James David Buttolph Jr. (August 3, 1902 – January 1, 1983) was an American film composer who scored over 300 movies in his career. Born in New York City, Buttolph showed musical talent at an early age, and eventually studied music formally. After earning a music degree, Buttolph moved to Europe in 1923 and studied in Austria and Germany supporting himself as a nightclub pianist. He returned to the U.S. in 1927 and, a few years later, began working for NBC radio network as an arranger and conductor. In 1933, Buttolph moved to Los Angeles and began working in films. Buttolph's best work, according to many, was his work as an arranger on the Alfred Newman score for '' The Mark of Zorro'' (1940). In the mid-1950s, Buttolph started to compose scores for television, the most memorable being the theme for the TV western '' Maverick'' starring James Garner with the same music appearing in his score of ''

The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture. He first appeared in 1933 in a ...

'' (1956). He continued to compose music for television, many of which were westerns, until his retirement in 1963.

TV and filmography

* '' The New Maverick'' (1978) (TV) (theme song) * '' The Man from Galveston'' (1963) * '' PT 109'' (1963) * '' The Virginian'' (1962) TV Series * '' Guns of the Timberland'' (1960) * '' The Alaskans'' (1959) TV Series * '' The Horse Soldiers'' (1959) * '' Laramie'' (1959) TV Series * '' Westbound'' (1959) * '' 77 Sunset Strip'' (1958) TV Series * '' Onionhead'' (1958) * '' The Deep Six'' (1958) * '' Shirley Temple's Storybook'' (1958) TV Series * '' Maverick'' (1957) TV Series (theme) * ''

Wagon Train ''Wagon Train'' is an American Western television series that aired for eight seasons, first on the NBC television network (1957–1962) and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and reached the top of the ...

'' (1957) TV Series * '' The D.I.'' (1957) * '' The Big Land'' (1957) * '' Conflict'' (1956) TV Series (also theme) * '' Noah's Ark'' (1956) TV Series * '' The Burning Hills'' (1956) * ''

'' (1956) * '' A Cry in the Night'' (1956) * ''

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

'' (1956) * ''

The Steel Jungle ''The Steel Jungle'' is a 1956 American film noir crime drama directed by Walter Doniger and starring Perry Lopez, Beverly Garland, and Walter Abel. The film was directed and written by Walter Doniger. Produced independently, the film was d ...

'' (1956) * '' I Died a Thousand Times'' (1955) * '' Jump Into Hell'' (1955) * ''

Kings Row ''Kings Row'' is a 1942 film starring Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan and Betty Field that tells a story of young people growing up in a small American town at the turn of the twentieth century. The picture was directed by Sam Woo ...

'' (1955) TV Series * '' The Adventures of Long John Silver'' (1955) TV Series * '' Secret of the Incas'' (1954) * '' Riding Shotgun'' (1954) * '' Phantom of the Rue Morgue'' (1954) * '' The Bounty Hunter'' (1954) * '' Crime Wave'' (1954) * '' Thunder Over the Plains'' (1953) * ''

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms ''The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms'' is a 1953 American independent monster film directed by Eugène Lourié, with stop motion animation by Ray Harryhausen. It is partly based on Ray Bradbury's 1951 short story of the same name, which was later ...

'' (1953) * '' South Sea Woman'' (1953) * '' The System'' (1953) * '' House of Wax'' (1953) * ''

The Man Behind the Gun ''The Man Behind the Gun'' is a 1953 American Western film about the establishment of the city of Los Angeles. It was directed by Felix Feist and stars Randolph Scott.

'' (1953) * '' My Man and I'' (1952) * '' The Winning Team'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952) * '' Talk About a Stranger'' (1952) * '' This Woman Is Dangerous'' (1952) * '' Lone Star'' (1952) * '' Submarine Command'' (1951) * '' Fighting Coast Guard'' (1951) * '' The Enforcer'' (1951) * '' Ten Tall Men'' (1951) * '' Along the Great Divide'' (1951) * '' Chain Lightning'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1950) * '' Pretty Baby'' (1950) * '' The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady'' (1950) * '' Three Secrets'' (1950) * '' Return of the Frontiersman'' (1950) * '' Roseanna McCoy'' (1949) * '' Look for the Silver Lining'' (1949) * '' Story of Seabiscuit'' (1949) * '' The Girl from Jones Beach'' (1949) * '' One Sunday Afternoon'' (1949) * '' John Loves Mary'' (1949) * '' One Last Fling'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' June Bride'' (1948) * '' Smart Girls Don't Talk'' (1948) * '' To the Victor'' (1948) * '' Kiss of Death'' (1947) * '' The Foxes of Harrow'' (1947) * '' Moss Rose'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1947) * '' The Brasher Doubloon'' (1947) * '' 13 Rue Madeleine'' (1946) * '' Home Sweet Homicide'' (1946) * '' It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog'' (1946) * '' Somewhere in the Night'' (1946) * '' Strange Triangle'' (1946) * '' Johnny Comes Flying Home'' (1946) * '' Shock'' (1946) * '' The Spider'' (1945) * '' The House on 92nd Street'' (1945) * '' Within These Walls'' (1945) * '' The Caribbean Mystery'' (1945) * '' Junior Miss'' (1945) * ''

Nob Hill Nob Hill is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States that is known for its numerous luxury hotels and historic mansions. Nob Hill has historically served as a center of San Francisco's upper class. Nob Hill is among the highe ...

'' (1945) * '' The Bullfighters'' (1945) * ''

Circumstantial Evidence Circumstantial evidence is evidence that relies on an inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact, such as a fingerprint at the scene of a crime. By contrast, direct evidence supports the truth of an assertion directly, i.e., without need ...

'' (1945) * '' The Big Noise'' (1944) * ''

Buffalo Bill William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), better known as Buffalo Bill, was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. One of the most famous figures of the American Old West, Cody started his legend at the young age ...

'' (1944) * '' Guadalcanal Diary'' (1943) * '' Corvette K-225'' (1943) * '' Bomber's Moon'' (1943) * '' Crash Dive'' (1943) * '' Immortal Sergeant'' (1943) * '' Thunder Birds'' (1942) * '' Street of Chance'' (1942) * ''

Wake Island Wake Island (), also known as Wake Atoll, is a coral atoll in the Micronesia subregion of the Pacific Ocean. The atoll is composed of three islets – Wake, Wilkes, and Peale Islands – surrounding a lagoon encircled by a coral reef. The neare ...

'' (1942) * '' In Old California'' (1942) * '' Moontide'' (1942) * '' This Gun for Hire'' (1942) * ''

My Favorite Blonde ''My Favorite Blonde'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Bob Hope and Madeleine Carroll. Based on a story by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, the film is about a vaudeville performer who gets mixed up with Br ...

'' (1942) * '' Lady for a Night'' (1942) * '' Bahama Passage'' (1941) * '' Swamp Water'' (1941) * '' Tobacco Road'' (1941) * '' Star Dust'' (1940) * ''

Barricade Barricade (from the French ''barrique'' - 'barrel') is any object or structure that creates a barrier or obstacle to control, block passage or force the flow of traffic in the desired direction. Adopted as a military term, a barricade denotes ...

'' (1939)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buttolph, David 1902 births 1983 deaths 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male musicians 20th-century American classical musicians American film score composers American television composers American male film score composers