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John Addison

Composer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born March 16, 1920Died December 7, 1998 (78 years)
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

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Entertainer
  • All at Sea
  • Cry of the Penguins

Known For

  • A Bridge Too Far
  • Sleuth
  • Murder, She Wrote
  • Tom Jones
  • The Phantom of the Opera
  • The Charge of the Light Brigade

John Addison Filmography

1990
The Phantom of the Opera (TV Series) · as Conductor

2000
'Torn Curtain' Rising · as Composer
1987
Strange Voices · as Original Music Composer
1987
Bride of Boogedy · as Original Music Composer
1986
Mr. Boogedy · as Original Music Composer
1986
Dead Man's Folly · as Original Music Composer
1985
Code Name: Emerald · as Composer
1984
Grace Quigley · as Original Music Composer
1984
Ellis Island (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer
1984
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Main Title Theme Composer
1983
Strange Invaders · as Original Music Composer
1982
The Devlin Connection (TV Series) · as Composer
1982
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story · as Original Music Composer
1982
Highpoint · as Original Music Composer
1982
1981
Nero Wolfe (TV Series) · as Composer
1980
The Pilot · as Original Music Composer
1979
The French Atlantic Affair (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer
1978
Centennial (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer
1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries (TV Series) · as Composer
1978
The Bastard (TV Series) · as Composer
1977
A Bridge Too Far · as Original Music Composer
1977
Joseph Andrews · as Original Music Composer
1976
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution · as Original Music Composer
1975
Grady (TV Series) · as Composer
1975
Ride a Wild Pony · as Composer
1974
Luther · as Conductor
1972
Sleuth · as Original Music Composer
1970
Start the Revolution Without Me · as Original Music Composer
1970
Play for Today (TV Series) · as Composer
1970
Brotherly Love · as Original Music Composer
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Composer
1968
The Charge of the Light Brigade · as Original Music Composer
1967
The Honey Pot · as Original Music Composer
1966
Torn Curtain · as Original Music Composer
1966
Time Lost and Time Remembered · as Original Music Composer
1966
The Uncle · as Conductor
1965
The Loved One · as Original Music Composer
1965
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders · as Original Music Composer
1964
Guns at Batasi · as Original Music Composer
1964
Girl with Green Eyes · as Original Music Composer
1964
The Peaches · as Original Music Composer
1963
The Model Murder Case · as Original Music Composer
1963
Tom Jones · as Original Music Composer
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
The Entertainer · as Original Music Composer
1960
School for Scoundrels · as Original Music Composer
1958
Hell, Heaven or Hoboken · as Original Music Composer
1957
Lucky Jim · as Original Music Composer
1956
Three Men in a Boat · as Original Music Composer
1956
Reach for the Sky · as Original Music Composer
1956
Private's Progress · as Original Music Composer
1955
The Cockleshell Heroes · as Composer
1955
Josephine and Men · as Original Music Composer
1955
That Lady · as Original Music Composer
1955
One Good Turn · as Original Music Composer
1954
Disneyland (TV Series) · as Composer
1954
High and Dry · as Original Music Composer
1954
The End of the Road · as Composer
1953
The Man Between · as Original Music Composer
1953
Terror on a Train · as Original Music Composer
1952
The Hour of 13 · as Composer
1952
Brandy for the Parson · as Composer
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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