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Victor Young

Composer · Died November 11, 1956, aged 56 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Victor Young (August 8, 1900 - November 10, 1956) was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 8, 1900
Died
November 11, 1956 (aged 56)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
129 on MovieCove · 194 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Victor Young's films like?

Across their 114 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 114 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 53 · Serious 37 · Dark 24

Grounded 39 · Stylized 60 · Heightened 15

Gentle 35 · Charged 57 · Intense 22

Steady 54 · Shifting 55 · Whiplash 5

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 52 · Some laughs 35 · Funny 27

Slow burn 39 · Even-paced 70 · Relentless 5

Casual 79 · Engaged 33 · Full focus 2

Easy watch 63 · Affecting 32 · Heavy 19

Resolved 104 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
57
Romantic
48
Joyful
37
Melancholic
40
Thrilling
28
Other
86

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy60
  • Bittersweet45
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Victor Young's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 129 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Subscription and free streaming for Victor Young's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

194 credits, 129 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Chita: A Legendary Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Songs

  • Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Run of the Arrow(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Omar Khayyam(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • China Gate(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • The Brave One(1956)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • The Search for Bridey Murphy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Additional Music

  • The Vagabond King(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • The Proud and Profane(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • The Maverick Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • The Conqueror(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • A Man Alone(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • The Tall Men(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • The Left Hand of God(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Son of Sinbad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • Strategic Air Command(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The Country Girl(1954)

    Composer · as Conductor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Drum Beat(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Medic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • About Mrs. Leslie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • Trouble in the Glen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • Johnny Guitar(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Jubilee Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Knock on Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • Forever Female(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Flight Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Little Boy Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Roman Holiday(1953)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Sun Shines Bright(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Shane(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Fair Wind to Java(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • The Star(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • One Minute to Zero(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • The Quiet Man(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • The Turning Point(1952)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Scaramouche(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Something to Live For(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • My Favorite Spy(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • The Wild Blue Yonder(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Honeychile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Detective Story(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • This Is Korea! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • The Lemon Drop Kid(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Insurance Investigator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Payment on Demand(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Belle Le Grand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Rio Grande(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Fireball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer · Music Director

  • September Affair(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Our Very Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Bright Leaf(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Riding High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Paid in Full (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Gun Crazy(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • My Foolish Heart(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Sands of Iwo Jima(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Samson and Delilah(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Chicago Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Streets of Laredo(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • The Accused(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • The Paleface(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • So Evil My Love(1948)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Dream Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • The Emperor Waltz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • State of the Union(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Big Clock(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • I Walk Alone(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Where There's Life(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Unconquered(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Golden Earrings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • The Trouble with Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • California(1947)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Suddenly It's Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • Calcutta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer

  • Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • The Searching Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer

  • Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • The Blue Dahlia(1946)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • To Each His Own(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Music in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Orchestra Conductor

  • Masquerade in Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Love Letters(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Kitty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • You Came Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • The Great John L. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • A Medal for Benny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • And Now Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • Frenchman's Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • Hail the Conquering Hero(1944)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • The Great Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Ministry of Fear(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • And the Angels Sing(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • The Uninvited(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Practically Yours(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • True to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Riding High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Hostages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Buckskin Frontier(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • China(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • No Time for Love(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • The Outlaw(1943)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Young and Willing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • The Crystal Ball(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Silver Queen(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Road to Morocco(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Flying Tigers(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • The Glass Key(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • The Palm Beach Story(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Night in New Orleans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Reap the Wild Wind(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • The Remarkable Andrew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • The Fleet's In(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Skylark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • The Great Man's Lady(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Nothing But the Truth(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Hold Back the Dawn(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Kiss the Boys Goodbye(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Caught in the Draft(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Road to Zanzibar(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • I Wanted Wings(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Buy Me That Town(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Love Thy Neighbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Arizona(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • The Mad Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Arise, My Love(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Dancing on a Dime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer · Songs

  • Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Rhythm on the River(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Hold That Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Actor

  • Moon Over Burma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Those Were the Days! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • The Way of All Flesh(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Three Faces West(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Buck Benny Rides Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Dark Command(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Road to Singapore(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • The Farmer's Daughter(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Ghost Breakers(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Three Men from Texas(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • The Light That Failed(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Raffles(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Gulliver's Travels(1939)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Law of the Pampas(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Range War(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Golden Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Way Down South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Man About Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Music Director

  • Grand Jury Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Man of Conquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Union Pacific(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Death of a Champion(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Fisherman's Wharf(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Island of Lost Men(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Breaking the Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Army Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Romance in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Wells Fargo(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Ebb Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • Vogues of 1938(1937)

    Composer · as Victor Young - Orchestra Leader

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Artists & Models (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Music Arranger · Songs

  • Easy Living(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Turn Off the Moon(1937)

    Music Arranger

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Make Way for Tomorrow(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Maid of Salem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • Swing High, Swing Low(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • The Big Broadcast of 1937 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • Murder with Pictures(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • The Princess Comes Across(1936)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Klondike Annie(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Melody Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • In Old California (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Composer

  • The Mysterious Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Scarpia in 'Tosca' (uncredited)

Career shape

A full career of 184 titles from 1928 to 2020.

Film career

  • 1928Screen debut· The Mysterious Lady

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 184: 4 only acting, 1 with another roleMusic175 of 184: 166 only music, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thOther crew13 of 184: 5 only other crew, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

184 titles, 9 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1920s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew1930s29 · 1 acting · 28 crew1940s88 · 2 acting · 86 crew1950s64 · 1 acting · 64 crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Victor Young's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 129; across their 114 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 114

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 114

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 114

Midcredits score across 129 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up38
  • 50th to 74th68
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

84 of their 129 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Crowd Pleaser84
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed21

Reviewers score the sound and music 65/100 in their films, across 87 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Victor Young's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles11–47 · median 31 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles2–14 · median 6 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 3 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles25–37 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Victor Young work with?

People who share at least 2 of Victor Young's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ray Milland shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Ray Milland11 titles
    See all 11 shared titles with Ray Milland
  • Dorothy Lamour9 titles
    See all 9 shared titles with Dorothy Lamour
  • William Bendix9 titles
    See all 9 shared titles with William Bendix
  • Bob Hope9 titles
    See all 9 shared titles with Bob Hope

Cinematographers and editors

  • Doane Harrison11 titles
    See all 11 shared titles with Doane Harrison
  • Archie Marshek10 titles
    See all 10 shared titles with Archie Marshek
  • Leo Tover9 titles
    See all 9 shared titles with Leo Tover
  • Anne Bauchens8 titles
    See all 8 shared titles with Anne Bauchens

Producers

Mixed roles