Biography
Nelson Riddle (born Nelson Smock Riddle Jr.) was an American arranger, composer, conductor and orchestrator. He began his career as a trombonist with big bands including Tommy Dorsey before becoming a staff arranger at NBC Radio and later at Capitol Records.
Riddle arranged and conducted recordings for singers including Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald. His film and television work includes scores or music for Ocean's Eleven (1960), Lolita (1962), Batman (1966), Paint Your Wagon (1969), The Great Gatsby (1974, for which he received an Academy Award for musical adaptation) and Cagney & Lacey (1982).
