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Roy Webb

Composer · Died December 10, 1982, aged 94 · New York City, New York, USA

Roy Webb (né Royden Denslow Webb; October 3, 1888 – December 10, 1982) was an American film music composer. Webb has hundreds of film music credits to his name, mainly with RKO Pictures. He is best known for film noir and horror film scores, in particular for the films of Val Lewton. Born in Manhattan, New York, Webb orchestrated and conducted for the Broadway stage, before moving to Hollywood in the late 1920s to work as music director for Radio Pictures, later RKO Pictures. He remained at RKO until 1955, then worked freelance for several years, including scoring several episodes of Wagon Train. Webb is credited as composer or arranger on more than 200 films, and received Academy Award nominations for Quality Street (1937), My Favorite Wife (1940), I Married a Witch (1942), Joan of Paris (1942), The Fallen Sparrow (1943), The Fighting Seabees (1944), and The Enchanted Cottage (1945). His piano concerto from The Enchanted Cottage was performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Constantin Bakaleinikoff, in concert at the Hollywood Bowl in 1945. In 1961, a house fire destroyed Webb's manuscripts including film scores and unpublished concert music, after which Webb ceased composing. Webb died in 1982 from a heart attack at the age of 94. An alumnus of Columbia University, Webb wrote the fight song “Roar, Lion, Roar” for his alma mater in 1925. Several cues composed by Webb were used in the newsreel montage of Kane's life in Citizen Kane. Several cues composed by Webb replaced those by Bernard Herrmann in The Magnificent Ambersons after the film was re-edited. Webb also composed several cues (uncredited) for This is Cinerama, the first Cinerama production in 1952. The Christopher Palmer Collection of Roy Webb Scores is held at Syracuse University, New York.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 3, 1888
Died
December 10, 1982 (aged 94)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
147 on MovieCove · 256 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 24% in 30 days

What are Roy Webb's films like?

Across their 132 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy42 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
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Drama38 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Film-Noir2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Film-Noir movies
Western2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Western movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Morality
30%
Self
13%
Power
10%
Survival
9%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love41 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice24 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception29 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds22 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival16 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty13 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 132 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 66 · Serious 33 · Dark 33

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 72 · Stylized 51 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 46 · Charged 52 · Intense 34

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 74 · Shifting 54 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 60 · Some laughs 46 · Funny 26

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 44 · Even-paced 79 · Relentless 9

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 74 · Engaged 53 · Full focus 5

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 68 · Affecting 47 · Heavy 17

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 111 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
70
Joyful
38
Warm
37
Romantic
36
Melancholic
34
Other
127

How their films linger

Feel-good60 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun47 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet39 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful36 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy76
  • Bittersweet42
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous5

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 Roy Webb's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 147 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roy Webb'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

256 credits, 147 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here!(1972)

    Sound

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Return of the Fly(1959)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Teacher's Pet(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Top Secret Affair(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Girl He Left Behind(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Search for Bridey Murphy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • The First Texan(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Our Miss Brooks(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Blood Alley(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Bengazi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • The Kentuckian(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Sea Chase(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Marty(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Underwater! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • The Americano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • Track of the Cat(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Raid(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Mission(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • She Couldn't Say No(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Alaska Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • Second Chance(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Houdini(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Affair with a Stranger(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Split Second (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • The Lusty Men(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Clash by Night(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Narrow Margin(1952)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • At Sword's Point(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Girl in Every Port(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Operation Secret(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • This Is Cinerama(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Fixed Bayonets!(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Veil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Additional Music

  • Flying Leathernecks(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hard, Fast and Beautiful!(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Gambling House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Vendetta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Where Danger Lives(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Branded(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The White Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • The Secret Fury(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Holiday Affair(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • A Dangerous Profession(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • My Friend Irma(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Easy Living(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Make Mine Laughs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Mighty Joe Young(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Roughshod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • The Window(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Bad Men of Tombstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Blood on the Moon(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Rachel and the Stranger(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Race Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • I Remember Mama(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Out of the Past(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Cass Timberlane(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Magic Town(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Crossfire(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • They Won't Believe Me(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Riffraff(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Easy Come, Easy Go(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Devil Thumbs a Ride(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • Sinbad, the Sailor(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Locket(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Notorious(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Well Groomed Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer

  • Without Reservations(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Bedlam(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Badman's Territory(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Spiral Staircase(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Dick Tracy(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Cornered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Sing Your Way Home(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Love, Honor and Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Those Endearing Young Charms(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Body Snatcher(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Brighton Strangler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Additional Music

  • Zombies on Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • The Enchanted Cottage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Betrayal from the East(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Two O'Clock Courage(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Back to Bataan(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Experiment Perilous(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Murder, My Sweet(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Falcon in Hollywood(1944)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Rainbow Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • Tall in the Saddle(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Master Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • Bride by Mistake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • The Seventh Cross(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Marine Raiders(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Falcon Out West(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Curse of the Cat People(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Action in Arabia(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Passport to Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • Nevada(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Gangway for Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • The Seventh Victim(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • A Lady Takes a Chance(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Fallen Sparrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Behind the Rising Sun(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Petticoat Larceny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • The Falcon in Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Mr. Lucky(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Bombardier(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Leopard Man(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • I Walked with a Zombie(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Flight for Freedom(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Ladies' Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • The Falcon Strikes Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Journey Into Fear(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Hitler's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Higher and Higher(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Nazis Strike(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Cat People(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Seven Miles from Alcatraz(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • I Married a Witch(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Navy Comes Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Here We Go Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • The Falcon's Brother(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Bandit Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • The Big Street(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • My Favorite Spy(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Falcon Takes Over(1942)

    Additional Music · Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Obliging Young Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Joan of Paris(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Seven Days' Leave(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Mayor of 44th Street(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Tuttles of Tahiti(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Weekend for Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • Look Who's Laughing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • The Bandit Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • Father Takes a Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Music Director

  • Parachute Battalion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • Tom, Dick and Harry(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Saint's Vacation(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Devil and Miss Jones(1941)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Saint In Palm Springs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • Playmates(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Kitty Foyle(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Mexican Spitfire Out West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • I'm Still Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Wildcat Bus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Stranger on the Third Floor(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Stage to Chino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Millionaires in Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • A Bill of Divorcement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • You Can't Fool Your Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • My Favorite Wife(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Irene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Curtain Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Bullet Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Little Men(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • You'll Find Out(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • That's Right – You're Wrong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Sued for Libel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Music Director

  • Bad Lands(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • In Name Only(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Fighting Gringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • The Spellbinder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Bachelor Mother(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Timber Stampede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Five Came Back(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Racketeers of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Music Director

  • Panama Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Sorority House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • The Rookie Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Music Director

  • Love Affair(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Trouble in Sundown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer · Music Director

  • The Saint Strikes Back(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Twelve Crowded Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Music Director

  • Beauty for the Asking(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Boy Slaves(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Great Man Votes(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • They Made Her a Spy(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Next Time I Marry(1938)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Law West of Tombstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Music Director

  • Lawless Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • The Mad Miss Manton(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • A Man to Remember(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Affairs of Annabel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Music Director

  • Having Wonderful Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Music Director

  • Blond Cheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer · Music Director

  • The Saint in New York(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Vivacious Lady(1938)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Go Chase Yourself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Music Director

  • Condemned Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Bringing Up Baby(1938)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • High Flyers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • Breakfast for Two(1937)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Stage Door(1937)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Forty Naughty Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Music Director

  • New Faces of 1937 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Music Director

  • You Can't Buy Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • The Outcasts of Poker Flat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Music Supervisor

  • The Woman I Love(1937)

    Additional Music · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Quality Street(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sea Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Music Director

  • We're on the Jury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • She's Got Everything(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Plough and the Stars(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • A Woman Rebels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • The Last of the Mohicans(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bunker Bean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Music Director

  • The Ex-Mrs. Bradford(1936)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Murder on a Bridle Path(1936)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Silly Billies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • The Lady Consents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Music Director

  • Chatterbox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • Two in the Dark(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sylvia Scarlett(1935)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • In Person (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Music Director

  • The Rainmakers(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Last Days of Pompeii(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Alice Adams(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Becky Sharp(1935)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Arizonian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • The Nitwits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • We're Only Human(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • By Your Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Kentucky Kernels(1934)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Down to Their Last Yacht(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • La Cucaracha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Music Director

  • Let's Try Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Cockeyed Cavaliers(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Strictly Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • This Man Is Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Hips, Hips, Hooray! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • If I Were Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • The Right To Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Ann Vickers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • Blind Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • Bed of Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Additional Music

  • Emergency Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • Professional Sweetheart(1933)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Diplomaniacs(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Our Betters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • Topaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • Lady with a Past(1932)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Life of the Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Music Director

  • Conspiracy(1930)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Shooting Straight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Composer

  • Inside the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Composer

  • Alias French Gertie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Composer

  • Girl of the Port(1930)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Seven Keys to Baldpate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Composer

  • The Delightful Rogue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Composer

  • Rio Rita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Orchestrator

  • The Truth About Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Art Direction

  • The Fear Market (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 237 titles from 1920 to 1972.

Biggest box office

Notorious (1946)

$122K worldwide

Highest rated

Notorious (1946)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music208 of 237: 199 only music, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew38 of 237: 29 only other crew, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

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

By decade

1920s5 · crew1930s86 · crew1940s107 · crew1950s38 · crew1970s1 · 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 Roy Webb's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 147; across their 132 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 132

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 132

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 132

Midcredits score across 147 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up39
  • 50th to 74th56
  • 25th to 49th40
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

84 of their 147 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Crowd Pleaser84
  • Broadly Agreed36
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · composer

The Woman I Love (1937)

70th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Notorious (1946)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 57/100 in their films, across 84 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 43. 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 Roy Webb's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles2–32 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles7–15 · median 8 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles0–5 · median 2 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles20–46 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles0–38 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian 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 Roy Webb work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roy Webb's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicholas Musuraca shares the most, 23.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

  • Nicholas Musuraca23 titles    See newest 12 of 23 shared titles with Nicholas Musuraca
  • Robert De Grasse15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Robert De Grasse
  • Harry Marker11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Harry Marker
  • J. Roy Hunt11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with J. Roy Hunt

Producers

Mixed roles