Person Details

Birthday: 1920-03-16 06:30:52

Death: 1998-12-07 06:30:52

Aliases: Jock Addison

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Chobham, Surrey

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 83

TV Involvements: 9


Most Famous Work

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

Most Famous Work

Murder, She Wrote
Average
8

Murder, She Wrote

(1984) Main Title Theme Composer
Amazing Stories
Average
7

Amazing Stories

(1985) Music
Centennial
Average
8

Centennial

(1978) Original Music Composer
A Bridge Too Far
Average
7

A Bridge Too Far

(1977) Original Music Composer
Sleuth
Average
8

Sleuth

(1972) Music Arranger
Torn Curtain
Average
7

Torn Curtain

(1966) Original Music Composer
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Average
7
Tom Jones
Average
6

Tom Jones

(1963) Original Music Composer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
Year Character Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
1990 Music
1988 Music
1987 Original Music Composer
1986 Music
Music
Music
1985 Music
Music
Original Music Composer
1984 Original Music Composer
Main Title Theme Composer
1983 Original Music Composer
1982 Music
Original Music Composer
1981 Music
1980 Original Music Composer
1979 Original Music Composer
Music
Music
Music
1978 Music
Original Music Composer
Music
Music
1977 Original Music Composer
Conductor
Original Music Composer
1976 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Music
1974 Music
Music
Music Arranger
Conductor
1972 Conductor
Original Music Composer
Music Arranger
1971 Music
1970 Music
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1968 Music
1967 Music
Original Music Composer
1966 Original Music Composer
Music
Original Music Composer
1965 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Conductor
1964 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Music
Music
1963 Conductor
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1962 Music
Conductor
Original Music Composer
1961 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1960 Original Music Composer
Conductor
Original Music Composer
Conductor
1959 Music
1958 Original Music Composer
1957 Music
Original Music Composer
Music Director
Music
Music
1956 Music
Original Music Composer
Music Director
1955 Original Music Composer
Music
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1954 Music
Music
Original Music Composer
1953 Original Music Composer
Music
Original Music Composer
1952 Music
1951 Music
Music
1950 Original Music Composer
1948 Music Arranger
Year Role Movie/Tv

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