George Fenton


Composer

About

Birth Place
London, England, GB
Born
October 19, 1950

Biography

Acclaimed composer who has also worked in theater and TV, most notably on the award-winning series "The Jewel in the Crown." Fenton has worked multiple times with directors Richard Attenborough ("Gandhi" 1982, "Cry Freedom" 1987), Stephen Fears ("Loving Walter" 1983, "Dangerous Liaisons" 1988), Neil Jordan ("The Company of Wolves" 1986 and "High Spirits" 1988) and Charles Sturridge ("Run...

Biography

Acclaimed composer who has also worked in theater and TV, most notably on the award-winning series "The Jewel in the Crown." Fenton has worked multiple times with directors Richard Attenborough ("Gandhi" 1982, "Cry Freedom" 1987), Stephen Fears ("Loving Walter" 1983, "Dangerous Liaisons" 1988), Neil Jordan ("The Company of Wolves" 1986 and "High Spirits" 1988) and Charles Sturridge ("Runners" 1983, "A Handful of Dust" 1988).

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

The Lady in the Van (2015)
Sweet Sixteen (2002)
Performer

Music (Feature Film)

Cold Pursuit (2019)
Music
Cold Pursuit (2019)
Music Conductor
Woman Walks Ahead (2018)
Music
Absolutely Anything (2017)
Music
I Daniel Blake (2016)
Music
The Lady in the Van (2015)
Music
The Lady in the Van (2015)
Music Conductor
Bears (2014)
Music
The Zero Theorem (2014)
Music
The Spirit of '45 (2013)
Music
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
Music
Casa De Mi Padre (2012)
Song
The Bounty Hunter (2010)
Music
Looking For Eric (2009)
Music
Fool's Gold (2008)
Music Composer
It's a Free World... (2007)
Music Composer
Earth (2007)
Music
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
Original Music
Last Holiday (2006)
Music Conductor
The History Boys (2006)
Original Music
Last Holiday (2006)
Music
Tickets (2005)
Music
Bewitched (2005)
Music
Valiant (2005)
Music Conductor
Valiant (2005)
Music
Hitch (2005)
Music
Hitch (2005)
Music Conductor
A Fond Kiss (2004)
Music
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2004)
Music
Stage Beauty (2004)
Music Composer
Stage Beauty (2004)
Music
Imagining Argentina (2003)
Music
Sweet Sixteen (2002)
Music Producer
Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
Music
Summer Catch (2001)
Music
The Navigators (2001)
Music
Center Stage (2000)
Music; Music Composer & Conductor
Lucky Numbers (2000)
Music
Bread and Roses (2000)
Music
Grey Owl (1999)
Music
Anna and the King (1999)
Music Conductor
Entropy (1999)
Music
Fight Club (1999)
Song
Anna and the King (1999)
Song
Anna and the King (1999)
Music
Grey Owl (1999)
Music Conductor
The Object of My Affection (1998)
Music Conductor
My Name Is Joe (1998)
Music
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
Music
The Object of My Affection (1998)
Music
Living out Loud (1998)
Music
You've Got Mail (1998)
Music
The Object of My Affection (1998)
Song
Living out Loud (1998)
Song Performer
EVER AFTER: A CINDERELLA STORY (1998)
Music
The Woodlanders (1997)
Original Music
The Woodlanders (1997)
Music
Mary Reilly (1996)
Music Conductor
Multiplicity (1996)
Music
Carla's Song (1996)
Music
In Love and War (1996)
Music
Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
Music
The Crucible (1996)
Music Conductor
Mary Reilly (1996)
Music
Land and Freedom (1995)
Music
Ladybird, Ladybird (1994)
Music
Mixed Nuts (1994)
Music
The Madness Of King George (1994)
Music
China Moon (1994)
Music
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
Music Supervisor
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
Music
The Madness Of King George (1994)
Original Music
China Moon (1994)
Music Arranger
Born Yesterday (1993)
Music
Born Yesterday (1993)
Original Music
Groundhog Day (1993)
Music
Groundhog Day (1993)
Song
Shadowlands (1993)
Music
Final Analysis (1992)
Music
Hero (1992)
Music
The Fisher King (1991)
Music
The Fisher King (1991)
Song
High Heels (1991)
Song
White Palace (1990)
Music
Memphis Belle (1990)
Music
Memphis Belle (1990)
Original Music
The Long Walk Home (1990)
Music
We're No Angels (1989)
Music Conductor
We're No Angels (1989)
Music
We're No Angels (1989)
Original Music
High Spirits (1988)
Music Conductor
High Spirits (1988)
Original Music
White Mischief (1988)
Music
High Spirits (1988)
Music
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Music
A Handful of Dust (1988)
Music
The Dressmaker (1988)
Music
White of the Eye (1987)
Music
Cry Freedom (1987)
Music
Cry Freedom (1987)
Music Arranger
White of the Eye (1987)
Music Arranger
84 Charing Cross Road (1986)
Music
Clockwise (1986)
Music
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1985)
Music Conductor
Past Caring (1985)
Music
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1985)
Music
The Company of Wolves (1984)
Music
Saigon - Year of the Cat (1983)
Music
An Englishman Abroad (1983)
Music
Runners (1983)
Music; Music Director
Loving Walter (1983)
Music
Gandhi (1982)
Original Music
Parole (1982)
Music
Gandhi (1982)
Music
Bloody Kids (1981)
Music
Hussy (1980)
Music; Music Director
Private Road (1971)
Music

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1985)
Other

Cast (Special)

The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation (1988)
Performer

Music (Special)

Talking Heads 2: Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet (2001)
Music
Great White Bear (1998)
Music
The Fall of Saigon (1995)
Music
National Geographic's China: Beyond the Clouds (1994)
Music
A 2 Monologues: In My Defence/Chip in the Sugar (1992)
Music
The Trials of Life (1991)
Music
The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation (1988)
Song Performer
The Ghost Writer (1984)
Music

Music (TV Mini-Series)

102 Boulevard Haussmann (1991)
Music

Life Events

1974

First major composing commission, writing incidental music for Peter Gill's production of "Twelfth Night" for RSC at Stratford-on-Avon

1976

Composed first TV score for Peter Gill's production of "Hitting Town" by Stephen Poliakoff

Bibliography