Composer, songwriter, author, arranger and conductor, educated in private music study and later an arranger for Broadway musicals and dance orchestras. In 1929, he became the head of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer music department, and assumed similar duties at other film studios. Between 1947 and 1956 he conducted the Santa Monica Civic Symphony, which he had organized. He joined ASCAP in 1924. His daughter was actress Hope Lange (1931 - 2003). Visit the Internet Movie Database for a listing of Lange's composing credits.

Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Score) 1939: THE GREAT VICTOR HERBERT (w. Phil Boutelje)  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1943: LADY OF BURLESQUE  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1944: CASANOVA BROWN  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1945: THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW (w. Hugo Friedhofer)  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1945: BELLE OF THE YUKON 5 nominations