
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

A Dog's Perfect Christmas
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Return
Movie · Original Music Composer

We Were the Lucky Ones
TV · Original Music Composer · 8 eps

Dancing Fruit
Movie · Original Music Composer

Julia
Movie · Original Music Composer

Godmothered
Movie · Original Music Composer

Archie
Movie · Music

The Street
Movie · Original Music Composer

Mimi and the Mountain Dragon
Movie · Music

Their Finest
Movie · Original Music Composer

A Dog's Purpose
Movie · Original Music Composer

Race
Movie · Original Music Composer

Despite the Falling Snow
Movie · Original Music Composer

I Wish For You
Movie · Original Music Composer

Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity
Movie · Music

Bessie
Movie · Original Music Composer

Dolphin Tale 2
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Right Kind of Wrong
Movie · Original Music Composer

Still Life
Movie · Original Music Composer

Paradise
Movie · Original Music Composer

Belle
Movie · Original Music Composer

Girl Rising
Movie · Music

Bel Ami
Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Private Peaceful
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Vow
Movie · Original Music Composer

His Way
Movie · Original Music Composer

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Movie · Original Music Composer

One Day
Movie · Original Music Composer

Never Let Me Go
Movie · Original Music Composer

National Theatre Live: London Assurance
Movie · Music

Grey Gardens
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Duchess
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Lake House
Movie · Original Music Composer

Infamous
Movie · Original Music Composer
It's a Happy Movie: The Children's Making-of
Movie · Music
Twist by Polanski
Movie · Original Music Composer

Oliver Twist
Movie · Original Music Composer

Because of Winn-Dixie
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Manchurian Candidate
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Return of the Dancing Master
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Human Stain
Movie · Original Music Composer

Mona Lisa Smile
Movie · Original Music Composer

Nicholas Nickleby
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Truth About Charlie
Movie · Original Music Composer

Hart's War
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Emperor's New Clothes
Movie · Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

Chocolat
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Legend of Bagger Vance
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Closer You Get
Movie · Original Music Composer

Ratcatcher
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Cider House Rules
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Other Sister
Movie · Original Music Composer

Home Fries
Movie · Original Music Composer

Beloved
Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Addicted to Love
Movie · Original Music Composer

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Movie · Songs, Original Music Composer

Marvin's Room
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Adventures of Pinocchio
Movie · Original Music Composer

Emma
Movie · Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

Palookaville
Movie · Original Music Composer

A Pyromaniac's Love Story
Movie · Original Music Composer

Smoke
Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Road to Wellville
Movie · Original Music Composer

Sirens
Movie · Original Music Composer

Only You
Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

War of the Buttons
Movie · Original Music Composer

Friends
Movie · Original Music Composer

Great Moments in Aviation
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Joy Luck Club
Movie · Original Music Composer

Ethan Frome
Movie · Original Music Composer

Benny & Joon
Movie · Original Music Composer

Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen
Movie · Music

Used People
Movie · Original Music Composer
Flea Bites
Movie · Original Music Composer

Rebecca's Daughters
Movie · Original Music Composer

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Movie · Music

The Cloning of Joanna May
TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps

Where Angels Fear to Tread
Movie · Original Music Composer

Life Is Sweet
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus
Movie · Original Music Composer

Sometime in August
Movie · Music

The Widowmaker
Movie · Music, Original Music Composer

Living with Dinosaurs
Movie · Original Music Composer

Antonia and Jane
Movie · Original Music Composer

Shoot to Kill
Movie · Original Music Composer

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
TV · Music · 3 eps

Shoot to Kill
TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps

Monster Maker
Movie · Music

The Woman in Black
Movie · Original Music Composer

Precious Bane
Movie · Original Music Composer

Nice Work
TV · Original Music Composer · 4 eps

Young Charlie Chaplin
TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps

The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Storyteller
TV · Original Music Composer · 9 eps

The Short & Curlies
Movie · Original Music Composer

1914 All Out
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Falklands War: The Untold Story
Movie · Original Music Composer

A Little Princess
TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps

Good As Gold
Movie · Music

Four Days in July
Movie · Original Music Composer

Last Day of Summer
Movie · Original Music Composer

Sharma and Beyond
Movie · Original Music Composer
Reflections
Movie · Original Music Composer

Privileged
Movie · Original Music Composer

Experience Preferred... But Not Essential
Movie · Original Music Composer