John Scott Biography (1930-)

Born November 1, 1930, in Bristol, England; father, a musician.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer, conductor, music director
Birth Details: November 1, 1930; Bristol, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Musical Director
The Million Eyes of Sumuru (also known as The 1000 Eyes of Su-Muru and The Slaves of Sumuru), American International Pictures, 1967
Stranger in the House (also known as Cop-Out), Cinerama, 1967
The Long Duel, Paramount, 1967
(As Patrick John Scott), Berserk! (also known as Circus of Terror), Columbia, 1968
Twinky (also known as Lola, London Affair, and Statutory Affair), American International Pictures, 1969
Satan's Slave, 1977
North Dallas Forty, Paramount, 1979
Du grand large aux Grands Lacs (also known as St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea), National Film Board of Canada, 1982
The Whistle Blower, Hemdale Releasing, 1987
Black Rainbow, Miramax, 1989
Film Conductor
(As Patrick John Scott) Crooks and Coronets (also known as Sophie's Place), Warner Bros., 1969
Antony and Cleopatra (also known as Antoine et Cleopatre and Marco Antonio y Cleopatra), 1973
North Dallas Forty, Paramount, 1979
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, Warner Bros., 1984
Man on Fire, TriStar, 1987
Lionheart, Universal, 1990
Shogun Mayeda, Rocket Pictures, 1991
Ruby, Triumph Releasing, 1992
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
The Scarlet Tunic, 1997
Shergar, 2000
Television Conductor
Specials
Madagascar: Island of Heart and Soul (documentary), TBS, 1995
Cousteau's Madagascar II: Sharks and Legends (documentary), TBS, 1995
Christmas Glory with Kiri Te Kanawa, PBS, 1998
RECORDINGS
Albums
A Colchester Symphony, 1995
Recorded numerous albums, including John Scott Conducts His Own Favourite Film Scores, JOS Records; The Scarlet Tunic, JOS Records; King Kong Lives, Japanese Victor; Winter People/Prayer for the Dying, JOS Records; Lionheart, Intrada.
WRITINGS
Film Scores
A Study in Terror (also known as Fog), Columbia, 1965
Doctor in Clover (also known as Carnaby, M.D.), Governor Films, Inc., 1966
The Million Eyes of Sumuru (also known as The 1000 Eyes of Su-Muru and The Slaves of Sumuru), American International Pictures, 1967
(As Patrick John Scott) Rocket to the Moon (also known as BlastOff, Journey That Shook the World, Jules Verne's Rocket to theMoon, P.T. Barnum's Rocket to the Moon, and Those Fantastic Flying Fools), American International Pictures, 1967
(As Patrick John Scott) Stranger in the House (also known as Cop-Out), Cinerama, 1967
The Long Duel, Paramount, 1967
(As Patrick John Scott) Berserk! (also known as Circus of Terror), Columbia, 1968
The Violent Enemy, Monarch, 1968
(As Patrick John Scott) Loving Feeling, Universal Marion Corp., 1968
Amsterdam Affair, Group W Films, 1968
Twinky (also known as Lola, London Affair, and Statutory Affair), American International Pictures, 1969
(As Patrick John Scott) Crooks and Coronets (also known as Sophie's Place), Warner Bros., 1969
Trog, Warner Bros., 1970
Wake in Fright (also known as Outback), United Artists, 1971
Girl Stroke Boy, London Screen, 1971
Conquista, 1971
The Jerusalem File (also known as Jerusalem, Jerusalem), Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, 1972

Doomwatch, AVCO Embassy Pictures, 1972
Antony and Cleopatra (also known as Antoine et Cleopatre and Marco Antonio y Cleopatra), 1973
England Made Me, Cineglobe, 1973
Craze (also known as Demon Master and The Infernal Idol), Warner Bros., 1973
Billy Two Hats (also known as The Lady and the Outlaw), United Artists, 1973
(European version) S*P*Y*S, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
Symptoms (also known as The Blood Virgin), 1974
Hennessy, Orion, 1975
That Lucky Touch (also known as Bleib mir ja vom Leib), Allied Artists Pictures Corp., 1975
Satan's Slave (also known as Evil Heritage), Crown International Pictures, 1976
The People That Time Forgot, American International Pictures, 1977
Bloody Ivory, 1978
The Saint and the Brave Goose (also known as Collision Course), 1979
North Dallas Forty, Paramount, 1979
The Final Countdown, United Artists, 1980
Horror Planet (also known as Horrorplanet and Inseminoid), Almi Cinema 5, 1981
Du grand large aux Grands Lacs (also known as St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea), National Film Board of Canada, 1982
Yor, the Hunter from the Future (also known as Il mondo di Yor, The World of Yor, and Yor, le chasseur du futur), Columbia, 1982
Experience Preferred ... But Not Essential (also known as FirstLove), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1982
To the Ends of the Earth, 1983
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, Warner Bros., 1984
The Shooting Party, European Classics Video, 1985
King Kong Lives, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
The Whistle Blower, Hemdale Film Corp., 1986
Man on Fire (also known as Absinthe and Un uomo sotto tiro), TriStar, 1987
Shoot to Kill (also known as Deadly Pursuit), Buena Vista,1988
The Deceivers, Warner Home Video, 1988
King of the Wind, 1989
Winter People, Columbia, 1990
Black Rainbow, Miramax, 1990
Lionheart (also known as A.W.O.L., A.W.O.L.--Absent without Leave, and Wrong Bet), Universal, 1990
Dog Tags, Cinevest Entertainment Group, 1990
Becoming Collette (also known as Colette), Castle Hill Productions, 1991
Ruby, Triumph Releasing Corp., 1992
Journey of Honor (also known as Shogun Warrior and Shogun Mayeda), Rocket Pictures, 1992
Homeboys, American International Pictures, 1992
Der Fall Lucona (also known as The Lucona Affair), 1993
Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
Tashunga (also known as Duello tra i ghiacci, Grand nord, and North Star), Regency Enterprises, 1995
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (also known as Jungle Book 2: Mowgli and Baloo and Rudyard Kipling's The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli and Baloo), TriStar, 1997
Walking Thunder, KOAN, 1997
The Scarlet Tunic, Marie Hoy Film & Television, 1998
Married 2 Malcolm, Marie Hoy Film & Television, 1998
Shergar, Nu Image, 1999
Petites coupures (also known as Small Cuts), 2003
Also wrote rejected score for 1987's A Prayer for the Dying.
Television Scores
Series
Little Vic, ABC and syndicated, 1977
Return of the Saint, CBS, 1979
Movies
Wild Dog in America, 1972
The Quinns, ABC, 1977
The Hostage Tower, CBS, 1980
Wet Gold, ABC, 1984
Red King, White Knight, HBO, 1989
Witchcraft, 1992
Ending Up, PBS, 1993
Night Watch (also known as Alistair MacLean's Night Watch and Detonator 2: Night Watch), USA Network, 1995
Deadly Voyage, HBO, 1996
20,000 Leagues under the Sea, CBS, 1997
The Mill on the Floss, PBS, 1997
The New Swiss Family Robinson, ABC, 1999
Also scored Blood Royal.
Miniseries
Harem, ABC, 1986
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy, PBS, 1986
Diamond Hunters, 2001
Specials
The Assassination Run, E! Entertainment Television, 1983
Australia: The Last Barrier, TBS, 1989
Madagascar: Island of Heart and Soul (documentary), TBS, 1995
Cousteau's Madagascar II: Sharks and Legends (documentary), TBS, 1995
Television Title Music
Specials
Haiti: Waters of Sorrow (documentary), TBS, 1986
Australia: Continent of Dreams (documentary), TBS, 1991

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