Person · US composer
Alex North
Albums
90
Members
1
Active
1910–1991
Origin
United States
Biography
Alex North (born Isadore Soifer, December 4, 1910 – September 8, 1991) was an American composer best known for his many film scores, including A Streetcar Named Desire (one of the first jazz-based film scores), Viva Zapata!, Spartacus, Cleopatra, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. He was the first composer to receive an Honorary Academy Award but never won a competitive Oscar despite fifteen nominations.
Discography
The Racers / Daddy Long Legs
All Fall Down / The Outrage
All Fall Down / The Outrage
The Wonderful Country / The King And Four Queens
I'll Cry Tomorrow
I'll Cry Tomorrow
The Shoes of the Fisherman / Ice Station Zebra / Where Eagles Dare
Desiree
Les Miserables
Music for 2001: A Space Odyssey
Music For 2001: A Space Odyssey (The Original Score)
Pony Soldier
Viva Zapata!/The 13th Letter
Death of a Salesman / Rashomon
Hard Contract
The Children's Hour
Shanks
Hot Spell / The Matchmaker
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Sounder / Decision for Chemistry
Good Morning, Vietnam / Operation Dumbo Drop
Unchained Melodies - The Film Themes Of Alex North
Bite The Bullet
Cleopatra
Film Music By Alex North
The Film Music of Alex North
The Hustler
The Long Hot Summer / The Agony And The Ecstasy Theme
Viva Zapata! / The Children's Hour
Willard
Credits
The Essential Roy Orbison
Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)
Travelogue
Unchained Melody (Love Theme from 'Ghost')
Love Theme From Spartacus
The Best of 1980–1990
Coming About
Hits
Unchained Melody / White Cliffs of Dover
Alex North’s 2001: The Legendary Original Score
Achtung Baby
Ghost: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Rose Tattoo
Dragonslayer: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Wild Things Run Fast
Carny
Livin’ for You
Lonely Weekends
I Hear a Symphony
Spartacus
South Seas Adventure
Space Escapade
Africa
Alfie
All Fall Down / The Outrage
Always Honey
Anthony Quinn "A Dream Of Kings"
Antony And Cleopatra Theme
Antony And Cleopatra Theme / Caesar And Cleopatra Theme
Apathy
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire / Music By Max Steiner
Bite The Bullet
Cheyenne Autumn (Original Motion Picture Score)
Cleopatra (Original Soundtrack Album)
Cleopatra (Sound Track Scores)
Cleopatra (The Love Themes From The Original Soundtrack)
Death Of A Salesman
Death Of A Salesman
EULA / Two Butterflies
Film Music By Alex North
Golden Hits
Greatest Hits
Great Western Film Themes
Groovy Day
He
Henry Mancini
Impressions Of Cleopatra
Jazz From The Movies
Just To Let You Know
Little Indian Drum
Main Title "The Sound And The Fury"
Music For 2001: A Space Odyssey (The Original Score)
North Of Hollywood
Puur Tura
Refuge Of The Roads
Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris
Rich Man, Poor Man (Music From The Television Production)
The Agony And The Ecstasy