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John Mervyn Addison (16 March 1920 – 7 December 1998) was a British composer best known for his film scores. [1] Early life. Addison was born in Chobham, Surrey [2] to a father who was a colonel in the Royal Field Artillery, and this influenced the decision to send him to school at Wellington College, Berkshire.
John Addison (1920-1998) was a film and TV music composer who won an Oscar for Tom Jones. He also acted in some films and TV shows, and was the musical director for Bertolt Brecht's play "Saint Joan of the Stockyards".
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Official website for British actor and singer John Addison.
Jan 28, 2021 · John Addison - Main Title - (The Charge of the Light Brigade, 1968) - YouTube. Soundtrack Gems. 4.4K subscribers. Subscribed. 62. 3.8K views 3 years ago. View John Addison Soundtracks on...
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Nov 16, 2020 · John Addison - A Dutch Rhapsody - (A Bridge Too Far, 1977) - YouTube. Soundtrack Gems. 5.02K subscribers. Subscribed. 33. 2.4K views 3 years ago. View John Addison Soundtracks on Soundtrack...
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Dec 7, 1998 · 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.
A versatile, prolific talent who entered films in the late 1940s and quickly proved equally adept at scoring comedy or drama, John Addison hit a creative peak a decade later with the British...
