Born in Munich, the son of the composer Richard Mors (1874-1946), a representative of the Munich School around Ludwig Thuille, Mors began his training during the Second World War with Gustav Geierhaas [de] and continued it after his return from Soviet captivity with Joseph Haas and Karl Höller.
In 1951, he became Kapellmeister and composer for the Schauspiel in Ingolstadt, followed by an engagement as First Kapellmeister at the Theater Ulm, where he wrote and premiered the two musical parodies Freiheit in Krähwinkel [de] and Der Weiberstreik in collaboration with the cabaret artist Hanns Dieter Hüsch.,[2] also broadcast by ZDF in the sixties, is still occasionally found on playbills today.
In 1963, Mors changed to the position of a drama composer at the Bielefeld Theatre, where he could devote himself more to the composition of free works.
The compositions by Mors include:[4] Orchestral pieces Concertante Chamber music Piano Organ Choir with Orchestra Choir a cappella Solo singing with orchestra Solo singing with several instruments Solo singing with piano Melodramas Operas Musicals Ballet Incidental music not datable: Film music In the period from 1954 to 1960, music was composed for agricultural and industrial films for the director Georg Munck.
Since an exact order can no longer be reconstructed, the films are listed alphabetically in the following overview.