William Trytel (1894–1964), frequently credited as W. L. Trytel, was a Dutch-born

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

. He settled in Britain where he became known for his

film scores A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...

, notably at

Twickenham Studios Twickenham ( ) is a suburban district of London, England, on the River Thames southwest of Charing Cross. Historic counties of England, Historically in Middlesex, since 1965 it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, who ...

where he became director of music as well as sitting on the company's board.Low p.175

Selected filmography

* '' The Outsider'' (1931) * ''

Captivation ''Captivation'' is a 1931 British romantic comedy film directed by John Harvel and starring Conway Tearle, Betty Stockfeld and Violet Vanbrugh.It was shot at the Beaconsfield Studios near London. A second feature, it has been classified as a quota ...

'' (1931) * ''

The Lodger The Lodger may refer to: * ''The Lodger'' (novel), a 1913 horror novel about a Jack the Ripper-like serial killer by Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes ** '' The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog'', a 1927 British silent film by Alfred Hitchcock *** "Th ...

'' (1932) * ''

Frail Women ''Frail Women'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Mary Newcomb, Owen Nares, Frank Pettingell and Herbert Lomas (actor), Herbert Lomas. In the years after World War I a Colonel marries his war-time mistress. It ...

'' (1932) * ''

In a Monastery Garden ''In a Monastery Garden'' is a piece of light classical music by Albert Ketèlbey, who composed it in 1915 after a visit to a real monastic garden, now the Benedictine monastery of St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth in Surrey. It was especially s ...

'' (1932) * ''

Going Gay ''Going Gay'' is a 1933 British musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Arthur Riscoe, Naunton Wayne and Magda Schneider. It was made at British and Dominions Imperial Studios, British and Dominion's Elstree Studios. It was followe ...

'' (1933) * ''

Whispering Tongues ''Whispering Tongues'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by George Pearson and starring Reginald Tate, Jane Welsh and Russell Thorndike. The screenplay concerns a son who seeks revenge by stealing valuables from the men who drove his father ...

'' (1934) * '' Bella Donna'' (1934) * ''

The Night Club Queen ''The Night Club Queen'' is a 1934 British musical mystery film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Mary Clare, Jane Carr and Lewis Shaw.Wood p.83 Cast * Mary Clare as Mary Brown * Jane Carr as Bobbie Lamont * Lewis Shaw as Peter Brow ...

'' (1934) * ''

The Admiral's Secret ''The Admiral's Secret'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Guy Newall and starring Edmund Gwenn, James Raglan and Dorothy Black (actress), Dorothy Black. It was based on a play by Cyril Campion and filmed at Twickenham Studios. The film' ...

'' (1934) * '' Kentucky Minstrels'' (1934) * ''

Flood Tide Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another. Tide tables ...

'' (1934) * ''

Music Hall Music hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment that was most popular from the early Victorian era, beginning around 1850, through the World War I, Great War. It faded away after 1918 as the halls rebranded their entertainment as Varie ...

'' (1934) * '' Blind Justice'' (1934) * '' The Man Who Changed His Name'' (1934) * '' Lily of Killarney'' (1934) * '' The Broken Melody'' (1934) * ''

The Lad ''The Lad'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Gordon Harker, Betty Stockfeld and Jane Carr. It was made at Twickenham Studios. The film is based on a novel by Edgar Wallace. Plot Bill Shane is The Lad, an opp ...

'' (1935) * ''

D'Ye Ken John Peel? ''D'Ye Ken John Peel?'' (released in America as ''Captain Moonlight'') is a 1935 British adventure film directed by Henry Edwards and starring John Garrick, Winifred Shotter and Stanley Holloway. It was made at Julius Hagen's Twickenham Stud ...

'' (1935) * '' Squibs'' (1935) * '' Scrooge'' (1935) * ''

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes ''The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Arthur Wontner. It was based on the 1915 Sherlock Holmes novel '' The Valley of Fear'' by Arthur Conan Doyle. It is a Flamingo Films ...

'' (1935) * '' The Morals of Marcus'' (1935) * ''

Inside the Room ''Inside the Room'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Austin Trevor, Dorothy Boyd and George Hayes. It was shot at Twickenham Studios in west London. A French detective, Pierre Santos, investigates a popu ...

'' (1935) * ''

She Shall Have Music ''She Shall Have Music'' is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Jack Hylton, June Clyde and Claude Dampier. Hylton played himself in a story built around a millionaire shipowner who hires a band (led b ...

'' (1935) * '' The Rocks of Valpre'' (1935) * '' Street Song'' (1935) * ''

Spy of Napoleon ''Spy of Napoleon'' is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Richard Barthelmess, Dolly Haas, Frank Vosper, Henry Oscar and James Carew. It is based on the 1934 novel '' A Spy of Napoleon'' by Baroness Emmus ...

'' (1936) * '' Eliza Comes to Stay'' (1936) * ''

The Last Journey ''The Last Journey'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Williams and Judy Gunn. Synopsis A train driver (Julien Mitchell) on his last journey before retirement thinks his fireman is having ...

'' (1936) * ''

Death Croons the Blues ''Death Croons the Blues'' is a 1937 British crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Hugh Wakefield, Antoinette Cellier and George Hayes.Wood p.94 The film was made at Twickenham Studios by the producer Julius Hagen whose ownership ...

'' (1937) * '' Beauty and the Barge'' (1937) * '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (1938) * ''

Undercover Girl ''Undercover Girl'' is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Alexis Smith and Scott Brady. Plot A woman joins the police and tries to pursue her father's killers by assuming an undercover identity. Cast * Alexi ...

'' (1958) * '' Meet Maxwell Archer'' (1940) * ''

Lady from Lisbon ''Lady'' is a term for a woman who behaves in a polite way. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the female counterpart of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. "Lady" is al ...

'' (1942) * ''

Sabotage at Sea ''Sabotage at Sea'' is a 1942 British black-and-white war film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Jane Carr, Margaretta Scott, David Hutcheson and Ronald Shiner. It was written by Michael Barringer and produced by British National Films ...

'' (1942) * ''

The Temptress The Temptress may refer to: * The Temptress (1926 film), an American silent romantic drama film * The Temptress (1920 film), a British silent romance film * The Temptress (1949 film), a British second feature drama film * The Temptress (1951 fi ...

'' (1949) * ''

'' (1958)

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.

External links

* Dutch film score composers British film score composers 1894 births 1964 deaths Musicians from Amsterdam 20th-century British composers Dutch emigrants to the United Kingdom {{Netherlands-bio-stub