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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.
British composer, primarily of film scores. From a military family and the son of a Royal Field Artillery colonel, John Mervyn Addison was born March 16, 1920, in Chobham, Surrey, and attended Wellington College, Berkshire, with plans for a military career.
Official website for British actor and singer John Addison.
Oct 27, 2018 · His other film scores included A Taste of Honey (1961), Smashing Time (1967), The Honey Pot (1967), Sleuth (1972), Swashbuckler (1976) and the television series Centennial (1978)....
May 9, 2013 · Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1977). Composed and Conducted by John Addison. Please note that the rights belong to the owner. Support the publishers, if possible, to get the full...
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.
John Addison, British Composer, 1920-98. He wrote Oscar and BAFTA award-winning film scores, theatre, ballet, and a wide range of orchestral and chamber works for the concert hall.
Dec 12, 1998 · JOHN ADDISON may well be best recalled by music historians as a master of the lightweight whimsical school of melody, typified by his themes for movies such as Tom Jones, Sleuth and the American...
John Addison, along with Co-CEO Rick Williams, led Primerica from 1999 to 2015 and together created one of the most successful IPOs of the decade.
John Addison, who has died aged 78, was one of the most English of film composers, and his jaunty, ironic scores accompanied some of the most English of films. His music was heard on the sound track of many Boulting Brothers pictures and the majority of Tony Richardson's.
