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Sidney Sax

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Sidney Sax is known for Powder (1995), The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) and Fierce Creatures (1997).
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    Known for

    Sean Patrick Flanery in Powder (1995)
    Powder
    6.6
    • Music Department
    • 1995
    Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer in The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
    The Ghost and the Darkness
    6.8
    • Music Department
    • 1996
    John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin in Fierce Creatures (1997)
    Fierce Creatures
    6.4
    • Music Department
    • 1997
    Peter MacNicol and Caitlin Clarke in Dragonslayer (1981)
    Dragonslayer
    6.6
    • Music Department
    • 1981

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    • John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin in Fierce Creatures (1997)
      Fierce Creatures
      6.4
      • music contractor
      • 1997
    • Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer in The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
      The Ghost and the Darkness
      6.8
      • orchestral contractor
      • 1996
    • Sean Patrick Flanery in Powder (1995)
      Powder
      6.6
      • orchestra contractor
      • 1995
    • Roberto Benigni in Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
      Son of the Pink Panther
      3.9
      • orchestra contractor
      • orchestra leader
      • 1993
    • A Chance to Dance (1993)
      A Chance to Dance
      3.7
      TV Movie
      • orchestrator
      • 1993
    • Henry Gibson, Dana Hill, Tony Jay, Richard Kind, Anndi McAfee, Charlotte Rae, and Rip Taylor in Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
      Tom and Jerry: The Movie
      5.4
      • music contractor
      • 1992
    • Sally Field and Sheila Rosenthal in Not Without My Daughter (1991)
      Not Without My Daughter
      6.5
      • orchestra leader (as Sydney Sax)
      • 1991
    • Lesley-Anne Down and Robert Wagner in Indiscreet (1988)
      Indiscreet
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • music supervisor
      • 1988
    • Return of the Living Dead II (1988)
      Return of the Living Dead II
      5.7
      • musician: violin solos
      • orchestra contractor (uncredited)
      • 1988
    • Sky Bandits (1986)
      Sky Bandits
      4.7
      • music contractor
      • 1986
    • Christopher Lambert in Highlander (1986)
      Highlander
      7.0
      • orchestra contractor (uncredited)
      • 1986
    • Brazil (1985)
      Brazil
      7.8
      • musician: violin solo
      • orchestral fixer (uncredited)
      • 1985
    • The Dead Zone (1983)
      The Dead Zone
      7.2
      • orchestra contractor (uncredited)
      • 1983
    • Under Fire (1983)
      Under Fire
      7.0
      • orchestra contractor (uncredited)
      • 1983
    • Peter MacNicol and Caitlin Clarke in Dragonslayer (1981)
      Dragonslayer
      6.6
      • music contractor
      • 1981

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    • Alternative name
      • Sydney Sax

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      Became part of pop music history when, with Antony Gilbert (violin), Francis Gabarro (cello) and Kenneth Essex (viola), he played violin on The Beatles' 1965 hit "Yesterday," the band's first recording to feature a string quartet.

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