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George Fenton

George Fenton

1949–2026 · Bromley, Kent, England, UK

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Biography

George Richard Ian Howe Fenton (19 October 1949 — 5 October 2026) was an Oscar nominated British composer primarily known for writing music for film and television. He has had longstanding collaborations with many directors including Ken Loach, Stephen Frears, Nicholas Hytner, Neil Jordan, Richard Attenborough, Andy Tennant, and Nora Ephron.

Sound 144

2010s

  1. 2019

    Sorry We Missed You

    Original Music Composer

    79

  2. Cold Pursuit

    Original Music Composer

    62
  3. 2018

    Red Joan

    Original Music Composer

    53

  4. Woman Walks Ahead

    Original Music Composer

    62
  5. 2016

    China: Between Clouds and Dreams

    Original Music Composer

  6. I, Daniel Blake

    Original Music Composer

    81

  7. Wild Oats

    Original Music Composer

    58
  8. 2015

    The Lady in the Van

    Original Music Composer

    72

  9. Absolutely Anything

    Original Music Composer

    45
  10. 2014

    Jimmy's Hall

    Original Music Composer

    68

  11. The Voysey Inheritance

    Music

  12. Bears

    Original Music Composer

    75
  13. 2013

    Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

    Original Music Composer

    59

  14. The Zero Theorem

    Original Music Composer

    56

  15. National Theatre Live: People

    Music

  16. 2012

    The Angels' Share

    Original Music Composer

    73
  17. 2011

    Frozen Planet

    Original Music Composer

    88

  18. One Life

    Original Music Composer

  19. Route Irish

    Original Music Composer

  20. 2010

    The Bounty Hunter

    Original Music Composer

    40

2000s

  1. 2009

    Life

    Original Music Composer

    89

  2. Looking for Eric

    Original Music Composer

    72
  3. 2008

    Fool's Gold

    Original Music Composer

    42
  4. 2007

    Earth

    Original Music Composer

    79

  5. It's a Free World...

    Original Music Composer

  6. 2006

    Planet Earth: The Future

    Music

  7. The History Boys

    Original Music Composer

  8. The Wind That Shakes the Barley

    Original Music Composer

    79

  9. Planet Earth

    Original Music Composer

    92

  10. Last Holiday

    Original Music Composer

    62
  11. 2005

    Mrs. Henderson Presents

    Original Music Composer

    70

  12. Bewitched

    Original Music Composer

    41

  13. Tickets

    Original Music Composer

    68

  14. Valiant

    Original Music Composer

    48

  15. Hitch

    Original Music Composer

    65
  16. 2004

    Stage Beauty

    Original Music Composer

    68

  17. Ae Fond Kiss...

    Original Music Composer

  18. Pride

    Original Music Composer

  19. 2003

    Imagining Argentina

    Original Music Composer

    47

  20. Deep Blue

    Original Music Composer

    72
  21. 2002

    Sweet Home Alabama

    Original Music Composer

    54

  22. Sweet Sixteen

    Original Music Composer

    81
  23. 2001

    The Navigators

    Original Music Composer

    75

  24. The Blue Planet

    Original Music Composer

    88

  25. Summer Catch

    Original Music Composer

    36
  26. 2000

    Lucky Numbers

    Original Music Composer

    41

  27. Bread and Roses

    Original Music Composer

  28. Center Stage

    Original Music Composer

    59

1990s

  1. 1999

    Anna and the King

    Original Music Composer

    62

  2. Entropy

    Original Music Composer

    56

  3. Grey Owl

    Original Music Composer

    48
  4. 1998

    You've Got Mail

    Original Music Composer

    66

  5. Living Out Loud

    Original Music Composer

  6. EverAfter

    Original Music Composer

    75

  7. My Name Is Joe

    Original Music Composer

    78

  8. The Object of My Affection

    Original Music Composer

    57

  9. Dangerous Beauty

    Original Music Composer

    66

  10. The Woodlanders

    Original Music Composer

  11. 1996

    In Love and War

    Original Music Composer

    46

  12. The Crucible

    Original Music Composer

    70

  13. Carla's Song

    Original Music Composer

  14. August

    Conductor

  15. Multiplicity

    Original Music Composer

    56

  16. Heaven's Prisoners

    Original Music Composer

  17. Mary Reilly

    Original Music Composer

    48
  18. 1995

    Land and Freedom

    Original Music Composer

  19. 1994

    The Madness of King George

    Original Music Composer

    79

  20. Mixed Nuts

    Original Music Composer

    38

  21. Interview with the Vampire

    Music Supervisor

    71

  22. China Moon

    Original Music Composer

    57

  23. Ladybird Ladybird

    Original Music Composer

    77
  24. 1993

    Shadowlands

    Original Music Composer

  25. Life in the Freezer

    Original Music Composer

  26. Born Yesterday

    Original Music Composer

  27. Groundhog Day

    Original Music Composer

    80
  28. 1992

    Hero

    Original Music Composer

    64

  29. Final Analysis

    Original Music Composer

    54
  30. 1991

    The Fisher King

    Original Music Composer

    75
  31. 1990

    The Long Walk Home

    Original Music Composer

    77

  32. 102 Boulevard Haussmann

    Original Music Composer

  33. White Palace

    Original Music Composer

    62

  34. Trials of Life

    Music

  35. The Trials of Life

    Music

  36. Memphis Belle

    Original Music Composer

    67

1980s

  1. 1989

    We're No Angels

    Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

    56
  2. 1988

    Dangerous Liaisons

    Original Music Composer

    78

  3. The Dressmaker

    Original Music Composer

  4. High Spirits

    Original Music Composer

    50

  5. A Handful of Dust

    Original Music Composer

    69

  6. Talking Heads

    Music

  7. 1987

    White Mischief

    Original Music Composer

    68

  8. Cry Freedom

    Original Music Composer

    70

  9. 84 Charing Cross Road

    Original Music Composer

  10. 1986

    Past Caring

    Original Music Composer

  11. Call Me Mister

    Original Music Composer

  12. The Monocled Mutineer

    Music

  13. Clockwise

    Original Music Composer

    70

  14. Song of Experience

    Music

  15. 1985

    Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

    Original Music Composer

  16. Screen Two

    Music

  17. 1984

    The Company of Wolves

    Original Music Composer

    70

  18. The Jewel in the Crown

    Music

    79
  19. 1983

    An Englishman Abroad

    Original Music Composer

  20. Saigon: Year of the Cat

    Original Music Composer

  21. The Ghost Writer

    Original Music Composer

  22. Runners

    Original Music Composer, Conductor

  23. Walter and June

    Original Music Composer

  24. 1982

    Gandhi

    Original Music Composer, Conductor

    81

  25. Walter

    Original Music Composer

  26. Easter 2016

    Original Music Composer

  27. Parole

    Original Music Composer

  28. Play for Tomorrow

    Original Music Composer

  29. 1981

    Going Gently

    Original Music Composer

  30. The History Man

    Original Music Composer

  31. 1980

    Dead End

    Original Music Composer

  32. Rain on the Roof

    Original Music Composer

  33. Hussy

    Conductor, Original Music Composer

  34. Bloody Kids

    Original Music Composer

  35. Fox

    Music

1970s

  1. 1979

    Shoestring

    Original Music Composer

  2. All Day on the Sands

    Original Music Composer

  3. One Fine Day

    Original Music Composer

  4. Afternoon Off

    Original Music Composer

  5. The Old Crowd

    Original Music Composer

  6. 1978

    Doris and Doreen

    Original Music Composer

  7. Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

    Original Music Composer

  8. Out

    Music

  9. A Visit from Miss Prothero

    Original Music Composer

  10. 1977

    Last Summer

    Music

  11. 1976

    Plays for Britain

    Original Music Composer

  12. 1971

    Private Road

    Original Music Composer

Acted in 6

1970s

  1. 1972

    A Day Out

    Florence's Brother

  2. Emmerdale

    Martin Gimbel · 28 episodes

    47
  3. 1971

    Private Road

    Henry