Charles Williams (composer)
Charles Williams ( born May 8, 1893 in London, † September 7, 1978 in Findon Valley, Worthing, West Sussex, England) was an English composer and conductor.
Life
Charles Williams studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Originally a violinist, he later turned to composition. After the Second World War, he became conductor of the new Queen's Hall Light Orchestra, later the local Concert Orchestra.
Work
Williams wrote numerous orchestral pieces and marches, which belong to the genre of popular music. He wrote a number of signature tunes for shipments of British radio and television in the 1950s ( such as The Voice of London, Dick Barton, Potter 's Wheel, Television Newsreel ). He also composed 1934-1968 the music for about 50 films ( albeit as an author often undisclosed, as his contributions as so-called "stock music" were used ), including The Lady Vanishes by Alfred Hitchcock. His biggest success was the - originally created for The Romantic Age - hit Jealous River in the film The Apartment ( 1960).