Hubert Bath

Hubert Charles Bath (6 November 1883 – 24 April 1945) was an English film composer, music director, and conductor. His credits include the music to the Oscar-winning documentary Wings Over Everest (1934), as well as to the films Tudor Rose (1936), A Yank at Oxford (1938) and Love Story (1944). His composition "Out of the Blue" has been used as the theme music of BBC Radio's Sports Report since the programme started in 1948.

Birth and Death Data: Born Barnstaple (town and civil parish in Devon, England), Died April 24, 1945 (London Borough of Hillingdon (borough in the London Region in England) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-10986 10-in. 9/19/1911 Destiny Emilio de Gogorza Baritone vocal solo composer  
Victor D6VB-2020 10-in. 2/7/1946 Cornish rhapsody theme Jack Fina ; Freddy Martin Orchestra Piano, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor [Trial 1916-11-25-01] Not documented 11/25/1916 The bitterness of love Miss Barrett Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 6791 12-in. approximately 1916 Sunset on the Veldt Hamilton Harty ; W. H. Squire Cello solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 75045 12-in. 1/24/1922 Princess Mary waltz Century Dance Orchestra ; Herman Finck Orchestra composer  
Columbia 75210 12-in. 11/15/1922 Magic waltz refrain Hubert Bath ; José Collins ; Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Kingsley Lark Vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 75211 12-in. 11/15/1922 When life and love are calling Hubert Bath ; José Collins ; Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Kingsley Lark Vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 75212 12-in. 11/15/1922 Love the minstrel Hubert Bath ; José Collins ; Gaiety Theatre Orchestra Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 75213 12-in. 11/15/1922 The last waltz Hubert Bath ; José Collins ; Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Kingsley Lark Vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 75225 12-in. 11/17/1922 Red roses Hubert Bath ; Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Kingsley Lark Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 75226 12-in. 11/17/1922 Man is master of his fate Hubert Bath ; Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Kingsley Lark Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 75228 12-in. 11/24/1922 The mirror song Hubert Bath ; José Collins ; Gaiety Theatre Orchestra Female vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Columbia 75229 12-in. 11/24/1922 Just for a while Hubert Bath ; José Collins ; Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Kingsley Lark Vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bath, Hubert," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103947.

Bath, Hubert. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103947.

"Bath, Hubert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103947

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Bath, Hubert - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82159257

Wikidata: Hubert Bath - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1633060

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/25960294

MusicBrainz: Hubert Bath - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/12d4fd33-6be1-43b2-8bc0-5e70b117a17d

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