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Arthur Morton(1908-2000)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Arthur Morton was born Arthur Goldberg on 8th August 1908 in Duluth, Minnesota. He attended west high school in Minneapolis and graduated from the university of Minnesota (where he played in jazz bands) in 1929. After a year of law school and graduate work in philosophy he moved to Los Angeles. In 1935 he married Emmy Lou Hellman , the daughter of screenwriter Sam Hellman and the sister of editor Verna Fields. In addition to film scores, Morton wrote a number of songs ("My Secret Castle", "As I Live & Breathe") and many scores for television series. His younger son, John S. Morton, is a composer living in Tappan, New York.
BornAugust 8, 1908
DiedApril 15, 2000(91)
BornAugust 8, 1908
DiedApril 15, 2000(91)
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Known for

Alice Krige, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: First Contact
7.6
  • Music Department
  • 1996
Dennis Quaid in Innerspace (1987)
Innerspace
6.8
  • Music Department
  • 1987
Sylvester Stallone in First Blood (1982)
First Blood
7.7
  • Music Department
  • 1982
Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
Superman
7.4
  • Music Department
  • 1978

Credits

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Music Department



  • Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)
    L.A. Confidential
    8.2
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • Alice Krige, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
    Star Trek: First Contact
    7.6
    • orchestrator
    • 1996
  • Morgan Freeman and Keanu Reeves in Chain Reaction (1996)
    Chain Reaction
    5.7
    • orchestrator
    • 1996
  • John Cusack, Al Pacino, and Bridget Fonda in City Hall (1996)
    City Hall
    6.2
    • orchestrator
    • 1996
  • Sean Connery, Richard Gere, and Julia Ormond in First Knight (1995)
    First Knight
    6.0
    • additional orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1995
  • Congo (1995)
    Congo
    5.3
    • orchestrator
    • 1995
  • Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, and Walter Matthau in I.Q. (1994)
    I.Q.
    6.2
    • orchestrator
    • 1994
  • Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Meryl Streep, and Joseph Mazzello in The River Wild (1994)
    The River Wild
    6.5
    • orchestrator
    • 1994
  • The Shadow (1994)
    The Shadow
    6.1
    • orchestrator
    • 1994
  • Geena Davis in Angie (1994)
    Angie
    5.5
    • orchestrator
    • 1994
  • Will Smith, Stockard Channing, and Donald Sutherland in Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
    Six Degrees of Separation
    6.8
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1993
  • Malice (1993)
    Malice
    6.5
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1993
  • Rudy (1993)
    Rudy
    7.5
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1993
  • Walter Matthau and Mason Gamble in Dennis the Menace (1993)
    Dennis the Menace
    5.7
    • orchestrator
    • 1993
  • The Vanishing (1993)
    The Vanishing
    6.3
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1993

Composer



  • Medical Center (1969)
    Medical Center
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1969–1975
  • Helen Hunt, Willie Aames, Pat Delaney, Martin Milner, and Eric Olson in Swiss Family Robinson (1975)
    Swiss Family Robinson
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Composer (music)
    • 1975
  • Medical Story (1975)
    Medical Story
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • Apple's Way (1974)
    Apple's Way
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1974–1975
  • Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)
    The Waltons
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1972–1974
  • Yul Brynner and Samantha Eggar in Anna and the King (1972)
    Anna and the King
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Nanny and the Professor (1970)
    Nanny and the Professor
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • Say Goodbye (1971)
    Say Goodbye
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • Bracken's World (1969)
    Bracken's World
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Lancer (1968)
    Lancer
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
    Daniel Boone
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • Peyton Place (1964)
    Peyton Place
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1964–1969
  • ABC Stage 67 (1966)
    ABC Stage 67
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Composer (music composed and conducted by)
    • 1966
  • Marilyn Monroe in The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1965)
    The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1965

Soundtrack



  • Çöl (1983)
    Çöl
    3.9
    • arranger: "First Blood", "My Town" (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Wil Wheaton, John Carradine, Dom DeLuise, Derek Jacobi, Hermione Baddeley, Elizabeth Hartman, and Arthur Malet in The Secret of NIMH (1982)
    The Secret of NIMH
    7.5
    • Soundtrack ("Flying Dreams")
    • 1982
  • The Boys from Brazil (1978)
    The Boys from Brazil
    7.0
    • arranger: "The Blue Danube" (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, and Harvey Stephens in The Omen (1976)
    The Omen
    7.5
    • arranger: "The Piper Dreams" (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Joan Freeman, Marilyn Maxwell, and Rhodes Reason in Bus Stop (1961)
    Bus Stop
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack ("Bus Stop")
    • 1961–1962
  • The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1956)
    The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Dancing in the Streets" (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Spencer Tracy, John Carradine, Jeffrey Hunter, Basil Rathbone, Pat O'Brien, Ricardo Cortez, Edward Brophy, Donald Crisp, Wallace Ford, Dianne Foster, James Gleason, and Basil Ruysdael in The Last Hurrah (1958)
    The Last Hurrah
    7.3
    • arranger: "Castle of Dromore", "Top of the Cork Road"
    • writer: "Mamba Samba" (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Peck's Bad Boy (1934)
    Manhattan Moon
    • music: "First Kiss" (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Chester Morris, Jean Parker, and Ralph Remley in Princess O'Hara (1935)
    Princess O'Hara
    7.0
    • writer: "Dancing in the Street"
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 8, 1908
    • Duluth, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • April 15, 2000
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Emmy Lou HellmanApril 1914 - February 1996 (4 children)

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    Orchestrator of almost every movie score composed by long time friend Jerry Goldsmith

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