Born in Broadstairs, Kent in 1936, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett is widely acknowledged as one of the UK's most versatile and influential musicians.
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett is widely acknowledged as one of the UK's most versatile and influential musicians. He is equally at home in the worlds of jazz, film and classical music with a catalogue of over two hundred works for the concert hall and a string of collaborations with artists such as Marion Montgomery, Cleo Laine and Sir Paul McCartney, as well as with his “partner-in-cabaret” singer Claire Martin.
Having scored almost fifty films, he has established himself as one of the most consistently sought after film composers of his generation. Richard Rodney Bennett received his knighthood in the Millennium Honours List for his services to music.
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Film and TV
Making 'Murder On The Orient Express' (2004)
Gormenghast (2000)
The Tale Of Sweeney Todd (1998)
Swann (1996)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Enchanted April (1992)
The Attic:The Hiding Of Anne Frank (1988)
Strange Interlude (1988)
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987)
and many more including Tender Is The Night (1985), Murder On The Orient Express (1984), The Witches (1966), Hamlet (1964) and Doctor Who (1964).
Recordings
Words and Music (2007)
That Certain Feeling (2006)
Four Piece Suite
I Never Went Away (2005)
Sea Change - Choral works By Richard Rodney Bennett (2005)
Complete Works For Solo Piano (2004)
Bennett - Orchestral Work
Saxophone Quartet
Bennett - Film Music
Rondel For Solo Viola
Six Country Dances
Six Country Dances For Viola and Piano
Sonata For Soprano Saxophone and Piano
Dream Dancing
Special Occassions
After Syrinx I Oboe and Piano
Enchanted April: The Film Music Of Richard Rodney Bennett
The Ballad Of Sweet William
Patrita For Orchestra, Suite From Enchanted April
Suite For Skip and Sadie For Piano Duet
Way Ahead Of The Game
Awards
ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Anthony Asquith Awards for Film Music for Murder On The Orient Express (1974)
Richard Rodney Bennett has also been nominated for Oscars and Grammy's.
External Websites
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