British Oscar-winning composer has died, aged 90

British Oscar-winning composer has died, aged 90

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norman lebrecht

July 11, 2014

Ken Thorne was a genius at setting other men’s music to film.

He won the 1966 Oscar for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (original Broadway musical: Stephen Sondheim).

He also composed the first Beatles film, Help!, and two of the Superman films, using themes by John Williams.

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