10 Items or Less (2006)
• Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977 (2006)
• Invincible (2006)
• Idlewild (2006)
• The Killing of John Lennon (2006)
• Entourage (2006)
• Wizard of Oz 3: Dorothy Goes to Hell (2006)
• The Enormous Radio (2006)
• Relative Strangers (2006)
• American Idol (2003-2006)
• The Break-Up (2006)
• The Sopranos (2000-2006)
• Parashat Ha-Shavua (2006)
• The Wedding Weekend (2006)
• A Família Caipira na Delegacia Maluca (2006)
• Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2003-2006)
• Alpha Dog (2006)
• Scrubs (2006)
• Grey's Anatomy (2006)
• Cheap (2005)
• Kylie 'Showgirl': The Greatest Hits Tour (2005)
• Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz (2005)
• Australian Idol (2004-2005)
• AMV Hell 3: The Motion Picture (2005)
• The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)
• Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
• Bewitched (2005)
• Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
• Slovensko hladá SuperStar (2005)
• Gilmore Girls (2001-2005)
• 7th Heaven (2005)
• Independent Lens (2005)
• Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks (2004)
• The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004)
• The Last Shot (2004)
• Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
• Canadian Idol (2004)
• Duck Dodgers (2004)
• Queer as Folk (2004)
• The Long Firm (2004)
• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004)
• Biography (2004)
• High Chaparall (2004)
• Rosemary Clooney: Singing at Her Best (2004)
• Charity (2004)
• Arrested Development (2004)
• 50 First Dates (2004)
• Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
• S.P.U.N.G (2003)
• Stuck on You (2003)
• The O.C. (2003)
• Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
• Carnivàle (2003)
• Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection (2003)
• Pepper Chocolate (2003)
• The Night We Called It a Day (2003)
• Down with Love (2003)
• Idool 2003 (2003)
• Star Search (2003)
• Charmed (2003)
• Six Feet Under (2003)
• Tempted (2003)
• Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne (2003)
• How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
• Sinatra: The Classic Duets (2002)
• Stars and the Moon: Betty Buckley Live at the Donmar (2002)
• Catch Me If You Can (2002)
• Martine (2002)
• Eric Clapton: One More Car, One More Rider - Live on Tour 2001 (2002)
• EastEnders (1994-2002)
• Stars in Their Eyes Kids (2002)
• Undertaking Betty (2002)
• Less Than Perfect (2002)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2002)
• Unconditional Love (2002)
• Pasadena (2002)
• Roswell (2001-2002)
• Pop Idol (2002)
• What About Joan (2001)
• Dean Martin: That's Amore (2001)
• Not Under My Roof (2001)
• The Majestic (2001)
• Ocean's Eleven (2001)
• Stars 2001 - Die Aids-Gala (2001)
• Changi (2001)
• One Night with Robbie Williams (2001)
• Hildegarde (2001)
• Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
• Pearl Harbor (2001)
• Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen (2001)
• One Night at McCool's (2001)
• Top of the Pops (1976-2001)
• Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001)
• These Old Broads (2001)
• Tatort (2001)
• What Women Want (2000)
• Finding Forrester (2000)
• Angel (2000)
• Little Nicky (2000)
• Johnny the Partisan (2000)
• Autumn in New York (2000)
• Burnt Money (2000)
• 3rd Rock from the Sun (1997-2000)
• Vinyl (2000)
• The Others (2000)
• The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000)
• Star Trek: Voyager (1998-2000)
• Everybody Loves Raymond (2000)
• Stars in Their Eyes (1991-2000)
• Bicentennial Man (1999)
• Girl, Interrupted (1999)
• The Story of Us (1999)
• Frasier (1999)
• Summer of Sam (1999)
• The Out-of-Towners (1999)
• Anna's Trip (1999)
• Analyze This (1999)
• The Other Sister (1999)
• My Favorite Martian (1999)
• Dawson's Creek (1999)
• Simply Irresistible (1999)
• Blast from the Past (1999)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998)
• You've Got Mail (1998)
• Meet Joe Black (1998)
• A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
• The Roseanne Show (1998)
• Little Voice (1998)
• One True Thing (1998)
• Permanent Midnight (1998)
• The Rat Pack (1998)
• Quest for Camelot Sing-Alongs (1998)
• City of Angels (1998)
• Sphere (1998)
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997)
• Dogtown (1997)
• RocketMan (1997)
• Breaking Up (1997)
• Faithville (1997)
• Lolita (1997)
• South Park (1997)
• Contact (1997)
• Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill - Live (1997)
• Face/Off (1997)
• L.A. Confidential (1997)
• Selena (1997)
• ...First Do No Harm (1997)
• One Fine Day (1996)
• My Fellow Americans (1996)
• Mad Dog Time (1996)
• Evil Ambitions (1996)
• The English Patient (1996)
• Albino Alligator (1996)
• Unplugged (1996)
• Striptease (1996)
• Trees Lounge (1996)
• The Pallbearer (1996)
• Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)
• Die Harald Schmidt Show (1996)
• Party of Five (1996)
• The Birdcage (1996)
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1990-1996)
• Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
• The Celluloid Closet (1995)
• Stonewall (1995)
• Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
• Eggs (1995)
• Barbra: The Concert (1995)
• Georgia (1995)
• Forget Paris (1995)
• Un paseo por el tiempo (1995)
• Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995)
• Chicago Hope (1995)
• Dumb and Dumber (1994)
• Cobb (1994)
• Beavis and Butt-Head (1994)
• Monte Video (1994)
• Radioland Murders (1994)
• Corrina, Corrina (1994)
• That's Entertainment! III (1994)
• Cops and Robbersons (1994)
• Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
• Matlock (1993)
• My Life (1993)
• For the Moment (1993)
• Cracker (1993)
• Cap Tourmente (1993)
• Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
• Made in America (1993)
• Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
• Arizona Dream (1993)
• Rozprávky z Hollywoodu (1992)
• Sinatra: la supervivència de la veu (1992)
• Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments (1992)
• Waiting for God (1991-1992)
• Sinatra (1992)
• Blue Ice (1992)
• Innocent Blood (1992)
• The Mighty Ducks (1992)
• School Ties (1992)
• Cool World (1992)
• A League of Their Own (1992)
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1973-1992)
• Split Second (1992)
• Ruby (1992)
• Sjans (1992)
• Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1992)
• Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez (1992)
• Medicine Man (1992)
• Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991)
• Grand Canyon (1991)
• Bugsy (1991)
• Doogie Howser, M.D. (1991)
• My Girl (1991)
• For the Boys (1991)
• Homefront (1991)
• The Fisher King (1991)
• Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
• The Bold and the Beautiful (1990-1991)
• The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
• Thirtysomething (1991)
• Perfect Strangers (1988-1991)
• Queens Logic (1991)
• The Dreamer of Oz (1990)
• The Wizard of Oz (1990)
• Rampe & Naukkis - Kaikkien aikojen superpari (1990)
• DuckTales (1990)
• Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
• Eva y Adán, agencia matrimonial (1990)
• Tiny Toon Adventures (1990)
• Paris Is Burning (1990)
• The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990)
• Quantum Leap (1990)
• The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990)
• Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders (1989)
• Hider in the House (1989)
• The Wonder Years (1989)
• Heavy Petting (1989)
• Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event (1989)
• Happy Together (1989)
• New York Stories (1989)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)
• Drei D (1988)
• Working Girl (1988)
• Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
• Full House (1987-1988)
• Ariel (1988)
• Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)
• Hot to Trot (1988)
• Hey Hey It's Saturday (1988)
• The Presidio (1988)
• In Performance at the White House: A Salute to Broadway - The Shows (1988)
• Shoot to Kill (1988)
• Mozart und Meisel (1987)
• Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1987)
• DTV Monster Hits (1987)
• Frank's Place (1987)
• Intervista (1987)
• Ishtar (1987)
• Miami Vice (1987)
• Heaven (1987)
• Moonlighting (1987)
• Growing Pains (1987)
• One Voice (1986)
• The Singing Detective (1986)
• ALF (1986)
• Reagan: Let's Finish the Job (1986)
• 'Round Midnight (1986)
• Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
• Vamp (1986)
• Mr. Belvedere (1986)
• Target (1985)
• Dreamchild (1985)
• Live Aid (1985)
• Blue Money (1985)
• Webster (1985)
• Kerouac, the Movie (1985)
• Night Court (1984-1985)
• That's Dancing! (1985)
• Rainbow: Japan Tour (1984)
• City Heat (1984)
• The Cotton Club (1984)
• DTV: Golden Oldies (1984)
• Oh, God! You Devil (1984)
• Crimes of Passion (1984)
• Before Stonewall (1984)