AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS

THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

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Billy May

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FILMOGRAPHY

DANCE

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS
Dance orchestrator
1982

MUSIC

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
DADDY LONG LEGS
Orch
1955
A KISS BEFORE DYING
Orch
1956
NIGHTMARE
Vocal and instrumental arr
1956
BERNARDINE
Orch
1957
THE FUZZY PINK NIGHTGOWN
Mus comp and cond
1957
THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT
Orch
1957
SERGEANTS 3
Mus
1962
JOHNNY COOL
Mus comp & cond
1963
THE PLEASURE SEEKERS
Orch
1964
TONY ROME
Mus comp & cond
1967
THE SECRET LIFE OF AN AMERICAN WIFE
Mus
1968
LADY IN CEMENT
Orch
1968
THE FRONT PAGE
Mus adpt
1974
THE CHEAP DETECTIVE
Orch
1978
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
Mus arr and cond
1981
RACING WITH THE MOON
Big band orch
1984
SWING SHIFT
Orch for Patrick Williams
1984
*BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED
Orch
1987
COCOON: THE RETURN
Orch
1988
FIELD OF DREAMS
Addl orch
1989
ONCE AROUND
Orchestrator
1991
THE ROCKETEER
Addl orch by
1991

HISTORY

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
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