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Carl Davis

Born October 28, 1936 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Died August 3, 2023

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.

Known for

Florence Foster Jenkins

IMDb6.8

Florence Foster Jenkins

Orlando Adams

Pride and Prejudice

IMDb8.8

Pride and Prejudice

Original Music Composer

The French Lieutenant's Woman

IMDb6.9

The French Lieutenant's Woman

Original Music Composer

The World at War

IMDb9.2

The World at War

Original Music Composer

Topsy-Turvy

IMDb7.3

Topsy-Turvy

Original Music Composer

Frankenstein Unbound

IMDb5.4

Frankenstein Unbound

Original Music Composer

Ethel & Ernest

IMDb7.7

Ethel & Ernest

Original Music Composer

Scandal

IMDb6.5

Scandal

Original Music Composer

Goodnight, Mister Tom

IMDb7.8

Goodnight, Mister Tom

Original Music Composer

King David

IMDb5.3

King David

Original Music Composer

I, Monster

IMDb5.7

I, Monster

Original Music Composer

Cranford

IMDb8.3

Cranford

Original Music Composer

Upstairs Downstairs

IMDb7.4

Upstairs Downstairs

Original Music Composer

The Naked Civil Servant

IMDb7.8

The Naked Civil Servant

Original Music Composer

Up Pompeii

IMDb6.0

Up Pompeii

Original Music Composer, Conductor

The Rainbow

IMDb6.3

The Rainbow

Original Music Composer, Conductor

The Trial

IMDb6.0

The Trial

Original Music Composer

Man Friday

IMDb6.2

Man Friday

Original Music Composer

A Sense of History

IMDb7.8

A Sense of History

Original Music Composer

Anne Frank Remembered

IMDb8.1

Anne Frank Remembered

Music

Filmography

  1. 2016Composing NapoleonSelfMovie
  2. 2016Ethel & ErnestOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  3. 2016Florence Foster JenkinsOrlando AdamsMovie
  4. 2012The UnderstudyMr. Davidovitz, Executive Producer, Original Music ComposerMovie
  5. 2010Upstairs DownstairsOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  6. 2007CranfordOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  7. 2005GarboOrchestrator, Original Music ComposerMovie
  8. 2003Promoted to GloryOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  9. 2002The Book of EveOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  10. 2002There's Only One Paul McCartneySelfMovie
  11. 2000Lon Chaney: A Thousand FacesMusicMovie
  12. 2000The Great GatsbyOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  13. 1999The Greatest Store in the WorldOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  14. 1999Topsy-TurvyOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  15. 1998Goodnight, Mister TomOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  16. 1998Universal HorrorAdditional MusicMovie
  17. 1998Le radeau de la MéduseOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  18. 1997A Dance to the Music of TimeOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  19. 1996An Audience with Charles DickensMusicMovie
  20. 1995The Queen's NoseChoral PlantSeries
  21. 1995Pride and PrejudiceOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  22. 1995Oliver's TravelsOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  23. 1995Anne Frank RememberedMusicMovie
  24. 1994The Return of the NativeMusicMovie
  25. 1994Lie Down with LionsOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  26. 1994George Stevens: D-Day to BerlinMusicMovie
  27. 1994Widows' PeakOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  28. 1994LiberationOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  29. 1993Genghis CohnOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  30. 1993The TrialOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  31. 1993VoyageOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  32. 1993D.W. Griffith: Father of FilmOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  33. 1993A Year in ProvenceOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  34. 1992Northern Ballet's A Christmas CarolOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  35. 1992A Sense of HistoryOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  36. 1991The Crucifer of BloodOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  37. 1991Paul McCartney: Ghosts of the PastSelfMovie
  38. 1991The Black Velvet GownMusicMovie
  39. 1991Echoes That RemainOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  40. 1991Separate but EqualOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  41. 1990The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside StoryMusicMovie
  42. 1990Frankenstein UnboundOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  43. 1990Crossing to FreedomOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  44. 1990The Secret Life of Ian FlemingOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  45. 1989The Yellow WallpaperOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  46. 1989Harold Lloyd: The Third GeniusMusicMovie
  47. 1989Somewhere to RunOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  48. 1989The RainbowOriginal Music Composer, ConductorMovie
  49. 1989ScandalOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  50. 1988The Girl in a SwingOriginal Music Composer, ConductorMovie
  51. 1988The Play on OneOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  52. 1988Journey's EndOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  53. 1987Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to FollowOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  54. 1987The First EdenMusic EditorSeries
  55. 1986Hotel du LacConductor, Original Music ComposerMovie
  56. 1985Silas MarnerOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  57. 1985A Song for EuropeConductor, Original Music ComposerMovie
  58. 1985King DavidOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  59. 1985The Day the Universe ChangedMain Title Theme ComposerSeries
  60. 1985George Stevens: A Filmmaker's JourneyOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  61. 1985Praying MantisOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  62. 1985Screen TwoOriginal Music Composer, ConductorSeries
  63. 1985Fragments of IsabellaMusicMovie
  64. 1984SakharovOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  65. 1984The Far PavilionsOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  66. 1984ChampionsMusicMovie
  67. 1984Down in the ValleyOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  68. 1983The AerodromeOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  69. 1983The Weather in the StreetsOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  70. 1983MacbethOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  71. 1983LandscapeMusicMovie
  72. 1983Arms and the ManOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  73. 1983Unknown ChaplinOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  74. 1982Schoolgirl ChumsOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  75. 1982The Hound of the BaskervillesOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  76. 1982Mike Leigh: Making PlaysMusicMovie
  77. 1982Home Sweet HomeOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  78. 1982L’EleganceMusicMovie
  79. 1981The French Lieutenant's WomanOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  80. 1981Private SchulzPianist at Salon Kitty (uncredited)Series
  81. 1980Staying OnOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  82. 1980The Mystery of the Disappearing SchoolgirlsOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  83. 1980The Merchant of VeniceOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  84. 1980OppenheimerOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  85. 1980Fair Stood the Wind for FranceOriginal Music Composer, ConductorSeries
  86. 1980HollywoodMusicSeries
  87. 1979Speed KingOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  88. 1979The Old Curiosity ShopMusicSeries
  89. 1979Birth of the BeatlesOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  90. 1979Prince RegentOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  91. 1979Brecht and CoOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  92. 1978The Light PrincessOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  93. 1978Wuthering HeightsOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  94. 1978Langrishe, Go DownOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  95. 1978The Mayor of CasterbridgeOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  96. 1977Marie CurieOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  97. 1977The Kiss of DeathOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  98. 1976The Lady of the CamelliasOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  99. 1976Your Man from Six CountiesOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  100. 1976Fast HandsTheme Song PerformanceMovie
  101. 1976Where Adam StoodMusicMovie
  102. 1976The Paradise RunOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  103. 1976Our Mutual FriendOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  104. 1975The Naked Civil ServantOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  105. 1975Man FridayOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  106. 1974The CayOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  107. 1973The CatholicsOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  108. 1973The World at WarOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  109. 1973The Merchant of VeniceOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  110. 1973The National HealthOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  111. 1972RentadickOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  112. 1972War & PeaceMusicSeries
  113. 1972What Became of Jack and Jill?Original Music ComposerMovie
  114. 1972Stocker's CopperOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  115. 1972Up the Chastity BeltOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  116. 1971I, MonsterOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  117. 1971Up PompeiiOriginal Music Composer, ConductorMovie
  118. 1970Edward IIOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  119. 1970Praise Marx and Pass the AmmunitionComposerMovie
  120. 1968The Bofors GunOriginal Music ComposerMovie