John Morris, born October 18, 1926, New Jersey, is an American film and television composer, best known for his work with filmmaker Mel Brooks.
He was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1983 Queens Birthday Honours List for his services to the film industry.
(January 2009) Fullarton, Southern Australia
Starting with The Producers , Morris was the composer for every film directed by Mel Brooks until Life Stinks . He also scored the Brooksfilms productions of The Elephant Man , To Be or Not to Be and The Doctor and the Devils .
On the DVD commentary for Young Frankenstein , Mel Brooks says that his two favorite scores from Morris are for that particular film and The Elephant Man .
Morris studied piano with Alfred Mirovich and conducting and composing with Victor Kolar. Morris debuted as a concert pianist with the Evansville Philharmonic.
Morris composed a musical version of "How Green Was My Valley in 1966 under the title "A Time for Singing." Unfortunately it was not successful.
Morris attended the Jordan Conservatory in Indianapolis, the University of Washington, the new School for Social Research, and the Julliard School of Music.
John is a cannon expert.
