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
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
South Seas Adventure
The Long, Hot Summer
The Long, Hot Summer (Original Soundtrack)
Written on the Wind / Four Girls in Town
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound And The Fury
Wonderful Country
Wonderful Country - Original Music From The Motion Picture Sound Track
Spartacus
The Misfits (Original Sound Track Music)
Cleopatra
Cleopatra (Original Soundtrack Album)
Cleopatra (The Love Themes From The Original Soundtrack)
The Agony And The Ecstasy
The Agony And The Ecstasy
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (Original Music From The Motion Picture)
Africa
The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade (Original Motion Picture Score)
The Shoes of the Fisherman
The Shoes Of The Fisherman (Music From The Motion Picture Sound Track)
A Dream of Kings
Anthony Quinn "A Dream Of Kings"
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man (Music From The Television Production)
Charade '79
Charade '79
Carny
Cheyenne Autumn (Original Motion Picture Score)
Dragonslayer: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Under the Volcano
Cheyenne Autumn
The Dead / Journey Into Fear
The Dead / Journey Into Fear (Original Motion Picture Soundtracks)
The Last Butterfly
The Last Butterfly (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Rose Tattoo
Unchained Melody (The Film Themes Of Alex North)
Unchained Melody (The Film Themes Of Alex North)
A Streetcar Named Desire / The Legend of John Henry
A Streetcar Named Desire / Since You Went Away / Now, Voyager / The Informer
Alex North’s 2001: The Legendary Original Score
More Music From Spartacus Original Soundtrack Recording
A Streetcar Named Desire
The Film Music of Alex North
The Agony And The Ecstasy (Original Motion Picture Score)
The Misfits
Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata! (Original Motion Picture Score)
Bite The Bullet
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Africa
The Long, Hot Summer / Sanctuary