George Fenton

George Fenton

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1949-10-19 (74 years old)

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Biography

George Richard Ian Howe (born 19 October 1949), known professionally as George Fenton, is an English composer. Best known for his work writing film scores and music for television, he has received five Academy Award nominations, several Ivor Novello, BAFTA, Golden Globe, Emmy and BMI Awards, and a Classic BRIT. He is one of 18 songwriters and composers to have been made a Fellow of the Ivors Academy (formally BASCA).

He has frequently collaborated with the directors Richard Attenborough, Nora Ephron, Alastair Fothergill, Stephen Frears, Nicholas Hytner, Ken Loach, Andy Tennant, Neil Jordan and Terry Gilliam.

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Filmography

all 141

Movies 128

TV Shows 13

Composer
The Old Oak

The Old Oak (2023)

Movie
Composer
Allelujah

Allelujah (2023)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Wild Isles

Wild Isles (2023)

TV
Composer
Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s)

Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s) (2022)

Movie
Composer
Beat the Devil

Beat the Devil (2021)

Movie
Composer
The Duke

The Duke (2021)

Movie
Composer
The United Way

The United Way (2021)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Secret: Dare to Dream

The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)

Movie
5.79
Composer
Sorry We Missed You

Sorry We Missed You (2019)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Cold Pursuit

Cold Pursuit (2019)

Movie
6.86
Composer
Red Joan

Red Joan (2018)

Movie
6.75
Original Music Composer
Woman Walks Ahead

Woman Walks Ahead (2017)

Movie
Composer
I, Daniel Blake

I, Daniel Blake (2016)

Movie
7.6
Original Music Composer
Wild Oats

Wild Oats (2016)

Movie
Composer
The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van (2015)

Movie
6.27
Composer
Absolutely Anything

Absolutely Anything (2015)

Movie
5
Composer
Jimmy's Hall

Jimmy's Hall (2014)

Movie
Composer
Bears

Bears (2014)

Movie
7.33
Composer
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)

Movie
Composer
The Zero Theorem

The Zero Theorem (2013)

Movie
10
Music
National Theatre Live: People

National Theatre Live: People (2013)

Movie
Composer
The Spirit of '45

The Spirit of '45 (2013)

Movie
Composer
The Angels' Share

The Angels' Share (2012)

Movie
6
Composer
Baka: A Cry from the Rainforest

Baka: A Cry from the Rainforest (2012)

Movie
Composer
One Life

One Life (2011)

Movie
10
Composer
Route Irish

Route Irish (2011)

Movie
Composer
The Bounty Hunter

The Bounty Hunter (2010)

Movie
7
Original Music Composer
Life

Life (2009)

TV
3.67
Composer
An Englishman Abroad

An Englishman Abroad (2009)

Movie
Composer
Looking for Eric

Looking for Eric (2009)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold (2008)

Movie
7.5
Composer
Love and Death in Shanghai

Love and Death in Shanghai (2007)

Movie
Composer
Earth

Earth (2007)

Movie
Composer
It's a Free World...

It's a Free World... (2007)

Movie
Music
Planet Earth: The Future

Planet Earth: The Future (2006)

TV
Composer
The History Boys

The History Boys (2006)

Movie
Composer
The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

Movie
7.33
Music
Planet Earth

Planet Earth (2006)

TV
5.91
Original Music Composer
Last Holiday

Last Holiday (2006)

Movie
8
Original Music Composer
Mrs. Henderson Presents

Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)

Movie
5.46
Original Music Composer
Bewitched

Bewitched (2005)

Movie
9
Music
Tickets

Tickets (2005)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Valiant

Valiant (2005)

Movie
5
Original Music Composer
Hitch

Hitch (2005)

Movie
7.5
Composer
Stage Beauty

Stage Beauty (2004)

Movie
Composer
Pride

Pride (2004)

Movie
Composer
Ae Fond Kiss...

Ae Fond Kiss... (2004)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Imagining Argentina

Imagining Argentina (2003)

Movie
Composer
Deep Blue

Deep Blue (2003)

Movie
Composer
Sweet Home Alabama

Sweet Home Alabama (2002)

Movie
6.53
Composer
Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen (2002)

Movie
5.67
Composer
The Navigators

The Navigators (2001)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Blue Planet

The Blue Planet (2001)

TV
6.22
Composer
Summer Catch

Summer Catch (2001)

Movie
9
Composer
Lucky Numbers

Lucky Numbers (2000)

Movie
5.67
Composer
Center Stage

Center Stage (2000)

Movie
5.33
Composer
Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses (2000)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Anna and the King

Anna and the King (1999)

Movie
9
Original Music Composer
Entropy

Entropy (1999)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Grey Owl

Grey Owl (1999)

Movie
Original Music Composer
You've Got Mail

You've Got Mail (1998)

Movie
7.56
Composer
Living Out Loud

Living Out Loud (1998)

Movie
Original Music Composer
EverAfter

EverAfter (1998)

Movie
5
Composer
My Name Is Joe

My Name Is Joe (1998)

Movie
2
Composer
The Object of My Affection

The Object of My Affection (1998)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Dangerous Beauty

Dangerous Beauty (1998)

Movie
Composer
The Woodlanders

The Woodlanders (1998)

Movie
Music
In Love and War

In Love and War (1996)

Movie
4
Composer
The Crucible

The Crucible (1996)

Movie
6
Composer
Carla's Song

Carla's Song (1996)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Multiplicity

Multiplicity (1996)

Movie
5.29
Original Music Composer
Heaven's Prisoners

Heaven's Prisoners (1996)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly (1996)

Movie
6
Composer
Land and Freedom

Land and Freedom (1995)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George (1994)

Movie
5.67
Composer
Mixed Nuts

Mixed Nuts (1994)

Movie
Music Supervisor
Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire (1994)

Movie
6.75
Composer
China Moon

China Moon (1994)

Movie
6
Composer
Ladybird Ladybird

Ladybird Ladybird (1994)

Movie
Composer
China: Beyond the Clouds

China: Beyond the Clouds (1994)

Movie
Composer
Shadowlands

Shadowlands (1993)

Movie
6
Original Music Composer
Life in the Freezer

Life in the Freezer (1993)

TV
6
Composer
Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday (1993)

Movie
6
Original Music Composer
Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day (1993)

Movie
6
Composer
Hero

Hero (1992)

Movie
4
Original Music Composer
Final Analysis

Final Analysis (1992)

Movie
Composer
The Fisher King

The Fisher King (1991)

Movie
6
Original Music Composer
The Long Walk Home

The Long Walk Home (1990)

Movie
Music
White Palace

White Palace (1990)

Movie
6
Music
Trials of Life

Trials of Life (1990)

TV
Music
The Trials of Life

The Trials of Life (1990)

Movie
Composer
Memphis Belle

Memphis Belle (1990)

Movie
5.45
Original Music Composer / Orchestrator
We're No Angels

We're No Angels (1989)

Movie
6
Composer
Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Movie
Music
The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker (1988)

Movie
Original Music Composer
High Spirits

High Spirits (1988)

Movie
Composer
A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust (1988)

Movie
Music
Talking Heads

Talking Heads (1988)

TV
Composer
White Mischief

White Mischief (1987)

Movie
Composer
Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom (1987)

Movie
Composer
84 Charing Cross Road

84 Charing Cross Road (1987)

Movie
Composer
East of Ipswich

East of Ipswich (1987)

Movie
Composer
Past Caring

Past Caring (1986)

Movie
Music
The Monocled Mutineer

The Monocled Mutineer (1986)

TV
Original Music Composer
Clockwise

Clockwise (1986)

Movie
Composer
Song of Experience

Song of Experience (1986)

Movie
Composer
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1985)

Movie
Composer
Poppyland

Poppyland (1985)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Company of Wolves

The Company of Wolves (1984)

Movie
Music
The Jewel in the Crown

The Jewel in the Crown (1984)

TV
6
Composer
Saigon: Year Of The Cat

Saigon: Year Of The Cat (1983)

Movie
Composer
The Ghost Writer

The Ghost Writer (1983)

Movie
Composer
Runners

Runners (1983)

Movie
Composer
Walter and June

Walter and June (1983)

Movie
Composer
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

The Waterloo Bridge Handicap (1982)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Conductor
Gandhi

Gandhi (1982)

Movie
4.44
Composer
Walter

Walter (1982)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Easter 2016

Easter 2016 (1982)

Movie
Composer
Parole

Parole (1982)

Movie
Composer
Going Gently

Going Gently (1981)

Movie
Composer
Dead End

Dead End (1980)

Movie
Composer
Rain on the Roof

Rain on the Roof (1980)

Movie
Composer
Hussy

Hussy (1980)

Movie
Composer
Bloody Kids

Bloody Kids (1980)

Movie
Composer
All Day on the Sands

All Day on the Sands (1979)

Movie
Composer
One Fine Day

One Fine Day (1979)

Movie
Music
The Voysey Inheritance

The Voysey Inheritance (1979)

Movie
Composer
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off (1979)

Movie
Composer
The Old Crowd

The Old Crowd (1979)

Movie
Composer
Doris and Doreen

Doris and Doreen (1978)

Movie
Composer
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978)

Movie
Composer
A Visit from Miss Prothero

A Visit from Miss Prothero (1978)

Movie
Music
Last Summer

Last Summer (1977)

Movie
Composer
Hitting Town

Hitting Town (1976)

Movie
Florence's Brother
A Day Out

A Day Out (1972)

Movie
Henry
Private Road

Private Road (1971)

Movie
Music
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month (1965)

TV
Composer
Me! I’m Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Me! I’m Afraid of Virginia Woolf

TV
Composer
Saigon—Year of the Cat

Saigon—Year of the Cat

TV
Original Music Composer
Unit 234

Unit 234

Movie
Composer
Casting a Spell: Making "Betwitched"

Casting a Spell: Making "Betwitched"

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.24
Based on 4.05 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1965
1987
1996
1988
2023
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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1949-10-19 (74 years old)

Birth Place
Bromley, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
George Howe, George Richard Ian Howe

Awards
Emmy Award


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Ken Loach
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Rebecca O'Brien
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1 TV Show
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Barry Ackroyd
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Barry Ackroyd worked together with George Fenton in:
11 Movies
Ray Beckett
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10 Movies
Andrew Dunn
George Fenton
Andrew Dunn worked together with George Fenton in:
10 Movies
Nicholas Hytner
George Fenton
Nicholas Hytner worked together with George Fenton in:
9 Movies
Andy Tennant
George Fenton
Andy Tennant worked together with George Fenton in:
9 Movies
Martin Johnson
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Martin Johnson worked together with George Fenton in:
8 Movies
David Attenborough
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David Attenborough worked together with George Fenton in:
2 Movies
6 TV Shows
Alastair Fothergill
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Alastair Fothergill worked together with George Fenton in:
4 Movies
4 TV Shows
Judi Dench
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Judi Dench worked together with George Fenton in:
7 Movies
Stuart Craig
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Stuart Craig worked together with George Fenton in:
7 Movies
Lesley Walker
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Lesley Walker worked together with George Fenton in:
7 Movies
Kahleen Crawford
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7 Movies
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