Arthur Morton
Arthur Morton
Biography
Arthur Morton was an American music composer and orchestrator for film and television productions. Arthur Morton, aka Arthur Goldberg, was born on 8th August 1908 in Duluth at the southern end of Lake Superior, 150 miles from Minneapolis. He was educated at West High School , 2808 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis. The school closed in 1982. He continued his education at the University of Minnesota, on the east bank of the Mississippi River, where he also played in jazz bands. He graduated in 1929 and after a year studying law and undertaking further graduate work in philosophy he moved to Los Angeles. Surprisingly, there is no mention of him receiving an advanced musical education. In 1935 he married Emmy Lou Hellman, the daughter of screenwriter Sam Hellman and the sister of Verna Fields, the Academy Award winning film editor of “Jaws”. His 65-year career in Hollywood began in the music departments of the Hal Roach Studios - of Laurel and Hardy fame - and at Columbia Pictures, composing and orchestrating uncredited stock music. His first credited film score was for Night Life of the Gods (1935). While at Columbia he began collaborating with George Duning, aka George Dunning, composing additional music for films such as the 1949 film Lust for Gold and eventually becoming Duning’s orchestrator. During the period, he composed and orchestrated music for over fifty films including: From Here To Eternity (1953), The Man From Laramie (1955), Kismet (1955), and the cult film Oceans Eleven (1960) staring The Rat Pack. In 1955, he orchestrated perhaps the most famous of George Duning’s scores for the film Picnic, which included the hit song Theme from Picnic, which in the film, was blended with the 1930’s standard Moonglow. The score was nominated in 1956 for an Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Jerry Goldsmith Online
Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Known Credits
107
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-08-08 (116 years old)
Place of Birth
Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Crew

1997

L.A. Confidential Orchestrator

1996

Chain Reaction Orchestrator

1996

Star Trek: First Contact Orchestrator

1994

The Shadow Orchestrator

1994

The River Wild Orchestrator

1990

Total Recall Orchestrator

1990

Gremlins 2: The New Batch Orchestrator

1989

Leviathan Orchestrator

1987

Extreme Prejudice Orchestrator

1985

Explorers Orchestrator

1985

Rambo: First Blood Part II Orchestrator

1984

Gremlins Orchestrator

1982

First Blood Orchestrator

1982

The Secret of NIMH Orchestrator

1978

Superman Orchestrator

1977

MacArthur Orchestrator

1977

Islands in the Stream Orchestrator

1977

Damnation Alley Orchestrator

1977

Twilight's Last Gleaming Orchestrator

1976

The Omen Orchestrator

1973

Papillon Orchestrator

1973

Hawkins Orchestrator

1972

The Other Orchestrator

1972

The Waltons Music

1971

The Mephisto Waltz Orchestrator

1970

Patton Orchestrator

1970

Tora! Tora! Tora! Orchestrator

1970

Rio Lobo Orchestrator

1969

Justine Orchestrator

1967

In Like Flint Original Music Composer

1965

Von Ryan's Express Orchestrator

1965

Morituri Orchestrator

1965

Dear Brigitte Orchestrator

1964

Paris When It Sizzles Orchestrator

1964

What a Way to Go! Orchestrator

1963

Critic's Choice Orchestrator

1963

Move Over, Darling Orchestrator

1962

13 West Street Orchestrator

1962

Who's Got the Action? Orchestrator

1961

Swingin' Along Original Music Composer

1961

A Raisin in the Sun Orchestrator

1961

Two Rode Together Orchestrator

1961

Cry for Happy Orchestrator

1960

Ocean's Eleven Orchestrator

1960

Let No Man Write My Epitaph Orchestrator

1959

The Last Angry Man Orchestrator

1959

Gidget Original Music Composer

1958

The High Cost of Loving Orchestrator

1958

Houseboat Orchestrator

1958

Gunman's Walk Orchestrator

1957

The Shadow on the Window Orchestrator

1957

3:10 to Yuma Orchestrator

1957

Jeanne Eagels Orchestrator

1957

Pal Joey Orchestrator

1956

Miami Exposé Music

1956

Inside Detroit Music

1956

He Laughed Last Original Music Composer

1955

The Man from Laramie Orchestrator

1955

Picnic Orchestrator

1955

The Last Frontier Orchestrator

1955

Kismet Music Arranger

1955

Three Stripes in the Sun Original Music Composer

1955

Tight Spot Orchestrator

1955

Queen Bee Orchestrator

1955

Chicago Syndicate Original Music Composer

1954

It Should Happen to You Orchestrator

1954

Pushover Original Music Composer

1954

Phffft Orchestrator

1953

From Here to Eternity Orchestrator

1953

The Big Heat Original Music Composer

1953

Gun Fury Original Music Composer

1953

Let's Do It Again Orchestrator

1953

The Juggler Orchestrator

1952

Affair in Trinidad Orchestrator

1951

The Harlem Globetrotters Original Music Composer

1951

The Lady and the Bandit Orchestrator

1950

The Nevadan Original Music Composer

1950

Father Is a Bachelor Original Music Composer

1950

Harriet Craig Orchestrator

1950

No Sad Songs for Me Orchestrator

1949

Shockproof Orchestrator

1949

The Walking Hills Original Music Composer

1947

It Had to Be You Music

1947

Johnny O'Clock Orchestrator

1946

Gilda Orchestrator

1946

Home Sweet Homicide Orchestrator

1945

Fallen Angel Orchestrator

1944

Laura Orchestrator

1944

The Lady and the Monster Orchestrator

1944

Strange Affair Original Music Composer

1943

London Blackout Murders Orchestrator

1943

Quiet Please, Murder Orchestrator

1942

Inflation Orchestrator

1939

The Day the Bookies Wept Music Director

1938

Merrily We Live Orchestrator

1937

Night Key Music

1936

Theodora Goes Wild Original Music Composer

1935

She Gets Her Man Original Music Composer

1935

Night Life of the Gods Original Music Composer

1935

Princess O'Hara Original Music Composer