Biography
Craig Armstrong, (born 29 April 1959) is a Scottish composer of modern orchestral music, electronica and film scores. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 1981, and has since written music for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta.
Armstrong's score for Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet earned him a BAFTA for Achievement in Film Music and an Ivor Novello. He would collaborate with Luhrmann again on his next two films, Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby. His score for the former earned him the 2001 American Film Institute's composer of the Year award, a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and a BAFTA. Armstrong was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Original Score in 2004 for the biopic Ray. His other feature film scoring credits include Love Actually, Oliver Stone's World Trade Center, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and The Incredible Hulk.
Filmography
all 46
Movies 43
TV Shows 3
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The Great Escaper (2023)
The Critic (2023)
The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis (2021)
Dirt Music (2020)
The One and Only Ivan (2020)
The Burnt Orange Heresy (2020)
Mrs Lowry & Son (2019)
Orphans Reunited (2019)
Snowden (2016)
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
Me Before You (2016)
Victor Frankenstein (2015)
Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States (2012)
In Time (2011)
Neds (2010)
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
The Day After Peace (2009)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
World Trade Center (2006)
Piano Works - The Film (2006)
Must Love Dogs (2005)
Fever Pitch (2005)
The Film (2004)
Ray (2004)
The Clearing (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
The Quiet American (2002)
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (2001)
Anatomy of a Scene (2001)
The Bone Collector (1999)
One Day in September (1999)
Best Laid Plans (1999)
Plunkett & MacLeane (1999)
Orphans (1998)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Fridge (1995)
Good Day for the Bad Guys (1995)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1994)
Close (1993)
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)
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GenderMale
Birthday1959-04-29 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceGlasgow, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, Scotland
AwardsSatellite Award for Best Original Score, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, BAFTA Award for Best Original Music, Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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