Stanley Wilson (composer)

Stanley Wilson (November 25, 1917 – July 12, 1970) was an American musical conductor, arranger and film composer. Wilson was one of the most prolific collaborators in the Hollywood music industry for more than three decades. The creator of original themes and incidental music for several TV series, he also composed, arranged, or orchestrated more than 100 films. Wilson is considered “truly outstanding and most deservedly well loved of all the music directors”. Early life Stanley James Wilson was born on November 25, 1917, in Long Beach, New York, the youngest of Regina (née Reiman) and Philip Wilson’s four children: Nancy, Ruth, Mitchell, Stanley. Wilson’s father had emigrated from Russia, his mother emigrated from Vienna, Austria. Wilson’s parents had a brief career in the Yiddish Shakespeare Theatre. Wilson had his first trumpet recital at the age of five and was a trumpet player in a police band at 7. Republic Studios Wilson wrote scores for countless B-movies and serials for the next twelve years. While at Republic, he provided the music support for classic serials as King of the Rocket Men and Zombies of the Stratosphere, as well in exciting adventures featuring western heroes