Hans J. Salter (January 14, 1896 – July 23, 1994) was an American film comp… Read Full Bio ↴Hans J. Salter (January 14, 1896 – July 23, 1994) was an American film composer.
Hans J. Salter gained his education from the Vienna Academy Of Music, and studied composition with Alban Berg, Franz Schreker, and others. He was Music Director of the State Opera in Berlin before being hired to compose music at UFA studios. Salter emigrated to America in 1937 and was quickly put under contract at Universal, where he worked for nearly 30 years, arranging, composing, conducting, and serving as musical director.
He composed mainly for Universal, most famously for horror and science fiction films but also for other studios and for television. His most celebrated scores include The Wolf Man (1941), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). Salter was nominated for a number of Academy Awards, including Christmas Holiday and This Love Of Ours. Much of his output for Universal was uncredited, as it became stock music, used time and time again in minor pictures. Notable non-horror scores include the Western Bend of the River (1953) and the Swashbuckler Against All Flags (1952).
Salter died in Studio City, California on July 23, 1994, at the age of 98.
Hans J. Salter gained his education from the Vienna Academy Of Music, and studied composition with Alban Berg, Franz Schreker, and others. He was Music Director of the State Opera in Berlin before being hired to compose music at UFA studios. Salter emigrated to America in 1937 and was quickly put under contract at Universal, where he worked for nearly 30 years, arranging, composing, conducting, and serving as musical director.
He composed mainly for Universal, most famously for horror and science fiction films but also for other studios and for television. His most celebrated scores include The Wolf Man (1941), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). Salter was nominated for a number of Academy Awards, including Christmas Holiday and This Love Of Ours. Much of his output for Universal was uncredited, as it became stock music, used time and time again in minor pictures. Notable non-horror scores include the Western Bend of the River (1953) and the Swashbuckler Against All Flags (1952).
Salter died in Studio City, California on July 23, 1994, at the age of 98.
More Genres
No Artists Found
More Artists
Load All
No Albums Found
More Albums
Load All
No Tracks Found
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found
House of Frankenstein : Main Title
Hans J. Salter Lyrics
No lyrics text found for this track.
The lyrics are frequently found in the comments by searching or by filtering for lyric videos
The lyrics are frequently found in the comments by searching or by filtering for lyric videos
Hal Dickens songwriter
You have one of the coolest channels on Youtube! I love these soundtracks and joined your awesome channel!
Nightmare Theater
Hey, thank you so much! It's a simple channel, but I love all of this old horror/sci-fi music and all of these other shows and records I listened to as I was I was growing up. Thanks for your kind words and your subscription 🙏
Hal Dickens songwriter
@Nightmare Theater I hope you check out some of the early uploads on my channel. I transcribed and played some great old monster movie music.
Nightmare Theater
@Hal Dickens songwriter Yes! I will definitely check that out. Thanks for the tip 👍
Gallibon
Finally! My favorite theme of the Frankenstein films is on here. All I had was the trailer for a while.
Ty Elias
This sounds…. Really good!
TheWonderfulWorldOfDerek
Full movie home house History Hollywood years 1944 Tcm Uinveral studios
robert szvetics
WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT