Sy Oliver(1910-1988)

Music Department
Composer
Soundtrack

Born into a musical family, Sy Oliver was an arranger, composer, trumpet player and occasional vocalist. He worked for the Jimmie Lunceford band from 1933-39, and is credited with creating that band's distinct sound. From 1939-42 he worked for Tommy Dorsey's band. He is considered to be one of the main contributors to the sound of "swing" in the late 1930s and 1940s.

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Known for

Lolita

6.8

Soundtrack("T'ain't What You Do (It's The Way That Cha Do It)")

1997

N'oublie jamais

7.8

Soundtrack("Opus One")

2004

Be Bad!

6.4

Soundtrack("T'Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)")

2009

Miss Pettigrew

7.0

Soundtrack("T'Aint What You Do (It's the Way That Cha Do It)")

2008

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Music Department

Broadway Rhythm
5.9
- orchestrator
- 1944
Fou de girls
6.8
- orchestrator
- 1943
La du Barry était une dame
6.2
- orchestrator
- 1943
Croisière mouvementée
6.4
- orchestrator
- vocal arranger
- 1942

Composer

Soundtrack

The Studio
8.1
TV Series
- writer: "Opus One"
- 2025
Tout à fait son style
5.2
- performer: "You Can't Lose a Broken Heart"
- 2023
Meter i sekundet
6.0
- writer: "Go Down Moses"
- 2023
The Plot Against America
7.3
TV Mini Series
- writer: "Opus One"
- 2020
La fabuleuse Mme Maisel
8.7
TV Series
- writer: "'Tain't What You Do"
- writer: "T'aint What You Do"
- writer: "'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)"
- 2017–2019
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
7.5
TV Mini Series
- writer: "For Dancers Only" (uncredited)
- 2017
Who's Doing the Dishes?
3.8
TV Series
- writer: "It Ain't What You Do...." (uncredited)
- 2016
A United Kingdom
6.9
- lyrics: "Well Git It"
- music: "Well Git It"
- 2016
Vue sur mer
5.3
- writer: "Dream of You"
- 2015
American Trip
6.3
- writer: "'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)"
- 2010
Be Bad!
6.4
- writer: "T'Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)"
- 2009
Miss Pettigrew
7.0
- writer: "T'Aint What You Do (It's the Way That Cha Do It)"
- 2008
Made in America
6.8
- writer: "Opus One"
- 2008
Banda sonora
7.2
TV Series
- writer: "Yes Indeed"
- 2007
The War
9.0
TV Mini Series
- writer: "Opus One"
- 2007

Personal details

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Alternative name
- Sy Oliver & His Orchestra
Born
- December 17, 1910
- Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
Died
- May 28, 1988
- New York City, New York, USA(cancer)

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Trivia
June 26, 1950, he leads his orchestra for the American version of the French songs "La Vie en Rose" and "C'est si Bon". "La Vie en Rose" was written by Louiguy (music) and Édith Piaf (lyrics) in 1946 and "C'est si Bon" was written by Henri Betti (music) and André Hornez (lyrics) in 1947. The English lyrics of "La Vie en Rose" were written by Mack David and the English lyrics of "C'est si Bon" were written by Jerry Seelen. The recording took place in New York and the songs were sung by Louis Armstrong.