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Overview
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Trivia:
Father of Steven North more
Awards:
Nominated for 15 Oscars.
Another
5 wins
&
9 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Alex North tribute at next year’s Úbeda festival
(From MovieScore Magazine. 6 November 2009, 2:00 AM, PST)
The Fantasticks to Kick Off Long Wharf's 2009-10 Season Oct 7 - Nov 1
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 1 November 2009, 1:30 AM, PST)
(From MovieScore Magazine. 6 November 2009, 2:00 AM, PST)
The Fantasticks to Kick Off Long Wharf's 2009-10 Season Oct 7 - Nov 1
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 1 November 2009, 1:30 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Mr. North
Filmography
Music Department:
- Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) (TV) (conductor: "Cleopatra" score)
- Wise Blood (1979) (music adaptor)
... aka Der Ketzer (West Germany)
... aka Die Weisheit des Blutes (West Germany)
... aka Jhon Huston's Wise Blood (USA: complete title) - Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978) (music adaptor)
- Solos en la madrugada (1978) (composer: song "Unchained Melody")
... aka Alone in the Dark (International: English title) - "Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II" (composer: theme) (21 episodes, 1976-1977)
- Chapter XXI (1977) TV episode (composer: theme)
- Chapter XX (1977) TV episode (composer: theme)
- Chapter XIX (1977) TV episode (composer: theme)
- Chapter XVIII (1977) TV episode (composer: theme)
- Chapter XVII (1977) TV episode (composer: theme)
(16 more) - Lost in the Stars (1974) (musical director)
... aka Kurt Weill & Maxwell Anderson's Lost in the Stars (Australia: DVD box title) (USA: poster title) - Willard (1971) (musical director)
- A Dream of Kings (1969) (conductor)
- The Devil's Brigade (1968) (conductor)
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) (conductor)
... aka Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (USA: complete title) - The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) (music conducted by)
... aka Irving Stone's The Agony and the Ecstasy - The Outrage (1964) (conductor)
- Cheyenne Autumn (1964) (conductor)
... aka John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) - Cleopatra (1963) (conductor)
- The Children's Hour (1961) (conductor)
... aka The Loudest Whisper (UK) - The Misfits (1961) (conductor)
- Spartacus (1960) (conductor)
... aka Spartacus: Rebel Against Rome (USA: poster title) - "Playhouse 90" (composer: theme) (134 episodes, 1956-1960)
- In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960) TV episode (composer: theme)
- The Shape of the River (1960) TV episode (composer: theme)
- Journey to the Day (1960) TV episode (composer: theme)
- Alas, Babylon (1960) TV episode (composer: theme)
- The Hiding Place (1960) TV episode (composer: theme)
(129 more) - The Wonderful Country (1959) (conductor)
- Home Before Dark (1958) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
- The King and Four Queens (1956) (conductor)
- The Rose Tattoo (1955) (musical director)
- Daddy Long Legs (1955) (composer: ballet music "Paris, Hong Kong, Rio")
- Cell 2455 Death Row (1955) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
- Unchained (1955) (conductor)
- Go, Man, Go! (1954) (conductor)
- The American Road (1953) (musical director)
Composer:
- The Copper Scroll of Mary Magdalene (2004)
- Poslední motýl (1991)
... aka Le cri du papillon (France)
... aka Le dernier papillon (France)
... aka The Last Butterfly - The Penitent (1988)
... aka Los penitentes (Mexico) - John Huston and the Dubliners (1988)
- Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
- The Dead (1987)
- Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman' (1985)
- Death of a Salesman (1985) (TV)
... aka Der Tod eines Handlungsreisenden (West Germany) - Prizzi's Honor (1985)
- Under the Volcano (1984)
- Sister, Sister (1982) (TV)
- Dragonslayer (1981)
- Carny (1980)
- Wise Blood (1979)
... aka Der Ketzer (West Germany)
... aka Die Weisheit des Blutes (West Germany)
... aka Jhon Huston's Wise Blood (USA: complete title) - "The Word" (1978) TV mini-series
- Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)
- The Passover Plot (1976)
- "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) TV mini-series
... aka Rich Man, Poor Man - Book I - Journey Into Fear (1975)
... aka Burn Out - Bite the Bullet (1975)
- Shanks (1974)
- Once Upon a Scoundrel (1974)
... aka Había una vez un pillo (Mexico) - Pocket Money (1972)
- "The Man and the City" (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Willard (1971)
- A Dream of Kings (1969)
- Hard Contract (1969)
- The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
- The Devil's Brigade (1968)
- Africa (1967) (TV)
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
... aka Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (USA: complete title) - The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) (music composed by)
... aka Irving Stone's The Agony and the Ecstasy - "F.D.R." (1965) TV mini-series
- The Outrage (1964)
- Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
... aka John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) - Cleopatra (1963)
- All Fall Down (1962)
- The Children's Hour (1961)
... aka The Loudest Whisper (UK) - Sanctuary (1961)
- The Misfits (1961)
- Spartacus (1960)
... aka Spartacus: Rebel Against Rome (USA: poster title) - The Wonderful Country (1959)
- The Sound and the Fury (1959)
- South Seas Adventure (1958)
... aka Cinerama South Seas Adventure (USA: alternative title) - Hot Spell (1958)
- Stage Struck (1958)
- The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
- The Bachelor Party (1957) (uncredited)
- Four Girls in Town (1957)
... aka 4 Girls in Town (USA: poster title) - The King and Four Queens (1956)
- The Rainmaker (1956)
- The Bad Seed (1956)
- I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
- The Rose Tattoo (1955)
- Man with the Gun (1955)
... aka Deadly Peacemaker
... aka The Trouble Shooter (UK) - The Racers (1955)
... aka Such Men Are Dangerous (UK) - Unchained (1955)
- Desirée (1954)
- Go, Man, Go! (1954)
- The American Road (1953)
- The Member of the Wedding (1952)
- Pony Soldier (1952)
... aka MacDonald of the Canadian Mounties (UK) - Les miserables (1952)
- Viva Zapata! (1952)
- Death of a Salesman (1951)
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
- The 13th Letter (1951)
- "The Billy Rose Show" (1950) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Billy Rose's Playbill (USA: alternative title) - "Your Show of Shows" (1950) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title) - A Better Tomorrow (1945)
- Library of Congress (1945)
- The Golden Fleece (1941)
- China Strikes Back (1937)
- Heart of Spain (1937)
- The People of the Cumberland (1937)
Soundtrack:
- Planet 51 (2009) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
- "Dancing with the Stars" (1 episode, 2009)
- Round One: Results Show (2009) TV episode (writer: "Unchained Melody" (uncredited)) - Lyubov v bolshom gorode (2009) (music: "Unchained Melody")
... aka No Love in the City (International: English title) (USA: working title)
... aka Любовь в большом городе (Russia)
... aka Love in the Big City (International: English title: informal title) - My Best Friend's Girl (2008) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
- Happy Feet (2006) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
... aka Happy Feet: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) - "20 to 1" (1 episode, 2006)
... aka 20 to 01 (Australia: promotional title)
- World's Best Love Songs (2006) TV episode ("Unchained Melody") - Premios Ondas '05 (2005) (TV) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
... aka 52º edición de los premios Ondas (Spain: series title) - Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 (2004) (VG) ("Unchained Melody")
- Alfie (2004) (music: "Unchained Melody" (1955))
- View from the Top (2003) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
- "Futurama" (1 episode, 2001)
- Bendless Love (2001) TV episode (music: "Unchained Melody") - Les frères Soeur (2000) ("Love theme from Spartacus")
... aka The Sister Brothers (International: English title) - Matrimoni (1998) (music: "Unchained melody")
... aka Les femmes comme les hommes ne sont pas des anges (France: video title)
... aka Marriages (USA)
... aka Matrimoni (France) - Home Fries (1998) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
- The Devil's Own (1997) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
- Clueless (1995) ("OYSTERS & SNAILS (FROM 'SPARTACUS')")
- Prêt-à-Porter (1994) (writer: "Unchaned Melody")
... aka Prêt-à-Porter: Ready to Wear (Canada: English title)
... aka Ready to Wear - Poslední motýl (1991) (writer: "Revolutionary Song", "Sign of Spring")
... aka Le cri du papillon (France)
... aka Le dernier papillon (France)
... aka The Last Butterfly - The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) ("UNCHAINED MELODY")
... aka The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title) - Goodfellas (1990) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
... aka GoodFellas (USA: promotional title (video box title) (poster title)) - Ghost (1990) (writer: "UNCHAINED MELODY")
- Elvis: The Great Performances - Center Stage, Volume One (1990) (V) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
- Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center (1989) (TV) (writer: "2001 Overture")
- Baby It's You (1983) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
- Journey Into Fear (1975) (music: "LONELINESS AND LOVE")
... aka Burn Out - "The Kraft Music Hall" (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 7 July 1971 (1971) TV episode (music: "Unchained Melody" (uncredited)) - The Long, Hot Summer (1958) (writer: "The Long, Hot Summer")
- The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956) (TV) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
- The Racers (1955) (music: "I Belong To You")
... aka Such Men Are Dangerous (UK) - Unchained (1955) (music: "Unchained (Lonely River)")
Thanks:
- Clin d'oeil (1992) (dedicatee)
- Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman' (1985) (special thanks) (as Mr. North)
Self:
- The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
Additional Details
Other Works:
Unused score: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
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Publicity Listings:
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