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Carl Davis

Sound
86 years oldBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Personal Details

Born
October 28, 1936 - August 3, 2023 (age 86)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Sound

Also Known As

Carl Davis CBE

Movies (42)

Composing Napoleon

Composing Napoleon

as Self

2016

Ethel & Ernest
7.5

Ethel & Ernest

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2016

Florence Foster Jenkins
6.7

Florence Foster Jenkins

as Orlando Adams

2016

The Understudy

The Understudy

as Mr. Davidovitz

2012

Garbo
6.3

Garbo

Orchestrator (Sound)

2005

Promoted to Glory

Promoted to Glory

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2003

The Book of Eve
1.0

The Book of Eve

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2002

Lon Chaney: A thousand faces
6.5

Lon Chaney: A thousand faces

Music (Sound)

2000

The Great Gatsby
5.4

The Great Gatsby

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2000

The Greatest Store in the World
4.8

The Greatest Store in the World

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1999

Topsy-Turvy
6.6

Topsy-Turvy

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1999

Goodnight, Mister Tom
6.9

Goodnight, Mister Tom

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1998

Universal Horror
7.1

Universal Horror

Additional Music (Crew)

1998

Le radeau de la Méduse
6.3

Le radeau de la Méduse

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1998

An Audience with Charles Dickens

An Audience with Charles Dickens

Music (Sound)

1996

Anne Frank Remembered
7.7

Anne Frank Remembered

Music (Sound)

1995

The Return of the Native
6.1

The Return of the Native

Music (Sound)

1994

George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin
6.8

George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin

Music (Sound)

1994

Widows' Peak
6.3

Widows' Peak

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1994

Liberation
7.8

Liberation

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1994

Genghis Cohn
3.9

Genghis Cohn

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1993

The Trial
5.9

The Trial

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1993

Voyage
4.9

Voyage

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1993

D.W. Griffith: Father of Film
6.5

D.W. Griffith: Father of Film

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1993

Northern Ballet's A Christmas Carol
9.8

Northern Ballet's A Christmas Carol

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1992

A Sense of History
7.3

A Sense of History

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1992

The Crucifer of Blood
6.5

The Crucifer of Blood

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1991

Paul McCartney: Ghosts of the Past

Paul McCartney: Ghosts of the Past

as Self

1991

The Black Velvet Gown
5.4

The Black Velvet Gown

Music (Sound)

1991

Echoes That Remain
7.0

Echoes That Remain

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1991

Separate But Equal
6.5

Separate But Equal

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1991

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
6.5

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

Music (Sound)

1990

Frankenstein Unbound
5.7

Frankenstein Unbound

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1990

Crossing to Freedom
6.0

Crossing to Freedom

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1990

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
4.3

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1990

The Yellow Wallpaper
1.0

The Yellow Wallpaper

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1989

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
7.0

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

Music (Sound)

1989

Somewhere to Run

Somewhere to Run

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1989

The Rainbow
5.5

The Rainbow

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1989

Scandal
6.0

Scandal

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1989

The Girl in a Swing
4.5

The Girl in a Swing

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1988

Journey's End
7.0

Journey's End

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1988

TV Shows (8)