Sound
Muir Mathieson
EN cinema · 226 credits
Born
24 January 1911
Died
2 August 1975 (aged 64)
Birthplace
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Also known as James Muir Mathieson
Trained at the Royal Academy of Music, Muir first worked in the movies on the quota quickies of the 1930s. His big break came when Alexander Korda signed him as musical director on The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934). He went on to conduct Sir William Walton's score for Henry V (1944) and Hamlet (1948), as a part of a long, distinguished career as one of the most distinguished composers and musical directors in British cinema. - IMDb mini biography by: Steve Crook
Known for
Filmography
Calamity the Cow
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Glasgow Belongs to Me
Associate Producer, Music Director
The Driving Force
Music Director
Genghis Khan
Conductor
The Lift
1965
The Lift
Music Director
The Running Man
Conductor
The Mind Benders
Conductor
Call Me Bwana
Original Music Composer
Crooks Anonymous
Original Music Composer
Satan Never Sleeps
Conductor
The L-Shaped Room
Conductor
The Canadians
Conductor
Hunted in Holland
Original Music Composer
Echo of Barbara
Conductor
The Big Day
Conductor
October Moth
Conductor
Snowball
Conductor
Once More, with Feeling!
Conductor, Music Arranger
Circus of Horrors
Original Music Composer
The Professionals
Conductor
Surprise Package
Music Director
A Letter for Wales
Conductor
A Story of David
Conductor
The Grass Is Greener
Conductor
Linda
Conductor
An Arabian Night
Conductor, Music Arranger
The Bridal Path
Conductor
Left Right and Centre
Conductor
Horrors of the Black Museum
Music Director
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Conductor
Web of Evidence
Conductor
The Headless Ghost
Conductor
Devil's Bait
Music Director
Ferry to Hong Kong
Conductor
The White Trap
Conductor
She Didn't Say No!
Conductor
Tom Thumb
Music Director
Intent to Kill
Conductor
The Immortal Land
1958
The Immortal Land
Music Director
Vertigo
Conductor
I Accuse!
Conductor
Law and Disorder
Conductor
Rockets Galore
Music Director
Next to No Time
Conductor
A Night to Remember
Conductor
Heart of a Child
Music Director
Rooney
Conductor
The Kid from Canada
Conductor
Manuela
Conductor
Seven Waves Away
Conductor
High Flight
Music Director
Night of the Demon
Music Director
The Prince and the Showgirl
Music Director
Journey into Spring
Conductor
Interpol
Conductor
The Secret Place
Conductor
High Tide at Noon
Conductor
Trapeze
Conductor
The Weapon
Conductor
Any Man's Kingdom
Conductor
Zarak
Music Director
Wicked as They Come
Conductor
The Green Man
Conductor
A Hill in Korea
Conductor
Jumping for Joy
Conductor
The Man Who Never Was
Conductor
Safari
Conductor
Reach for the Sky
Music Director
The Spanish Gardener
Conductor
That Lady
Conductor
A Prize of Gold
Music Director
I Am a Camera
Music Director
Svengali
Music
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
Music Director
The Black Knight
Conductor
Father Brown
Conductor
East Anglian Holiday
Music Director
The Teckman Mystery
Music Director
Hobson's Choice
Music Director
The Purple Plain
Conductor
The Million Pound Note
Conductor
Star of India
Music Director
Tonight in Britain
1954
Tonight in Britain
Music Director
The Master of Ballantrae
Music Director
The Net
Conductor
Street Corner
Conductor
Genevieve
Music Director
The Dog and the Diamonds
Conductor
Innocents in Paris
Conductor
The Kidnappers
Conductor
Personal Affair
Conductor
Highland Journey
Conductor
Sailor of the King
Music Director
The Magic Box
as Sir Arthur Sullivan, Conductor
The Crimson Pirate
Music Director
Lady in the Fog
Music Director
Venetian Bird
Conductor
The Ringer
Music Director
Curtain Up
Conductor
You're Only Young Twice!
Conductor
Operation Hurricane
Music Director
Out of True
Music Director
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Conductor
Valley of the Eagles
Music Director
The Galloping Major
Conductor
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Music Director
Scrooge
Conductor
Night Without Stars
Music Director
Home to Danger
Conductor
Prelude to Fame
Music Director
The Astonished Heart
Conductor
Treasure Island
Conductor
The Black Rose
Music Director
State Secret
Conductor
Night and the City
Music Director
Berth 24
Orchestrator
Family Portrait
Conductor
The Bad Lord Byron
1949
The Bad Lord Byron
Music Director
The Chiltern Hundreds
Conductor
Christopher Columbus
Music Director
Adam and Evelyne
Music Director
Cardboard Cavalier
Music Director
The Passionate Friends
Conductor
The Forbidden Street
Music Director
The Cure for Love
Music Director
Vote for Huggett
Music Director
Helter Skelter
Music Director
Dear Mr. Prohack
Conductor
The Spider and the Fly
Conductor
Daughter of Darkness
Conductor
The Calendar
Conductor
XIVth Olympiad: The Glory of Sport
Music Director
Blanche Fury
Music Director
Portrait from Life
Music Director
So Evil My Love
Conductor
It's Hard to be Good
Music Director
Easy Money
Conductor
Uncle Silas
Conductor
The Brothers
Conductor
Dear Murderer
Conductor
Take My Life
Music Director
The Upturned Glass
Conductor
Captain Boycott
Music Director
The Master of Bankdam
Conductor
The Mark of Cain
Music Director
A Girl in a Million
as Conductor
School for Secrets
Music Director
I See a Dark Stranger
Music Director
The Years Between
Conductor
The Seventh Veil
as Conductor, Conductor
Steel
Conductor
29 Acacia Avenue
Music Supervisor
A Diary for Timothy
Conductor
The Way Ahead
Music Director
This Happy Breed
Music Director, Conductor, Original Music Composer
Tawny Pipit
Music Director
The Lamp Still Burns
Conductor
The Silent Village
Conductor
Fires Were Started
Music Director
Our Film
Conductor
Penn of Pennsylvania
Music Director
Unpublished Story
Music Director
Ferry Pilot
Conductor
This Is Colour
Music Director
Wales: Green Mountain, Black Mountain
1942
Wales: Green Mountain, Black Mountain
Music Director
The Day Will Dawn
Conductor
The First of the Few
Original Music Composer
In Which We Serve
Conductor
Listen to Britain
Music Director
Alice in Switzerland
Conductor
Major Barbara
Music Director
"Pimpernel" Smith
Music Director
49th Parallel
Music Director
Old Bill and Son
Music Director
This England
Music Director
Contraband
Music, Music Director
Ten Days in Paris
Music Director
Gaslight
Music Director
The Thief of Bagdad
Music Director
21 Days
Music Director
The New Britain
1940
The New Britain
Music Consultant, Conductor
Q Planes
Music Director
The Spy in Black
Music Director
On the Night of the Fire
Conductor
The Challenge
Music Director
A Royal Divorce
Music Director
North Sea
Conductor
St. Martin's Lane
Music Director
Elephant Boy
Music Director
Victoria the Great
Music Director
Action for Slander
Music Director
Wings of the Morning
Music Director
The Green Cockatoo
Music Director
Storm in a Teacup
Music Director
Things to Come
Music Director
Rembrandt
Music Director
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Music Director
Men Are Not Gods
Music Director
The Ghost Goes West
Music Director
The Private Life of Don Juan
Music Director
The Rise of Catherine the Great
Original Music Composer, Music Director
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Music Director