John Scott

b. Patrick John Michael O’Hara Scott, 1 November 1930, Bristol, Britain. After being extremely mixed up in 60s pop picture, Scott is rolling out into a well known film music composer, today surviving in London and Hollywood. During his early profession he acted as personnel arranger using the Ted Heath music group, playing saxophone, clarinet, harp and flute; for quite some time he was thought to be one of Britain’s most important jazz flautists. ‘Johnny’ Scott (as he was after that known) also performed in the Woody Herman orchestra, and organized for Bert Ambrose. He stated to have discovered very much from Henry Mancini, when playing for him on flute and saxophone in London periods for movies including Charade and Arabesque. For some time he worked carefully with John Barry in The John Barry Seven, and performed on Barry’s ratings for Beat Young lady (1959) as well as the Whisperers (1967), aswell as on many early James Connection films. In the record studios Scott followed Cilla Dark, Tom Jones, Matt Monro, the Hollies, Shirley Bassey, Elkie Brooks, Gerry AS WELL AS THE Pacemakers, P.J. Proby, Edward Woodward, the Mike Sammes Performers, Freddie AS WELL AS THE Dreamers, Spike Milligan and Charlie Drake. In the middle-60s he shaped his very own jazz combo – the Johnny Scott Quintet – playing flute with Duncan Lamont on saxophone, Barry Morgan on drums, David Snell on harp and Arthur W on bass. His developing interest in structure led him to provide his function to disposition music publishers because of their documented music libraries, for the usage of radio, film and tv businesses. Scott’s music was released by Keith Prowse, Peer International and Boosey & Hawkes. His rating to get a 1965 promotional film Shellarama brought provides for his initial feature film, A REPORT In Terror (1965), which he had written as ‘Patrick John Scott’. He was persuaded to improve it to ‘Johnny’, but as his film function grew he made the decision that ‘John’ appeared more desirable. His next projects included Doctor In Clover (1966), Rocket TOWARDS THE Moon (1966) as well as the Very long Duel (1967). In 1971 a surgical procedure on his lower jaw pressured him to stop playing, because when he offers concentrated on structure. Major film ratings adopted: Jerusalem Document (1971), Antony And Cleopatra (1972), Britain Produced Me (1973), Cent Gold (1973), THE ULTIMATE Countdown (1980), Greystoke (1984), The Capturing Party (1984), Ruler Kong Lives (1986), Deadly Quest (US title Take To Destroy) (1987), Man BURNING (1987), The Deceivers (1988), Winter season People (1989), Dark Rainbow (1990). His function onInseminoid (1980) received the 1981 honor for Greatest Musical Score in the International Event of Horror and Technology Fiction movies in Madrid, Spain. Tv credits include styles for Thames Statement (ITV), Tonight (BBC), Midweek (BBC), Nationwide (BBC) and shows for The Globe About Us (BBC), The Queen’s Backyard (1985) and Success (Anglia Tv). Recent function offers included several Jacques Cousteau special offers such as for example Clipperton – The Isle Period Forgot (1981), The Warm Blooded Ocean (1983), The Amazon (1983) as well as the Cousteau 75th Birthday tribute (1985). His tv work continues to be compensated with two Emmys – Outrageous Canines Of Africa (a 1972 documentary) and Small Vic (a 1978 mini-series). After years of earning recordings numerous record businesses, Scott has generated his very own label JOS Information to market his own ratings.