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. 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 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (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.
JOHN SCOTT talks about JOS Records (Ubeda 2007)
GREYSTOKE (1984) fan tribute
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN (1980) excerpt
THE THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT (1977) trailer
LIONHEART (1990) opening sequence
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday 21st of August Maestro John Scott will be conducting The El Paso Symphony Orchestra for an event called THE MOVIES RETURN : A Symphonic Concert. Film Music from the Golden Age of Hollywood. An unmissable occasion for anyone living in the area, For more information go on THE MOVIES PLAZA Webpage - http://plaza-movies.com/concert.php
RECENT EVENTS
This July John Scott conducted 2 Suites of his music from "Antony And Cleopatra" and "The Final Countdwon" at the IV Congreso De Musica in Ubeda, Spain. The performance was splendid and the feedback from the audience was amazing.
NOTE TO THE VISITORS
- I am not Maestro John Scott however, I run the JOHN SCOTT Aprreciation Society, a non-profit club devoted to Maestro Scott and his immortal music .
- The music on this page is all composed by JOHN SCOTT and most of his soundtracks are available for purchase directly from his label JOS Records (www.josrecords.com) I heartly encourage you to buy the cd's.
