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Carl Davis

Carl Davis

1936–2023 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Sound 112

2010s

  1. 2016
  2. 2012

    The Understudy

    Original Music Composer

  3. 2010

2000s

  1. 2007
  2. 2005

    Garbo

    Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

  3. 2003

    Promoted to Glory

    Original Music Composer

  4. 2002

    The Book of Eve

    Original Music Composer

  5. 2000

    Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

    Music

  6. The Great Gatsby

    Original Music Composer

1990s

  1. 1999

    The Greatest Store in the World

    Original Music Composer

  2. 1998

    Goodnight, Mister Tom

    Original Music Composer

  3. Le radeau de la Méduse

    Original Music Composer

  4. Coming Home

    Original Music Composer

  5. 1997

    A Dance to the Music of Time

    Original Music Composer

  6. 1996
  7. 1995
  8. Oliver's Travels

    Original Music Composer

  9. Anne Frank Remembered

    Music

  10. 1994

    The Return of the Native

    Music

  11. Lie Down with Lions

    Original Music Composer

  12. 1993

    Genghis Cohn

    Original Music Composer

  13. The Trial

    Original Music Composer

  14. D.W. Griffith: Father of Film

    Original Music Composer

  15. 1992

    Northern Ballet's A Christmas Carol

    Original Music Composer

  16. A Sense of History

    Original Music Composer

  17. 1991

    The Crucifer of Blood

    Original Music Composer

  18. The Black Velvet Gown

    Music

  19. Echoes That Remain

    Original Music Composer

  20. Separate but Equal

    Original Music Composer

  21. 1990

    The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

    Music

  22. Crossing to Freedom

    Original Music Composer

  23. The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

    Original Music Composer

1980s

  1. 1989

    The Yellow Wallpaper

    Original Music Composer

  2. Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

    Music

  3. 1988
  4. Journey's End

    Original Music Composer

  5. 1987

    A Simple Man

    Original Music Composer, Conductor

  6. Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

    Original Music Composer

  7. The First Eden

    Music Editor

  8. 1986

    Hotel du Lac

    Original Music Composer, Conductor

  9. 1985

    Silas Marner

    Original Music Composer

  10. A Song for Europe

    Original Music Composer, Conductor

  11. The Day the Universe Changed

    Main Title Theme Composer

  12. Praying Mantis

    Original Music Composer

  13. Fragments of Isabella

    Music

  14. 1984

    Sakharov

    Original Music Composer

  15. The Far Pavilions

    Original Music Composer

  16. Champions

    Music

  17. 1983

    The Tale of Beatrix Potter

    Original Music Composer, Conductor

  18. The Aerodrome

    Original Music Composer

  19. The Weather in the Streets

    Original Music Composer

  20. Macbeth

    Original Music Composer

  21. Landscape

    Music

  22. Unknown Chaplin

    Original Music Composer

  23. 1982

    Schoolgirl Chums

    Original Music Composer

  24. The Hound of the Baskervilles

    Original Music Composer

  25. Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Music

  26. Home Sweet Home

    Original Music Composer

  27. L’Elegance

    Music

  28. 1981
  29. 1980

    Staying On

    Original Music Composer

  30. The Merchant of Venice

    Original Music Composer

  31. Oppenheimer

    Original Music Composer

  32. Hollywood

    Music

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. Birth of the Beatles

    Original Music Composer

  3. Prince Regent

    Original Music Composer

  4. Brecht and Co

    Original Music Composer

  5. 1978

    The Light Princess

    Original Music Composer

  6. Wuthering Heights

    Original Music Composer

  7. Langrishe, Go Down

    Original Music Composer

  8. The Sea

    Music

  9. The Mayor of Casterbridge

    Original Music Composer

  10. 1977

    Marie Curie

    Original Music Composer

  11. The Kiss of Death

    Original Music Composer

  12. 1976

    The Lady of the Camellias

    Original Music Composer

  13. Your Man from Six Counties

    Original Music Composer

  14. Shuttlecock

    Theme Song Performance

  15. Fast Hands

    Theme Song Performance

  16. Where Adam Stood

    Music

  17. The Paradise Run

    Original Music Composer

  18. Our Mutual Friend

    Original Music Composer

  19. 1975
  20. 1974

    The Cay

    Original Music Composer

  21. 1973

    The Catholics

    Original Music Composer

  22. The Merchant of Venice

    Original Music Composer

  23. The National Health

    Original Music Composer

  24. 1972

    Rentadick

    Original Music Composer

  25. War & Peace

    Music

  26. What Became of Jack and Jill?

    Original Music Composer

  27. Stocker's Copper

    Original Music Composer

  28. Up the Chastity Belt

    Original Music Composer

  29. 1971

    I, Monster

    Original Music Composer

  30. Up Pompeii

    Original Music Composer, Conductor

  31. 1970

    Edward II

    Original Music Composer

1960s

  1. 1968

    The Bofors Gun

    Original Music Composer

Acted in 5

2010s

  1. 2016
  2. 2012

    The Understudy

    Mr. Davidovitz

1990s

  1. 1995

    The Queen's Nose

    Choral Plant · 1 episode

1970s

  1. 1970

    Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition

    Composer

Produced 1

2010s

  1. 2012

    The Understudy

    Executive Producer

Other crew 1

1990s

  1. 1998

    Universal Horror

    Additional Music

Appearances3

2010s

  1. 2016

    Composing Napoleon

    Self

2000s

  1. 2002

    There's Only One Paul McCartney

    Self

1990s

  1. 1991

    Paul McCartney: Ghosts of the Past

    Self