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