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María Grever(1894-1951)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Songwriter ("What a Difference a Day Made", "Ti-Pi-Tin"), composer, singer and pianist, educated in private music study. Maria Grever made a number of concert tours (chiefly in Latin America) and wrote special material for film performers and concert singers. Joining ASCAP in 1935, Maria Grever's chief musical collaborators included Stanley Adams, Irving Caesar and Raymond Leveen. Other popular-song compositions included "Jurame", "Lamento Gitano", "Lero, Lero from Brazil", "Magic Is the Moonlight", "Make Love With a Guitar", and "My First, My Last, My Only".
BornAugust 16, 1894
DiedDecember 15, 1951(57)
BornAugust 16, 1894
DiedDecember 15, 1951(57)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Valerie Chow, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Brigitte Lin, and Faye Wong in Chungking Express (1994)
Chungking Express
7.9
  • Soundtrack("What a Difference a Day Makes")
  • 1994
Franka Potente in Cours, Lola, cours (1998)
Cours, Lola, cours
7.6
  • Soundtrack(as Maria Grever, "What A Difference A Day Makes")
  • 1998
Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci in Casino (1995)
Casino
8.2
  • Soundtrack(as Maria Grever, "What A Difference A Day Makes")
  • 1995
George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer in Un beau jour (1996)
Un beau jour
6.5
  • Soundtrack("What a Diff'rence a Day Made")
  • 1996

Credits

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Composer



  • Actos impuros (1993)
    Actos impuros
    5.2
    Short
    • Composer (as Maria Greever)
    • 1993
  • Floral Japan (1937)
    Floral Japan
    6.3
    Short
    • Composer (as Madame Griever)
    • 1937
  • Oriental Paradise (1936)
    Oriental Paradise
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • Cherry Blossom Time in Japan (1936)
    Cherry Blossom Time in Japan
    6.3
    Short
    • Composer (as Maria Grever)
    • 1936
  • Modern Tokyo (1935)
    Modern Tokyo
    6.6
    Short
    • Composer (as Maria Grever)
    • 1935
  • José Mojica in Cuando el amor ríe (1930)
    Cuando el amor ríe
    4.4
    • Composer
    • 1930

Music Department



  • Carole Lombard and Ricardo Cortez in No One Man (1932)
    No One Man
    6.0
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Marion Lessing and George O'Brien in Le corsaire de l'Atlantique (1931)
    Le corsaire de l'Atlantique
    5.9
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1931

Soundtrack



  • Adam Driver in Megalopolis (2024)
    Megalopolis
    4.7
    • writer: "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes", "Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado" (as Maria Grever)
    • 2024
  • Walton Goggins, Lana 5, Aaron Moten, and Ella Purnell in Fallout (2024)
    Fallout
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes"
    • writer: "What a Difference a Day Makes" (uncredited)
    • 2024
  • Stephen Graham, Amaka Okafor, Kyle Soller, Shira Haas, and Jacob Fortune-Lloyd in Bodies (2023)
    Bodies
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "What a Diff'rence a Day Made"
    • writer: "What a Difference a Day Makes"
    • 2023
  • Ten Percent (2022)
    Ten Percent
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "What a Difference a Day Makes"
    • 2022
  • Imanol Arias, Ana Duato, María Galiana, Pablo Rivero, Irene Visedo, Carmen Climent, and Paloma Bloyd in Cuéntame (2001)
    Cuéntame
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Alma mía"
    • 2021
  • Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre in Genius (2017)
    Genius
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes" (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Sterling K. Brown and Taylor Russell in Waves (2019)
    Waves
    7.5
    • writer: "What a Difference a Day Makes"
    • 2019
  • Beat (2018)
    Beat
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "What A Difference A Day Made"
    • 2018
  • American Epic (2017)
    American Epic
    7.5
    • writer: "Jurame"
    • 2017
  • Jane Fonda and Robert Redford in Nos âmes la nuit (2017)
    Nos âmes la nuit
    6.9
    • writer: "What A Difference A Day Made", "What a Difference a Day Made"
    • 2017
  • Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin, and Michael Caine in Braquage à l'ancienne (2017)
    Braquage à l'ancienne
    6.6
    • writer: "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes"
    • 2017
  • James Cosmo, Cinzia Monreale, Siwan Morris, Gareth David-Lloyd, Duncan Pow, Joanna Ignaczewska, Eleanor Gecks, Amelie Leroy, and Kai Coleman in Dark Signal (2016)
    Dark Signal
    4.4
    • lyrics: "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes"
    • music: "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes"
    • 2016
  • Benoît Poelvoorde, Pauline Serieys, Virginie Efira, and Calixte Broisin-Doutaz in Une famille à louer (2015)
    Une famille à louer
    5.5
    • writer: "What A Difference A Day Makes"
    • 2015
  • Ludivine Sagnier and Nicolas Bedos in Amour & Turbulences (2013)
    Amour & Turbulences
    6.3
    • writer: "What A Difference A Day Makes"
    • 2013
  • La fée (2011)
    La fée
    6.2
    • writer: "What a Difference a Day Made"
    • 2011

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Maria Greever
  • Born
    • August 16, 1894
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
  • Died
    • December 15, 1951
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Contracted by Paramount Studios in 1920 to provide music for their movies with Latin-American subjects.
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    • 1 Article

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    Wrote her first song at the age of 4.

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