Rachel Portman

Rachel Portman

Known for
Sound
Born
December 11, 1960 (age 65)
Birthplace
Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK

Biography

Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman, OBE (born 11 December 1960) is an English composer who is best known for scoring films. Portman's career in music began with writing music for drama in BBC and Channel 4 films such as Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Mike Leigh's Four Days in July and Jim Henson's Storyteller series. Since then, Portman has written over 100 scores for film, television and theatre. Her other works include a children's opera, The Little Prince (which was later adapted for television) and Little House on the Prairie, a musical based upon the Laura Ingalls Wilder books Little House on the Prairie (2008). Portman was commissioned to write a piece of choral music for the BBC Proms series in August 2007 called The Water Diviner's Tale. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rachel Portman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

2026
A Dog's Perfect Christmas poster

A Dog's Perfect Christmas

Movie · Original Music Composer

2024
The Return poster

The Return

Movie · Original Music Composer

2024
We Were the Lucky Ones poster

We Were the Lucky Ones

TV · Original Music Composer · 8 eps

2023
Dancing Fruit poster

Dancing Fruit

Movie · Original Music Composer

2021
Julia poster

Julia

Movie · Original Music Composer

2020
Godmothered poster

Godmothered

Movie · Original Music Composer

2019
Archie poster

Archie

Movie · Music

2019
The Street poster

The Street

Movie · Original Music Composer

2019
Mimi and the Mountain Dragon poster

Mimi and the Mountain Dragon

Movie · Music

2017
Their Finest poster

Their Finest

Movie · Original Music Composer

2017
A Dog's Purpose poster

A Dog's Purpose

Movie · Original Music Composer

2016
Race poster

Race

Movie · Original Music Composer

2016
Despite the Falling Snow poster

Despite the Falling Snow

Movie · Original Music Composer

2016
I Wish For You poster

I Wish For You

Movie · Original Music Composer

2015
Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity poster

Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity

Movie · Music

2015
Bessie poster

Bessie

Movie · Original Music Composer

2014
Dolphin Tale 2 poster

Dolphin Tale 2

Movie · Original Music Composer

2013
The Right Kind of Wrong poster

The Right Kind of Wrong

Movie · Original Music Composer

2013
Still Life poster

Still Life

Movie · Original Music Composer

2013
Paradise poster

Paradise

Movie · Original Music Composer

2013
Belle poster

Belle

Movie · Original Music Composer

2013
Girl Rising poster

Girl Rising

Movie · Music

2012
Bel Ami poster

Bel Ami

Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

2012
Private Peaceful poster

Private Peaceful

Movie · Original Music Composer

2012
The Vow poster

The Vow

Movie · Original Music Composer

2011
His Way poster

His Way

Movie · Original Music Composer

2011
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan poster

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Movie · Original Music Composer

2011
One Day poster

One Day

Movie · Original Music Composer

2010
Never Let Me Go poster

Never Let Me Go

Movie · Original Music Composer

2010
National Theatre Live: London Assurance poster

National Theatre Live: London Assurance

Movie · Music

2009
Grey Gardens poster

Grey Gardens

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
The Duchess poster

The Duchess

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 poster

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

Movie · Original Music Composer

2006
The Lake House poster

The Lake House

Movie · Original Music Composer

2006
Infamous poster

Infamous

Movie · Original Music Composer

2006
It's a Happy Movie: The Children's Making-of

It's a Happy Movie: The Children's Making-of

Movie · Music

2006
Twist by Polanski

Twist by Polanski

Movie · Original Music Composer

2005
Oliver Twist poster

Oliver Twist

Movie · Original Music Composer

2005
Because of Winn-Dixie poster

Because of Winn-Dixie

Movie · Original Music Composer

2004
The Manchurian Candidate poster

The Manchurian Candidate

Movie · Original Music Composer

2004
The Return of the Dancing Master poster

The Return of the Dancing Master

Movie · Original Music Composer

2003
The Human Stain poster

The Human Stain

Movie · Original Music Composer

2003
Mona Lisa Smile poster

Mona Lisa Smile

Movie · Original Music Composer

2002
Nicholas Nickleby poster

Nicholas Nickleby

Movie · Original Music Composer

2002
The Truth About Charlie poster

The Truth About Charlie

Movie · Original Music Composer

2002
Hart's War poster

Hart's War

Movie · Original Music Composer

2001
The Emperor's New Clothes poster

The Emperor's New Clothes

Movie · Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

2000
Chocolat poster

Chocolat

Movie · Original Music Composer

2000
The Legend of Bagger Vance poster

The Legend of Bagger Vance

Movie · Original Music Composer

2000
The Closer You Get poster

The Closer You Get

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
Ratcatcher poster

Ratcatcher

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
The Cider House Rules poster

The Cider House Rules

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
The Other Sister poster

The Other Sister

Movie · Original Music Composer

1998
Home Fries poster

Home Fries

Movie · Original Music Composer

1998
Beloved poster

Beloved

Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

1997
Addicted to Love poster

Addicted to Love

Movie · Original Music Composer

1997
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas poster

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Movie · Songs, Original Music Composer

1996
Marvin's Room poster

Marvin's Room

Movie · Original Music Composer

1996
The Adventures of Pinocchio poster

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Movie · Original Music Composer

1996
Emma poster

Emma

Movie · Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

1996
Palookaville poster

Palookaville

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
A Pyromaniac's Love Story poster

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
Smoke poster

Smoke

Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar poster

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
The Road to Wellville poster

The Road to Wellville

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
Sirens poster

Sirens

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
Only You poster

Only You

Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

1994
War of the Buttons poster

War of the Buttons

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
Friends poster

Friends

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
Great Moments in Aviation poster

Great Moments in Aviation

Movie · Original Music Composer

1993
The Joy Luck Club poster

The Joy Luck Club

Movie · Original Music Composer

1993
Ethan Frome poster

Ethan Frome

Movie · Original Music Composer

1993
Benny & Joon poster

Benny & Joon

Movie · Original Music Composer

1992
Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen poster

Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen

Movie · Music

1992
Used People poster

Used People

Movie · Original Music Composer

1992
Flea Bites

Flea Bites

Movie · Original Music Composer

1992
Rebecca's Daughters poster

Rebecca's Daughters

Movie · Original Music Composer

1992
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade poster

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

Movie · Music

1992
The Cloning of Joanna May poster

The Cloning of Joanna May

TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps

1991
Where Angels Fear to Tread poster

Where Angels Fear to Tread

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
Life Is Sweet poster

Life Is Sweet

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur poster

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon poster

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice poster

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus poster

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
Sometime in August poster

Sometime in August

Movie · Music

1990
The Widowmaker poster

The Widowmaker

Movie · Music, Original Music Composer

1990
Living with Dinosaurs poster

Living with Dinosaurs

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
Antonia and Jane poster

Antonia and Jane

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
Shoot to Kill poster

Shoot to Kill

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit poster

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

TV · Music · 3 eps

1990
Shoot to Kill poster

Shoot to Kill

TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps

1989
Monster Maker poster

Monster Maker

Movie · Music

1989
The Woman in Black poster

The Woman in Black

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Precious Bane poster

Precious Bane

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Nice Work poster

Nice Work

TV · Original Music Composer · 4 eps

1989
Young Charlie Chaplin poster

Young Charlie Chaplin

TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps

1988
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens poster

The Storyteller: The Three Ravens

Movie · Original Music Composer

1988
The Storyteller poster

The Storyteller

TV · Original Music Composer · 9 eps

1987
The Short & Curlies poster

The Short & Curlies

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
1914 All Out poster

1914 All Out

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
The Falklands War: The Untold Story poster

The Falklands War: The Untold Story

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
A Little Princess poster

A Little Princess

TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps

1986
Good As Gold poster

Good As Gold

Movie · Music

1984
Four Days in July poster

Four Days in July

Movie · Original Music Composer

1984
Last Day of Summer poster

Last Day of Summer

Movie · Original Music Composer

1984
Sharma and Beyond poster

Sharma and Beyond

Movie · Original Music Composer

1984
Reflections

Reflections

Movie · Original Music Composer

1982
Privileged poster

Privileged

Movie · Original Music Composer

1982
Experience Preferred... But Not Essential poster

Experience Preferred... But Not Essential

Movie · Original Music Composer