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David Buttolph (born James David Buttolph Jr. August 3, 1902-January 1, 1983) was a film composer who scored over 300 movies in his career. Born in New York City, Buttolph showed musical talent at an early age, and eventually studied music formally. After earning a music degree, Buttolph moved to Europe in 1923 and studied in Austria and Germany supporting himself as a nightclub pianist. He returned to the U.S. in 1927 and, a few years later, began working for NBC radio network as an arranger and conductor. In 1933, Buttolph moved to Los Angeles and began working in films. Buttolph's best work, according to many, was his work as an arranger on Alfred Newman-directed The Mark of Zorro (1940).

In the mid-1950s, Buttolph started to write scores television, the most memorable being the theme for the TV western Maverick. He continued write music for television, many times westerns until his retirement in 1963.

• The New Maverick (1978) (TV) (theme song)

• The Man from Galveston (1963)
• PT 109 (1963)
• "The Virginian" (1962) TV Series

... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)

• Guns of the Timberland (1960)

• "Adventures in Paradise" (1959) TV Series (uncredited)
• "The Alaskans" (1959) TV Series
• The Horse Soldiers (1959)
• Westbound (1959)
• Home Before Dark (1958) (stock music) (uncredited)
• "77 Sunset Strip" (1958) TV Series
• Onionhead (1958)
• The Deep Six (1958)
• "Shirley Temple's Storybook" (1958) TV Series

... aka The Shirley Temple Show (new title)

• Satan's Satellites (1958) (stock music) (uncredited)
• "Maverick" (1957) TV Series (theme)
• "Wagon Train" (1957) TV Series

... aka Major Adams, Trail Master

• "Sugarfoot" (1957) TV Series (uncredited)

... aka Tenderfoot (UK)

• The D.I. (1957)

... aka The Drill Instructor (USA)

• The Big Land (1957)

... aka Stampeded (UK)

• "Conflict" (1956) TV Series (also theme)
• "Noah's Ark" (1956) TV Series
• The Burning Hills (1956)
• A Cry in the Night (1956)
• Santiago (1956)

... aka The Gun Runner

• The Steel Jungle (1956)
• The Lone Ranger (1956)
• Target Zero (1955)
• I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
• "Casablanca" (1955) TV Series
• Jump Into Hell (1955)
• "Kings Row" (1955) TV Series
• Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) (incidental music) (uncredited)
• Pirates of Tripoli (1955) (stock music) (uncredited)
• "The Adventures of Long John Silver" (1955) TV Series

... aka Long John Silver

1. Long John Silver (1954)

... aka Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island

• The Bounty Hunter (1954)
• Secret of the Incas (1954)
• Riding Shotgun(1954)
• Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
• The Boy from Oklahoma (1954) (stock music) (uncredited)
• Crime Wave (1954)

... aka The City Is Dark (UK)

• Calamity Jane (1953) (uncredited)
• Prisoners of the Casbah (1953) (stock music) (uncredited)
• Thunder Over the Plains (1953)
• Sky Commando (1953) (stock music) (uncredited)
• The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
• South Sea Woman (1953)
• The Glory Brigade (1953) (from 'Crash Dive (1943)') (uncredited)
• Serpent of the Nile (1953) (stock music) (uncredited)
• The System (1953)
• House of Wax (1953)
• The Man Behind the Gun (1953)
• My Man and I (1952)
• Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952) (stock music) (uncredited)
• The Winning Team (1952)
• Carson City (1952)
• The Sellout (1952)
• About Face (1952)
• Talk About a Stranger (1952)

... aka The Enemy (USA) ... aka Hidden Secret (UK)

• This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
• Lone Star (1952)
• Submarine Command (1951)

... aka The Submarine Story (USA)

• Ten Tall Men (1951)
• A Place in the Sun (1951) (uncredited)
• Fort Worth(1951)
• Fighting Coast Guard (1951)

... aka Fighting U.S. Coast Guard

• Along the Great Divide (1951)

... aka The Travelers (USA)