Dock Mathieson
Scottish film score arranger, composer and conductor (1914–1985)
John Davie ("Dock") Mathieson was a Scottish musician. In between his early and late careers as a teacher, he was a musical director for British films in the 1940s and 1950s. He was instrumental in securing Ralph Vaughan Williams's score for the 1948 film Scott of the Antarctic, which the composer later reworked as the Sinfonia antartica. Other films on which Mathieson worked included The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) and The Ladykillers (1955).
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 1 film (1953) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | The Square Ring. | Ealing Studios Ltd. | 73 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |