Bretton Byrd (1904–1959) was a British composer and musician known for his work on film scores between 1932 and 1956. Byrd was employed by British Gaumont, then the largest British production company, in the 1930s. He worked alongside Louis Levy writing scores for films such as It's Love Again (1936) Byrd worked for the company's musical department both as a composer and arranger. After leaving British Gaumont, he was employed by a variety of other production companies and in the 1950s also worked in television.
September 27, 1959, Harrow, London, United Kingdom
Place Of Birth
Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK
Profession
Composer, Music Department, Soundtrack
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British composer and musical director. He initially worked in the theatre as a pianist and conductor before joining British-Gaumont (as composer, conductor, orchestrator) in 1930.
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Hostage
1956
Port of Escape
1956
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
TV Series
Police Dog
1955
uncredited
Rheingold Theatre
1953-1954
TV Series 7 episodes
The Triangle
1953
segment "Priceless Pocket"
The Genie
1953
segment "The Genie"
Tony Draws a Horse
1950
Look Before You Love
1948
My Sister and I
1948
Bad Sister
1947
The Root of All Evil
1947
Bothered by a Beard
1945
Short
Time Flies
1944
The Goose Steps Out
1942
The Saint's Vacation
1941
uncredited
George and Margaret
1940
uncredited
Two for Danger
1940
uncredited
The Briggs Family
1940
Lady in Distress
1940
uncredited
The Good Old Days
1940
The Midas Touch
1940
uncredited
Confidential Lady
1940
His Brother's Keeper
1940
Just Like a Woman
1939
Murder Will Out
1939
uncredited
A Gentleman's Gentleman
1939
Inspector Hornleigh
1939
uncredited
So This Is London
1939
uncredited
Follow Your Star
1938
Smiling Along
1938/I
uncredited
They Drive by Night
1938
uncredited
The Return of Carol Deane
1938
uncredited
Non-Stop New York
1937
uncredited
Take My Tip
1937
uncredited
Good Morning, Boys
1937
uncredited
Head Over Heels in Love
1937
uncredited
Jack of All Trades
1936
uncredited
Windbag the Sailor
1936
uncredited
Where There's a Will
1936
uncredited
Doomed Cargo
1936
uncredited
It's Love Again
1936
First a Girl
1935
uncredited
Alias Bulldog Drummond
1935
uncredited
Boys Will Be Boys
1935
uncredited
Oh, Daddy!
1935
uncredited
Road House
1934
uncredited
Power
1934
uncredited
A Cup of Kindness
1934
uncredited
Jack Ahoy
1934
uncredited
Britannia of Billingsgate
1933
uncredited
Friday the Thirteenth
1933
uncredited
Sleeping Car
1933
uncredited
Love on Wheels
1932
uncredited
Night and Day
1932
uncredited
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rheingold Theatre
TV Series composer - 11 episodes, 1955 - 1956 musical director - 4 episodes, 1955 - 1956 music director - 3 episodes, 1956 - 1957
Port of Escape
1956
conductor
Police Dog
1955
musical director
Tony Draws a Horse
1950
conductor
Look Before You Love
1948
conductor
My Sister and I
1948
musical director
Bad Sister
1947
conductor
The Magic Bow
1946
music editor - uncredited
Caravan
1946
music editor - uncredited
I'll Be Your Sweetheart
1945
composer: additional music - uncredited
Two Thousand Women
1944
composer: additional music - uncredited
The Saint Meets the Tiger
1943
composer: stock music - uncredited
Happidrome
1943
musical director
The Strangler
1941
composer: stock music - uncredited
Turned Out Nice Again
1941
composer: incidental score
The Saint's Vacation
1941
musical director
George and Margaret
1940
musical director
Two for Danger
1940
musical director
That's the Ticket
1940
musical director
Lady in Distress
1940
musical director
The Good Old Days
1940
musical director
The Midas Touch
1940
musical director
Hoots Mon
1940
composer: music cues - uncredited / musical director
Murder Will Out
1939
musical director
Inspector Hornleigh
1939
musical director
Smiling Along
1938/I
musical director
They Drive by Night
1938
musical director
The Return of Carol Deane
1938
musical director
We're Going to Be Rich
1938
musical director
Gangway
1937
special orchestrator
Alias Bulldog Drummond
1935
composer: additional music - uncredited
Me and Marlborough
1935
composer: additional music - uncredited
Boys Will Be Boys
1935
music editor - uncredited
Car of Dreams
1935
music editor - uncredited
Evensong
1934
conductor: songs - uncredited / music arranger: songs - uncredited
Evergreen
1934
conductor: The Gaumont British Studio Orchestra
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Time Flies
1944
arranger: "When Lo! By Breake of Morning", "What If I Seek for Love of Thee?", "Buccaneer" - uncredited
Man of Evil
1944
arranger: "Good King Wenceslas", "Little Brown Jug", "Coppelia" - uncredited
Turned Out Nice Again
1941
arranger: "I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside", "Wedding March" - uncredited / music: "Cabaret Nights" - uncredited
Hoots Mon
1940
arranger: "Loch Lomond" - uncredited
The Amazing Mr. Forrest
1939
music: "Foxtrot" - uncredited
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
1938
music: "Rambler Roses" - uncredited
Windbag the Sailor
1936
arranger: "See the Conquering Hero Comes", "Homeward Bound", "Home Sweet Home" - uncredited
Doomed Cargo
1936
music: "Valse Constance" - uncredited
First a Girl
1935
music: "O Gentle Aphrodite" - uncredited
A Cup of Kindness
1934
arranger: "Auld Lang Syne" - uncredited
Evergreen
1934
arranger: "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" - uncredited