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Composer
John Morris
- Born October 18, 1926 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
- Died January 25, 2018
John Leonard Morris (October 18, 1926 – January 25, 2018) was an American film, television, and Broadway composer, dance arranger, conductor, and trained concert pianist. He collaborated with filmmakers Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Morris (composer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Dirty Dancing1987
The Elephant Man1980
Spaceballs1987
Young Frankenstein1974
Blazing Saddles1974
Clue1985
History of the World: Part I1981
The Producers1968
Filmography
- 2010Within the Shadow of the Tree: Dark DreamsFilmThe Small One's Father
- 2009Musical Mel: Inventing The InquisitionFilmSelf
- 2009Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of 'Silent Movie'FilmSelf
- 2004The Blackwater LightshipFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2002The Making of 'The Producers'FilmSelf
- 1999Murder in a Small TownFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1999The Lady in QuestionFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1998Only LoveFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1997Fools Rush InFilmSupervising Sound Editor
- 1997Ellen FosterFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1996The JurorFilmSupervising Sound Editor
- 1996With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in AmericaSeriesOriginal Music Composer
- 1994ScarlettSeriesOriginal Music Composer
- 1994World War II: When Lions RoaredSeriesOriginal Music Composer
- 1992Raising CainFilmSupervising Sound Editor
- 1991Life StinksFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1991Our SonsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1991Carolina SkeletonsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1991The Last to GoFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1990StellaFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1990The Last Best YearFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1989Johnny HandsomeFilmSound Editor
- 1989Second SightFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1988D.O.A.FilmDialogue Editor
- 1988Favorite SonSeriesOriginal Music Composer
- 1988The WashFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1987Dirty DancingFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1987SpaceballsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1987IronweedFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1987The Little Match GirlFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1987The Fig TreeFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1986Haunted HoneymoonFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1986FresnoSeriesOriginal Music Composer
- 1985ClueFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1985The Doctor and the DevilsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1984The Woman in RedFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1984Johnny DangerouslyFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1983To Be or Not to BeFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1983YellowbeardFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1983Table for FiveFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1983Ghost DancingFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1982The Electric GrandmotherFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1981History of the World: Part IFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1981Splendor in the GrassFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1980The Elephant ManFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1980In God We Tru$tFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1980Doctor FrankenFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1980The Mating SeasonFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1979The In-LawsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1979The Scarlet LetterSeriesOriginal Music Composer
- 1977High AnxietyFilmOriginal Music Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator
- 1977The Last Remake of Beau GesteFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1977The World's Greatest LoverFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1977Georgia O'KeeffeFilmOriginal Music Composer, Conductor
- 1976Silent MovieFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1976The Adams ChroniclesSeriesOriginal Music Composer
- 1975The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1974Young FrankensteinFilmOrchestrator, Original Music Composer, Conductor
- 1974Blazing SaddlesFilmOriginal Music Composer, Songs, Orchestrator
- 1974The Bank ShotFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1970The Twelve ChairsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1970The GamblersFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1968The ProducersFilmOriginal Music Composer, Conductor
- 1963The French ChefSeriesMusic Arranger
- 1956Tony AwardsSeriesMusic Arranger