Finding aid for the Leo Arnaud collection 2669

Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 September
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu


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.

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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

Box 1, Box 2, Box 3, Box 4, Box 5, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Box 12, Box 13, Box 14, Box 15, Box 16, Box 17, Box 18, Box 19, Box 20, Box 21, Box 22

Unprocessed materials