Phil Ohman
Phil Ohman | |
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Film scores | |
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Phil Ohman (October 7, 1896 – August 8, 1954) was an American
film composer and pianist. He is most well known for his collaboration with fellow musician Victor Arden
in the 1920s and 1930s.
Biography
Ohman was born Fillmore Wellington Ohman in
Victor Records
, they developed a large studio orchestra specializing in Broadway show songs that became quite popular. These particular records employed a rather large, brassy powerful sound (it is not known who they used as arranger), always with a space for a twin piano duet section.
Ohman died in Santa Monica, California on August 8, 1954.
Partial filmography
- Try and Play It (1922)
- Up and Down the Keys (1922)
- Piano Pan (1922)
- Sparkles (1935)
- The Renegade Trail (1939)
- Captain Caution (1940)
- The Roundup (1941)
- Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944)
- Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
- Million Dollar Weekend (1948)
See also
References
- Allmusic. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
Further reading
- Jasen, David A.; Trebor Jay Tichenor (1978). Rags and Ragtime: A Musical History. New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc. pp. 231–232. ISBN 0-486-25922-6.
External links