John Addison
John Mervyn Addison (16 March 1920 - 7 December 1998) was a British composer.
Addison is best known for his film scores. He won an Academy Award for the music to the 1963 film, Tom Jones and BAFTA Award for A Bridge Too Far (1977). He also composed the music for Reach for the Sky (1956), A Taste of Honey (1961), Torn Curtain (1966), Smashing Time (1967), Sleuth (1972), Swashbuckler (1976) and the television series Centennial (1978) among others.
Marlene Dietrich recorded If He Swing By The String and Such Trying Times from the music in Tom Jones.
External links
- John Addison at the Internet Movie Database
- John Addison biography and credits at BFI Screenonline
- John Addison at All Music Guide
Categories
1920 births | 1998 deaths | Academy Award winners | English film score composers | Natives of Surrey | Old Wellingtonians