Ken Thorne


Biography

Throughout his Hollywood career, Academy Award-winning musician Ken Thorne proved a true master of his craft. He followed this honor with songs in the dramatic adaptation "How I Won the War" (1967) with Michael Crawford, the comedy adaptation "Inspector Clouseau" (1968) with Alan Arkin and the comedy "Head" (1968) with Micky Dolenz. Thorne won an Academy Award for "A Funny Thing Happe...

Biography

Throughout his Hollywood career, Academy Award-winning musician Ken Thorne proved a true master of his craft. He followed this honor with songs in the dramatic adaptation "How I Won the War" (1967) with Michael Crawford, the comedy adaptation "Inspector Clouseau" (1968) with Alan Arkin and the comedy "Head" (1968) with Micky Dolenz. Thorne won an Academy Award for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" in 1966. In the seventies and the eighties, Thorne's music continued to appear on the silver screen, including in films like the Craig Wasson drama "The Outsider" (1979), "Arabian Adventure" (1979) with Milo O'Shea and "Wolf Lake" (1981). In the eighties through the early 2000s, Thorne lent his talents to projects like "Great Expectations" (1988-89), "Act of Piracy" with Gary Busey (1990) and "3 Ninjas" with Victor Wong (1992). His credits also expanded to "Sunset Grill" (1993) and "U-571" (2000). Most recently, Thorne worked on "Marco Polo" (2006-07). Thorne was nominated for an Outstanding Individual Achievement In Music and Lyrics Primetime Emmy Award for "A Season of Hope" in 1995. Thorne won a Music (Scoring of Music--Adaptation or Treatment) Academy Award for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" in 1966.

Filmography

 

Music (Feature Film)

Oops, Ups & Downs: The Murder Mystery of Humpty Dumpty (2006)
Music Composer
The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004)
Music Arranger
U-571 (2000)
Original Music
Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999)
Music
Escape Clause (1996)
Music
A Season of Hope (1995)
Music
Sunset Grill (1993)
Music Composer
Lethal Exposure (1993)
Music
3 Ninjas (1992)
Music Arranger
Flight of Black Angel (1991)
Original Music
Act of Piracy (1990)
Original Music
The Return Of Sherlock Holmes (1987)
Music
If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (1987)
Music
The Trouble With Spies (1987)
Music
My Wicked, Wicked Ways... The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985)
Music
Lost in London (1985)
Music
The Protector (1985)
Music
The Evil That Men Do (1984)
Music
Finders Keepers (1984)
Music
Lassiter (1984)
Music
White Water Rebels (1983)
Music
Superman III (1983)
Music
The House Where Evil Dwells (1982)
Music
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)
Music
Wolf Lake (1981)
Music
Green Ice (1981)
Music
Green Ice (1981)
Music Arranger
Superman II (1981)
Music
The Outsider (1979)
Music; Music Director
Arabian Adventure (1979)
Music
Power Play (1978)
Music
Assault On Agathon (1976)
Song ("Sooner Than We Know")
Assault On Agathon (1976)
Music
The Ritz (1976)
Music
Royal Flash (1976)
Music
Juggernaut (1974)
Music
Hannie Caulder (1972)
Music Composition and Conducting
Hannie Caulder (1972)
Composer
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Music Supervisor
Murphy's War (1971)
Addl Music comp and Conductor
They Might Be Giants (1971)
Music Arrangements, orch and Conductor
Welcome to the Club (1971)
Music Composition and Conducting
The Magic Christian (1970)
Music & Musicic Director
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
Music comp & Conductor
Sinful Davey (1969)
Music comp & Conductor
Sinful Davey (1969)
Composer
Inspector Clouseau (1968)
Music Composition
The Touchables (1968)
Music comp & Conductor
Head (1968)
Incidental Music comp & Conductor
How I Won the War (1967)
Music comp & Conductor
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Music Director & incidental Musicic
Help! (1965)
Music score & Musicic Director
Master Spy (1964)
Music
Ring-a-Ding Rhythm (1962)
Incidental Music

Music (Special)

Powers Play (1986)
Music

Music (TV Mini-Series)

Marco Polo (2007)
Music
Santa Jr (2002)
Music
In the Beginning (2000)
Music
Robert Ludlum's The Apocalypse Watch (1997)
Music
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995)
Music
Diana: Her True Story (1993)
Music
Return to Lonesome Dove (1993)
Music
Bejewelled (1991)
Music
Great Expectations (1989)
Music

Life Events

Bibliography