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John Addison

Composer | * 03/16/1920 († 78, 12/07/1998) | Chobham, Surrey
John Mervyn Addison (16 March 1920 – 7 December 1998) was a British composer best known for his film scores. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for John Addison

Academy Award for Best Original Score Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score Academy Award for Best Original Score
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Movies with John Addison as Crew(79)

Sound/Original Music Composer1987 Strange Voices
Sound/Music1986 Something In Common
Sound/Music1986 Dead Man's Folly
Sound/Music1986 Mr. Boogedy
Sound/Original Music Composer1985 Grace Quigley
Sound/Music1985 Thirteen at Dinner
Sound/Original Music Composer1983 Strange Invaders
Sound/Original Music Composer1982 Highpoint
Sound/Music1982 I Was a Mail Order Bride
Sound/Music1981 Mistress of Paradise
Sound/Original Music Composer1980 The Pilot
Sound/Music1979 Like Normal People
Sound/Music1979 Love's Savage Fury
Sound/Music1979 The Power Within
Sound/Music1978 The Bastard
Sound/Original Music Composer1977 Joseph Andrews
Sound/Conductor1977 Joseph Andrews
Sound/Original Music Composer1977 A Bridge Too Far
Sound/Original Music Composer1976 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Sound/Music1976 Swashbuckler
Sound/Original Music Composer1976 Swashbuckler
Sound/Music1974 Back of Beyond
Sound/Music1974 Dead Cert
Sound/Conductor1974 Luther
Sound/Music Arranger1974 Luther
Sound/Original Music Composer1972 Sleuth
Sound/Conductor1972 Sleuth
Sound/Music Arranger1972 Sleuth
Sound/Original Music Composer1970 Start the Revolution Without Me
Sound/Original Music Composer1970 Brotherly Love
Sound/Original Music Composer1967 The Honey Pot
Sound/Music1967 Smashing Time
Sound/Original Music Composer1966 I Was Happy Here
Sound/Music1966 A Fine Madness
Sound/Original Music Composer1966 Torn Curtain
Sound/Original Music Composer1965 The Uncle
Sound/Conductor1965 The Uncle
Sound/Original Music Composer1965 The Loved One
Sound/Original Music Composer1965 The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Sound/Music1964 Guns at Batasi
Sound/Original Music Composer1964 Girl with Green Eyes
Sound/Music1964 The Peaches
Sound/Original Music Composer1963 Girl in the Headlines
Sound/Conductor1963 Girl in the Headlines
Sound/Original Music Composer1963 Tom Jones
Sound/Conductor1962 Go to Blazes
Sound/Original Music Composer1962 Go to Blazes
Sound/Original Music Composer1961 A Taste of Honey
Sound/Conductor1960 School for Scoundrels
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 School for Scoundrels
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 The Entertainer
Sound/Conductor1960 The Entertainer
Sound/Original Music Composer1958 I Was Monty's Double
Sound/Original Music Composer1957 Lucky Jim
Sound/Music Director1957 Lucky Jim
Sound/Music1957 The Shiralee
Sound/Music1956 Reach for the Sky
Sound/Music Director1956 Private's Progress
Sound/Original Music Composer1956 Private's Progress
Sound/Original Music Composer1955 That Lady
Sound/Original Music Composer1955 Josephine and Men
Sound/Original Music Composer1955 One Good Turn
Sound/Music1955 Touch and Go
Sound/Music1954 Make Me an Offer!
Sound/Original Music Composer1954 The 'Maggie'
Sound/Music1954 The Black Knight
Sound/Original Music Composer1953 The Man Between
Sound/Original Music Composer1953 Time Bomb
Sound/Music1953 The Red Beret
Sound/Music1952 Operation Hurricane
Sound/Music1951 High Treason
Sound/Music1951 Pool of London
Sound/Original Music Composer1950 Seven Days to Noon
Sound/Music Arranger1948 Brighton Rock

TV Shows/Series with John Addison as Crew(8)

Sound/Music1990 The Phantom of the Opera
Sound/Music1985 Amazing Stories
Sound/Main Title Theme Composer1984 Murder, She Wrote
Sound/Original Music Composer1984 Ellis Island
Sound/Original Music Composer1979 The French Atlantic Affair
Sound/Original Music Composer1978 Centennial
Sound/Music1978 Pearl
Sound/Music1978 Black Beauty

Full Name: John Addison
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Tuesday, 03/16 1920 (March) in Chobham, Surrey
Died: Monday, 12/07 1998 (December) in Bennington (aged: 78)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Wellington College, Royal College of Music
Other names for John Addison (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jock Addison"
John Addison frequently works together with these people:
Tony Richardson (16x, Crew)
Roy Boulting (14x, Crew)
Desmond Davis (11x, Crew)
John Boulting (9x, Crew)
Rosanna Huffman (7x, Actress)
Gregg Henry (7x, Actor)
John Le Mesurier (7x, Actor)
Peter S. Fischer (7x, Crew)
Sam Kydd (6x, Actor)
Neil Hartley (6x, Crew)
Roy Millichip (6x, Crew)
Barbara Gillett (6x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:241803, Added: 08/07/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024