Jesús García Leoz (Olite, Navarra, 10 January 1904 – 1953) was a Spanish composer, particularly noted for his film scores. He was a favourite pupil of Joaquín Turina and one of the "músicos del '27."Cristóbal L. García Gallardo, Francisco Martínez González, María Ruíz Hilillo Los músicos del 27 2010 "Sin duda, figuras destacadas como las de Jesús García Leoz (1904-1953), José Muñoz Molleda (1905-1988), Fernando Obradors (1897-1945), José María Franco Bordóns (1894-1971) Jesús Arámbarri (1902-1960), Gaspar Cassadó ..."
Works, editions and recordings Cinco canciones para canto e piano (1934) (poems by Juan Paredes) CD Odradek ODRCD403 Tríptico de canciones para canto e piano (1937) (poems by Lorca). Published 1965. Seis canciones para canto e piano (1939) (poems by Antonio Machado) CD Odradek ODRCD403 Dos canciones para canto e piano (1952) (poems by Juan Ramón Jiménez)CD Odradek ODRCD403 Symphony (Música hispana. Serie B, Música instrumental, 27, pub. 2005 in an edition by Madrid : Instituto complutense de ciencias musicales.) Sonatina for small orchestra (1945) Sonata for Violin and Piano String Quartet in F minor (Opus 2) Quartet for Piano and Strings Piano SonatinaPublished 1945. La duquesa del candil (1948) zarzuela in three acts (libretto by Guillermo and Rafael Fernández-Shaw) Blue Moon BMCD 7510
Selected filmography Fortunato (1942) A Palace for Sale (1942) I Will Consult Mister Brown (1946) The Black Siren (1947) Four Women (1947) Lady in Ermine (1947) Lola Leaves for the Ports (1947) The Party Goes On (1948) Guest of Darkness (1948) Ninety Minutes (1949) Night Arrival (1949) A Man on the Road (1949) Tempest (1949) Wings of Youth (1949) The Maragatan Sphinx (1950) Tales of the Alhambra (1950) Day by Day (1951) Malibran's Song (1951) La trinca del aire (1951) The Seventh Page (1951) Love and Desire (1951) Spanish Serenade (1952) Come Die My Love (1952) The Call of Africa (1952) Devil's Roundup (1952) Lovers of Toledo (1953) Women's Town (1953) Return to the Truth (1956) The Sun Comes Out Every Day (1958)
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