Karl Hajos

Karl Hajos (born Hajós Károly, January 28, 1889 – February 1, 1950) was a Hungarian composer who worked on many film scores. Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Hajos emigrated to the United States in 1924 and worked in Hollywood. Beginning in the late silent era, he worked on over 100 films with a variety of directors and studios. He was one of nine composers employed on the 1931 Western Fighting Caravans. In 1934, he worked on Cecil B. Demille's thriller Four Frightened People. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, in 1944 and 1945 in the Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture category for Summer Storm and The Man Who Walked Alone, respectively.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 28, 1889 (Budapest), Died February 1, 1950 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-32460	10-in.	4/22/1925	The magic of moonlight is love	Hope Hampton	Female vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	B-32463	10-in.	4/22/1925	I hear love call me	Hope Hampton	Female vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	BVE-46966	10-in.	8/30/1928	Beggars of life	The Troubadours	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	composer
Victor	BVE-47505	10-in.	9/12/1928	Sunbeams	Johnny Johnson ; Statler Pennsylvanians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBS-90318	10-in.	7/22/1935	My other me	Lee Bennett ; Jan Garber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	146956	10-in.	9/5/1928	Beggars of life	Bar Harbor Society Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Irving Kaufman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W401144	10-in.	9/25/1928	Beggars of life	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	W401162	10-in.	9/28/1928	Beggars of life	Lou Gold Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E28090	10-in.	8/15/1928	Sunbeams bring dreams of you	Francis Luther	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E28319	10-in.	9/27/1928	Beggars of life	Scrappy Lambert	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hajos, Karl," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106733.

Hajos, Karl. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106733.

"Hajos, Karl." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.