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Ron Goodwin Biography (1925-2003)

Full name, Ronald Alfred Goodwin; born February 17, 1925, in Plymouth, England; son of James and Bessie Violet (Godsland) Goodwin; married Ellen GertrudeDrew, July 3, 1947 (divorced, February, 1986); married Heather Elizabeth MaryDunsden, September 22, 1986; children: (first marriage) Christopher-Russell.Addresses: Agent--Robert Light Agency, 6404 Wilshire Blvd., No. 900,Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

February 17, 1925

Plymouth, England

Death Details

January 8, 2003

Britain

Famous Works

• Credits
• FILM WORK; MUSIC DIRECTOR,EXCEPT AS NOTED Man with a Gun (also see below), Anglo-Amalgamated, 1958.
• Whirlpool (also see below), J. Arthur Rank, 1959.
• Arranger and conductor, I'm All Right, Jack (also see below), British Lion, 1959.
• The Witness (also see below), Anglo-Amalgamated, 1959.
• In the Nick (also see below), Columbia, 1960.
• Village of the Damned (also see below), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1960.
• The Man with the Green Carnation (also known as The Trials of Oscar Wildeand The Green Carnation; also see below), Kingsley, 1960.
• The Clue of the New Pin (also see below), Producers Distributors Corp., 1961.
• Invasion Quartet (also see below), MGM, 1961.
• The Man at the Carlton Tower (also see below), Anglo-Amalgamated, 1961.
• Murder She Said (also known as Meet Miss Marple; also see below), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1961.
• Partners in Crime (also see below), Allied Artists, 1961.
• I Thank a Fool (also see below), MGM, 1962.
• Kill or Cure (also see below), MGM, 1962.
• Postman's Knock (also see below), MGM, 1962.
• Village of Daughters (includes title song written with Norman Newell; also see below), MGM, 1962.
• Children of the Damned (also see below), MGM, 1963.
• The Cracksman (also see below), Warner Bros./Pathe, 1963.
• The Day of the Triffids (also see below), Allied Artists, 1963.
• Follow the Boys (also see below), MGM, 1963.
• Murder at the Gallop (also see below), MGM, 1963.
• Sword of Lancelot (also known as Lancelot and Guinevere; also see below),Universal, 1963.
• Go Kart Go (also see below), CFF, 1964.
• Ladies Who Do (also see below), Continental Distributing, 1964.
• Murder Ahoy (also see below), MGM, 1964.
• Murder Most Foul (also see below), MGM, 1964.
• Of Human Bondage (also see below), MGM, 1964.
• Squadron 633 (also known as 633 Squadron; also see below), United Artists(UA), 1964.
• The Early Bird (also see below), J. Arthur Rank, 1965.
• A Home of Your Own (also see below), Dormer/British Lion, 1965.
• Johnny Nobody (also see below), Medallion, 1965.
• Operation Crossbow (also known as The Great Spy Mission and Code Name: Operation Crossbow; also see below), MGM, 1965.
• Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines; or How I Flew from Londonto Paris in 25 Hours and 11 Minutes (also known as Those Magnificent Men intheir Flying Machines; also see below), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965.
• The Alphabet Murders (also known as The ABC Murders; also see below), MGM, 1966.
• The Magnificent Two (also see below), J. Arthur Rank, 1967.
• Mister Ten Percent (also see below), WPD, 1967.
• The Trap (also known as L'Aventure sauvage; also see below), ContinentalDistributing, 1967.
• Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (also see below), MGM, 1968.
• That Riviera Touch (also see below), Continental Distributing, 1968.
• Where Eagles Dare (also see below), MGM, 1968.
• Battle of Britain (also see below), UA, 1969.
• Decline and Fall ... of a Bird Watcher (also known as Decline and Fall; also see below), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969.
• Submarine X-1 (also see below), UA, 1969.
• Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (also known as Quei Temerari sulle loro pazze, Scalcinate carriole and Monte Carlo or Bust; includes song "Monte Carlo or Bust"; also see below), Paramount, 1969.
• The Executioner (also see below), Columbia, 1970.
• The Selfish Giant (also known as Le Geant egoiste; also see below), Readers Digest, 1971.
• Diamonds on Wheels (also see below), Buena Vista, 1972.
• Frenzy (also see below), Universal, 1972.
• Gawain and the Green Knight (also known as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; also see below), UA/Sancrest, 1973.
• The Little Mermaid (animated; also see below), Readers Digest, 1973.
• Deadly Strangers (also see below), Silhouette, 1974.
• The Happy Prince (animated; also see below), Readers Digest, 1974.
• One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (also see below), Buena Vista, 1975.
• Spanish Fly (also see below), EMI, 1975.
• The Littlest Horse Thieves (also known as Escape from the Dark; includes"Flash's Theme"; also see below), Buena Vista, 1977.
• Ride a Wild Pony (also known as Born to Run; also see below), Buena Vista, 1977.
• Candleshoe (also see below), Buena Vista, 1978.
• Force 10 from Navarone (also see below), American International, 1978.
• The Unidentified Flying Oddball (also known as The Spaceman and King Arthur and UFO; also see below), Buena Vista, 1979.
• Clash of Loyalties (also known as Al-Mas' Ala Al-Kubra; also see below),Jorephani, 1983.
• Valhalla (animated; also see below), J & M, 1986.
• Credits; ALBUMS
• Lancelot and Guinevere (also see below), EMI, c. 1963.
• Squadron 633 (also see below), UA, c. 1964.
• Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (also see below), Twentieth Century-Fox, c. 1965.
• The Trap (also see below), Atco, c. 1967.
• Decline and Fall ... of a Bird Watcher (also see below), Stateside, c. 1969.
• Where Eagles Dare (also see below), MGM, c. 1968.
• Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (also see below), Paramount, c. 1969.
• Battle of Britain (also see below), UA, c. 1969.
• The Selfish Giant (also see below), EMI, c. 1971.
• Other recordings include Ron Goodwin Specials, Ron Goodwin Specials No. 2, Film Favourites, Music to Set You Dreaming, Serenade, Adventure, Gipsy Fire, Legend of the Glass Mountain, Ron Goodwin in Concert, This Is Ron Goodwin,Ron Goodwin Plays Burt Bacharach, Beatles Concerto, Projections, Ron GoodwinConducts the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Adventure and Excitement, Rhythmand Romance, My Kind of Music, and Ron Goodwin Conducts the Odense SymphonyOrchestra.
• Writings;FILM SCORES
• Man with a Gun, Anglo-Amalgamated, 1958.
• Whirlpool, J. Arthur Rank, 1959.
• (With Ken Hare) I'm All Right, Jack, British Lion, 1959.
• The Witness, Anglo-Amalgamated, 1959.
• In the Nick, Columbia, 1960.
• Village of the Damned, MGM, 1960.
• The Man with the Green Carnation (also known as The Trials of Oscar Wildeand The Green Carnation), Kingsley, 1960.
• The Clue of the New Pin, Producers Distributors Corp., 1961.
• Invasion Quartet, MGM, 1961.
• The Man at the Carlton Tower, Anglo-Amalgamated, 1961.
• Murder She Said (also known as Meet Miss Marple), MGM, 1961.
• Partners in Crime, Allied Artists, 1961.
• I Thank a Fool, MGM, 1962.
• Kill or Cure, MGM, 1962.
• Postman's Knock, MGM, 1962.
• Village of Daughters (includes title song written with Norman Newell), MGM, 1962.
• Children of the Damned, MGM, 1963.
• The Cracksman, Warner Bros./Pathe, 1963.
• The Day of the Triffids, Allied Artists, 1963.
• (With Alexander Courage) Follow the Boys, MGM, 1963.
• Murder at the Gallop, MGM, 1963.
• Sword of Lancelot (also known as Lancelot and Guinevere), Universal, 1963.
• Go Kart Go, CFF, 1964.
• Ladies Who Do, Continental Distributing, 1964.
• Murder Ahoy, MGM, 1964.
• Murder Most Foul, MGM, 1964.
• Of Human Bondage, MGM, 1964.
• Squadron 633 (also known as 633 Squadron), UA, 1964.
• The Early Bird, J. Arthur Rank, 1965.
• A Home of Your Own, Dormer/British Lion, 1965.
• Johnny Nobody, Medallion, 1965.
• Operation Crossbow (also known as The Great Spy Mission and Code Name: Operation Crossbow), MGM, 1965.
• Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines; or How I Flew from Londonto Paris in 25 Hours and 11 Minutes (also known as Those Magnificent Men intheir Flying Machines), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965.
• The Alphabet Murders (also known as The ABC Murders), MGM, 1966.
• The Magnificent Two, J. Arthur Rank, 1967.
• Mister Ten Percent, WPD, 1967.
• The Trap (also known as L'Aventure sauvage), Continental Distributing, 1967.
• Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter, MGM, 1968.
• That Riviera Touch, Continental Distributing, 1968.
• Where Eagles Dare, MGM, 1968.
• (With William Walton) Battle of Britain, UA, 1969.
• Decline and Fall ... of a Bird Watcher (also known as Decline and Fall),Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969.
• Submarine X-1, UA, 1969.
• Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (also known as Quei Temerari sulle loro pazze, Scalcinate carriole, and Monte Carlo or Bust; includessong "Monte Carlo or Bust"), Paramount, 1969.
• The Executioner, Columbia, 1970.
• The Selfish Giant (also known as Le Geant egoiste), Readers Digest, 1971.
• Diamonds on Wheels, Buena Vista, 1972.
• Frenzy, Universal, 1972.
• Gawain and the Green Knight (also known as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight), UA/Sancrest, 1973.
• The Little Mermaid (animated), Readers Digest, 1973.
• Deadly Strangers, Silhouette, 1974.
• The Happy Prince (animated), Readers Digest, 1974.
• One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing, Buena Vista, 1975.
• Spanish Fly, EMI, 1975.
• The Littlest Horse Thieves (also known as Escape from the Dark; includes"Flash's Theme"), Buena Vista, 1977.
• Ride a Wild Pony (also known as Born to Run), Buena Vista, 1977.
• Candleshoe, Buena Vista, 1978.
• Force 10 from Navarone, American International, 1978.
• The Unidentified Flying Oddball (also known as The Spaceman and King Arthur and UFO), Buena Vista, 1979.
• Clash of Loyalties (also known as Al-Mas' Ala Al-Kubra), Jorephani, 1983.
• Valhalla (animated), J & M, 1986.
• Also composer of scores for documentaries, including The Coryton Achievement (also known as On Stream), 1956, Atlantic Link, 1957, Green Islands, 1958, and Safety Senses, 1975; and for short animated films, including The FlyingMan, 1962, and Charley, 1965.
• Writings;OTHER FILM MUSIC
• (Composer of source music) The Night My Number Came Up, Continental Distributing, 1955.
• (Composer of source music) On the Beat, J. Arthur Rank, 1962.
• "We Must Always Trust the Stranger," Those Fantastic Flying Fools (also known as Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon and Blast-Off), American International, 1967.
• Writings;TELEVISION SCORES
• "Beauty and the Beast," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1976.
• Writings;OTHER COMPOSITIONS
• Composer of "Drake 400 Suite," 1980, "New Zealand Suite," 1984, "Aramada400 Suite," 1988, "September 15th, 1940," 1990, "Summer Breeze," 1991, "Brimpton Suite," "Suite for Brass," and "City of Lincoln March."