JA

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

101

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-03-16

Deathday

1998-12-07 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Chobham, Surrey

Also Known As

  • Jock Addison

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

A Bridge Too Far
7.2%

A Bridge Too Far

Jun 15, 1977

A Bridge Too Far
7.2%

A Bridge Too Far

Jun 15, 1977

Sleuth
7.7%

Sleuth

Dec 10, 1972

Sleuth
7.7%

Sleuth

Dec 10, 1972

Sleuth
7.7%

Sleuth

Dec 10, 1972

Torn Curtain
6.6%

Torn Curtain

Jul 15, 1966

Murder, She Wrote
7.5%

Murder, She Wrote

Sep 30, 1984

Tom Jones
5.9%

Tom Jones

Aug 24, 1963

Amazing Stories
7.4%

Amazing Stories

Sep 29, 1985

Brighton Rock
6.8%

Brighton Rock

Jan 9, 1948

A Taste of Honey
7.0%

A Taste of Honey

Oct 1, 1961

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Sound

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