George Fenton
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- October 19, 1949
- Died
- October 5, 2026 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Bromley, Kent, England, UK
Biography
George Richard Ian Howe Fenton (19 October 1949 — 5 October 2026) was an Oscar nominated British composer primarily known for writing music for film and television. He has had longstanding collaborations with many directors including Ken Loach, Stephen Frears, Nicholas Hytner, Neil Jordan, Richard Attenborough, Andy Tennant, and Nora Ephron.
Known For
Filmography
Up Against It
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Choral
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bergerac
TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps
Unit 234
Movie · Original Music Composer
Allelujah
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Old Oak
Movie · Original Music Composer
Wild Isles
TV · Original Music Composer · 5 eps
Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s)
Movie · Original Music Composer
The United Way
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Duke
Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Beat the Devil
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Secret: Dare to Dream
Movie · Original Music Composer
Cold Pursuit
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sorry We Missed You
Movie · Original Music Composer
Woman Walks Ahead
Movie · Original Music Composer
Red Joan
Movie · Original Music Composer
I, Daniel Blake
Movie · Original Music Composer
Wild Oats
Movie · Original Music Composer
China: Between Clouds and Dreams
TV · Original Music Composer · 5 eps
Absolutely Anything
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Lady in the Van
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bears
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Voysey Inheritance
Movie · Music
Jimmy's Hall
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Zero Theorem
Movie · Original Music Composer
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Movie · Original Music Composer
National Theatre Live: People
Movie · Music
The Angels' Share
Movie · Original Music Composer
Route Irish
Movie · Original Music Composer
One Life
Movie · Original Music Composer
Frozen Planet
TV · Original Music Composer · 7 eps
The Bounty Hunter
Movie · Original Music Composer
Looking for Eric
Movie · Original Music Composer
Life
TV · Original Music Composer · 10 eps
Fool's Gold
Movie · Original Music Composer
Earth
Movie · Original Music Composer
It's a Free World...
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Movie · Original Music Composer
The History Boys
Movie · Original Music Composer
Last Holiday
Movie · Original Music Composer
Planet Earth: The Future
TV · Music · 3 eps
Planet Earth
TV · Original Music Composer · 11 eps
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hitch
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bewitched
Movie · Original Music Composer
Tickets
Movie · Original Music Composer
Valiant
Movie · Original Music Composer
Ae Fond Kiss...
Movie · Original Music Composer
Stage Beauty
Movie · Original Music Composer
Pride
Movie · Original Music Composer
Deep Blue
Movie · Original Music Composer
Imagining Argentina
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sweet Sixteen
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sweet Home Alabama
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Navigators
Movie · Original Music Composer
Summer Catch
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Blue Planet
TV · Original Music Composer · 8 eps
Lucky Numbers
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bread and Roses
Movie · Original Music Composer
Center Stage
Movie · Original Music Composer
Anna and the King
Movie · Original Music Composer
Grey Owl
Movie · Original Music Composer
Entropy
Movie · Original Music Composer
My Name Is Joe
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dangerous Beauty
Movie · Original Music Composer
You've Got Mail
Movie · Original Music Composer
EverAfter
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Object of My Affection
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Woodlanders
Movie · Original Music Composer
Living Out Loud
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Crucible
Movie · Original Music Composer
Heaven's Prisoners
Movie · Original Music Composer
Multiplicity
Movie · Original Music Composer
Mary Reilly
Movie · Original Music Composer
Carla's Song
Movie · Original Music Composer
In Love and War
Movie · Original Music Composer
August
Movie · Conductor
Land and Freedom
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Madness of King George
Movie · Original Music Composer
Mixed Nuts
Movie · Original Music Composer
China Moon
Movie · Original Music Composer
Interview with the Vampire
Movie · Music Supervisor
Ladybird Ladybird
Movie · Original Music Composer
Groundhog Day
Movie · Original Music Composer
Shadowlands
Movie · Original Music Composer
Born Yesterday
Movie · Original Music Composer
Life in the Freezer
TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps
Hero
Movie · Original Music Composer
Final Analysis
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Fisher King
Movie · Original Music Composer
Memphis Belle
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Long Walk Home
Movie · Original Music Composer
102 Boulevard Haussmann
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Trials of Life
Movie · Music
White Palace
Movie · Original Music Composer
Trials of Life
TV · Music · 12 eps
We're No Angels
Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Dangerous Liaisons
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Handful of Dust
Movie · Original Music Composer
High Spirits
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Dressmaker
Movie · Original Music Composer
Talking Heads
TV · Music · 10 eps
Cry Freedom
Movie · Original Music Composer
White Mischief
Movie · Original Music Composer
84 Charing Cross Road
Movie · Original Music Composer
Clockwise
Movie · Original Music Composer
Past Caring
Movie · Original Music Composer
Song of Experience
Movie · Music
The Monocled Mutineer
TV · Music · 4 eps
Call Me Mister
TV · Original Music Composer · 10 eps
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
Movie · Original Music Composer
Screen Two
TV · Music · 1 ep
The Company of Wolves
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Jewel in the Crown
TV · Music · 14 eps
Walter and June
Movie · Original Music Composer
An Englishman Abroad
Movie · Original Music Composer
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Movie · Original Music Composer
Runners
Movie · Conductor, Original Music Composer
The Ghost Writer
Movie · Original Music Composer
Gandhi
Movie · Conductor, Original Music Composer
Walter
Movie · Original Music Composer
Easter 2016
Movie · Original Music Composer
Parole
Movie · Original Music Composer
Play for Tomorrow
TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps
Going Gently
Movie · Original Music Composer
The History Man
TV · Original Music Composer · 4 eps
Dead End
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bloody Kids
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hussy
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Rain on the Roof
Movie · Original Music Composer
Fox
TV · Music · 13 eps
All Day on the Sands
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Old Crowd
Movie · Original Music Composer
One Fine Day
Movie · Original Music Composer
Afternoon Off
Movie · Original Music Composer
Shoestring
TV · Original Music Composer · 21 eps
A Visit from Miss Prothero
Movie · Original Music Composer
Doris and Doreen
Movie · Original Music Composer
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
Movie · Music
Out
TV · Music · 6 eps
Last Summer
Movie · Music
Hitting Town
Movie · Original Music Composer
Plays for Britain
TV · Original Music Composer · 1 ep
Private Road
Movie · Original Music Composer
BBC Play of the Month
TV · Music · 1 ep