John Addison

    Known For

    Sound

    Birthday

    March 16, 1920

    Day of Death

    December 7, 1998 (78 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Chobham, Surrey

    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

      A Bridge Too Far

      1977

    • Sleuth

      Sleuth

      1972

    • Torn Curtain

      Torn Curtain

      1966

    • Murder, She Wrote

      Murder, She Wrote

      1984

    • Tom Jones

      Tom Jones

      1963

    • Amazing Stories

      Amazing Stories

      1985

    • The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

      The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

      1962

    • Brighton Rock

      Brighton Rock

      1948

    • A Taste of Honey

      A Taste of Honey

      1961

    • The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

      The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

      1976

    • Strange Invaders

      Strange Invaders

      1983

    • Thirteen at Dinner

      Thirteen at Dinner

      1985

    • The Charge of the Light Brigade

      The Charge of the Light Brigade

      1968

    • School for Scoundrels

      School for Scoundrels

      1960

    • The Honey Pot

      The Honey Pot

      1967