Leo Fall (born Olomouc, 2 February 1873 - died Vienna, 16 September 1925) was an Austrian composer of operettas.
Leo (or Leopold) Fall was taught by his father Moritz Fall (1848-1922), a bandmaster and composer, who settled in Berlin. The younger Fall studied at the Vienna Conservatory before rejoining his father and the varied musical life of Berlin. His teachers in Vienna were Robert Fuchs and Johann Nepomuk Fuchs. In 1895 he began a new career as an operetta conductor in Hamburg, also starting to compose. From 1904 onwards he devoted himself to composing. While less successful than his contemporary Franz Lehár, he was nevertheless capable of producing melodious and well orchestrated work. After working in Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne he settled in Vienna in 1906.
His best known operetta in the English-speaking world was Madame Pompadour, which had a successful run in London and later remained in the repertory in Germany and Austria throughout the 20th century. Der liebe Augustin (1912; Princess Caprice in London) is reported to have been given an unprecedented 3,360 performances. His opera Die goldene Vogel, which was performed in Dresden in 1920 with Richard Tauber and Elisabeth Rethberg was less successful.
The Fall is a song from American Industrial Metal band Ministry. It was the first single from the band's 6th studio album, Filth Pig. Despite hitting #18 on the Billboard Dance chart, the single quickly fell and was considered a flop. There was no video made for it either.
"Fall" is the title of a song recorded by Curb Records recording artists Clay Walker and Kimberley Locke. Both singers included their version of the song on their albums, both released within weeks of each other in the Spring of 2007. While Clay's version was a country song, Kimberley's version had more an an adult contemporary pop arrangement.
