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John Addison

John Addison has been played on NTS shows including Tommasi, with Love Theme From "Tom Jones" first played on 21 April 2021.

John Mervyn Addison (16 March 1920 – 7 December 1998) was a British composer best known for his film scores.

Addison was born in Chobham, Surrey to a father who was a colonel in the British Army, and this influenced his choice of education at the Wellington College, Berkshire as a child. At the age of sixteen entered the Royal College of Music. He studied composition with Gordon Jacob, oboe with Léon Goossens, and clarinet with Frederick Thurston. This education ended in 1939 with…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Some Marches On A Ground
Malcolm Arnold, Mátyás Seiber, John Addison, Gordon Crosse, The Louisville Orchestra, Jorge Mester
RCA Gold Seal1976
Some Marches On A Ground
Malcolm Arnold, Mátyás Seiber, John Addison, Gordon Crosse, The Louisville Orchestra, Jorge MesterRCA Gold Seal1976
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Love Theme From "Tom Jones"
John Addison
United Artists Records1963
Love Theme From "Tom Jones"
John AddisonUnited Artists Records1963
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