---
title: 'Nelson Riddle'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'orchestrator'
  - 'music arranger'
  - 'film score composer'
  - 'bandleader'
  - 'musician'
born: '1921-06-01'
died: '1985-10-06'
birthplace: 'Oradell'
deathplace: 'Los Angeles'
films_in_library: 30
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/nelson-riddle'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Riddle'
wikidata: 'Q961851'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nelson Riddle

orchestrator, music arranger, film score composer, bandleader, musician.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 1984 · [Chattanooga Choo Choo](https://cinepixo.com/movies/chattanooga-choo-choo-1984) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1980 · [Rough Cut](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rough-cut-1980) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1978 · [Harper Valley PTA](https://cinepixo.com/movies/harper-valley-pta-1978) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1976 · [That's Entertainment, Part II](https://cinepixo.com/movies/thats-entertainment-part-ii-1976) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1974 · [The Great Gatsby](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-gatsby-1974) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [Paint Your Wagon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/paint-your-wagon-1969) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [The Great Bank Robbery](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-bank-robbery-1969) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [The Maltese Bippy](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-maltese-bippy-1969) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1967 · [How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying](https://cinepixo.com/movies/how-to-succeed-in-business-without-really-trying-1967) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1967 · [The Spy in the Green Hat](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-spy-in-the-green-hat-1967) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1966 · [El Dorado](https://cinepixo.com/movies/el-dorado-1966) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1966 · [Batman](https://cinepixo.com/movies/batman-1966) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [Red Line 7000](https://cinepixo.com/movies/red-line-7000-1965) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [Marriage on the Rocks](https://cinepixo.com/movies/marriage-on-the-rocks-1965) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [Harlow](https://cinepixo.com/movies/harlow-1965-2) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [A Rage to Live](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-rage-to-live-1965) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1964 · [Paris When It Sizzles](https://cinepixo.com/movies/paris-when-it-sizzles-1964) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1964 · [What a Way to Go!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/what-a-way-to-go-1964) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1964 · [Robin and the 7 Hoods](https://cinepixo.com/movies/robin-and-the-7-hoods-1964) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [4 for Texas](https://cinepixo.com/movies/4-for-texas-1963) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [Come Blow Your Horn](https://cinepixo.com/movies/come-blow-your-horn-1963) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1962 · [Lolita](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lolita-1962) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1960 · [Ocean's 11](https://cinepixo.com/movies/oceans-11-1960) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1960 · [Can-Can](https://cinepixo.com/movies/can-can-1960) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1959 · [A Hole in the Head](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-hole-in-the-head-1959) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [The Girl Most Likely](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-girl-most-likely-1957) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [Johnny Concho](https://cinepixo.com/movies/johnny-concho-1956) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [Lisbon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lisbon-1956) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [Flame of the Islands](https://cinepixo.com/movies/flame-of-the-islands-1956) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl](https://cinepixo.com/movies/captain-kidd-and-the-slave-girl-1954) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/nelson-riddle
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