John Scott (composer)

John Scott (composer)

John Scott (b. Patrick John O'Hara Scott, November 1, 1930, Bristol, England) is a British composer and conductor.

John Scott (aka Johnny Scott and Patrick John Scott) is a film composer who has worked with some of the world's foremost producers and directors including Richard Donner, Mark Damon, Hugh Hudson, Norman Jewison, Irvin Kershner, Daniel Petrie, Roger Spottiswoode and Charlton Heston, among others.

Scott was born in Bishopston, Bristol, England, in 1930 [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0779346/bio IMDb Biography] ] . His father was a musician in the Bristol Police Band, who gave Scott his first music lessons.

At age 14, he enrolled in the army as a Boy Musician in order to continue his musical studies of the clarinet harp, and saxophone. Following this, he toured with some of the top British bands of the era. He was hired by EMI to arrange and conduct some of EMI's foremost artists and, during that time, worked with Beatles producer George Martin and recorded such artists as Tom Jones, Cilla Black, and The Hollies. As a musician, he played with The Julian Bream Consort, Yehudi Menuhin, Ravi Shankar, Nelson Riddle, John Dankworth and Cleo Laine.

Credited as Johnny Scott, playing flute, he led a jazz quintet, quartet and trio during the 1960s. He played for Henry Mancini and was principal saxophonist on John Barry's "Goldfinger" soundtrack. This exposure to film music whetted his appetite for composing music for films. His first score was in 1965 for the film, "A Study in Terror".

Since then, Scott has scored over one hundred film and television projects. His film scores include the above-mentioned "A Study in Terror" (1965), "Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon" (1967) and "" (1984). More recently, his TV work has included incidental music for the ITV series "Rosemary and Thyme". Of note are his many scores for films and documentaries by explorer Jacques Cousteau.

He is also active as a classical composer (he has written a symphony, a ballet, 4 string quartets, a guitar concerto and is currently working on an opera) and as a conductor (he has also conducted many the world's finest orchestras, including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and several of Europe's leading orchestras, including the Munich Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Budapest Opera Orchestra, the Lubliana Radio Orchestra and the Prague Philharmonic).

Since 2006, John Scott has been the Artistic Director of the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra.

News

Movie music to receive top billing at Royce Hall - Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles, Calif., Author: Lynne Heffley, Date: May 15, 2006, Section: Calendar; Part E; Calendar Desk, Document Types: Performance Review-Favorable

Music critic Jim Svejda of FM radio station KUSC devoted an entire afternoon (5 hours) to the music of John Scott and the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra on May 16, 2006.

ASCAP Playback Magazine - STEPPING OUT, Summer 2006 Big Hollywood Debut:The Debut Performance of the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra [http://www.ascap.com/playback/2006/summer/stepping_out/performed.html Online Link]

Film music historian, author Jon Burlingame covers the HSO's second concert in his published review from Oct 11, 2006 [http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/frontpagenews.php?ArticleID=101106 here]

The Hollywood Symphony Orchestra Performs World Premieres Along With Classic Film Music Date:(10/09/2006) [http://www.soundtrack.net/news/article/?id=845 Soundtrack.net]

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* [http://www.hsos.org/ John Scott] and the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra


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