Biography
John Scott (born Patrick John O'Hara Scott) is an English composer, conductor and jazz musician. He was born on 1 November 1930 in Bishopston, Bristol. He began his career as a pop and jazz arranger and session musician, playing flute and saxophone on film scores including those by John Barry and Henry Mancini, before turning to composition.
Scott has composed scores for more than 100 films and television productions since the 1960s. His credits include Wake in Fright (1971), The Final Countdown (1980), Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) and Lionheart (1990). He has also written contemporary classical music, including symphonies, string quartets and a guitar concerto, and has conducted several major orchestras.
