Leo Shuken

Leo Shuken was an American film music composer, arranger, and musical director, who specialized in epic or Western film genres, including "The Magnificent Seven" series.
Shuken composed for the music industry from the end of the 1930s until shortly before his death, contributing music to over 100 films. He was a favored and frequent orchestrator for the scores of Victor Young; among them My [Foolish Heart (1949 film)|My Foolish Heart], Scaramouche and Around [the World in 80 Days (1956 film)|Around the World in 80 Days].
His first, uncredited, score was for Go West, [Young Man (1936 film)|Go West, Young Man] in 1937. He won an Academy Award for his work on the 1939 film Stagecoach, and was nominated in 1964 for the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The [Unsinkable Molly Brown (film)|The Unsinkable Molly Brown].