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Muir Mathieson(1911-1975)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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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 Catherine de Russie (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.
BornJanuary 24, 1911
DiedAugust 2, 1975(64)
BornJanuary 24, 1911
DiedAugust 2, 1975(64)
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Known for

James Stewart and Kim Novak in Sueurs froides (1958)
Sueurs froides
8.2
  • Music Department
  • 1958
Brève rencontre (1945)
Brève rencontre
8.0
  • Music Department(additional music, uncredited)
  • 1945
Scrooge (1951)
Scrooge
8.1
  • Music Department
  • 1951
L'enfer au-dessous de zéro (1954)
L'enfer au-dessous de zéro
5.8
  • Music Department
  • 1954

Credits

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Music Department



  • The English Programme (1976)
    The English Programme
    5.0
    TV Series
    • music director
    • 1994
  • A Future on Rail (1957)
    Operation London Bridge
    6.8
    Short
    • conductor
    • 1975
  • La Petite Arche (1972)
    La Petite Arche
    5.7
    • conductor
    • musical director
    • 1972
  • Anthony Sheppard in Mr. Horatio Knibbles (1971)
    Mr. Horatio Knibbles
    6.4
    • conductor (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Charles Bronson, Tony Curtis, and Michèle Mercier in Les baroudeurs (1970)
    Les baroudeurs
    5.7
    • conductor
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Brigitte Bardot and Sean Connery in Shalako (1968)
    Shalako
    5.6
    • music director
    • 1968
  • Calamity the Cow (1967)
    Calamity the Cow
    6.4
    • musical director
    • 1967
  • The Driving Force (1966)
    The Driving Force
    7.1
    Short
    • music director
    • 1966
  • Rail Report 13: On Track for the Eighties (1980)
    Forward to First Principles
    6.4
    Short
    • musical director
    • 1966
  • A Letter for Wales (1960)
    Glasgow Belongs to Me
    6.6
    Short
    • musical director
    • 1966
  • The Great Highway (1966)
    The Great Highway
    7.0
    Short
    • conductor
    • 1966
  • The Royal Palaces of Britain
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1966
  • Sally Thomsett in Dead End Creek (1965)
    Dead End Creek
    TV Series
    • music director
    • 1965
  • Holly Doone in The Lift (1965)
    The Lift
    • conductor
    • 1965
  • Genghis Khan (1965)
    Genghis Khan
    5.8
    • conductor
    • 1965

Composer



  • A Future on Rail (1957)
    Operation London Bridge
    6.8
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • Going Places Fast (1974)
    Going Places Fast
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1974
  • The Line to Skye (1974)
    The Line to Skye
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1974
  • Come Away In (1973)
    Come Away In
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • Windows on the Past
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Journey (1972)
    Journey
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Journey Inter-City (1972)
    Journey Inter-City
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Linda Robson in Anoop and the Elephant (1972)
    Anoop and the Elephant
    5.6
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Anthony Sheppard in Mr. Horatio Knibbles (1971)
    Mr. Horatio Knibbles
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • Calamity the Cow (1967)
    Calamity the Cow
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Scottish Clans: Clan Fraser of Lovat
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Scottish Clans: Clan McPherson
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Sally Thomsett in Dead End Creek (1965)
    Dead End Creek
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • A Touch of Scotland
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Ian Carmichael, Curd Jürgens, and Janet Munro in Au 7ème coup (1964)
    Au 7ème coup
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1964

Actor



  • Gilbert et Sullivan (1953)
    Gilbert et Sullivan
    6.9
    • Conductor
    • 1953
  • La boîte magique (1951)
    La boîte magique
    7.0
    • Sir Arthur Sullivan
    • 1951
  • A Girl in a Million (1946)
    A Girl in a Million
    6.5
    • Conductor
    • 1946
  • Le septième voile (1945)
    Le septième voile
    6.7
    • Conductor
    • 1945

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Muir Matheson
  • Born
    • January 24, 1911
    • Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • August 2, 1975
    • Oxford, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Hermione Darnborough1935 - ? (4 children)
  • Children
      Muirne van Wyk
  • Relatives
    • Dock Mathieson(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

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    Elder brother of Ealing film conductor Dock Mathieson.

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