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
Momentum (1992)
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Door to Door (1992)
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The Last Buffalo (1990)
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The Defender (1989)
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Beavers (1988)
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Real Inside (1984)
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Standing Alone (1982)
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Meditation in Motion (1978)
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Cold Journey (1975)
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The Hecklers (1975)
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My Name Is Susan Yee (1975)
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King of the Hill (1974)
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Icarus (1974)
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The Huntsman (1972)
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Death of a Legend (1971)
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Ashes of Doom (1970)
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Le grand Rock (1969)
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In the Labyrinth (1967)
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The Railrodder (1965)
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Nobody Waved Goodbye (1964)
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Canon (1964)
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Fields of Sacrifice (1964)
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Haida Carver (1964)
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Christmas Cracker (1963)
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The Ride (1963)
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A Christmas Fantasy (1962)
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Drylanders (1962)
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Nahanni (1962)
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Manger (1961)
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Circle of the Sun (1960)
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Universe (1960)
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Short and Suite (1959)
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6.25
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The Quest (1958)
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Police (1958)
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Trans Canada Summer (1958)
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City of Gold (1957)
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It's a Crime (1957)
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The Pony (1955)
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Gold (1955)
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To Serve the Mind (1955)
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Corral (1954)
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One Little Indian (1954)
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Farewell Oak Street (1953)
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Western Wheat (1952)
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Employment contract (1950)
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Family Tree (1950)
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Trees Are a Crop (1950)
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Teeth Are to Keep (1949)
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Land in Trust (1949)
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55000 for Breakfast (1949)
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A Capital Plan (1949)
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The Home Town Paper (1948)
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Johnny at the Fair (1947)
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Dusk
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1916-04-21
Deathday2008-08-30 (92 years old)
CitizenshipsCanada
AwardsMember of the Order of Canada
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