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Eldon Rathburn

Known for: Sound

Biography: 1916-04-21

Deathday: 2008-08-30 (92 years old)

Biography

Eldon Davis Rathburn (21 April 1916 – 31 August 2008) was a Canadian film composer who scored over 250 films during his thirty-year tenure as a staff composer at the National Film Board of Canada. Known as "the dean of Canadian film composers", Rathburn composed music for documentaries, short films, as well as such feature films as Drylanders (1963), Nobody Waved Good-bye (1964), Waiting for Caroline (1969), Cold Journey (1975), and Who Has Seen the Wind (1977). Rathburn was the subject of a 1995 NFB documentary by Louis Hone titled Eldon Rathburn: They Shoot... He Scores.

Filmography

all 91

Movies 91

self 1

Director 1

Composer

Eldon Rathburn

Biography

Filmography

all 91

Movies 91

self 1

Director 1

The Rise and Fall of English Montreal (1993)

Momentum (1992)

Door to Door (1992)

The Last Buffalo (1990)

Creative Process: Norman McLaren (1990)

The Defender (1989)

The First Emperor of China (1989)

Beavers (1988)

Every Dog's Guide to Complete Home Safety (1987)

The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle (1986)

Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985)

Real Inside (1984)

The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones (1983)

Standing Alone (1982)

Meditation in Motion (1978)

Who Has Seen the Wind (1977)

Lady Fishbourne's Complete Guide to Better Table Manners (1976)

Cold Journey (1975)

My Friends Call Me Tony (1975)

You've Read the Book, Now See the Movie (1975)

The Hecklers (1975)

My Name Is Susan Yee (1975)

King of the Hill (1974)

Satellites of the Sun (1974)

Freshwater World (1974)

Icarus (1974)

The Family That Dwelt Apart (1973)

The Huntsman (1972)

Death of a Legend (1971)

Ashes of Doom (1970)

A Little Fellow from Gambo: The Joey Smallwood Story (1970)

Le grand Rock (1969)

Waiting for Caroline (1967)

In the Labyrinth (1967)

The Railrodder (1965)

Nobody Waved Goodbye (1964)

Canon (1964)

Fields of Sacrifice (1964)

Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak (1964)

Haida Carver (1964)

Age of the Buffalo (1964)

Christmas Cracker (1963)

The Ride (1963)

A Christmas Fantasy (1962)

September Five at Saint-Henri (1962)

Drylanders (1962)

Nahanni (1962)

Morning on the Lièvre (1961)

Everybody's Prejudiced (1961)

Manger (1961)

Yukon Old, Yukon New (1961)

Circle of the Sun (1960)

Universe (1960)

The Back-breaking Leaf (1959)

Short and Suite (1959)

A is for Architecture (1959)

Mail Early for Christmas (1959)

The End of the Line (1959)

The Quest (1958)

Mystery in the Kitchen (1958)

Police (1958)

Trans Canada Summer (1958)

City of Gold (1957)

It's a Crime (1957)

Fish Spoilage Control (1956)

The Pony (1955)

Gold (1955)

Bush Doctor (1955)

To Serve the Mind (1955)

The Structure of Unions (1955)

Corral (1954)

One Little Indian (1954)

Farewell Oak Street (1953)

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1916-04-21

Deathday
2008-08-30 (92 years old)

Citizenships
Canada

Awards
Member of the Order of Canada