The following list includes films and television productions containing music by Tiomkin (credited and uncredited).
Film
| Devil-May-Care Historical musical with an Albertina Rasch ballet sequence, Love Ballet, filmed in Technicolor, with music by Tiomkin. |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| Crazy House Comedy short with an Albertina Rasch ballet sequence with music by Tiomkin. |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| Lord Byron of Broadway Musical with Albertina Rasch ballet sequences, "Blue Daughter of Heaven" and "Ballet Music," both with music by Tiomkin. |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| Our Blushing Brides Drama with two Albertina Rasch ballet sequences, "Fashion Ballet" and "Mars Ballet," both with music by Tiomkin. |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| Rogue Song, The Musical with an Albertina Rasch ballet sequence, "Ballet Music," with music by Tiomkin. The music for the film is by Herbert Stothart. |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| Resurrection Drama. See Dimitri Tiomkin's Score for Resurrection, May 2006 news. |
Universal Pictures |
| Alice in Wonderland Fantasy directed by Norman Z. McLeod based on the original novel by Lewis Carroll. Tiomkin co-wrote a dozen songs with Paramount music director Nathaniel Finston. |
Paramount Pictures |
| Broadway to Hollywood Historical musical, includes an Albertina Rasch ballet sequence, "Snow Ballet," with music by Dimitri Tiomkin. Originally intended for The March of Time, that film was never finished and the footage was used in Broadway to Hollywood. |
Loew's, Inc. |
| Roast Beef and Movies Comedy short with two Albertina Rasch ballet sequences "Chinese Scherzo," and "Blue Daughter of Heaven," with music by Tiomkin. |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| Casino Murder Case, The Mystery directed by Edwin L. Marin. |
Loew's, Inc. |
| I Live My Life Society comedy-drama directed by W. S. Van Dyke. |
Paramount Pictures |
| Mad Love Horror film directed by Karl Freund. |
Loew's, Inc. |
| More Than a Secretary Romantic comedy. Morris Stoloff is credited as the music director. Tiomkin wrote (uncredited) the "Main Title," also known as "Morris Dance." The remainder of the film is tracked with music by other composers. |
Columbia Pictures |
| Lost Horizon Adventure-fantasy film directed by Frank Capra. |
Columbia Pictures |
| Road Back, The Post-World War I drama directed by James Whale. |
Universal Pictures |
| Great Waltz, The Biographical musical depicting the life of Johann Strauss. Includes Albertina Rasch ballet sequences. |
Loew's, Inc. |
| Spawn of the North Drama directed by Henry Hathaway. |
Paramount Pictures |
| You Can't Take It With You Screwball comedy directed by Frank Capra. |
Columbia Pictures |
| Daredevils of the Red Circle Serial in twelve chapters. |
Republic Productions |
| Mister Smith Goes to Washington Political comedy drama directed by Frank Capra, starring James Stewart. |
Columbia Pictures |
| Only Angels Have Wings Drama directed by Howard Hawks. |
Columbia Pictures |
| Lucky Partners Comedy drama directed by Lewis Milestone. |
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. |
| Westerner, The Western directed by William Wyler, starring Gary Cooper. |
United Artists |
| Flying Blind Aviation drama. |
Paramount Pictures Picture Corporation of America |
| Forced Landing Aviation drama. |
Paramount Pictures Picture Corporation of America |
| Meet John Doe Newspaper political drama directed by Frank Capra, starring Gary Cooper. |
Warner Brothers |
| Scattergood Meets Broadway Comedy drama. Guy Kibbee plays Scattergood Baines, a character based on a popular radio program. The film was edited by John Sturges, who later chose Tiomkin to score his directorial efforts for Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, The Old Man and the Sea, and Last Train from Gun Hill. |
Pyramid Pictures Corp. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. |
| Corsican Brothers, The Adventure directed by Gregory Ratoff. |
United Artists |
| Gentleman after Dark, A Crime drama. |
United Artists |
| Moon and Sixpence, The The Moon and Sixpence served as the first of many collaborations between Tiomkin and the film’s associate producer, Stanley Kramer. It also marked the directorial debut of the producer Albert Lewin, who would go on to helm The Picture of Dorian Gray. Tiomkin previously had worked with Lewin on Spawn of the North. For The Moon and Sixpence, Lewin himself adapted the screenplay from W. Somerset Maugham’s novel of the same name. The film chronicles the excesses of Charles Strickland, an abusive artist who abandons his wife and family, cavorts with a friend’s wife (who in turn commits suicide), and then sets off for Tahiti, where he marries a native teenage girl. |
United Artists |
| Operation Titanic World War II documentary. |
U.S. War Department |
| Our Russian Front World War II documentary produced by Russian War Relief, Inc. Tiomkin served as music director. |
Russian War Relief, Inc. |
| Twin Beds Domestic comedy directed by Tim Whelan. |
United Artists |
| Battle of Britain, The World War II documentary, part of the Why We Fight series. Tiomkin served as music director. |
U.S. War Department |
| Battle of Russia, The World War II documentary, part of the Why We Fight series. Tiomkin served as music director. |
U.S. War Department |
| Divide and Conquer World War II documentary, part of the Why We Fight series. Tiomkin served as music director. |
U.S. War Department Warner Brothers |
| Know Your Ally: Britain World War II documentary and orientation film. Tiomkin served as music director. |
U.S. War Department |
| Nazi's Strike, The World War II documentary, part of the Why We Fight series. Tiomkin served as music director. |
U.S. War Department |
| Shadow of a Doubt Suspense drama directed by Alfred Hitchcock. |
Universal Pictures |
| Substitution and Conversion World War II documentary and orientation film. Tiomkin served as music director. |
U.S. War Department |
| Unknown Guest Mystery. |
King Brothers Productions Monogram Pictures Corp. |
| Battle of China, The World War II documentary, part of the Why We Fight series. Tiomkin served as music director. |
U.S. War Department |
| Bridge of San Luis Rey, The Drama. |
United Artists |
| Imposter, The Coming Soon! |
Universal Pictures |
| Ladies Courageous World War II aviation drama. |
Universal Pictures |
| Negro Soldier, The World War II documentary and orientation film. Tiomkin served as music director. |
Motion Picture Industry: War Activities Committee U.S. War Department |
| Tunisian Victory World War II documentary co-directed by Frank Capra. |
U.S. Army U.S. Office of War Information |
| When Strangers Marry Suspense drama directed by William Castle. |
King Brothers Productions Monogram Pictures Corp. |
| China's Little Devils War drama. |
Monogram Pictures Corp. |
| Dillinger Biographical drama. |
King Brothers Productions Monogram Pictures Corp. |
| Forever Yours Drama, with songs. |
Monogram Pictures Corp. |
| Here Is Germany World War II documentary and orientation film. Tiomkin served as music director. |
U.S. War Department |
| Let There Be Light World War II documentary film, first released in 1980. Tiomkin served as music director. |
U.S. Army |
| Pardon My Past Screwball comedy. |
Columbia Pictures Mutual Productions |
| San Pietro World War II documentary and historical film. Tiomkin served as music director. |
U.S. War Department |
| Two Down - One to Go World War II documentary and orientation film, Two Down and One to Go!. Tiomkin served as music director. |
U.S. War Department |
| War Comes to America World War II documentary, part of the Why We Fight series. Tiomkin served as music director. |
U.S. War Department |
| Angel on My Shoulder Romantic comedy directed by Archie Mayo. |
Premier Productions, Inc. United Artists |
| Black Beauty Family drama. |
20th Century-Fox Alson Productions, Inc |
| Dark Mirror, The Psychological mystery directed by Robert Siodmak and produced by Nunnally Johnson. |
Inter-John, Inc. Universal Pictures |
| Whistle Stop Melodrama. |
Nero Films, Inc. United Artists |
| Duel in the Sun Western directed by King Vidor for David O. Selznick. |
Selznick Releasing Organization Vanguard Films, Inc. |
| It's a Wonderful Life Comedy-drama directed by Frank Capra. |
Liberty Films, Inc. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. |
| Long Night, The Crime drama directed by Anatole Litvak. |
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Select Productions, Inc. |
| Dude Goes West, The Comedy Western. |
Allied Artists Monogram Pictures Corp. |
| Red River Western directed by Howard Hawks, starring John Wayne. |
Monterey Productions, Inc. United Artists |
| So This Is New York Comedy directed by Richard Fleischer. |
Screen Plays II Corp. United Artists |
| Tarzan and the Mermaids Jungle adventure directed by Robert Florey. |
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. |
| Canadian Pacific Western, directed by Edwin L. Marin. |
20th Century-Fox |
| Champion Drama directed by Mark Robson from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, starring Kirk Douglas. |
Screen Plays II Corp. United Artists |
| Home of the Brave World War II drama directed by Mark Robson and produced by Stanley Kramer. |
Screen Plays II Corp. United Artists |
| Portrait of Jennie Fantasy directed by William Dieterle and produced by David O. Selznick. |
Selznick Releasing Organization Vanguard Films, Inc. |
| Red Light Crime drama directed by Roy Del Ruth. |
United Artists |
| Champagne for Caesar Comedy. |
Cardinal Pictures, Inc. United Artists |
| D.O.A. Rudolph Maté directed this film noir suspense thriller, released by United Artists in 1950. The cast includes Edmond O’Brien as an accountant desperately in search of the killer who lethally poisoned him. D.O.A. was the first in a trio of films produced by brothers Harry and Leo Popkin, with music by Tiomkin. Tiomkin was an early practitioner of placing theme music in the source score, as he does in “Juke Box Theme,” a light dance arrangement of the film’s love theme. |
Cardinal Pictures, Inc. United Artists |
| Dakota Lil Western, with songs. |
20th Century-Fox Alson Productions, Inc |
| Guilty Bystander Film noir. |
Film Classics, Inc. New York Film Associates, Ltd. |
| Men, The Post-World War II drama directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Marlon Brando. Based on the story and screenplay by Carl Foreman. |
United Artists |
| Cyrano de Bergerac Historical romance directed by Michael Gordon from a screenplay by Carl Foreman. |
United Artists |
| Drums in the Deep South Historical war drama directed by William Cameron Menzies. |
King Brothers Productions RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. |
| Mister Universe Comedy. |
United Artists |
| Peking Express Political war drama directed by William Dieterle and produced by Hal Wallis. |
Paramount Pictures |
| Strangers on a Train Thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock. |
Warner Brothers |
| Thing, The Science fiction directed by Christian Nyby and Howard Hawks (uncredited). |
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Winchester Pictures Corp. |
| Well, The Social drama co-directed by Leo Popkin. |
Cardinal Pictures, Inc. United Artists |
| Big Sky, The Historical adventure directed by Howard Hawks, starring Kirk Douglas. |
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Winchester Pictures Corp. |
| Bugles in the Afternoon Western. |
Warner Brothers |
| Four Poster, The Comedy-drama directed by Irving Reis. |
Columbia Pictures |
| Happy Time, The Historical comedy directed by Richard Fleischer. |
Columbia Pictures |
| High Noon Western directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Gary Cooper. Carl Foreman was associate producer. |
United Artists |
| Lady in the Iron Mask, The Serial in twelve chapters.
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20th Century-Fox |
| Mutiny War drama directed by Edward Dmytryk. |
King Brothers Productions United Artists |
| My Six Convicts Prison drama. |
Columbia Pictures |
| Steel Trap, The Suspense drama directed by Andrew Stone. |
20th Century-Fox Thor Productions, Inc. |
| Angel Face Film noir directed by Otto Preminger, presented by Howard Hughes. |
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. |
| Blowing Wild Action drama starring Gary Cooper. |
United States Pictures Warner Brothers |
| Cease Fire! Korean War reenactment directed by Owen Crump. |
Paramount Pictures |
| His Majesty O'Keefe Historical adventure. |
Warner Brothers |
| I Confess Thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock. |
Warner Brothers |
| Jeopardy Suspense drama directed by John Sturges. |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| Return to Paradise South Seas drama directed by Mark Robson, starring Garyt Cooper. |
Aspen Pictures, Inc. United Artists |
| Take the High Ground Military drama directed by Richard Brooks. |
Loew's, Inc. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| Adventures of Hajji Baba, The Adventure film. |
20th Century-Fox |
| Bullet Is Waiting, A Drama. |
Columbia Pictures |
| Command, The Western directed by David Butler. |
Warner Brothers |
| Dial M for Murder Thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Grace Kelly. |
Warner Brothers |
| High and the Mighty, The Aviation drama directed by William Wellman, starring John Wayne. |
Warner Brothers |
| Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell, The Biographical drama directed by Otto Preminger, starring Gary Cooper. |
Warner Brothers |
| Land of the Pharaohs Epic drama directed by Howard Hawks. This was Tiomkin's fourth score for a Hawks directed film, having previously scored Only Angels Have Wings, Red River, and The Big Sky. |
Continental Company Ltd. Warner Brothers |
| Strange Lady in Town Historical Western directed by Mervyn LeRoy. |
Warner Brothers |
| Friendly Persuasion Civil War comedy-drama directed by William Wyler, starring Gary Cooper. |
Allied Artists |
| Giant Western directed by George Stevens. |
Warner Brothers |
| Tension at Table Rock Western. |
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. |
| Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Western directed by John Sturges, starring Kirk Douglas. |
Paramount Pictures |
| Night Passage Western, with songs. |
Universal Pictures |
| Search for Paradise Cinerama travelogue documentary directed by Otto Lang and produced by Lowell Thomas. |
Stanley Warner Cinerama Corporation |
| Old Man and the Sea, The Adventure drama directed by John Sturges. |
Warner Brothers |
| Wild Is the Wind Domestic drama directed by George Cukor. |
Paramount Pictures |
| Last Train from Gun Hill Western directed by John Sturges and produced by Hal Wallis. |
Paramount Pictures |
| Rhapsody of Steel Animated documentary. |
U.S. Steel |
| Rio Bravo Western directed by Howard Hawks, starring John Wayne. |
Armada Productions Warner Brothers |
| Young Land, The Western. |
C. V. Whitney Pictures, Inc. Columbia Pictures |
| Alamo, The 1960 western directed by, and starring, John Wayne. |
United Artists |
| Sundowners, The Historical comedy-drama directed by Fred Zinnemann. |
Warner Brothers |
| Unforgiven, The Western directed by John Huston. |
Hecht-Hill-Lancaster James Productions, Inc. United Artists |
| Guns of Navarone, The World War II action drama directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay by Carl Foreman. |
Columbia Pictures Open Road Films |
| Last Sunset, The Theme song, "Pretty Little Girl in the Yellow Dress," by Tiomkin. The film was scored by Ernest Gold. |
Bryna Productions Universal Pictures |
| Town Without Pity Drama directed by Gottfried Reinhart, starring Kirk Douglas. |
Osweg Ltd. United Artists |
| Without Each Other Drama. |
III Task Pictures, Ltd. |
| Fifty-Five Days at Peking A dramatization of the 1900 Boxer Rebellion by director Nicholas Ray and producer Samuel Bronston. |
Allied Artists |
| Circus World Drama directed by Henry Hathaway, starring John Wayne. |
Midway Productions Paramount Pictures |
| Fall of the Roman Empire, The Epic historical drama directed by Anthony Mann. |
Paramount Pictures Roma Productions |
| President's Country, A Lyndon B. Johnson documentary |
U.S. Information Agency |
| Thirty-Six Hours World War II drama directed by George Seaton. |
Cherokee Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| War Wagon, The Western directed by Burt Kennedy, starring John Wayne and Kirk Douglas. |
Batjac Productions Universal Pictures |
| Great Catherine Comedy drama. |
Seven Arts, Inc. Warner Brothers Entertainment |
| Mackenna's Gold Western co-produced by Tiomkin. The film was scored by Quincy Jones.
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Columbia Pictures Highroad Productions |
| Tchaikovsky Tiomkin returned to his native Russia to film this historical biography for which he arranged the music and served as executive producer. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the foreign language film category. |
Mosfilm |
Television (TV)
| Hotel de Paris TV series. |
ABC |
| Rawhide TV series with title theme by Tiomkin. |
ABC |
| Spirit of the Alamo, The Pontiac Spectacular television special on the making of The Alamo featuring tracked music by Tiomkin.
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ABC |
| Gunslinger Made-for-television film. |
ABC |
