Composer
Gerard Carbonara
Born 8 December 1886 — died 11 January 1959
Gerard Carbonara (1886–1959) was a film composer who worked from the late silent era into the 1940s. He is best remembered for scoring Westerns and genre pictures, including John Ford's Stagecoach. His work typifies the busy, behind-the-scenes music craft of classic Hollywood.
Key films
Stagecoach (1939)On Cinespective
John Ford's landmark Western, the most celebrated film he is credited on as composer.
Union Pacific (1939)
Major Western epic about the building of the transcontinental railroad, showing his work on large-scale productions.
Dr. Cyclops (1940)
Early Technicolor science-fiction horror film, showing his range beyond Westerns.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
Early Technicolor outdoor drama that was among the prominent films he scored in the mid-1930s.
Abilene Town (1946)
Postwar Western that shows his continued work in the genre in the 1940s.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 24
- 1928The PatriotComposer
- 1929The Hole in the WallComposer
- 1936The Trail of the Lonesome PineComposer
- 1936Big Brown EyesComposer
- 1936The Texas RangersComposer
- 1936The Case Against Mrs. AmesComposer
- 1936The Moon's Our HomeComposer
- 1938Arrest Bulldog DrummondComposer
- 1938The TexansComposer
- 1938The Mysterious RiderComposer
- 1939StagecoachComposer
- 1939Union PacificComposer
- 1939The Gracie Allen Murder CaseComposer
- 1939Renegade TrailComposer
- 1939Our Leading CitizenComposer
- 1940Dr. CyclopsComposer
- 1940Island of Doomed MenComposer
- 1940Parole FixerComposer
- 1941The Monster and the GirlComposer
- 1941Among the LivingComposer
- 1942Fly By NightComposer
- 1943The KansanComposer
- 1943Henry Aldrich Haunts a HouseComposer
- 1946Abilene TownComposer
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.