Roy Webb

Royden Denslow Webb (October 3, 1888 – December 10, 1982) was an American film music composer. One of the charter members of ASCAP, Webb has hundreds of film music credits to his name, mainly with RKO Pictures. He is best known for film noir and horror film scores, in particular for the films of Val Lewton.

Birth and Death Data: Born New York City (most populous city in the United States), Died December 10, 1982 (Santa Monica (beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-13559 10-in. 7/10/1913 When dreams come true Henry Burr Male vocal solo composer  
Victor CVE-36915 12-in. 11/9/1926 Music for bootblack act Fred Stone Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor BS-051371 10-in. 7/3/1940 Roar, lion, roar All-American Glee Club ; Emile Coté Male vocal chorus composer  
Victor E0VB-4997 10-in. 7/17/1950 The red and the blue (Univ. of Pennsylvania) Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Vocal chorus, with jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 38951 10-in. 7/16/1913 When dreams come true Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6156 10-in. between 5/1/1918 and 5/7/1918 Scotch fantasia Dorothy Hoyle Violin solo, with piano composer  
Decca L 4789 12/30/1947 Foolish pride Robert Mitchum composer  
Decca L 4790 12/30/1947 Just like me-1 Robert Mitchum composer  
Decca L 4791 12/30/1947 Rachel Robert Mitchum composer  
Decca L 4792 12/30/1947 Summer song Robert Mitchum composer  
Decca L 4793 12/30/1947 O-he-o-hi-o-ho Robert Mitchum composer  
Decca L 4794 12/30/1947 Tall dark stranger Robert Mitchum composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Webb, Roy," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105752.

Webb, Roy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105752.

"Webb, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105752

External Sources

Wikipedia: Roy Webb

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Webb, Roy, 1888-1982 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87911954

Wikidata: Roy Webb - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1367973

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/7583368

MusicBrainz: Roy Webb - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f9d26549-cb01-4f36-a06d-b2b492396785

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1973200 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1973200

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