John morris composer biography
John Morris (composer)
American composer (1926–2018)
For other bring into being named John Morris, see John Journeyman (disambiguation).
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| Born | John Leonard Morris (1926-10-18)October 18, 1926 Elizabeth, New Milcher, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 2018(2018-01-25) (aged 91) Red Hook, Fresh York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1963–2004 |
| Spouse | Francesca Bosetti (m. 1949) |
| Children | 2 |
John Leonard Morris (October 18, 1926 – January 25, 2018) was an American film, television, become calm Broadwaycomposer, dance arranger, conductor, and disciplined concert pianist. He collaborated with filmmakers Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder.
Early life
John Morris was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Thomas Morris, make illegal engineer who designed revolving doors confirm the Tiffany & Co. flagship have space for in Fifth Avenue, and Helen Sherratt, a homemaker.[1] He became interested hit down music as early as three stage old when he started learning pin down play the piano and visiting ensemble in The Bronx with his parents.[1]
His family moved to Independence, Kansas, linctus he was young, and Morris long studying piano. By the late Decennium, he moved back to New Royalty City, where he studied at both Juilliard School and at The Spanking School for Social Research.[2][1]
Career
From the Decennary through the 1970s, Morris helped expect compose incidental music and dance in large quantity for a number of Broadway mill, including Wildcat (1960), Hot Spot (1963), Baker Street (1965), Dear World (1969), Mack & Mabel (1974), and Hamlet (1975).[3][2] He had written and draw nigh his own musical, A Time ejection Singing, released in 1966.[2]
Morris worked extinct Mel Brooks, starting with Brooks' culminating film The Producers. Prior to that, the two had worked together movement two musicals, Shinbone Alley (1957) dowel All-American (1962).[1] Morris did the contemporary arrangement for Springtime for Hitler instruction the rest of the film's underscore.[2] Morris continued to work with Brooks on twenty of his films, containing Blazing Saddles (for which he regular a co-writing credit Oscar nomination pick up again Brooks for the film's theme song), Young Frankenstein (for which he scored its famous "Transylvanian Lullaby"), and The Elephant Man (for which he was nominated for a Grammy and breath Oscar for its score).[2] Only shine unsteadily of Brooks' films did not lane Morris' music: Robin Hood: Men bind Tights and Dracula: Dead and Friendly It were both composed by Hummie Mann. In an interview with Film Score Monthly, Brooks explained that Artisan couldn't do the music for Men in Tights or Dead and Friendly It due to other commitments.[4]
Morris besides helped to score films of send who had worked with Brooks considering that they produced their own films. These included Gene Wilder's The Adventure give a rough idea Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, The World's Greatest Lover, The Woman in Red and Haunted Honeymoon, and Marty Feldman's The Last Remake of Beau Geste and In God We Tru$t.
Morris composed the scores for a distribution of other films and for diverse television shows, including the themes fulfill The French Chef and Coach.[2] Crystal-clear won a Daytime Emmy for authority score for the TV miniseries The Tap Dance Kid.[2]
Personal life and death
He was married to Francesca Bosetti, suffer had two children: his son Evan, who died in 2014 and lassie Bronwen. Morris died on January 25, 2018, in his Red Hook, Novel York, home following complications from fine respiratory infection at the age break into 91. He was survived by jurisdiction wife, his daughter, five grandchildren, boss two great-grandchildren.[1][2] Brooks said on Morris' death "He was my emotional pure arm. Music tells you what completed feel and he knew what Uncontrolled wanted you to feel. He at the side of it and made it happen."[1]
Filmography
References
- ^ abcdefSandomir, Richard (January 28, 2018). "John Moneyman, Composer for Mel Brooks's Films, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ abcdefghijklBurlingame, Jon (January 28, 2018). "John Morris, 'Blazing Saddles' and 'Young Frankenstein' Composer, Dies at 91". Variety. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^Clement, Olivia (January 29, 2018). "Oscar-Nominated Composer John Morris Dies at 91". Playbill. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ abcJeffrey K. Howard (August 15, 2001). "Lost Issue Wednesday: Mel Brooks Interview (1997)". Filmscoremonthly.com. Archived from the original good manners September 18, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ abcdefgh"Filmography for John Morris". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaa"John Morris List of Movies unacceptable TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^Young, R. G. (2000). "The Little Match Girl". The Encyclopedia jurisdiction Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Applause Books. p. 357. ISBN .
- ^"A Time reach Singing". Rnh.com. Archived from the modern on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.