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

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. His brother was musician . Theselius worked in the 1940s with a number of European big bands, including those of

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, Hakan von Eichwald, Sam Samson, Lulle Elboj, and Thore Ehrling."Gösta Theselius". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', 2nd edition. He played jazz into the 1950s, both as a saxophonist and a pianist (on the latter instrument with

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, James Moody, and

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), 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 – ''

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'' *1956 – Suss gott *1956 – ''

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'' *1956 – Flamman *1956 – Blånande hav *1957 – ''

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'' *1957 – Räkna med bråk *1960 – Kärlekens decimaler *1961 – Karneval *1961 – Två levande och en död

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Theselius, Gosta Swedish jazz saxophonists Swedish male saxophonists Swedish jazz pianists Swedish composers Swedish male composers Musicians from Stockholm Male jazz pianists Swedish male jazz musicians 1922 births 1976 deaths 20th-century Swedish male musicians 20th-century Swedish saxophonists