Billy May

Billy May

American composer, arranger and trumpeter (1916–2004)

Edward William May Jr. was an American composer, arranger and trumpeter. He composed film and television music for The Green Hornet (1966), The Mod Squad (1968), Batman, and Naked City (1960). He collaborated on films such as Pennies from Heaven (1981), and orchestrated Cocoon, and Cocoon: The Return, among others.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 4 films (1942–1977) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 5 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1977 Chips M-G-M Television 60 min Color sound
1977 Tail Gunner Joe Universal City Studios, Inc 159 min Color sound
1968 The Secret Life Of An American Wife. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 92 min 35mm Color sound
1942 Orchestra Wives. Archie Mayo 8 784 ft. B&W