Person

Alex North

Sound · 1910–1991 · Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Alex North (born Isadore Soifer, December 4, 1910 – September 8, 1991) was an American composer best known for his many film scores, including A Streetcar Named Desire (one of the first jazz-based film scores), Viva Zapata!, Spartacus, Cleopatra, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. He was the first composer to receive an Honorary Academy Award, but never won a competitive Oscar despite fifteen nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia page Alex North, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

2006North and the Music of the SouthSelf (archive footage)
2002Making 'The Misfits'Self (archive footage)
1991The Last ButterflyOriginal Music Composer
1988The PenitentOriginal Music Composer
1987Good Morning, VietnamOriginal Music Composer
1987The DeadOriginal Music Composer
1986Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’Music
1985Death of a SalesmanOriginal Music Composer
1985Prizzi's HonorOriginal Music Composer
1984Under the VolcanoOriginal Music Composer
1982Sister, SisterOriginal Music Composer
1981DragonslayerOriginal Music Composer
1980CarnyOriginal Music Composer
1979Wise BloodOriginal Music Composer
1978The WordOriginal Music Composer
1978Somebody Killed Her HusbandOriginal Music Composer
1976The Passover PlotOriginal Music Composer
1976Rich Man, Poor Man - Book IITheme Song Performance
1976Rich Man, Poor ManOriginal Music Composer
1975Bite the BulletOriginal Music Composer
1975Journey into FearOriginal Music Composer
1974ShanksOriginal Music Composer
1974Once Upon a ScoundrelOriginal Music Composer
1974Lost in the StarsMusic Director
1972Pocket MoneyOriginal Music Composer
1971WillardOriginal Music Composer
1969A Dream of KingsOriginal Music Composer
1969Hard ContractOriginal Music Composer
1968The Shoes of the FishermanOriginal Music Composer
1968The Devil's BrigadeOriginal Music Composer
1967AfricaMusic
1966Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Original Music Composer
1965The Agony and the EcstasyOriginal Music Composer
1964Cheyenne AutumnOriginal Music Composer
1964The OutrageOriginal Music Composer
1963CleopatraOriginal Music Composer
1962All Fall DownOriginal Music Composer
1961The Children's HourOriginal Music Composer
1961SanctuaryOriginal Music Composer
1961The MisfitsOriginal Music Composer
1960SpartacusOriginal Music Composer
1959The Wonderful CountryOriginal Music Composer
1959The Sound and the FuryOriginal Music Composer
1958South Seas AdventureOriginal Music Composer
1958Hot SpellOriginal Music Composer
1958The Long, Hot SummerOriginal Music Composer
1958Stage StruckOriginal Music Composer
1957The Edge of InnocenceMusic
1957The Bachelor PartyOriginal Music Composer
1957Four Girls in TownOriginal Music Composer
1956The King and Four QueensMusic
1956The RainmakerOriginal Music Composer
1956Heritage of AngerMusic
1956The Big SlideMusic
1956The Country HusbandMusic
1956Rendezvous in BlackMusic
1956Sizeman and SonSound
1956The Bad SeedOriginal Music Composer
1955I'll Cry TomorrowOriginal Music Composer
1955The Rose TattooMusic Director
1955Man with the GunOriginal Music Composer
1955UnchainedOriginal Music Composer
1955Daddy Long LegsMusic
1955The RacersOriginal Music Composer
1954DésiréeOriginal Music Composer
1954Decision for ChemistryOriginal Music Composer
1954Go Man GoOriginal Music Composer
1953The American RoadMusic
1952The Member of the WeddingOriginal Music Composer
1952Les MiserablesOriginal Music Composer
1952Pony SoldierOriginal Music Composer
1952Viva Zapata!Original Music Composer
1951Death of a SalesmanOriginal Music Composer
1951A Streetcar Named DesireOriginal Music Composer
1951The 13th LetterOriginal Music Composer
1950The Murder ClubMusic
1945Library of CongressMusic
1937People of the CumberlandMusic
1937China Strikes BackMusic
1937Heart of SpainMusic

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