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John Addison

Known For
Sound

Known Credits
1

Gender
Male

Birthday
March 16, 1920 (106 years old)

Place of Birth
Chobham, Surrey

John Addison

Biography

English composer John Addison (1920-1998) lent his sophisticated—one is tempted to call it "erudite"—symphonic style to such notable pictures as Tom Jones, Hitchcock's Torn Curtain (replacing Bernard Herrmann), Sleuth, Swashbuckler, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution and A Bridge Too Far. He also wrote the memorable theme to TV's Murder, She Wrote and composed for the stage and concert hall

Known For

Sound

1990The Phantom of the Opera...Music
1988Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun...Music
1988Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun...Conductor
1987Strange Voices...Original Music Composer
1987Bride of Boogedy...Original Music Composer
1986Something in Common...Music
1986Mr. Boogedy...Original Music Composer
1986Dead Man's Folly...Original Music Composer
1985Amazing Stories...Music
1985Thirteen at Dinner...Music
1985Grace Quigley...Original Music Composer
1984Ellis Island...Original Music Composer
1984Murder, She Wrote...Main Title Theme Composer
1983Strange Invaders...Original Music Composer
1982I Was a Mail Order Bride...Music
1982Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story...Original Music Composer
1982Highpoint...Original Music Composer
1981Nero Wolfe...Original Music Composer
1981Mistress of Paradise...Music
1980The Pilot...Original Music Composer
1979The French Atlantic Affair...Original Music Composer
1979Love's Savage Fury...Music
1979The Power Within...Music
1979Like Normal People...Music
1978Pearl...Music
1978Centennial...Original Music Composer
1978The Bastard...Music
1978Black Beauty...Music
1977A Bridge Too Far...Original Music Composer
1977A Bridge Too Far...Conductor
1977Joseph Andrews...Original Music Composer
1977Joseph Andrews...Conductor
1976The Seven-Per-Cent Solution...Original Music Composer
1976Swashbuckler...Music
1976Swashbuckler...Original Music Composer
1975The Way of the World...Music
1974Back of Beyond...Music
1974Dead Cert...Music
1974Luther...Conductor
1974Luther...Music Arranger
1974Luther...Original Music Composer
1974The Concert...Music
1972Sleuth...Original Music Composer
1972Sleuth...Music Arranger
1972Sleuth...Conductor
1971Mr. Forbush and the Penguins...Music
1970Hamlet...Original Music Composer
1970Hamlet...Music
1970Start the Revolution Without Me...Original Music Composer
1970Brotherly Love...Original Music Composer
1968The Charge of the Light Brigade...Original Music Composer
1967Smashing Time...Music
1967Smashing Time...Original Music Composer
1967The Honey Pot...Original Music Composer
1967The Honey Pot...Conductor
1966Torn Curtain...Original Music Composer
1966A Fine Madness...Music
1966I Was Happy Here...Original Music Composer
1965The Loved One...Original Music Composer
1965The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders...Original Music Composer
1964The Uncle...Original Music Composer
1964The Uncle...Conductor
1964Guns at Batasi...Original Music Composer
1964Girl with Green Eyes...Original Music Composer
1964Detective...Music
1964The Peaches...Original Music Composer
1963Girl in the Headlines...Original Music Composer
1963Girl in the Headlines...Conductor
1963Tom Jones...Original Music Composer
1962The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner...Music
1962Go to Blazes...Original Music Composer
1962Go to Blazes...Conductor
1961A Taste of Honey...Original Music Composer
1961His and Hers...Original Music Composer
1960A French Mistress...Music
1960The Entertainer...Original Music Composer
1960The Entertainer...Conductor
1960School for Scoundrels...Original Music Composer
1960School for Scoundrels...Conductor
1959Carlton-Browne of the F.O....Music
1958I Was Monty's Double...Original Music Composer
1957Barnacle Bill...Music
1957Lucky Jim...Original Music Composer
1957Lucky Jim...Music Director
1957Cat Girl...Music
1957The Shiralee...Music
1956Three Men in a Boat...Original Music Composer
1956Reach for the Sky...Original Music Composer
1956Private's Progress...Original Music Composer
1956Private's Progress...Music Director
1955Josephine and Men...Original Music Composer
1955Touch and Go...Music
1955That Lady...Original Music Composer
1955One Good Turn...Original Music Composer
1954Make Me an Offer!...Music
1954The Black Knight...Music
1954The 'Maggie'...Original Music Composer
1954Tonight in Britain...Music
1953The Man Between...Original Music Composer
1953The Red Beret...Music
1953Time Bomb...Original Music Composer
1952Operation Hurricane...Music
1951High Treason...Music
1951Pool of London...Original Music Composer
1950Seven Days to Noon...Original Music Composer
1948Brighton Rock...Music Arranger

Acting

1990The Phantom of the Operaas Conductor (uncredited)