He graduated from the Milwaukee College of Music at 19 and performed in theaters to earn money to study piano in Europe.
[citation needed] Back in America, Roemheld moved to Los Angeles and became a prominent cinema composer.
Among the more than 400 other films for which he composed music were Gentleman Jim, The Lady From Shanghai, The Invisible Man, and Shine On, Harvest Moon.
[citation needed] After World War II, Roemheld returned to Germany to become Chief of the Film, Theatre, and Music Section of the Information Central Division of The American Armies in Europe.
He continued writing for several major film studios until the late 1950s and, after briefly working in television, he retired in 1964 to concentrate on classical composition.