Biography
Arthur Morton was an American music composer and orchestrator for film and television productions. Arthur Morton, aka Arthur Goldberg, was born on 8th August 1908 in Duluth at the southern end of Lake Superior, 150 miles from Minneapolis. He was educated at West High School , 2808 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis. The school closed in 1982. He continued his education at the University of Minnesota, on the east bank of the Mississippi River, where he also played in jazz bands. He graduated in 1929 and after a year studying law and undertaking further graduate work in philosophy he moved to Los Angeles. Surprisingly, there is no mention of him receiving an advanced musical education. In 1935 he married Emmy Lou Hellman, the daughter of screenwriter Sam Hellman and the sister of Verna Fields, the Academy Award winning film editor of “Jaws”. His 65-year career in Hollywood began in the music departments of the Hal Roach Studios - of Laurel and Hardy fame - and at Columbia Pictures, composing and orchestrating uncredited stock music. His first credited film score was for Night Life of the Gods (1935). While at Columbia he began collaborating with George Duning, aka George Dunning, composing additional music for films such as the 1949 film Lust for Gold and eventually becoming Duning’s orchestrator. During the period, he composed and orchestrated music for over fifty films including: From Here To Eternity (1953), The Man From Laramie (1955), Kismet (1955), and the cult film Oceans Eleven (1960) staring The Rat Pack. In 1955, he orchestrated perhaps the most famous of George Duning’s scores for the film Picnic, which included the hit song Theme from Picnic, which in the film, was blended with the 1930’s standard Moonglow. The score was nominated in 1956 for an Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Jerry Goldsmith Online
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1990s
- 1997
- 1996
- 1994
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
- 1987
Extreme Prejudice
Orchestrator
- 1986
- 1985
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
Orchestrator
- 1984
- 1982
- 1981
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Orchestrator
1970s
- 1978
- 1977
Islands in the Stream
Orchestrator
- 1976
- 1974
- 1973
Hawkins
Orchestrator
- 1972
The Other
Orchestrator
- 1971
The Mephisto Waltz
Orchestrator
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Justine
Orchestrator
- 1967
In Like Flint
Original Music Composer
- 1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Orchestrator
Dear Brigitte
Orchestrator
- 1964
Rio Conchos
Orchestrator
- 1963
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Orchestrator
Move Over, Darling
Orchestrator
Critic's Choice
Orchestrator
- 1962
Who's Got the Action?
Orchestrator
- 1961
Two Rode Together
Orchestrator
Swingin' Along
Original Music Composer
Cry for Happy
Orchestrator
- 1960
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Orchestrator
Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Orchestrator
1950s
- 1959
The Last Angry Man
Orchestrator
- 1958
The High Cost of Loving
Orchestrator
- 1957
No Down Payment
Orchestrator
Pal Joey
Orchestrator
The Tijuana Story
Music
Jeanne Eagels
Orchestrator
The Shadow on the Window
Orchestrator
- 1956
Nightfall
Orchestrator
He Laughed Last
Original Music Composer
- 1955
Inside Detroit
Music
The Last Frontier
Orchestrator
Three Stripes in the Sun
Original Music Composer
Queen Bee
Orchestrator
Kismet
Music Arranger
Chicago Syndicate
Original Music Composer
Tight Spot
Orchestrator
- 1954
- 1953
Let's Do It Again
Orchestrator
The Juggler
Orchestrator
- 1952
Affair in Trinidad
Orchestrator
- 1951
The Lady and the Bandit
Orchestrator
The Harlem Globetrotters
Original Music Composer
- 1950
Harriet Craig
Orchestrator
No Sad Songs for Me
Orchestrator
Father Is a Bachelor
Original Music Composer
1940s
- 1949
The Walking Hills
Original Music Composer
Shockproof
Orchestrator
- 1947
Millie's Daughter
Music
Johnny O'Clock
Orchestrator
- 1946
- 1945
- 1944
Strange Affair
Original Music Composer
The Lady and the Monster
Orchestrator
- 1943
Quiet Please, Murder
Orchestrator
London Blackout Murders
Orchestrator
- 1942
Inflation
Orchestrator
1930s
- 1939
The Day the Bookies Wept
Music Director
- 1938
- 1937
Night Key
Music
- 1936
Theodora Goes Wild
Original Music Composer
- 1935
She Gets Her Man
Original Music Composer
Princess O'Hara
Original Music Composer
Night Life of the Gods
Original Music Composer
