Jesús García Leoz

Jesús García Leoz (Olite, Navarra, 10 January 1904 – 1953) was a Spanish composer, particularly noted for his film scores. He was a favourite pupil of Joaquín Turina and one of the "músicos del '27."

Works, editions and recordings

 * Cinco canciones para canto e piano (1934) (poems by Juan Paredes)
 * Tríptico de canciones para canto e piano (1937) (poems by Lorca)
 * Seis canciones para canto e piano (1939) (poems by Antonio Machado)
 * Dos canciones para canto e piano (1952) (poems by Juan Ramón Jiménez)
 * Symphony
 * Sonatina for small orchestra (1945)
 * Sonata for Violin and Piano
 * String Quartet in F♯ minor (Opus 2)
 * Quartet for Piano and Strings
 * Piano Sonatina
 * La duquesa del candil (1948) zarzuela in three acts (libretto by Guillermo and Rafael Fernández-Shaw)

Selected filmography

 * Fortunato (1942)
 * A Palace for Sale (1942)
 * I Will Consult Mister Brown (1946)
 * The Black Siren (1947)
 * Four Women (1947)
 * Lady in Ermine (1947)
 * Lola Leaves for the Ports (1947)
 * The Party Goes On (1948)
 * Guest of Darkness (1948)
 * Ninety Minutes (1949)
 * Night Arrival (1949)
 * A Man on the Road (1949)
 * Wings of Youth (1949)
 * The Maragatan Sphinx (1950)
 * Tales of the Alhambra (1950)
 * Day by Day (1951)
 * Malibran's Song (1951)
 * La trinca del aire (1951)
 * The Seventh Page (1951)
 * Love and Desire (1951)
 * Spanish Serenade (1952)
 * Come Die My Love (1952)
 * The Call of Africa (1952)
 * Devil's Roundup (1952)
 * Lovers of Toledo (1953)
 * Women's Town (1953)
 * Return to the Truth (1956)
 * The Sun Comes Out Every Day (1958)