John Morris
- Type: Classical Composer
- Country: United States
- Born: Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States (October 18, 1926)
- Died: Red Hook, New York, United States (January 25, 2018)
- Active: 1963 - 2004
Biography
John Morris (1926-2018) was an American film and theatre composer whose partnership with *Mel Brooks* produced the scores to 'The Producers', 'Blazing Saddles', 'Young Frankenstein', 'Silent Movie', 'High Anxiety' and 'Spaceballs'. A Juilliard trained pianist and arranger, he also scored *Gene Wilder* films, 'The Elephant Man', 'Clue' and 'Dirty Dancing', and wrote the theme for the television series Coach. He was nominated for two Academy Awards.
John Morris Discography
- Dialogue & Music From Original Soundtrack Of "Young Frankenstein" (1975) - Album
- Silent Movie (Original Motion Picture Score) (1976) - Album
- The World's Greatest Lover (1978) - Album
- The Elephant Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1980) - Album
- The Twelve Chairs (Original Soundtrack Recording) (1983) - Album
- Scarlett (The Original Soundtrack) (1994) - Album
- Spaceballs (Complete Original Motion Picture Score) (2006) - Album
- Blazing Saddles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2008) - Album
- Bank Shot (2009) - Album
- Yellowbeard (2010) - Album
- Haunted Honeymoon (Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2010) - Album
- Clue - The Movie (Music From The Paramount Motion Picture) (2011) - Album
- The In-Laws (Original Motion Picture Score) (2014) - Album
- The Scarlet Letter / The Electric Grandmother (2019) - Album
- Table For Five (Music From The Original Motion Picture Score) (2025) - Album