John Addison
Personal Info
Known for
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-03-16
Day of Death
1998-12-07 (78 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
Crew
(1988)
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Music, Conductor
(1987)
Strange Voices
Original Music Composer
(1987)
Bride of Boogedy
Original Music Composer
(1986)
Something in Common
Music
(1986)
Dead Man's Folly
Original Music Composer
(1986)
Mr. Boogedy
Original Music Composer
(1985)
Thirteen at Dinner
Music
(1985)
Grace Quigley
Original Music Composer
(1983)
Strange Invaders
Original Music Composer
(1982)
Highpoint
Original Music Composer
(1982)
(1981)
Mistress of Paradise
Music
(1980)
The Pilot
Original Music Composer
(1979)
Love's Savage Fury
Music
(1979)
Like Normal People
Music
(1979)
The Power Within
Music
(1978)
The Bastard
Music
(1977)
A Bridge Too Far
Original Music Composer, Conductor
(1977)
Joseph Andrews
Original Music Composer, Conductor
(1976)
Swashbuckler
Music, Original Music Composer
(1976)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Original Music Composer
(1975)
The Way of the World
Music
(1974)
Luther
Music Arranger, Conductor, Original Music Composer
(1974)
Dead Cert
Music
(1974)
Back of Beyond
Music
(1974)
The Concert
Music
(1972)
Sleuth
Original Music Composer, Conductor, Music Arranger
(1971)
(1970)
Hamlet
Music
(1970)
Start the Revolution Without Me
Original Music Composer
(1970)
Brotherly Love
Original Music Composer
(1968)
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Original Music Composer
(1967)
The Honey Pot
Original Music Composer, Conductor
(1967)
Smashing Time
Music
(1966)
Torn Curtain
Original Music Composer
(1966)
I Was Happy Here
Original Music Composer
(1966)
A Fine Madness
Music
(1965)
The Uncle
Conductor, Original Music Composer
(1965)
The Loved One
Original Music Composer
(1965)
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Original Music Composer
(1964)
The Peaches
Music
(1964)
Guns at Batasi
Original Music Composer
(1964)
Girl with Green Eyes
Original Music Composer
(1963)
Tom Jones
Original Music Composer
(1963)
Girl in the Headlines
Original Music Composer, Conductor
(1962)
Go to Blazes
Conductor, Original Music Composer
(1962)
(1961)
A Taste of Honey
Original Music Composer
(1961)
His and Hers
Original Music Composer
(1960)
The Entertainer
Original Music Composer, Conductor
(1960)
School for Scoundrels
Conductor, Original Music Composer
(1960)
A French Mistress
Music
(1959)
(1958)
I Was Monty's Double
Original Music Composer
(1957)
Barnacle Bill
Music
(1957)
Lucky Jim
Music Director, Original Music Composer
(1957)
Cat Girl
Music
(1957)
The Shiralee
Music
(1956)
Private's Progress
Original Music Composer, Music Director
(1956)
Reach for the Sky
Original Music Composer
(1955)
That Lady
Original Music Composer
(1955)
Touch and Go
Music
(1955)
Josephine and Men
Original Music Composer
(1955)
One Good Turn
Original Music Composer
(1954)
Make Me an Offer!
Music
(1954)
The Black Knight
Music
(1954)
The 'Maggie'
Original Music Composer
(1954)
Tonight in Britain
Music
(1953)
The Man Between
Original Music Composer
(1953)
Time Bomb
Original Music Composer
(1953)
The Red Beret
Music
(1952)
Operation Hurricane
Music
(1951)
High Treason
Music
(1951)
Pool of London
Original Music Composer
(1950)
Seven Days to Noon
Original Music Composer
(1948)
Brighton Rock
Music Arranger