Scottish composer/conductor Muir Mathieson was trained at London's Royal College of Music. After a brief period of composing for British quota quickies, the 23-year-old Mathieson was signed by Alexander Korda to work on the score for the important 1934 feature Catherine the Great. This one film launched Mathieson's distinguished career as the British film industry's premiere musical director and composer, a career that would flourish until his retirement in 1964. Mathieson's orchestrations of William Walton's music for Olivier's Henry V (1945) and Hamlet (1948) were released on record albums, a comparative rarity for the 1940s. Because of his single on-screen appearance as Sir Arthur Sullivan in the all-star film The Magic Box (1951), Muir Mathieson has occasionally had his movie credits confused with those of British actor Murray Matheson.
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Anoop and the Elephant
Composer (Music Score) |
1972 | |||
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You Can't Win 'Em All
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1970 | |||
My Side of the Mountain
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1969 | |||
Shalako
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1968 | |||
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The Malpas Mystery
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1967 | |||
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McGuire, Go Home!
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1966 | |||
Lord Jim
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1965 | |||
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Underworld Informers
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1965 | |||
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Hide and Seek
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
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Woman of Straw
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1964 | |||
Call Me Bwana
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
Crooks Anonymous
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1963 | |||
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The Main Attraction
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1963 | |||
The Mind Benders
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1963 | |||
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The Running Man
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1963 | |||
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Condemned to Life
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1962 | |||
In Search of the Castaways
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1962 | |||
Only Two Can Play
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1962 | |||
Satan Never Sleeps
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1962 | |||
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The Hellions
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1962 | |||
The War Lover
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1962 | |||
Waltz of the Toreadors
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1962 | |||
What a Carve-Up!
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
Konga
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1961 | |||
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Loss of Innocence
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1961 | |||
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The Canadians
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
The Grass Is Greener
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1961 | |||
The Hellfire Club
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1961 | |||
The Naked Edge
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1961 | |||
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The Secret of Monte Cristo
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1961 | |||
Circus of Horrors
Composer (Music Score) |
1960 | |||
Kidnapped
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1960 | |||
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1960 | |||
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Macbeth
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1960 | |||
Once More, with Feeling
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1960 | |||
Sink the Bismarck!
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1960 | |||
The Swiss Family Robinson
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1960 | |||
Horrors of the Black Museum
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1959 | |||
Northwest Frontier
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1959 | |||
Portrait of a Sinner
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1959 | |||
Shake Hands with the Devil
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1959 | |||
The 39 Steps
Composer (Music Score) |
1959 | |||
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The Bandit of Zhobe
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1959 | |||
A Night to Remember
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
A Tale of Two Cities
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
Another Time, Another Place
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
Desert Patrol
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
Gideon of Scotland Yard
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
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Harry Black and the Tiger
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
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I Accuse!
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
Indiscreet
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
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Intent to Kill
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
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Law and Disorder
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
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Rooney
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
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Tank Force
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
The Horse's Mouth
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
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The Man Inside
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
The Safecracker
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
The Silent Enemy
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
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The Truth About Women
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
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The Two-Headed Spy
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
Tom Thumb
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1958 | |||
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Dangerous Exile
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1957 | |||
Fire Down Below
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1957 | |||
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High Flight
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1957 | |||
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Mad Little Island
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1957 | |||
Pickup Alley
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1957 | |||
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She Played With Fire
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1957 | |||
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Stowaway Girl
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1957 | |||
The Prince and the Showgirl
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1957 | |||
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The Secret Place
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1957 | |||
The Smallest Show on Earth
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1957 | |||
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Windom's Way
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1957 | |||
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Jacqueline
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1956 | |||
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Port Afrique
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1956 | |||
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Portrait in Smoke
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1956 | |||
Reach for the Sky
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1956 | |||
Safari
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1956 | |||
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Smiley
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1956 | |||
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Star of India
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1956 | |||
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The Baby and the Battleship
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1956 | |||
The Black Tent
Conductor |
1956 | |||
The Man Who Never Was
Composer (Music Score) |
1956 | |||
Zarak
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1956 | |||
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A Prize of Gold
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1955 | |||
Bedevilled
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1955 | |||
Doctor at Sea
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1955 | |||
I Am a Camera
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1955 | |||
Richard III
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1955 | |||
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The Constant Husband
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1955 | |||
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The Deep Blue Sea
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1955 | |||
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The Teckman Mystery
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1955 | |||
Three Cases of Murder
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1955 | |||
Value for Money
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1955 | |||
Wee Geordie
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1955 | |||
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Dance Little Lady
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1954 | |||
Hobson's Choice
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1954 | |||
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Land of Fury
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1954 | |||
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The Holly and the Ivy
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1954 | |||
The Purple Plain
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1954 | |||
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1954 | |||
The Sleeping Tiger
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1954 | |||
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After the Ball
Composer (Music Score) |
1953 | |||
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Das Pestalozzidorf
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1953 | |||
Doctor in the House
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1953 | |||
Grand National Night
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1953 | |||
Melba
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1953 | |||
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Rob Roy
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1953 | |||
Sailor of the King
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1953 | |||
The Adventures of Sadie
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1953 | |||
The Captain's Paradise
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1953 | |||
The Malta Story
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1953 | |||
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The Man Between
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1953 | |||
The Master of Ballantrae
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1953 | |||
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The Square Ring
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1953 | |||
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Home at Seven
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1952 | |||
The Crimson Pirate
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1952 | |||
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The Faithful City
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1952 | |||
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The Passionate Sentry
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1952 | |||
The Promoter
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1952 | |||
The Story of Robin Hood
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1952 | |||
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Valley of Eagles
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1952 | |||
A Christmas Carol
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1951 | |||
I'll Never Forget You
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1951 | |||
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Lady Godiva Rides Again
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1951 | |||
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The Magic Box
Actor |
1951 | |||
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The Ringer
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1951 | |||
Tom Brown's School Days
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1951 | |||
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Valley of the Eagles
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1951 | |||
Madeleine
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
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Prelude to Fame
Composer (Music Score) |
1950 | |||
The Black Rose
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
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The Cure for Love
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
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The Golden Salamander
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
The Miniver Story
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
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The Mudlark
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
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The Wooden Horse
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
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They Were Not Divided
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
Treasure Island
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
Waterfront
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1950 | |||
Christopher Columbus
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
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Madness of the Heart
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
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The Bad Lord Byron
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
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The Gay Lady
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
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The Great Manhunt
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
The History of Mr. Polly
Conductor |
1949 | |||
The Passionate Friends
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
The Rocking Horse Winner
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
Woman Hater
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1949 | |||
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Dulcimer Street
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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Escape
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
Hamlet
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
Oliver Twist
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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One Night with You
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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Portrait from Life
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
Quartet
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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So Evil My Love
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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Take My Life
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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The October Man
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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The Weaker Sex
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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The Woman in the Hall
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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Trouble in the Air
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1948 | |||
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Captain Boycott
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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Dear Murderer
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
Green for Danger
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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Hungry Hill
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
Odd Man Out
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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Palestine
Composer (Music Score) |
1947 | |||
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School for Danger
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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Tawny Pipit
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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The End of the River
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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The Man Within
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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The Mark of Cain
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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The Master of Bankdam
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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The Silver Darlings
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
The Upturned Glass
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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Vice Versa
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1947 | |||
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Men of Two Worlds
Composer (Music Score) |
1946 | |||
Blithe Spirit
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1945 | |||
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Facts of Love
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1945 | |||
Sleeping Car to Trieste
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1945 | |||
The Seventh Veil
Actor, Musical Direction/Supervision |
1945 | |||
Vacation From Marriage
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1945 | |||
Henry V
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1944 | |||
On Approval
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1944 | |||
The Way Ahead
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1944 | |||
This Happy Breed
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1944 | |||
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Western Approaches
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1944 | |||
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The Demi-Paradise
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1943 | |||
The First of the Few
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1942 | |||
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Dangerous Moonlight
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
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Pimpernel Smith
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
The 49th Parallel
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1941 | |||
21 Days
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
Contraband
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
Gaslight
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Old Bill and Son
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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The Lion Has Wings
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
The Thief of Bagdad
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1940 | |||
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Clouds over Europe
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
The Four Feathers
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
The Spy in Black
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1939 | |||
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Over the Moon
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1938 | |||
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Prison without Bars
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1938 | |||
Sidewalks of London
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1938 | |||
South Riding
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1938 | |||
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The Challenge
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1938 | |||
The Divorce of Lady X
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1938 | |||
The Drum
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1938 | |||
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Action for Slander
Composer (Music Score) |
1937 | |||
Dark Journey
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1937 | |||
Elephant Boy
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1937 | |||
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Farewell Again
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1937 | |||
Fire Over England
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1937 | |||
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Knight Without Armour
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1937 | |||
Storm in a Teacup
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1937 | |||
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The Gaiety Girls
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1937 | |||
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The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1937 | |||
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The Squeaker
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1937 | |||
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Conquest of the Air
Composer (Music Score) |
1936 | |||
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Forget Me Not
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1936 | |||
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I Stand Condemned
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1936 | |||
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Men Are Not Gods
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1936 | |||
Rembrandt
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1936 | |||
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1936 | |||
Things to Come
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1936 | |||
Under the Red Robe
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1936 | |||
Sanders of the River
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1935 | |||
The Ghost Goes West
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1935 | |||
Catherine the Great
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1934 | |||
The Private Life of Don Juan
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1934 | |||
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1934 |
