Eldon Rathburn They Shoot He Scores

This short documentary traces the life and career of composer Eldon Rathburn A music lover since childhood Rathburn used to go to the movies in Saint John New Brunswick in the 1920s just to hear the soundtrack In 1947 he joined the National Film Board as a staff composer and went on to score over 300 documentaries and feature films He is responsible for the music heard in classic NFB films like City of Gold and the IMAX feature Momentum as well as the scores for lesserknown classics like Hog Family Supreme and Fish Spoilage Control