Ken Thorne
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Born |
East Dereham, Norfolk, England, UK | 26 January 1924
Died |
9 July 2014 90) West Hills, California, United States | (aged
Residence | West Hills, California |
Occupation | Film score composer |
Spouse(s) | Linda Thorne |
Kenneth Thorne (26 January 1924 – 9 July 2014) was a British television and film score composer.
Early life
Thorne was born in East Dereham, a town in the English county of Norfolk. Thorne began his musical career as a pianist with the big bands of England during the 1940s, playing at night clubs and the dance halls. At age 27, Thorne decided to seriously study composition with private tutors at Cambridge and later studied the organ for five years in London.[1]
Film scoring
Thorne began composing scores for films in 1948. Thorne was considered Richard Lester's composer of choice since their first work together on It's Trad, Dad! (1962), Help! (1965) and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966).
When Henry Mancini was scoring Blake Edwards' 1968 film The Party with Peter Sellers, Thorne composed the soundtrack to Inspector Clouseau. He also composed the music scores for How I Won the War (1967), The Monkees movie Head (1968), The Touchables (1968), Sinful Davey (1969), The Magic Christian (1969), The Bed-Sitting Room (1969), Hannie Caulder (1971), Juggernaut (1974), The Ritz (1976) and Arabian Adventure (1979). He was also hired for Richard Lester's films Superman II and III with instructions to reuse the music by John Williams and recompose them for the sequels, also adding some original work. From the 1980s, Ken Thorne mainly focused on his work for TV.
Death
Thorne died at a hospital in West Hills, California on 9 July 2014.[2]
Awards and nominations
- Academy Awards
- Winner for Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
- Nominated for Best Music The House Where Evil Dwells (1982)
- Nominated for Best Music Superman II (1980)
- Nominated for Best Music Arabian Adventure (1979)
- Emmy Awards
- Nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics for "For A Love Like You" from A Season of Hope (1995) [shared with Dennis Spiegel (lyricist)]
- Grammy Awards
- Nominated for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show for Help! (1965) [shared with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison]
References
- ↑ Ken Thorne. supermancinema.co.uk 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ↑ http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-passings-20140713-story.html
External links
- Ken Thorne at the Internet Movie Database
- Ken Thorne at Epdlp (Spanish)
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