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Leigh Adrian Harline (March 26, 1907 – December 10, 1969) was an American film composer and songwriter. He was known for his "musical sophistication that was uniquely 'Harline-esque' by weaving rich tapestries of mood-setting underscores and penning memorable melodies for animated shorts and features."
Leigh Harline. Composer: Pinocchio. Academy Award-winning composer (score, Pinocchio (1940), conductor, songwriter ("When You Wish Upon a Star" [Academy award, Best Song, 1940) and arranger Leigh Harine was educated at the University of Utah. He was a music student of J. Spencer Cornwall.
Leigh Harline passed away on December 10, 1969, in Long Beach, California. Among his creations was “When You Wish Upon a Star,” which debuted in 1940’s Pinocchio; it remains the signature song for The Walt Disney Company today.
Leigh Adrian Harline was an American Academy Award-winning film composer and songwriter. He was known for his "musical sophistication that was uniquely "Harline-esque" by weaving rich tapestries of mood-setting underscores and penning memorable melodies for animated shorts and features."
Leigh Harline. Composer: Pinocchio. Academy Award-winning composer (score, Pinocchio (1940), conductor, songwriter ("When You Wish Upon a Star" [Academy award, Best Song, 1940) and arranger Leigh Harine was educated at the University of Utah. He was a music student of J. Spencer Cornwall.
Academy Award-winning composer (score, Pinocchio (1940), conductor, songwriter ("When You Wish Upon a Star" [Academy award, Best Song, 1940) and arranger Leigh Harine was educated at the University of Utah. He was a music student of J. Spencer Cornwall.
Leigh Harline’s dance orchestra, “The Collegians,” which made its professional debut on October 27, 1925, at the Black Cat in Salt Lake City. Harline is seated at the piano.
