William Motzing

William Edward Motzing Jr. (August 19, 1937 – January 30, 2014) was an American composer, conductor, arranger and trombonist best known for the award-winning film and television scores and gold and platinum pop album arrangements he wrote in Australia.

Early life and career Born in Pittsburgh, PA, William Motzing attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, alongside Ron Carter and Chuck Mangione who would also become notable musicians. He gained his bachelor's degree at Eastman in 1959, and in 1960 a master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City.

He played trombone in the Eastman School of Music's Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. He married Bette Anne Loder on April 23, 1960 and became the youngest member of the famous Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Arranging and conducting In the 1970s and 1980s Motzing arranged and conducted strings and horns on many of Australia's chart-topping hits. including Newsfront, (which opened the London Film Festival and was the first Australian film to screen at the New York Film Festival), Young Einstein (for which he won the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for best original music score and the APRA Music Award), The Return of Captain Invincible, starring Alan Arkin and Christopher Lee and The Quiet American (2002). He was nominated for five AFI awards.

Classical Motzing conducted major symphony orchestras including the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Australian Opera, and the Australian Ballet and Sydney Symphony Orchestras at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. In Europe he conducted the BBC Radio Orchestra, the Irish Radio/Television Concert Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic, the Budapest Opera orchestra and the Babelsberg Film Studio orchestra in Berlin.

Feature films

Composer Dead Easy (1970) Just Out of Reach (1979) Newsfront (1978) Cathy's Child (1979) Undercover (1983) The Return of Captain Invincible (1983) One Night Stand (1984) Stanley (1984) Silver City (1984) The Coca-Cola Kid (1985) Young Einstein (1988) Cappuccino (1989) Echoes of Paradise (1989) A Case of Honor (1991) The Quiet American (2002) )

Television

Composer Prisoner (1979) The Oracle (1979) Mother and Son (1984) The Girl from Moonooloo (1984) Time's Raging (1985) The Cowra Breakout (1985) Soldiers (1985) Vietnam (1987) True Believers (1988) The First Kangaroos (1988) Melba (1988) Police State (1989) Brides of Christ (1991) Stompin' at the Savoy (TV movie) (1992) Fronting Up Object of Obsession

Orchestrator The Untouchables (1993) The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)

Musical Director You're A Star (Network Ten, 1982) The Don Burrows Collection (ABC1, 1981) Parkinson (BBC1, 1979) Earthwatch (ABC1, 1979) The Garry McDonald Show (ABC1, 1977)

Discography

Composer Young Einstein (A Serious Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1988) Music From The Best Of Australia's Films (1982) Music and songs from the film Newsfront (1978)

Arranger/Conductor Leo Sayer " Don't Wait Until Tomorrow" (2008) INXS, Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979-1997) (2001) Søren Hyldgaard, Moments Of A Dream "Highlights From The Film Music Of Søren Hyldgaard" (2001) Elia Cmiral, Battlefield Earth (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2000) Everclear, Songs From An American Movie Vol. One: Learning How To Smile (2000) John Williams, Close Encounter: The Essential John Williams Film Music Collection (2000) Various, Hjælp! Jeg Er En Fisk (2000) James Horner, Heart Of The Ocean (The Film Music Of James Horner) (1998) The City of Prague Philharmonic, Best of Adventure (1994) The City of Prague Philharmonic, Highlander Best of Fantasy (1994) The Czech Symphony Orchestra, Best Of The West (1993) The Czech Symphony Orchestra, Best Of Science Fiction (1993) The LA Symphonic Orchestra, Giants of Cinema, The Best of John Williams (1993) The LA Symphonic Orchestra, Giants of Cinema, Ennio Morricone (1993) Vince Jones & Grace Knight – Come In Spinner (1990) INXS, Listen Like Thieves - The Swing (1985) Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, TV Themes, Volume two (1985) INXS, The Swing (1984) The Neon Philharmonic Orchestra, Music From Great Australian Films (1982) The Neon Philharmonic Orchestra, Switched On Classics (1982) Billy Field, "Bad Habits" (1981) Meco, Impressions Of An American Werewolf In London (1981) Meco, The Raiders March / Cairo Nights (1981) Peter Allen, I Still Call Australia Home (1980) Meco, Meco Plays Music from The Empire Strikes Back (10" EP – 1980) Meco, Christmas In The Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album (1980) Lynne Hamilton, On The Inside (1979) Smokie, The Other Side Of The Road (1979) Jon English, English History (1979) Kamahl, Let Me Be There (1977) Air Supply, "The Whole Thing's Started" (1977) Air Supply (1976) Jon English Hollywood Seven (1976) Sherbet, Howzat (1976) Judy Stone, Hasta Manana (1976) Billy Thorpe, Million Dollar Bill (1975) Kerrie Biddell, Only The Beginning (1975)

Producer Maureen Elkner, Lovetracks (1978) The Life Organisation, Pink Steamroller (1974)

Trombone John Sangster, Lord Of The Rings (1975)