George Fenton Biography (1950-)

Born October 19, 1950, in London, England. Addresses: Agent: The Gorfaine Schwartz Agency, 13245 Riverside Dr., Suite 450, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer, conductor, orchestrator
Birth Details: October 19, 1950; London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Music director, Hussy, 1979
Music director, conductor, and orchestrator, Gandhi, Columbia, 1982
Music director, Bloody Kids, Palace/BFI, 1983
Music director, Runners, Hanstall, 1983
Music director and pianist, Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire, 1985
Music supervisor, White of the Eye, Cinema Group, 1987
Music director and conductor, 84 Charing Cross Road, Columbia, 1987
Music arranger and conductor, White Mischief, Columbia, 1987
Conductor and music arranger: score, Cry Freedom, 1987
Conductor, A Handful of Dust, New Line Cinema, 1988
Orchestrator and conductor, We're No Angels, Paramount, 1989
Orchestrator, Memphis Belle, 1990
Song producer, "How about You," The Fisher King, TriStar, 1991
Song producer, "Weatherman" and "Take Me Round Again," Groundhog Day, Columbia, 1993
Orchestrator, Born Yesterday, Buena Vista, 1993
Conductor, Shadowlands, 1993
Music adapter and orchestrator, The Madness of King George (also known as The Madness of George III and The Madness of King George III), Samuel Goldwyn, 1994
Orchestrator, China Moon, Orion, 1994
Adapter and music supervisor, Interview with the Vampire (also known as Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles), Warner Bros., 1994
Conductor, Mary Reilly, TriStar, 1996
Conductor, The Crucible, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Orchestrator and conductor, August, Samuel Goldwyn, 1996
Orchestrator, The Woodlanders, Miramax, 1997
Song performer, "Low Key Lightly," Living Out Loud (also known asThe Kiss), New Line Cinema, 1998
Conductor and song producer and arranger, "You Were Meant for Me," TheObject of My Affection, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
(Uncredited) Conductor and music producer, You've Got Mail, WarnerBros., 1998
Conductor, Anna and the King, Fox 2000 Pictures, 1999
Music conductor, Grey Owl, New City Releasing, 1999
Conductor, Lucky Numbers (also known as Le bon numero), Paramount, 2000
Music conductor, Center Stage, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2000
Music performer and music producer, Sweet 16, Lions Gate Films, 2002
Television Work
Miniseries
Additional music arranger, The Jewel in the Crown, 1984
Television Appearances
Specials
The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1988
WRITINGS
Film Scores
(With Michael Feast and David Dundas) Private Road, Maya Films, 1971
Hussy, 1979
(With Ravi Shankar) Gandhi, Columbia, 1982
Bloody Kids, Palace/BFI, 1983
Runners, Hanstall, 1983
The Company of Wolves, Cannon, 1985
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire, 1985
Past Caring, 1985
Clockwise, Universal/Cannon, 1986
(And title song, with Jonas Gwangwa), Cry Freedom, Universal, 1987
84 Charing Cross Road, Columbia, 1987
White Mischief, Columbia, 1987
A Handful of Dust, New Line Cinema, 1988
The Dressmaker, Film Four, 1988
High Spirits, TriStar, 1988
Dangerous Liaisons, Warner Bros., 1988
Ghoulies II, Empire, 1988
We're No Angels, Paramount, 1989
Memphis Belle, Warner Bros., 1990
The Long Walk Home, Miramax, 1990
White Palace, Universal, 1991

The Fisher King, TriStar, 1991
Hero (also known as Accidental Hero), Columbia, 1992
Final Analysis, Warner Bros., 1992
Shadowlands, Savoy Pictures, 1993
Groundhog Day, Columbia, 1993
Born Yesterday, Buena Vista, 1993
Mixed Nuts (also known as Lifesavers), TriStar, 1994
The Madness of King George (also known as The Madness of GeorgeIII), Samuel Goldwyn, 1994
China Moon, Orion, 1994
Ladybird Ladybird, Samuel Goldwyn, 1994
The Viking Sagas (also known as The Icelandic Sagas), New Line Home Video, 1995
Land and Freedom (also known as Tierra y libertad and Terra e liberta), 1995
In Love and War, New Line Cinema, 1996
Mary Reilly, TriStar, 1996
Heaven's Prisoners, New Line Cinema, 1996
Multiplicity, Columbia, 1996
Carla's Song (also known as La cancion de Carla), Shadow Distribution, 1996
The Crucible, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
The Woodlanders, Miramax, 1997
My Name Is Joe (also known as Mein Name is Joe and Mi nombre es Joe), Artisan Entertainment, 1998
Living Out Loud (also known as The Kiss), New Line Cinema,1998
Ever After (also known as Cinderella and Ever After: A Cinderella Story), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Dangerous Beauty (also known as Courtesan, The Honest Courtesan, A Destiny of Her Own, and Venice), Warner Bros., 1998
The Object of My Affection, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
You've Got Mail (also known as You Have Mail), Warner Bros., 1998
Entropy, 1999
Grey Owl, New City Releasing, 1999
Anna and the King, Fox 2000 Pictures, 1999
Bread and Roses (also known as Pan y rosas), Lions Gate Films, 2000
Center Stage, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
Lucky Numbers (also known as Le bon numero), Paramount, 2000
Summer Catch, Warner Bros., 2001
The Navigators (also known as La Cuadrilla), First Look Pictures Releasing, 2001
Sweet Sixteen, 2002
Sweet Home Alabama, Buena Vista, 2002
Film Songs
"Beyond My Control" and "A Final Request," High Heels (also knownas Tacones lejanos and Talons aiguilles), 1991
Groundhog Day, Columbia, 1993
Anna and the King, Fox 2000 Pictures, 1999
Stage Music
(Incidental music) Twelfth Night, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1974
Much Ado about Nothing, National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre,London, 1981
A Month in the Country, National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre,1981
The Duchess of Malfi, Royal Exchange Theatre Company, Round HouseTheatre, London, 1981
Don Juan, National Theatre Company, Cottesloe Theatre, London, 1981
Good, Royal Shakespeare Company, Warehouse Theatre, London, 1981,then Booth Theatre, New York City, 1982
Antony and Cleopatra, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Pit Theatre,London, 1983
Macbeth, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Theatre, London, 1983
Mother Courage, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Theatre, 1984
Bengal Lancer, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1985
Racing Demon, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson/Doolittle Theatres, Los Angeles, 1994-1995, then Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1995
Also wrote scores for A Fair Quarrel; The Cherry Orchard; The Changeling; Measure for Measure; Julius Caesar, Riverside Studios; Good, Royal Shakespeare Company; Dick, Royal Court Theatre; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, Euro-Disney.
Television Music
Series
Out, 1978
(Theme music) Bergerac, 1981
(Theme music) BBC News, BBC, 1981
Call Me Mister, 1986
The Trials of Life, BBC, 1990, then TNT, 1991
Life in the Freezer, 1993
Miniseries
Shoestring, 1979
The History Man (also known as Malcolm Bradbury's The History Man), 1981
Talking Heads, 1987
Talking Heads 2, BBC, 1998
The Blue Planet, The Discovery Channel, 2001
Movies
Bloody Kids, 1979
Rain on the Roof, 1980
Parole, 1982
Saigon--Year of the Cat, 1983
An Englishman Abroad, 1983
Walter and June (also known as Loving Walter), 1983
East of Ipswich, 1987
102 Boulevard Haussmann, 1991
Specials
Our Winnie (also known as Alan Bennett Season: Our Winnie),1982
A Woman of No Importance (also known as Alan Bennett Season: AWoman of No Importance), 1982
The Ghost Writer, 1983
The Jewel in the Crown, 1984
"A Chip in the Sugar," 2 Monologues: In My Defence/A Chip in the Sugar, PBS, 1992
China: Beyond the Clouds (also known as National Geographic's China: Beyond the Clouds), PBS, 1994
The Fall of Saigon, The Discovery Channel, 1995
Great White Bear, PBS, 1998
Talking Heads 2: Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet, PBS, 2001
Telling Tales, 2000
Other Television Music
Going Gently, 1981
Breakfast Time, 1983
Natural World, 1983
Village Earth, 1983
The Monocled Mutineer, BBC, 1986, then KCET, 1990

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, January 17, 1997, p. 62

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