Person
John Morris
Sound · 1926–2018 · Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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
Tony Awards
Music Arranger
Dirty Dancing
Original Music Composer
Spaceballs
Original Music Composer
The Juror
Supervising Sound Editor
The Elephant Man
Original Music Composer
Scarlett
Original Music Composer
Blazing Saddles
Original Music Composer
Young Frankenstein
Orchestrator
The French Chef
Music Arranger
Clue
Original Music Composer
Filmography
- 2010Within the Shadow of the Tree: Dark DreamsThe Small One's Father
- 2009Musical Mel: Inventing The InquisitionSelf
- 2009Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of 'Silent Movie'Self
- 2004The Blackwater LightshipOriginal Music Composer
- 2002The Making of 'The Producers'Self
- 1999The Lady in QuestionOriginal Music Composer
- 1999Murder in a Small TownOriginal Music Composer
- 1998Only LoveOriginal Music Composer
- 1997Ellen FosterOriginal Music Composer
- 1997Fools Rush InSupervising Sound Editor
- 1996With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in AmericaOriginal Music Composer
- 1996The JurorSupervising Sound Editor
- 1994ScarlettOriginal Music Composer
- 1994World War II: When Lions RoaredOriginal Music Composer
- 1992Raising CainSupervising Sound Editor
- 1991Carolina SkeletonsOriginal Music Composer
- 1991Life StinksOriginal Music Composer
- 1991Our SonsOriginal Music Composer
- 1991The Last to GoOriginal Music Composer
- 1990The Last Best YearOriginal Music Composer
- 1990StellaOriginal Music Composer
- 1989Second SightOriginal Music Composer
- 1989Johnny HandsomeSound Editor
- 1988Favorite SonOriginal Music Composer
- 1988The WashOriginal Music Composer
- 1988D.O.A.Dialogue Editor
- 1987The Little Match GirlOriginal Music Composer
- 1987IronweedOriginal Music Composer
- 1987The Fig TreeOriginal Music Composer
- 1987Dirty DancingOriginal Music Composer
- 1987SpaceballsOriginal Music Composer
- 1986FresnoOriginal Music Composer
- 1986Haunted HoneymoonOriginal Music Composer
- 1985ClueOriginal Music Composer
- 1985The Doctor and the DevilsOriginal Music Composer
- 1984Johnny DangerouslyOriginal Music Composer
- 1984The Woman in RedOriginal Music Composer
- 1983To Be or Not to BeOriginal Music Composer
- 1983YellowbeardOriginal Music Composer
- 1983Ghost DancingOriginal Music Composer
- 1983Table for FiveOriginal Music Composer
- 1982The Electric GrandmotherOriginal Music Composer
- 1981Splendor in the GrassOriginal Music Composer
- 1981History of the World: Part IOriginal Music Composer
- 1980The Mating SeasonOriginal Music Composer
- 1980The Elephant ManOriginal Music Composer
- 1980In God We Tru$tOriginal Music Composer
- 1980Doctor FrankenOriginal Music Composer
- 1979The In-LawsOriginal Music Composer
- 1979The Scarlet LetterOriginal Music Composer
- 1977High AnxietyOriginal Music Composer
- 1977The World's Greatest LoverOriginal Music Composer
- 1977Georgia O'KeeffeOriginal Music Composer
- 1977The Last Remake of Beau GesteOriginal Music Composer
- 1976Silent MovieOriginal Music Composer
- 1976The Adams ChroniclesOriginal Music Composer
- 1975The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherOriginal Music Composer
- 1974Young FrankensteinOrchestrator
- 1974The Bank ShotOriginal Music Composer
- 1974Blazing SaddlesOriginal Music Composer
- 1970The Twelve ChairsOriginal Music Composer
- 1970The GamblersOriginal Music Composer
- 1968The ProducersOriginal Music Composer
- 1963The French ChefMusic Arranger
- 1956Tony AwardsMusic Arranger
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