Carl Davis

Carl Davis

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1936-10-28
Deathday: 2023-08-03 (86 years old)

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Biography

Carl Davis was an American music composer and conductor for film and television. He was the driving force behind the reinvention of the silent movie for this generation and wrote the score to some of the most loved and remembered British television dramas. Davis was a conductor and composer of symphonic works, as well as a notable writer for the ballet.

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Filmography

all 150

Movies 129

TV Shows 21

self 2

Composer
Brexicuted

Brexicuted (2018)

Movie
Self
Composing Napoleon

Composing Napoleon (2016)

Movie
Composer
Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest (2016)

Movie
Orlando Adams
Florence Foster Jenkins

Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

Movie
5.58
Composer
Three Hours That Shook the World: Observations on Intolerance

Three Hours That Shook the World: Observations on Intolerance (2013)

Movie
Composer
The Understudy

The Understudy (2012)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Cranford

Cranford (2007)

TV
6.25
Composer
I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper

I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005)

Movie
Composer
Garbo

Garbo (2005)

Movie
Composer
D-Day to Berlin

D-Day to Berlin (2005)

TV
Composer
Mothers and Daughters

Mothers and Daughters (2004)

Movie
Composer
Promoted to Glory

Promoted to Glory (2003)

Movie
Composer
The Book of Eve

The Book of Eve (2002)

Movie
Composer
An Angel for May

An Angel for May (2002)

Movie
Self
There's Only One Paul McCartney

There's Only One Paul McCartney (2002)

Movie
Music
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)

Movie
Composer
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby (2000)

Movie
Composer
The Greatest Store in the World

The Greatest Store in the World (1999)

Movie
Music
Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy (1999)

Movie
Composer
Goodnight, Mister Tom

Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998)

Movie
Additional Music
Universal Horror

Universal Horror (1998)

Movie
Composer
Le radeau de la Méduse

Le radeau de la Méduse (1998)

Movie
Original Music Composer
A Dance to the Music of Time

A Dance to the Music of Time (1997)

TV
Composer
An Audience with Charles Dickens

An Audience with Charles Dickens (1996)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice (1995)

TV
7.2
Original Music Composer
Oliver's Travels

Oliver's Travels (1995)

TV
Composer
Anne Frank Remembered

Anne Frank Remembered (1995)

Movie
Composer
The Return of the Native

The Return of the Native (1994)

Movie
Composer
Message for Posterity

Message for Posterity (1994)

Movie
Composer
George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin

George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin (1994)

Movie
Composer
Widows' Peak

Widows' Peak (1994)

Movie
Composer
Hope In The Year Two

Hope In The Year Two (1994)

Movie
Composer
Genghis Cohn

Genghis Cohn (1994)

Movie
Composer
Liberation

Liberation (1994)

Movie
Composer
The Trial

The Trial (1993)

Movie
Music
Voyage

Voyage (1993)

Movie
Composer
D.W. Griffith: Father of Film

D.W. Griffith: Father of Film (1993)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Northern Ballet's A Christmas Carol

Northern Ballet's A Christmas Carol (1992)

Movie
Composer
A Sense of History

A Sense of History (1992)

Movie
Composer
The Last Romantics

The Last Romantics (1992)

Movie
Composer
The Crucifer of Blood

The Crucifer of Blood (1991)

Movie
him Self
Paul McCartney: Ghosts of the Past

Paul McCartney: Ghosts of the Past (1991)

Movie
Composer
The Black Velvet Gown

The Black Velvet Gown (1991)

Movie
Composer
Echoes That Remain

Echoes That Remain (1991)

Movie
Music
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story (1990)

Movie
Composer
Frankenstein Unbound

Frankenstein Unbound (1990)

Movie
Composer
Crossing to Freedom

Crossing to Freedom (1990)

Movie
Composer
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990)

Movie
Composer
The Yellow Wallpaper

The Yellow Wallpaper (1989)

Movie
Composer
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Somewhere to Run

Somewhere to Run (1989)

Movie
Composer
The Rainbow

The Rainbow (1989)

Movie
Composer
Unexplained Laughter

Unexplained Laughter (1989)

Movie
Composer
Scandal

Scandal (1989)

Movie
6
Composer
The Girl in a Swing

The Girl in a Swing (1988)

Movie
Composer
Eskimos Do It

Eskimos Do It (1988)

Movie
Composer
Journey's End

Journey's End (1988)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)

TV
Music Editor
The First Eden

The First Eden (1987)

TV
Composer
Hotel du Lac

Hotel du Lac (1986)

Movie
Composer
Murrow

Murrow (1986)

Movie
Composer
Silas Marner

Silas Marner (1985)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Conductor
A Song for Europe

A Song for Europe (1985)

Movie
Composer
Vicious Circle

Vicious Circle (1985)

Movie
Composer
To the World's End: Scenes and Characters on a London Bus Route

To the World's End: Scenes and Characters on a London Bus Route (1985)

Movie
Composer
King David

King David (1985)

Movie
Main Title Theme Composer
The Day the Universe Changed

The Day the Universe Changed (1985)

TV
Composer
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Pickwick Papers

The Pickwick Papers (1985)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Screen Two

Screen Two (1985)

TV
Composer
A Kind of Alaska

A Kind of Alaska (1984)

Movie
Composer
Sakharov

Sakharov (1984)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Far Pavilions

The Far Pavilions (1984)

TV
Composer
Champions

Champions (1984)

Movie
2
Original Music Composer
Down in the Valley

Down in the Valley (1984)

Movie
Composer
St. Ursula's in Danger

St. Ursula's in Danger (1983)

Movie
Composer
The Aerodrome

The Aerodrome (1983)

Movie
Composer
The Weather in the Streets

The Weather in the Streets (1983)

Movie
Composer
Macbeth

Macbeth (1983)

Movie
Composer
Landscape

Landscape (1983)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Unknown Chaplin

Unknown Chaplin (1983)

TV
6
Composer
The Tale of Beatrix Potter

The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1983)

Movie
Composer
Schoolgirl Chums

Schoolgirl Chums (1982)

Movie
Composer
Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis (1982)

TV
Composer
The Tale of Beatrix Potter

The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1982)

TV
Composer
Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)

Movie
Composer
Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home (1982)

Movie
Music
L’Elegance

L’Elegance (1982)

Movie
Composer
Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis (1982)

Movie
Composer
The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)

Movie
Composer
Staying On

Staying On (1980)

Movie
Composer
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice (1980)

Movie
10
Composer
A Walk in the Forest

A Walk in the Forest (1980)

Movie
Composer
The Misanthrope

The Misanthrope (1980)

Movie
Music
Hollywood

Hollywood (1980)

TV
Composer
Speed King

Speed King (1979)

Movie
Composer
Birth of the Beatles

Birth of the Beatles (1979)

Movie
Composer
Brecht and Co

Brecht and Co (1979)

Movie
Composer
The Light Princess

The Light Princess (1978)

Movie
Composer
The Sailor's Return

The Sailor's Return (1978)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights (1978)

TV
Composer
Langrishe, Go Down

Langrishe, Go Down (1978)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Mayor of Casterbridge

The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978)

TV
Original Music Composer
Marie Curie

Marie Curie (1977)

TV
Composer
The Kiss of Death

The Kiss of Death (1977)

Movie
Composer
The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen (1976)

Movie
Composer
Your Man from Six Counties

Your Man from Six Counties (1976)

Movie
Composer
The Elephants' Graveyard

The Elephants' Graveyard (1976)

Movie
Composer
Where Adam Stood

Where Adam Stood (1976)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Paradise Run

The Paradise Run (1976)

Movie
Composer
The Naked Civil Servant

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

Movie
Original Music Composer
NBC Special Treat

NBC Special Treat (1975)

TV
Original Music Composer
Man Friday

Man Friday (1975)

Movie
Composer
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost (1974)

Movie
Various Characters
The End Of The Pier Show

The End Of The Pier Show (1974)

TV
Composer
The Cay

The Cay (1974)

Movie
Composer
What Next?

What Next? (1974)

Movie
Composer
The Catholics

The Catholics (1973)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The World at War

The World at War (1973)

TV
6
Composer
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice (1973)

Movie
Composer
Three's One

Three's One (1973)

Movie
Composer
The National Health

The National Health (1973)

Movie
Composer
The Lovers!

The Lovers! (1973)

Movie
6
Original Music Composer
Rentadick

Rentadick (1972)

Movie
Composer
The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (1972)

Movie
Composer
What Became of Jack and Jill?

What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972)

Movie
Composer
Stocker's Copper

Stocker's Copper (1972)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Up the Chastity Belt

Up the Chastity Belt (1972)

Movie
Composer
The Snow Goose

The Snow Goose (1971)

Movie
Composer
I, Monster

I, Monster (1971)

Movie
Composer
Hell's Angel

Hell's Angel (1971)

Movie
Composer
Up Pompeii

Up Pompeii (1971)

Movie
Composer
Edward II

Edward II (1970)

Movie
Composer
Mad Jack

Mad Jack (1970)

Movie
Composer
The Right Prospectus

The Right Prospectus (1970)

Movie
Composer
Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition

Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition (1970)

Movie
Composer
The Only Way

The Only Way (1970)

Movie
Composer
The Bofors Gun

The Bofors Gun (1968)

Movie
Composer
Way Off Beat

Way Off Beat (1966)

Movie
Composer
Schaufensterpuppen

Schaufensterpuppen (1964)

Movie
Composer
A Woman of Affairs

A Woman of Affairs (1928)

Movie
6
Composer
Show People

Show People (1928)

Movie
Composer
The Godless Girl

The Godless Girl (1928)

Movie
Composer
The Crowd

The Crowd (1928)

Movie
2
Composer
Napoléon

Napoléon (1927)

Movie
1
Composer
The Eagle

The Eagle (1925)

Movie
Composer
Our Hospitality

Our Hospitality (1923)

Movie
4.86
Composer
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)

Movie
Composer
Fire & Ice

Fire & Ice

Movie
Composer
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

TV

Ratings

Average 5.6
Based on 329 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1921
1975
1984
1977
2018
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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1936-10-28

Deathday
2023-08-03 (86 years old)

Birth Place
Brooklyn, United States of America

Relationships
Jean Boht (1971-01-01 - 2023-08-03)

Children
Hannah Davis

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Carl Davis CBE

Awards
Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire


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Carl Davis
Jack Gold worked together with Carl Davis in:
19 Movies
2 TV Shows
Kevin Brownlow
Carl Davis
Kevin Brownlow worked together with Carl Davis in:
8 Movies
3 TV Shows
Jean Boht
Carl Davis
Jean Boht worked together with Carl Davis in:
7 Movies
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Jim Broadbent worked together with Carl Davis in:
6 Movies
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David Gill worked together with Carl Davis in:
3 Movies
3 TV Shows
Paul Brooke
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Paul Brooke worked together with Carl Davis in:
4 Movies
2 TV Shows
Louis Marks
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Louis Marks worked together with Carl Davis in:
5 Movies
1 TV Show
Clive Swift
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Clive Swift worked together with Carl Davis in:
6 Movies
Cherie Lunghi
Carl Davis
Cherie Lunghi worked together with Carl Davis in:
4 Movies
1 TV Show
Patrick Godfrey
Carl Davis
Patrick Godfrey worked together with Carl Davis in:
4 Movies
1 TV Show
Harold Pinter
Carl Davis
Harold Pinter worked together with Carl Davis in:
5 Movies
Mike Leigh
Carl Davis
Mike Leigh worked together with Carl Davis in:
5 Movies
Kenith Trodd
Carl Davis
Kenith Trodd worked together with Carl Davis in:
4 Movies
1 TV Show
Graeme MacDonald
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Graeme MacDonald worked together with Carl Davis in:
5 Movies
Denyse Alexander
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Denyse Alexander worked together with Carl Davis in:
5 Movies
Alison Steadman
Carl Davis
Alison Steadman worked together with Carl Davis in:
3 Movies
1 TV Show
Lesley Manville
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Lesley Manville worked together with Carl Davis in:
3 Movies
1 TV Show
Ned Sherrin
Carl Davis
Ned Sherrin worked together with Carl Davis in:
4 Movies
Ian Keill
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Ian Keill worked together with Carl Davis in:
4 Movies
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John Hurt worked together with Carl Davis in:
4 Movies
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