
Leigh Harline
Composer · Died December 10, 1969, aged 62 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Academy Award-winning composer (score, Pinocchio (1940), conductor, songwriter ("When You Wish Upon a Star" [Academy award, Best Song, 1940) and arranger Leigh Harline was educated at the University of Utah. He was a music student of J. Spencer Cornwall. He arranged the first transcontinental broadcast from Los Angeles in 1932, and that year joined the Walt Disney Studios. From 1941 he freelanced among various Hollywood studios. He joined ASCAP in 1940. His other popular song compositions include "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee", "Give a Little Whistle" and "Jiminy Cricket".
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 26, 1907
- December 10, 1969 (aged 62)
- Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Composer
- 109 on MovieCove · 176 credits in all
What are Leigh Harline's films like?
Across their 104 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 5 · Earnest 96
Light 67 · Serious 21 · Dark 16
A split, not a type: Grounded 47 · Stylized 39 · Heightened 18
A split, not a type: Gentle 56 · Charged 39 · Intense 9
Steady 60 · Shifting 43 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 36 · Some laughs 30 · Funny 38
Slow burn 43 · Even-paced 58 · Relentless 3
Casual 77 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 68 · Affecting 26 · Heavy 10
Resolved 95 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy66
- Bittersweet28
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous8
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 Leigh Harline's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 109 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (19).
- The Old Mill (1937) · composer
- The Band Concert (1935) · composer
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) · composer
- Thru the Mirror (1936) · composer
- Pinocchio (1940) · composer
- Bambi (1942) · composer
- On Ice (1935) · composer
- Boat Builders (1938) · composer
- Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940) · composer
- The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934) · composer
- The Wise Little Hen (1934) · composer
- Lend a Paw (1941) · composer
- +7 more
- Pickup on South Street (1953) · composer · free
- The Pride of the Yankees (1942) · composer · free
- Man of the West (1958) · composer · free
- Blondie (1938) · composer · free
- Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941) · composer · free
- Why We Fight (1942) · composer · free
- Black Widow (1954) · composer · free
- The Boy with Green Hair (1948) · composer · free
- They Got Me Covered (1943) · composer · free
- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) · composer · free
- The Facts of Life (1960) · composer · free
- The True Story of Jesse James (1957) · composer · free
- +1 more
Subscription and free streaming for Leigh Harline'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
176 credits, 109 with a MovieCove page.

Everybody Loves Mickey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Strange Bedfellows(1965)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Guns of Diablo(1964)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all filmsMan's Search for Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

7 Faces of Dr. Lao(1964)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Honeymoon Machine(1961)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
All Hands on Deck(1961)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Facts of Life(1960)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Visit to a Small Planet(1960)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Warlock(1959)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Say One for Me(1959)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Man of the West(1958)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Ten North Frederick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

The Enemy Below(1957)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
No Down Payment(1957)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Wayward Bus(1957)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Girl Can't Help It(1956)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Teenage Rebel(1956)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Best Things in Life Are Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

23 Paces to Baker Street(1956)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Bottom of the Bottle(1956)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Last Frontier(1955)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Good Morning, Miss Dove(1955)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
House of Bamboo(1955)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Black Widow(1954)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Broken Lance(1954)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Susan Slept Here(1954)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
River of No Return(1954)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Money from Home(1953)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Vicki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

A Blueprint for Murder(1953)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Pickup on South Street(1953)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Desert Rats(1953)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

My Pal Gus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

My Wife's Best Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Monkey Business(1952)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Sailor Beware(1952)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Las Vegas Story(1952)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Bloodhounds of Broadway(1952)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
I Want You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

The Guy Who Came Back(1951)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
His Kind of Woman(1951)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
That's My Boy(1951)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Company She Keeps(1951)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Double Dynamite(1951)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Happy Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

My Friend Irma Goes West(1950)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Woman on Pier 13(1949)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Perfect Strangers(1950)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
They Live by Night(1948)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Big Steal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

It Happens Every Spring(1949)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Boy with Green Hair(1948)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Velvet Touch(1948)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Miracle of the Bells(1948)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Judge Steps Out(1948)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
A Likely Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

The Farmer's Daughter(1947)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Beat the Band(1947)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Tycoon(1947)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Nocturne(1946)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Child of Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Crack-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Till the End of Time(1946)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Truth About Murder(1946)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
From This Day Forward(1946)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Road to Utopia(1945)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Notorious Lone Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Man Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Johnny Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

George White's Scandals(1945)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Isle of the Dead(1945)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
China Sky(1945)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Brighton Strangler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Having Wonderful Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Leave It to Blondie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

What a Blonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

First Yank Into Tokyo(1945)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
No Dough Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Heavenly Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Music in Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

A Night of Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Tender Comrade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Follow the Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Show Business(1944)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Something for the Boys(1944)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Step Lively(1944)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Government Girl(1943)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Footlight Glamour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Johnny Come Lately (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

The Sky's the Limit(1943)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
It's a Great Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

The More the Merrier(1943)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
They Came to Blow Up America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

They Got Me Covered(1943)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Margin for Error (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Around the World(1943)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Jitterbugs(1943)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Nazis Strike(1943)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
You Were Never Lovelier(1942)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Bambi(1942)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Wings for the Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

The Pride of the Yankees(1942)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Sleepwalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

My Gal Sal(1942)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Rings on Her Fingers(1942)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
On the Sunny Side(1942)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Lady Has Plans(1942)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Blondie Goes to College (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Girl Trouble(1942)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Postman Didn't Ring(1942)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Why We Fight(1942)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Art of Self Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Mr. Bug Goes to Town(1941)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Secrets of the Lone Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Lend a Paw(1941)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Blondie in Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

A Good Time for a Dime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Baggage Buster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Golden Eggs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Old MacDonald Duck(1941)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip(1940)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Blondie Plays Cupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

So You Won't Talk(1940)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Pluto's Dream House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Blondie Has Servant Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Donald's Dog Laundry(1940)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Blondie on a Budget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Pinocchio(1940)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Blondie Brings Up Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Blondie Takes a Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

The Lady and the Mob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Blondie Meets the Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Blondie(1938)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Farmyard Symphony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Wynken, Blynken & Nod(1938)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Boat Builders(1938)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Old Mill(1937)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Walt Disney's A Trip Through the Walt Disney Studios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Woodland Café (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Mother Pluto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

The Country Cousin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Toby Tortoise Returns(1936)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Thru the Mirror(1936)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Elmer Elephant(1936)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Mickey's Grand Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Music Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

On Ice(1935)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Mickey's Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

The Cookie Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Water Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

The Band Concert(1935)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Two-Gun Mickey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Goddess of Spring(1934)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Peculiar Penguins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Wise Little Hen(1934)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Funny Little Bunnies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The China Shop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Night Before Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

The Pied Piper(1933)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Lullaby Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Mickey's Mechanical Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Father Noah's Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Career shape
A full career of 159 titles from 1933 to 2001.

Biggest box office
Bambi (1942)

Highest rated
Pickup on South Street (1953)

Most popular right now
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
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 Leigh Harline's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 109; across their 104 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up33
- 50th to 74th45
- 25th to 49th28
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
71 of their 109 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved9
- Crowd Pleaser71
- Broadly Agreed12
- Mixed17
Reviewers score the sound and music 62/100 in their films, across 81 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 48. 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 Leigh Harline's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.
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 Leigh Harline work with?
People who share at least 2 of Leigh Harline's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Walt Disney shares the most, 19.
Directors
- Wilfred JacksonShared titles: Pinocchio (1940), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), The Old Mill (1937), Elmer Elephant (1936), Toby Tortoise Returns (1936), The Band Concert (1935), The Goddess of Spring (1934), The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934), The Wise Little Hen (1934), The Pied Piper (1933)See all 10 shared titles with Wilfred Jackson

- Hal WalkerShared titles: Sailor Beware (1952), That's My Boy (1951), My Friend Irma Goes West (1950), Road to Utopia (1945)See all 4 shared titles with Hal Walker

- Ben SharpsteenShared titles: Pinocchio (1940), Boat Builders (1938), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), On Ice (1935)See all 4 shared titles with Ben Sharpsteen

- Frank TashlinShared titles: Say One for Me (1959), The Girl Can't Help It (1956), Susan Slept Here (1954), Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940), Pinocchio (1940)See all 5 shared titles with Frank Tashlin

Writers
- William CottrellShared titles: Pinocchio (1940), Wynken, Blynken & Nod (1938), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Thru the Mirror (1936), Toby Tortoise Returns (1936), The Goddess of Spring (1934), The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934)See all 7 shared titles with William Cottrell

- Frank FentonShared titles: River of No Return (1954), His Kind of Woman (1951), Nocturne (1946), The Sky's the Limit (1943), They Got Me Covered (1943)See all 5 shared titles with Frank Fenton
- Norman PanamaShared titles: Strange Bedfellows (1965), The Facts of Life (1960), Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), Road to Utopia (1945)See all 4 shared titles with Norman Panama

- Ben HechtShared titles: 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964), Monkey Business (1952), Perfect Strangers (1950), The Miracle of the Bells (1948)See all 4 shared titles with Ben Hecht

Actors
- Pinto ColvigShared titles: Lend a Paw (1941), Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941), Old MacDonald Duck (1941), Boat Builders (1938), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Elmer Elephant (1936), Thru the Mirror (1936), On Ice (1935), The Band Concert (1935), The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934), The Wise Little Hen (1934)See all 11 shared titles with Pinto Colvig

- Clarence NashShared titles: Old MacDonald Duck (1941), Donald's Dog Laundry (1940), Boat Builders (1938), The Old Mill (1937), Elmer Elephant (1936), Thru the Mirror (1936), On Ice (1935), The Band Concert (1935), The Wise Little Hen (1934)See all 9 shared titles with Clarence Nash

- Walt DisneyShared titles: Bambi (1942), Lend a Paw (1941), Old MacDonald Duck (1941), Donald's Dog Laundry (1940), Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940), Pinocchio (1940), Boat Builders (1938), Wynken, Blynken & Nod (1938), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), The Old Mill (1937), Elmer Elephant (1936), Thru the Mirror (1936) and 7 moreSee newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Walt Disney

- Jerry LewisShared titles: Visit to a Small Planet (1960), Money from Home (1953), Sailor Beware (1952), That's My Boy (1951), My Friend Irma Goes West (1950)See all 5 shared titles with Jerry Lewis

Composers and cinematographers
- Cyril J. MockridgeShared titles: All Hands on Deck (1961), River of No Return (1954), Something for the Boys (1944), My Gal Sal (1942), On the Sunny Side (1942), Rings on Her Fingers (1942), The Night Before the Divorce (1942), Why We Fight (1942)See all 8 shared titles with Cyril J. Mockridge
- Joseph MacDonaldShared titles: Warlock (1959), The True Story of Jesse James (1957), Teenage Rebel (1956), House of Bamboo (1955), Broken Lance (1954), Pickup on South Street (1953), It Happens Every Spring (1949), The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)See all 8 shared titles with Joseph MacDonald

- Robert De GrasseShared titles: Double Dynamite (1951), The Judge Steps Out (1948), The Miracle of the Bells (1948), The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), Show Business (1944), Step Lively (1944)See all 6 shared titles with Robert De Grasse
- Frank ChurchillShared titles: Bambi (1942), Pinocchio (1940), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Thru the Mirror (1936), Toby Tortoise Returns (1936), On Ice (1935)See all 6 shared titles with Frank Churchill

Producers
- Dore ScharyShared titles: Every Girl Should Be Married (1948), Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), The Boy with Green Hair (1948), They Live by Night (1948), The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), The Farmer's Daughter (1947), Till the End of Time (1946)See all 7 shared titles with Dore Schary

- Jack J. GrossShared titles: The Woman on Pier 13 (1949), From This Day Forward (1946), Nocturne (1946), China Sky (1945), First Yank Into Tokyo (1945), Isle of the Dead (1945)See all 6 shared titles with Jack J. Gross
- Hal B. WallisShared titles: Visit to a Small Planet (1960), Money from Home (1953), Sailor Beware (1952), That's My Boy (1951), My Friend Irma Goes West (1950)See all 5 shared titles with Hal B. Wallis

- Sid RogellShared titles: The Company She Keeps (1951), The Woman on Pier 13 (1949), The Judge Steps Out (1948), Beat the Band (1947), The Truth About Murder (1946)See all 5 shared titles with Sid Rogell
Mixed roles
- Boris IngsterShared titles: Guns of Diablo (1964), The Judge Steps Out (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Boris Ingster

- Dick PowellShared titles: The Enemy Below (1957), Susan Slept Here (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Dick Powell

- Otto PremingerShared titles: River of No Return (1954), They Got Me Covered (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Otto Preminger

- Sherman ToddShared titles: They Live by Night (1948), The Sky's the Limit (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Sherman Todd




