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Noël Léon Marius Arnaud (July 24, 1904 – April 26, 1991), known professionally as Leo Arnaud (), was a
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arranger, composer, and trombonist. He composed "Bugler's Dream", which is used as the theme by television networks presenting the
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in the United States. Arnaud studied composition at conservatories in Lyon and Paris with
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and
Vincent d'Indy Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy (; 27 March 18512 December 1931) was a French composer and teacher. His influence as a teacher, in particular, was considerable. He was a co-founder of the Schola Cantorum de Paris and also taught at the Pa ...
. After playing as a jazz trombonist in France using the name Leo Vauchant and arranging for the
Jack Hylton Jack Hylton (born John Greenhalgh Hilton; 2 July 1892 – 29 January 1965) was an English pianist, composer, band leader and impresario. Hylton rose to prominence during the British dance band era, being referred as the "British King of Jazz ...
band in England from 1928 to 1930, he immigrated to the United States in 1931. He worked in Hollywood as an arranger for
Fred Waring Fredrick Malcolm Waring Sr. (June 9, 1900 – July 29, 1984) was an American musician, bandleader, choral director, and radio and television personality, sometimes referred to as "America's Singing Master" and "The Man Who Taught America How to ...
before joining
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as an arranger, composer, and orchestrator from 1936 to 1966. In 1980, Arnaud left Hollywood and retired to
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. His wife, Faye Brooks Arnaud, was a native of the area. He is buried at Asbury United Methodist Church in
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.


"Bugler's Dream"

"Bugler's Dream" is very well known in the United States as theme music for the
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from its use in
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and
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of the games beginning with the
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in
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. It is considered to be an Olympic symbol. Arnaud's piece is very stately, beginning with a
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cadence that is soon joined by a distinctive theme in
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. The musical theme of "Bugler's Dream" is based on Joseph-David Buhl's "Salut aux étendards", a typical cavalry trumpet's call, composed during
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's
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. Arnaud was commissioned by conductor Felix Slatkin to create a piece for his album ''Charge!'' in 1958. For this, he wrote "The Charge Suite", published by
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, which included "Bugler's Dream". ABC began using the composition as the theme to
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of the
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in
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,
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, and in future Olympics. It was also used as the title piece for the series ''
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''. NBC went with an alternate theme in 1988 when it obtained the rights to the
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in
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,
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, but brought "Bugler's Dream" back for
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of the
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in
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,
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. On the
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album ''Summon the Heroes'', released for the
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in
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,
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, "Bugler's Dream" was combined in a medley with composer
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' "Olympic symbols". The medley consists of Williams's arrangement of "Bugler's Dream"—similar to Arnaud's original but with a repeat of the theme with a full orchestra—followed by Williams's composition written for the
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in
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. Williams's arrangement of "Bugler's Dream / Olympic Fanfare and Theme" was used in the
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and has continued to be used in later Olympic coverage by NBC.


Filmography

* '' The Competition'' (1980) (conducting coach) * ''
Ryan's Daughter ''Ryan's Daughter'' is a 1970 British epic romantic drama film directed by David Lean and written by Robert Bolt. Loosely inspired by Gustave Flaubert's 1857 novel ''Madame Bovary'', the film stars Robert Mitchum and Sarah Miles as a married ...
'' (1970) (orchestrator) * ''
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'' (1968) (orchestrator) * '' The F.B.I.'' (two episodes, 1965) (composer) * '' Hollywood My Home Town'' (1965) (orchestrator) * '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' (1964) (orchestrator) * '' Hollywood Without Make-Up'' (1963) (orchestrator) * '' Billy Rose's Jumbo'' (1962) (orchestrator) * '' Horas de pánico'' (1957) (conductor) * ''
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' is a 1954 American musical film, directed by Stanley Donen, with music by Gene de Paul, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, and choreography by Michael Kidd. The screenplay, by Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Dor ...
'' (1954) (orchestrator) * ''
Rose Marie Rose Marie (born Rose Marie Mazzetta; August 15, 1923 – December 28, 2017) was an American actress, singer, comedian, and vaudeville performer with a career spanning nine decades, which included film, radio, records, theater, night clubs and ...
'' (1954) (orchestrator) * ''
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'' (1953) (musical director) * ''
Stars and Stripes Forever "The Stars and Stripes Forever" is a patriotic American march written and composed by John Philip Sousa in 1896. By a 1987 act of the U.S. Congress, it is the official National March of the United States of America. History In his 1928 autobi ...
'' (1952) (orchestrator) * ''
Lovely to Look At ''Lovely to Look At'' is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, based on the 1933 Broadway musical ''Roberta''. Plot Broadway producers Al Marsh, Tony Naylor, and Jerry Ralby are desperately searching for invest ...
'' (1952) (orchestrator) * ''
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'' (1951) (orchestrator) * ''
Two Weeks with Love ''Two Weeks with Love'' is a 1950 romantic musical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Roy Rowland and based on a story by John Larkin, who co-wrote the screenplay with Dorothy Kingsley. Set in the early 20th century, the fil ...
'' (1950) (orchestrator) * '' Three Little Words'' (1950) (music arranger) * ''
That Midnight Kiss ''That Midnight Kiss'' is a 1949 Technicolor American musical romance film also starring Mario Lanza (in his first leading role) and Kathryn Grayson. Among the supporting cast were Ethel Barrymore, conductor/pianist Jose Iturbi (playing himself) ...
'' (1949) (orchestrator) * '' Neptune's Daughter'' (1949) (orchestrator) * ''
The Barkleys of Broadway ''The Barkleys of Broadway'' is a 1949 American Technicolor musical comedy film from the Arthur Freed unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that reunited Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers after ten years apart. Directed by Charles Walters, the screenplay is ...
'' (1949) (music arranger) * '' The Kissing Bandit'' (1948) (composer: incidental music) (music arranger) * ''
One Touch of Venus ''One Touch of Venus'' is a 1943 musical with music written by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Ogden Nash, and book by S. J. Perelman and Nash, based on the 1885 novella ''The Tinted Venus'' by Thomas Anstey Guthrie, and very loosely spoofing the Pygma ...
'' (1948) (musical director) * ''
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'' (1948) (orchestrator) * '' A Date with Judy'' (1948) (orchestrator) * '' Big City'' (1948) (orchestrator) * '' Hit Parade of 1947'' (1947) (orchestrator) * '' Apache Rose'' (1947) (composer: incidental music) (uncredited) * '' Calendar Girl'' (1947) (orchestrator) * '' The Thrill of Brazil'' (1946) (musical director) * '' DuBarry Was a Lady'' (1943) (orchestrator) * '' Best Foot Forward'' (1943) (orchestrator) * '' For Me and My Gal'' (1942) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator) * ''
Panama Hattie ''Panama Hattie'' is a 1940 American musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and book by Herbert Fields and B. G. DeSylva. The musical is about a nightclub owner, Hattie Maloney, who lives in the Panama Canal Zone and ends up dealing with ...
'' (1942) (vocal and orchestral arrangements) * '' Berlin Correspondent'' (1942) (orchestrator) (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1942) (orchestrator) (uncredited) * '' Ship Ahoy (1942)'' (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator) * '' Rio Rita'' (1942) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator) * '' Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake'' (1942) (orchestrator) (uncredited) * '' Babes on Broadway'' (1941) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator) * '' Remember the Day'' (1941) (orchestrator) (uncredited) * ''
Two-Faced Woman ''Two-Faced Woman'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor and starring Greta Garbo in her final film role, Melvyn Douglas, Constance Bennett, and Roland Young. The movie was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Garbo ...
'' (1941) (orchestrator) * ''
You'll Never Get Rich ''You'll Never Get Rich'' is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The title references the U.S. Army song lyric: "You'll never get r ...
'' (1941) (music arranger) (uncredited) * '' Lady Be Good'' (1941) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator) * ''
The Big Store ''The Big Store'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and starring the Marx Brothers ( Groucho, Harpo and Chico) that takes place in a large department store. Groucho appears as private detective Wolf J. Flywheel (a char ...
'' (1941) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator) * '' Ziegfeld Girl'' (1941) (music arranger: vocal arrangements) (orchestrator) * '' Blondie Goes Latin'' (1941) (music arranger) * '' Murder Over New York'' (1940) (orchestrator) (uncredited) * '' Hullabaloo'' (1940) (orchestrator) * '' Third Finger, Left Hand'' (1940) (arranger: " Hail to California", "Carmen Ohio") (uncredited) * '' Strike Up the Band'' (1940) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator) * ''
Yesterday's Heroes ''Yesterday's Heroes'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by Irving Cummings Jr. and William Conselman Jr.. The film stars Jean Rogers, Robert Sterling, Ted North, Kay Aldridge, Russell Gleason and Richard " ...
'' (1940) (orchestrator) (uncredited) * '' Andy Hardy Meets Debutante'' (1940) (music arranger: vocals) (orchestrator) * '' Two Girls on Broadway'' (1940) (orchestrator) * '' Broadway Melody of 1940'' (1940) (orchestrator) * '' I Take This Woman'' (1940) (orchestrator) (uncredited) * ''
The Earl of Chicago ''The Earl of Chicago'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold, Reginald Owen and Edmund Gwenn. Made during 1939 and released in January 1940, it was the first MGM film of the 1940 ...
'' (1940) (orchestrator) (uncredited) * ''
Babes in Arms ''Babes in Arms'' is a 1937 coming-of-age musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and book by Rodgers and Hart. It concerns a group of small-town Long Island teenagers who put on a show to avoid being sent to a work ...
'' (1939) (orchestrator) * ''
The Wizard of Oz ''The Wizard of Oz'' is a 1939 American Musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Based on the 1900 novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left pro ...
'' (1939) (orchestrator: Munchkinland musical sequence) (uncredited) * '' Lady of the Tropics'' (1939) (orchestrator) (uncredited) * ''
Broadway Serenade ''Broadway Serenade'' (also known as ''Serenade'') is a 1939 musical drama film distributed by MGM, produced and directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The screenplay was written by Charles Lederer, based on a story by Lew Lipton, John Taintor Foote an ...
'' (1939) (vocal and orchestral direction) * '' Society Lawyer'' (1939) (orchestrator) * '' The Ice Follies of 1939'' (1939) (music arranger: orchestral arrangements / vocal arrangements) * '' Boys Town'' (1938) (music arranger) * ''
Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette (; ; Maria Antonia Josefa Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last List of French royal consorts, queen of France before the French Revolution and the establishment of the French First Republic. She was the ...
'' (1938) (orchestrator) (uncredited) * '' The Girl of the Golden West'' (1938) (music arranger: vocal arrangements) (orchestrator) * ''
Of Human Hearts ''Of Human Hearts'' is a 1938 American Drama Western film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Walter Huston, James Stewart and Beulah Bondi. Stewart plays a proud and ungrateful son who rebels against his preacher father and (after his ...
'' (1938) (orchestrator) (uncredited) * '' Rosalie'' (1937) (music arranger: vocal arrangements) (orchestrator) * ''
Broadway Melody of 1938 ''Broadway Melody of 1938'' is a 1937 American musical film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film is essentially a backstage musical revue, featuring high-budget sets and cinematography in the MGM musical traditi ...
'' (1937) (music arranger: orchestral and vocal arrangements) * '' A Day at the Races'' (1937) (music arranger: choral and orchestral) * '' Carnival in Paris'' (1937) (vocal and orchestral arrangements) * '' Song of Revolt'' (1937) (vocal and orchestral arrangements) * '' Sinner Take All'' (1936) (composer: stock music) (uncredited) * ''
Born to Dance ''Born to Dance'' is a 1936 American musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Eleanor Powell, James Stewart and Virginia Bruce. It was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The score was composed by Cole Porter. Plot Wh ...
'' (1936) (music arranger: choral) * '' Violets in Spring'' (1936) (vocal and orchestral arrangements)


Awards

Arnaud was nominated for an
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for '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' (1964) at the
37th Academy Awards The 37th Academy Awards were held on April 5, 1965, to honor film achievements of 1964. The ceremony was produced by MGM's Joe Pasternak and hosted, for the 14th time, by Bob Hope. The Best Picture winner, George Cukor's ''My Fair Lady'', w ...
, presented in 1965. It was a co-nomination with six other men who also wrote the film's music, with Arnaud doing
orchestration Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble, such as a concert band) or of adapting music composed for another medium for an orchestra. Also called "instrumentation", orch ...
.


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