John Mervyn Addison (16 March 19207 December 1998) was a British

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best known for his film scores.

Early life

Addison was born in

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to a father who was a colonel in the

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, and this influenced the decision to send him to school at

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. His grandfather was Lieut-Colonel George Addison, who played for the

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in the 1872 and 1874 FA Cup Finals. At the age of sixteen he entered the

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,''The Guardian'' obituary, 15 December 1998 where he studied composition with

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, oboe with

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, and clarinet with

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. This education ended in 1939 with service in

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. Addison served with the British XXX Corps in the

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. He was a tank officer in the

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and wounded at

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. Addison would later write the score for the film '' A Bridge Too Far'' about the operation. At the end of the war, he returned to London to teach composition at the Royal College of Music.

Career

Addison is best known for his film scores. He won an

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and a

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in the Best Original Score from a Motion Picture or Television Show category for the music to the 1963 film, '' Tom Jones''. He also won a BAFTA Award for '' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977). His other film scores included ''

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'' (1961), ''

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'' (1967), ''

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'' (1967), ''

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'' (1972), ''

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'' (1976) and the television series ''

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'' (1978). He composed the theme music for the television series Murder, She Wrote, and won an Emmy for the 2-hour pilot episode in the Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (dramatic underscore) category. Addison will also be remembered as the composer

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turned to when the director ended his long relationship with

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over the score to his 1966 film ''

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'', although Addison was not hired for any of his other films. He had a personal connection to '' Reach for the Sky'' (1956) which he scored, since

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(the subject of the movie) was his brother-in-law, having married Addison's elder sister Thelma. For the theatre, Addison wrote the music for

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's plays '' The Entertainer'' (1957) and ''

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'' (1961). He collaborated with

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on a revue, "Cranks" in 1956. Although he wrote numerous classical compositions, Addison explained that "If you find you're good at something, as I was as a film composer, it's stupid to do anything else." His classical works included the Concerto for trumpet, strings and percussion (1949), described by ''

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'' as "buoyant" and "Gershwinesque"; a trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon; ''Carte Blanche'', a ballet for

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first performed at the 1953 Edinburgh Festival from which an orchestral suite of "sophisticated high spirits" was performed at the

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; a septet for wind and harp, a piano concerto, a concertante for oboe, clarinet, horn and orchestra; and a partita for strings, which was warmly praised.

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recorded ''If He Swing By the String'' and ''Such Trying Times'' from the music in ''Tom Jones''. Addison's collection of correspondence, scores, and studio recordings were donated to the Film Music Archives at

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in 1994. He was survived by his wife Pamela; two sons Jonathan and Daniel; daughter Lucinda; stepson Rex Birchenough, and stepdaughter Sandra Stapleton. His daughter Jane pre-deceased him.

Film scores

*1950 ''

Seven Days to Noon ''Seven Days to Noon'' is a 1950 British drama/thriller film directed by John and Roy Boulting. Paul Dehn and James Bernard won the Academy Award for Best Story for their work on the film. Plot In 1950, the British Prime Minister receives ...

'' *1951 ''

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'' * 1951 '' Pool of London'' * 1952 ''

The Hour of 13 ''The Hour of 13'' is a 1952 British historical mystery film directed by Harold French and starring Peter Lawford, Dawn Addams and Roland Culver. It was made at Elstree Studios by the British subsidiary of MGM. The film's sets were designed ...

'' * 1953 ''

The Man Between ''The Man Between'' (also known as ''Berlin Story'') is a 1953 British thriller film directed by Carol Reed and starring James Mason, Claire Bloom and Hildegard Knef. The screenplay concerns a British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin, who is ...

'' *1953 '' Terror on a Train'' *1953 ''

The Red Beret ''The Red Beret'' (aka ''The Red Devils'', ''The Big Jump'' and retitled ''Paratrooper'' for the US release) is a 1953 British-American war film directed by Terence Young and starring Alan Ladd, Leo Genn and Susan Stephen. ''The Red Beret'' is ...

'' *1954 ''

The Maggie ''The 'Maggie (released in the U.S.A. as ''High and Dry'') is a 1954 British comedy film produced by Ealing Studios. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick and written by William Rose, it is a story of a clash of cultures between a hard-driving Am ...

'' *1954 '' The Black Knight'' *1954 ''

Make Me an Offer ''Make Me an Offer'' is a 1954 Eastmancolor British comedy film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Peter Finch, Adrienne Corri, Rosalie Crutchley and Finlay Currie. It is based on the 1952 novel of the same title by Wolf Mankowitz. It wa ...

'' * 1955 ''

The Cockleshell Heroes ''The Cockleshell Heroes'' is a 1955 British Technicolor war film with Trevor Howard, Anthony Newley, Christopher Lee, David Lodge and José Ferrer, who also directed. The film depicts a heavily fictionalised version of Operation Frankton, the ...

'' * 1956 ''

Private's Progress ''Private's Progress'' is a 1956 British comedy film based on the novel by Alan Hackney. It was directed and produced by John and Roy Boulting, from a script by John Boulting and Frank Harvey. Plot During the Second World War, young undergrad ...

'' * 1956 '' Reach for the Sky'' *1956 ''

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'' *1957 '' The Shiralee'' *1957 ''

Lucky Jim ''Lucky Jim'' is a novel by Kingsley Amis, first published in 1954 by Victor Gollancz. It was Amis's first novel and won the 1955 Somerset Maugham Award for fiction. The novel follows the exploits of the eponymous James (Jim) Dixon, a reluctant ...

'' *1957 '' Barnacle Bill'' *1958 ''

I Was Monty's Double ''I Was Monty's Double'' (released in the US as ''The Counterfeit General Montgomery''Carlton-Browne of the F.O. ''Carlton-Browne of the F.O.'' (U.S. title: ''Man in a Cocked Hat'') is a 1959 British comedy film made by the Boulting Brothers and starring Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, and Luciana Paluzzi. It centres on an inept Foreign Office (F.O.) diplom ...

'' * 1960 ''

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'' * 1960 '' The Entertainer'' *1960 ''

A French Mistress ''A French Mistress'' is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Cecil Parker, James Robertson Justice, Agnès Laurent, Ian Bannen, Raymond Huntley, Irene Handl and Thorley Walters. It is based on a stage play, ''The F ...

'' * 1960 '' His and Hers'' * 1961 ''

'' *1962 '' Go to Blazes'' *1962 ''

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'' * 1963 ''

Girl in the Headlines ''Girl in the Headlines'' (AKA ''The Model Girl Murder Case'') is a 1963 British detective film directed by Michael Truman and starring Ian Hendry, Ronald Fraser, Jeremy Brett, and Jane Asher. It is based on the 1961 novel ''The Nose on my Fac ...

'' * 1963 '' Tom Jones'' *1964 ''

Girl with Green Eyes ''Girl with Green Eyes'' is a 1964 British film, which Edna O'Brien adapted from her novel ''The Lonely Girl''. It tells the story of a young, naive country girl's romance with a sophisticated older man. Directed by Desmond Davis Desmond St ...

'' *1964 ''

Guns at Batasi ''Guns at Batasi'' is a 1964 British drama film starring Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins, Flora Robson, John Leyton and Mia Farrow. The film is based on the 1962 novel ''The Siege of Battersea'' by Robert Holles and was directed by John Gu ...

'' * 1964 '' The Peaches'' * 1965 ''

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'' *1965 ''

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'' *1965 '' The Uncle'' *1966 '' I Was Happy Here'' *1966 ''

A Fine Madness ''A Fine Madness'' is a 1966 American Technicolor comedy film based on the 1964 novel by Elliott Baker that tells the story of Samson Shillitoe, a frustrated poet unable to finish a grand tome. It stars Sean Connery (in the midst of his James Bo ...

'' * 1966 ''

'' * 1967 ''

'' * 1968 ''

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'' *1970 '' Start the Revolution Without Me'' *1970 ''

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'' *1971 ''

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins ''Mr. Forbush and the Penguins'' (also known as ''Cry of the Penguins'') is a 1971 British comedy drama film, directed by Arne Sucksdorff, Alfred Viola and Roy Boulting. It stars John Hurt, Hayley Mills, Dudley Sutton and Tony Britton. Plot A ...

'' *1972 ''

'' *1973 ''

'' *1974 '' Dead Cert'' *1975 ''

Ride a Wild Pony ''Ride a Wild Pony'' (also known as ''Born to Run'') is a 1975 American-Australian family adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Don Chaffey and based on the novel ''A Sporting Proposition'' by James Aldridge. Plot Set ...

'' *1976 ''

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'' *1977 '' A Bridge Too Far'' *1977 ''

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'' *1980 ''

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'' *1982 '' Highpoint'' *1983 ''

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'' *1985 ''

Grace Quigley ''Grace Quigley'' (also titled ''The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley'') is a 1985 American Black comedy, black comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Nick Nolte, produced by Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan and directed by Anthony Harvey. The ...

'' *1985 '' Code Name: Emerald''

Music composed for TV

* 1990 ''

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'' (miniseries) * 1988 ''A Shadow on the Sun'' * 1987 ''

Strange Voices ''Strange Voices'' is a 1987 American made-for-television drama film about schizophrenia directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman and written by Wayne and Donna Powers. It was one of the ten highest rated made for TV movies that year with a 33 share in ...

'' * 1986-1987 ''

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'' (2 episodes) * 1986 ''

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'' (2 episodes) * 1986 ''

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'' * 1986 ''

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'' * 1985 '' Thirteen at Dinner'' * 1984 ''

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'' * 1984 ''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...

'' (1 episode) * 1982 ''

I Was a Mail Order Bride ''I Was a Mail Order Bride'' is a 1982 American made-for-television romantic comedy film directed by Marvin J. Chomsky and starring Valerie Bertinelli and Ted Wass. Plot Kate Tosconi is a journalist in her early 20s working in Chicago for a wom ...

'' * 1982 '' The Devlin Connection'' * 1982 '' Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story'' * 1982 ''Eleanor, First Lady of the World'' * 1981 '' Mistress of Paradise'' * 1981 ''

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'' (14 episodes) * 1979 ''

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'' * 1979 '' Love's Savage Fury'' * 1979 '' The Power Within'' * 1979 ''Like Normal People'' * 1978 ''

'' (12 episodes) * 1978 ''

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'' * 1978 ''

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'' (1 episode) * 1978 '' The Bastard'' * 1978 ''Black Beauty''Se
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/ref> * 1975 '' Grady'' (2 episodes) * 1975 '' A Journey to London'' * 1974 ''Bellamira'' * 1974 ''

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'' (1 episode) * 1970 ''

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'' (1 episode) (Hamlet) * 1964 ''Detective'' (1 episode)

Notes

References

Obituary, ''The Guardian'', 15 December 1998

External links

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John Addison papers
MSS 2165, L. Tom Perry Special Collections,

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John Addison biography and credits at BFI Screenonline
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