Karl Hajos (born Hajós Károly,^[2] January 28, 1889 – February 1, 1950) was a Hungarian composer who worked on many film scores. Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Hajos emigrated to the United States in 1924 and worked in Hollywood. Beginning in the late silent era, he worked on over 100 films with a variety of directors and studios. He was one of nine composers employed on the 1931 Western Fighting Caravans.^[3] In 1934, he worked on Cecil B. Demille's thriller Four Frightened People. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, in 1944 and 1945 in the Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture category for Summer Storm and The Man Who Walked Alone, respectively.^[4]

Selected filmography

• Loves of an Actress (1928)
• The Woman from Moscow (1928)
• Adoration (1928)
• Beggars of Life (1928)
• The Wolf of Wall Street (1929)
• The Sea God (1930)
• The Right to Love (1930)
• The Night of Decision (1931)
• Fighting Caravans (1931)
• Four Frightened People (1934)
• Werewolf of London (1935)
• Summer Storm (1944)
• Dangerous Intruder (1945)
• The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
• Fog Island (1945)
• Secrets of Linda Hamilton (1945)
• The Mask of Diijon (1946)
• Wild West (1946)
• Wild Country (1947)
• Appointment with Murder (1948)
• The Lovable Cheat (1949)
• Search for Danger (1949)
• It's a Small World (1950)

References

Bibliography

• Wierzbicki, Eugene. Music, Sound and Filmmakers: Sonic Style in Cinema. Routledge, 2012.

External links

• Karl Hajos at IMDb
• Karl Hajos at Find a Grave