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Hans May

Hans May

Composer · Died December 31, 1958, aged 72 · Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hans May (11 July 1886 – 31 December 1958) was an Austrian-born film composer who went into exile in Britain after the Nazis came to power in his homeland, being of Jewish descent. May composed over a hundred film scores. He wrote a musical Wedding in Paris in 1954.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 11, 1886
Died
December 31, 1958 (aged 72)
From
Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Works as
Composer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 71 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 24% in 30 days

What are Hans May's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Bonds
31%
Power
12%
Self
10%
Society
5%
Survival
4%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
6
Romantic
3
Contemplative
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hans May's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hans May's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

71 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Song Goes Round the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • The Gypsy and the Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Der Kaiser und das Wäschermädel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • The Tell-Tale Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Rough Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Never Let Me Go(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Escape Route (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Full House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Tall Headlines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Hell Is Sold Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Sound

  • A Tale of Five Women(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • La rivale dell'imperatrice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Shadow of the Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Warning to Wantons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • No Room at the Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • Uneasy Terms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Counterblast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • The Three Weird Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • My Brother Jonathan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • Brighton Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Mrs. Fitzherbert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Music Director

  • The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • Green Fingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • The Laughing Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer

  • Bedelia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Lisbon Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer

  • Appointment with Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Music Director

  • The Trojan Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Music Director

  • The Wicked Lady(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Murder in Reverse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Waltz Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Gypsy Troubadour

  • The World Owes Me a Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Two Thousand Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • The Hundred Pound Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • Thunder Rock(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Back-Room Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Pastor Hall(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Stars Look Down(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • I Killed the Count (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Four Flights to Love(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Everything in Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • Southern Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • Heut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • Mayerling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • De big van het regiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • A Star Fell from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • My Song Goes Round the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Gado Bravo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • La Belle de Nuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • A Song Goes Round the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • Trenck - Der Roman einer großen Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer

  • The Ladies Diplomat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer

  • The Pride of Company Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Compositor

  • The Daredevil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Composer

  • Let's Love and Laugh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Composer

  • The Stolen Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Music Director

  • Night Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Composer

  • The Copper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Composer

  • A Student's Song of Heidelberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Composer

  • Vienna, City of Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Composer

  • The Flame of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Composer

  • The Road to Dishonour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Composer

  • Hai-Tang(1930)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wer wird denn weinen, wenn man auseinandergeht? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Composer

  • The Love of Jeanne Ney(1927)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Beggar from Cologne Cathedral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Composer

  • Children's Souls Accuse You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Composer

  • Memoirs of a Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Composer

  • The Raider Emden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Composer

  • I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Sound

Career shape

A full career of 69 titles from 1926 to 1958.

Highest rated

The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Never Let Me Go (1953)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 69: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic61 of 69: 56 only music, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdOther crew12 of 69: 7 only other crew, 5 with another role

69 titles, 5 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1920s7 · crew1930s23 · crew1940s25 · 1 acting · 24 crew1950s14 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Hans May's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · composer

Hai-Tang (1930)

63rd percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Pastor Hall (1940)

Midcredits 87th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Hans May work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hans May's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bernard Miles shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers