Gösta Theselius

Gösta Theselius (9 June 1922 – 24 January 1976) was a Swedish arranger, composer, film scorer, pianist, and saxophonist.

Theselius was born in Stockholm. His brother was musician .

Theselius worked in the 1940s with a number of European big bands, including those of Thore Jederby, Håkan von Eichwald, Sam Samson, Lulle Elboj, and Thore Ehrling. He played jazz into the 1950s, both as a saxophonist and a pianist (on the latter instrument with Benny Bailey, Arne Domnerus, James Moody, and Charlie Parker), and composed copiously for film in the 1950s and 1960s.

Theselius died in Stockholm in 1976.

Film soundtracks 1942 – Olycksfågeln nr 13 1951 – Uppdrag i Korea 1955 – Flicka i kasern 1955 – Paradise 1956 – Suss gott 1956 – The Stranger from the Sky 1956 – Flamman 1956 – Blånande hav 1957 – The Halo Is Slipping 1957 – Räkna med bråk 1960 – Kärlekens decimaler 1961 – Karneval 1961 – Två levande och en död