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  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: Leo Arnaud collection
    Creator: Arnaud, Leo, 1904-1991
    Identifier/Call Number: 2669
    Physical Description: 36.125 Linear Feet 22 boxes
    Date (bulk): 1930s-1980s
    Abstract: This collection consists of the sheet music of French American composer Leo Arnaud, including the song used as the theme for the Olympic Games, "Bugler's Dream".
    Language of Material: English.

    Biographical / Historical

    Leo Arnaud (1904-1991) was a French American composer. He is best known for "Bugler's Dream," the song used as the theme by television networks showing the Olympic Games in the United States. Arnaud worked in Hollywood as an arranger for Fred Waring before joining Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as an arranger, composer, and orchestrator from 1936 to 1966.

    Scope and Contents

    This collection consists of the sheet music of French American composer Leo Arnaud. This includes "Bugler's Dream" and music arranged for Judy Garland films. Arnaud was best known for "Bugler's Dream," the song used as the theme by television networks showing the Olympic Games in the United States. He worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as an arranger, composer, and orchestrator from 1936 to 1966.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Rights Statement for Archival Description

    Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Leo Arnaud collection, Collection no. 2669, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    This collection is unprocessed.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Music
    Composers
    Arrangement (Music)
    Arrangers (Musicians) -- Archival resources
    Orchestral music -- Archival resources
    Composition (Music) -- Archival resources
    Sheet music
    Arnaud, Leo, 1904-1991 -- Archives