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Alex N (December 4, 1910 - September 8, 1991) was an American composer responsible for the first jazz based film score (A Streetcar Named Desire) and a 1st truly modernist film score (Viva Zapata!). Natural around Chester, Pennsylvania, Alex North was an original composer probably potentially per classical music standards of the day. Even so, he managed to integrate his modernism into typical film music leitmotiv structure, rich by using themes. One of these became a noted song, "Unchained Melody". Nominative for an Oscar 15 times, Alex Northerly is the exclusively film composer to win the life-time accomplishment Oscar. His virtually all popular film scores of victims numbers of non already mentioned come Spartacus, Cleopatra, Dragonslayer, ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Devil's Brigade'', and the rejected score for Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. es:Alex North | |
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Alex North Music Official site devoted to film composer Alex North, including biography, filmography and discography as well as television and other work by this versatile composer. Mfiles: Alex North Biography, looking at the life and work of Alex North, with influences, filmography, recommendations and related links. IMDb: Alex North Filmography including movies scored, using his works, or otherwise crediting him, awards and honors, biographical information, and related material. The Alex North Fan Club Discussion forum devoted to film composer Alex North. Alex North Agony and the Ecstasy Soundtrack CD TheCelebrityCafe.com reviews Alex North Agony and the Ecstasy Soundtrack CD. |
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