Reginald Hazeltine Bassett

Reginald Hazeltine Bassett (b. Bernard Hazeltine Bassett 3 September 1878; d. 24 April 1951) was an American composer and orchestrator who led a prolific career in film. He contributed music to over one hundred major movies from the 1920s to the 1940s. He is virtually unknown because he worked under a film studio system that not only controlled the copyrights to his music but also allowed others to take screen credit for his work.

Selected filmography

  1. Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) (uncredited)
  2. The Volga Boatman (1926) (uncredited)
  3. Sunrise (1927)
  4. Men on Call (1930) (uncredited)
  5. Renegades (1930) (uncredited)
  6. The Big Trail (1930) (uncredited)
  7. The Sea Wolf (1930) (uncredited)
  8. Man Trouble (1930) (uncredited)
  9. On the Level (1930) (uncredited)
  10. The Arizona Kid (1930) (uncredited)
  11. The Second Floor Mystery (1930) (uncredited) ... aka The Second-Story Murder
  12. High Society Blues (1930) (uncredited)
  13. Good Sport (1931) (uncredited)
  14. The Yellow Ticket (1931) (uncredited) ... aka The Yellow Passport (UK)
  15. Wicked (1931) (uncredited)
  16. The Spider (1931) (uncredited)
  17. Transatlantic (1931) (uncredited)
  18. Goldie (1931) (uncredited)
  19. Sherlock Holmes (1932) (uncredited)
  20. Wild Girl (1932) (uncredited) ... aka Salomy Jane (UK)
  21. A Passport to Hell (1932) (uncredited) ... aka Burnt Offering (UK)
  22. Chandu the Magician (1932) (uncredited)
  23. Almost Married (1932) (uncredited)
  24. While Paris Sleeps (1932) (uncredited)
  25. Stepping Sisters (1932) (uncredited)
  26. The Rainbow Trail (1932) (uncredited)
  27. Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933) (uncredited)
  28. Shanghai Madness (1933) (uncredited)
  29. Best of Enemies (1933) (uncredited)
  30. The Warrior's Husband (1933) (uncredited)
  31. Zoo in Budapest (1933) (uncredited)
  32. Dangerously Yours (1933) (uncredited)
  33. Face in the Sky (1933) (uncredited)
  34. The Band Plays On (1934) (uncredited)
  35. The Gay Bride (1934) (uncredited)
  36. Evelyn Prentice (1934) (uncredited)
  37. Student Tour (1934) (uncredited)
  38. Have a Heart (1934) (uncredited)
  39. Whom the Gods Destroy (1934) (uncredited)
  40. No Greater Glory (1934) (uncredited)
  41. Professional Soldier (1935) (uncredited)
  42. Crime and Punishment (1935/I) (uncredited)
  43. Dante's Inferno (1935) (uncredited)
  44. Curly Top (1935) (uncredited)
  45. The Black Room (1935) (uncredited) ... aka The Black Room Mystery (UK)
  46. Love Me Forever (1935) (uncredited) ... aka On Wings of Song (UK)
  47. Our Little Girl (1935) (uncredited)
  48. Shadow of Doubt (1935) (uncredited)
  49. Society Doctor (1935) (uncredited)... aka After Eight Hours
  50. Dimples (1936) (uncredited)
  51. Craig's Wife (1936) (uncredited)
  52. The Man Who Lived Twice (1936) (uncredited)
  53. Sins of Man (1936) (uncredited)
  54. The Road to Glory (1936) (uncredited)
  55. Song and Dance Man (1936) (uncredited)
  56. Lloyd's of London (1936) (uncredited)
  57. The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) (uncredited)
  58. Tough Guy (1936) (uncredited)
  59. Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937) (uncredited)
  60. International Settlement (1938) (uncredited)
  61. Stanley and Livingstone (1939) (uncredited)
  62. Susannah of the Mounties (1939) (uncredited)
  63. Western Union (1941) (uncredited) ... aka Zane Grey's Western Union (Australia)

Music department

  1. Saginaw Trail (1953) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  2. The Rough, Tough West (1952) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  3. The Big Gusher (1951) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  4. Beyond the Purple Hills (1950) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  5. Batman and Robin (1949) (composer: stock music) (uncredited) ... aka The Adventures of Batman and Robin ... aka The New Adventures of Batman and Robin
  6. The Yearling (1946) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  7. Gone with the Wind (1939) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  8. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) (composer: stock music) (uncredited) ... aka Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (USA: complete title)
  9. Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939) (orchestrator) (uncredited) ... aka Escape to Happiness (UK) ... aka Intermezzo (USA: short title)
  10. The Man They Could Not Hang (1939) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  11. City Streets (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  12. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) (orchestrator) (uncredited) ... aka Robin Hood (Australia: TV title)
  13. The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)... aka The Secret of a Treasure Island (USA: poster title)
  14. S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  15. Two Fisted Sheriff (1937) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  16. Stampede (1936) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  17. Theodora Goes Wild (1936) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  18. Legion of Terror (1936) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  19. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  20. The Garden of Allah (1936) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  21. Adventure in Manhattan (1936) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)... aka Manhattan Madness (UK)
  22. Undersea Kingdom (1936) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  23. Mad Love (1935) (composer: title music) (uncredited)... aka The Hands of Orlac (UK)
  24. Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  25. One Frightened Night (1935) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  26. Uncivil Warriors (1935) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  27. Baby Face Harrington (1935) (orchestrator) (uncredited) ... aka Baby Face Harrington (UK)
  28. The Casino Murder Case (1935) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  29. Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  30. The Night Is Young (1935) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  31. The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger (1935) (composer: additional music) (uncredited) (orchestrator) (uncredited)... aka David Copperfield (USA: short title)
  32. Sequoia (1934) (orchestrator) (uncredited)... aka Malibu
  33. Chained (1934) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  34. Un capitan de Cosacos (1934) (composer: additional music) (uncredited)
  35. Midnight (1934) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)... aka Call It Murder (USA: reissue title)
  36. Flying Down to Rio (1933) (music arranger) (uncredited)
  37. My Lips Betray (1933) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  38. It's Great to Be Alive (1933) (composer: additional music) (uncredited)
  39. Robbers' Roost (1932) (composer: title music) (uncredited)
  40. Bird of Paradise (1932) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  41. Igloo (1932) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  42. The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) (composer: incidental music) (uncredited)
  43. Delicious (1931) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  44. One Mad Kiss (1930) (composer: incidental music) (uncredited)

References

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