Gordon Jacob(1895-1984)

Composer
Music Department
Soundtrack

Gordon Jacob was born on 5 July 1895 in Upper Norwood, London, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Journey Together (1945), Sin of Esther Waters (1948) and The Way We Live (1946). He was married to Margaret Gray and Sydney Gray. He died on 8 June 1984 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, UK.

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Known for

Journey Together

6.5

Composer

1945

Sin of Esther Waters

6.2

Composer(as Dr. Gordon Jacob)

1948

The Way We Live

6.5

Composer

1946

For Those in Peril

6.3

Composer(as Dr. Gordon Jacob)

1944

Credits

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Composer

Sin of Esther Waters
6.2
- musical score composed by (as Dr. Gordon Jacob)
- 1948
The Way We Live
6.5
- Composer
- 1946
Journey Together
6.5
- Composer
- 1945
For Those in Peril
6.3
- Composer (as Dr. Gordon Jacob)
- 1944
Before the Raid
6.7
Short
- Composer
- 1944
Undersea Raider
7.5
- Composer
- 1943

Music Department

Soundtrack

Baby Genius
7.4
TV Series
- writer: "Five Pieces (in the form of a Suite): No. 2, Cradle Song"
- 2001
Goldeneye
6.1
TV Movie
- arranger: "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (uncredited)
- 1989
One Good Turn
6.5
- arranger: "Camptown Races", "The Lass of Richmond Hill", "Early in the Morning" (uncredited)
- 1955
A Queen Is Crowned
6.8
- arranger: "Zadok the Priest", "National Anthem (God Save the Queen)" (uncredited)
- 1953
Made in Heaven
5.4
- arranger: "Sweet Lass of Richmond Hill", "So Early in the Morning", "Camptown Races" (uncredited)
- 1952
The Magic Box
7.0
- arranger: "Fairground Scene" (uncredited)
- 1951
The Red Shoes
8.1
- arranger: "Les Sylphides", "Giselle" (uncredited)
- 1948

Personal details

Official site
- Official Site
Alternative name
- Dr. Gordon Jacob
Born
- July 5, 1895
- Upper Norwood, London, England, UK
Died
- June 8, 1984
- Saffron Walden, Essex, England, UK
Spouses
Other works
He was musical director for George Bernard Shaw's play, "Saint Joan," at the Old Vic at the New Theatre in London, England with Celia Johnson, Mark Dignam, Bernard Miles, Patricia Burke, John Clements, Harry Andrews, Kenneth Connor, Peter Copley, George Rose, and Penelope Munday in the cast. John Burrell was director.

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Trivia
Jacob wrote over 700 pieces of music and four books: "Orchestral Technique", "How to Read a Score", "The Elements of Orchestration", and "The Composer and His Art".