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Sidney Torch MBE (born Sidney Torchinsky; 5 June 1908 – 16 July 1990) was a British pianist, cinema organist, conductor, orchestral arranger and a composer of light music.
Sidney Torch (1908-1990) was a leading composer-conductor of familiar orchestral music and a famed British organist. He composed and conducted for radio, TV, movies and records, and was known for his tyrannical personality and his theme music for SpongeBob SquarePants.
- Composer, Music Department, Soundtrack
- June 5, 1908
- Sidney Torch
- July 16, 1990
Sidney Torch. Soundtrack: My Partner the Ghost. Leading composer-conductor of familiar orchestral music and a famed British organist. Born of Russian parents at 27 Tottenham Court in London, his father, Morris Torchinsky, was a professional trombonist and encouraged his son to excel.
- June 5, 1908
- July 16, 1990
Jul 4, 2013 · Sidney Torch plays "Our Love Affair" on the 3/13 Wurlitzer theatre organ of the Opera House theatre, Blackpool. ...more. Shop the OrganMusicYT store.
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Sidney Torch (1908 – 16 July 1990) was a British pianist, cinema organist, conductor, orchestral arranger and a composer of light music.
Sidney Torch, MBE, distinguished himself in two musical spheres. In his early years he gained a reputation as a brilliant cinema organist, but in the second half of his career he switched to composing and conducting Light Music, with even greater success.
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