No photo available. Represent Mort Garson? Add or change photos at IMDbPro
STARmeter
SEE RANK
Up 492,053 this week

Mort Garson (1924–2008)

Composer, songwriter ("Our Day Will Come") and arranger, educated at Juilliard and NYU. He served in the Special Services during World War II, and then was a pianist and arranger for dance orchestras, and composer, conductor and accompanist to Doris Day, Patti Page, and Arthur Prysock. Joining ASCAP in 1956... See full bio »

Connect with IMDb


Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Mort Garson.

Known For


Filmography

Hide HideComposer (16 titles)
1988 Open Fire
 
1987 Vultures
 
1983 Battlestars (TV series)
 
1977 Killers of the Wild (documentary)
 
1975 The 2000 Year Old Man (TV movie)
 
1974 Black Eye
 
1973 All-Star Baffle (TV series)
 
1972 Las Vegas Gambit (TV series)
 
1972 The Amateur's Guide to Love (TV series)
 
1971 National Geographic Specials (TV series documentary)
Monkeys, Apes & Man (1971)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (17 titles)
2012 Smash (TV series)
The Movie Star (2012) (writer: "Our Day Will Come" - uncredited)
 
2006 The Real Hustle (TV series documentary)
Episode #1.8 (2006) (writer: "Exchange" - uncredited)
Episode #1.7 (2006) (writer: "Exchange" - uncredited)
 
2004 Sex Lives of the Potato Men (writer: "Starry Eyes")
 
2003 The Story of Marie and Julien (writer: "Our Day Will Come")
 
2000 Urban Chaos Theory (short) (writer: "Exchange")
 
1992 Love Field (writer: "Our Day Will Come")
 
1989 She's Out of Control (writer: "Our Day Will Come")
 
1989 Shag (writer: "Our Day Will Come" / as Garson)
 
1988 Buster (writer: "Our Day Will Come")
 
1987 To Kill a Stranger (music: "A Day Without You")
 
1983 Didn't You Hear... (music: "Didn't You Hear")
 
1982 Grease 2 ("OUR DAY WILL COME")
 
1979 More American Graffiti ("Our Day Will Come")
 
1972 Beware! The Blob ("Beware! The Blob")
 
1965 Do Not Disturb (music: "AU REVOIR IS GOODBYE WITH A SMILE")
 
1961 Dondi (music: "Dondi", "Meadow in the Sky")
 
1958 The Case Against Brooklyn (music: "Jacqueline")
 
Show ShowMusic Department (8 titles)
2000 Urban Chaos Theory (short) (composer: song "Exchange")
 
1987 To Kill a Stranger (conductor)
 
1985 The Treasure of the Amazon (conductor)
 
1981 Battlestars (TV series) (musical director)
 
1975 The Magnificent Marble Machine (TV series) (composer: theme music)
 
1974 Black Eye (conductor)
 
1972 Runaround (TV series) (musical director)
 
1965 Do Not Disturb (orchestrator)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2007 The Music Man: Mort Garson (video documentary short)
Himself
 

Related Videos

National Geographic Specials: :  -- Monkeys run amok! They steal food from a vendor and destroy a kitchen! National Geographic Specials: :  -- Monkeys steal and drink homemade liquor.
Edit

Personal Details


Publicity Listings:

1 Article  | See more »
Edit

Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

About engineer Robert Moog, inventor of the first commercially-available electronic music synthesizer: I met him, got interested in his invention and immediately put it in 'Zodiac' to add a sweetness to the sound. See more »

Trivia:

Composed the music for the 1975 Grammy award-winning recording of "The Little Prince" featuring Richard Burton. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer