John Addison

1920–1998 · Chobham, Surrey

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

Sound 87

1990s

1990
The Phantom of the Opera
Music
75

1980s

1988
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Music, Conductor
1987
Strange Voices
Original Music Composer
64
Bride of Boogedy
Original Music Composer
65
1986
Something in Common
Music
Mr. Boogedy
Original Music Composer
39
Dead Man's Folly
Original Music Composer
1985
Amazing Stories
Music
74
Thirteen at Dinner
Music
61
Grace Quigley
Original Music Composer
58
1984
Ellis Island
Original Music Composer
Murder, She Wrote
Main Title Theme Composer
74
Highpoint
Original Music Composer
1983
Strange Invaders
Original Music Composer
57
1982
I Was a Mail Order Bride
Music
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
Original Music Composer
1981
Nero Wolfe
Original Music Composer
74
Mistress of Paradise
Music
1980
The Pilot
Original Music Composer

1970s

1979
The French Atlantic Affair
Original Music Composer
Love's Savage Fury
Music
The Power Within
Music
1978
Pearl
Music
Centennial
Original Music Composer
81
The Bastard
Music
Black Beauty
Music
1977
A Bridge Too Far
Original Music Composer, Conductor
69
Joseph Andrews
Original Music Composer, Conductor
1976
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Original Music Composer
Swashbuckler
Music, Original Music Composer
1975
The Way of the World
Music
1974
Back of Beyond
Music
Dead Cert
Music
Luther
Conductor, Music Arranger, Original Music Composer
The Concert
Music
1972
Sleuth
Original Music Composer, Music Arranger, Conductor
81
1971
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
Music
1970
Hamlet
Original Music Composer
Hamlet
Music
Start the Revolution Without Me
Original Music Composer
68
Brotherly Love
Original Music Composer

1960s

1968
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Original Music Composer
65
1967
Smashing Time
Music, Original Music Composer
67
The Honey Pot
Original Music Composer, Conductor
64
1966
Torn Curtain
Original Music Composer
63
A Fine Madness
Music
I Was Happy Here
Original Music Composer
1965
The Loved One
Original Music Composer
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Original Music Composer
1964
The Uncle
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Guns at Batasi
Original Music Composer
Girl with Green Eyes
Original Music Composer
Detective
Music
The Peaches
Original Music Composer
1963
Girl in the Headlines
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Tom Jones
Original Music Composer
69
1962
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Music
74
Go to Blazes
Original Music Composer, Conductor
1961
A Taste of Honey
Original Music Composer
76
His and Hers
Original Music Composer
1960
A French Mistress
Music
The Entertainer
Original Music Composer, Conductor
69
School for Scoundrels
Original Music Composer, Conductor

1950s

1959
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Original Music Composer
1958
I Was Monty's Double
Original Music Composer
69
1957
Barnacle Bill
Music
Lucky Jim
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Cat Girl
Music
53
The Shiralee
Music
1956
Three Men in a Boat
Original Music Composer
Reach for the Sky
Original Music Composer
Private's Progress
Original Music Composer, Music Director
1955
Josephine and Men
Original Music Composer
Touch and Go
Music
That Lady
Original Music Composer
One Good Turn
Original Music Composer
1954
Make Me an Offer!
Music
The Black Knight
Music
55
The 'Maggie'
Original Music Composer
1953
The Man Between
Original Music Composer
The Red Beret
Music
Time Bomb
Original Music Composer
1952
Operation Hurricane
Music
1951
High Treason
Music
Pool of London
Original Music Composer
1950
Seven Days to Noon
Original Music Composer

1940s

1948
Brighton Rock
Music Arranger

Acted in 1

1990s

1990
The Phantom of the Opera
Conductor (uncredited) · 2 episodes
75