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The original version is for alto saxophone and symphony orchestra, and there is now a version for wind band which has been recorded by the Central Band of the RAF. A new and extended version has now been recorded by Chandos on 'The FIlm and Television Music of Christopher Gunning.' Please see discography. Scores and parts available for hire. Christopher Gunning is a composer of music for films, television and of concert works. His extensive film and TV compositions have received many awards, and he has won four BAFTA awards for 'La Vie en Rose,' Agatha Christie's Poirot, Middlemarch, and Porterhouse Blue, and three Ivor Novello awards for Rebecca, Under Suspicion, and Firelight.
Christopher Gunning (born 5 August 1944) is an Englishcomposer of concert works and music for films and television.
Gunning was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where his tutors included Edmund Rubbra and Richard Rodney Bennett.[1]
Gunning's film and TV compositions have received many awards, including the 2007 BAFTA Award for Best Film Music for La Vie en Rose, as well as three additional awards for Agatha Christie's Poirot, Middlemarch, and Porterhouse Blue. He has also won three Ivor Novello Awards, for the TV miniseries Rebecca, and the film scores for Under Suspicion (1991), and Firelight (1997). His other film scores include Goodbye Gemini (1970), Hands of the Ripper (1971), Ooh... You Are Awful (1972), the film version of Man About the House (1974), In Celebration (1975), Rogue Male (1976), Charlie Muffin (1979), Rise and Fall of Idi Amin (1981), When the Whales Came (1989), Lighthouse Hill (2004) and Grace of Monaco (2014).
In the 1970s and 1980s, Gunning collaborated with rock musician Colin Blunstone and was responsible for the distinctive string arrangement on Blunstone's 1972 hit 'Say You Don't Mind'. He also provided the haunting string arrangements on 'Won't Somebody Dance With Me', the Ivor Novello award-winning song written and performed by Lynsey De Paul.[2]
Gunning's scores for The Big Battalions, Wild Africa, Cold Lazarus and When the Whales Came also received nominations for BAFTA and Ivor Novello Awards, and his music for the Martini advertising campaign, heard around the world for thirty years, won three Clio Awards.
Gunning composed the music for nearly all of the Poirot TV films starring David Suchet, and worked on all three series of Rosemary and Thyme featuring Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris.
In addition to performances of his television and film scores, Gunning's Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra and The Lobster have been performed at various venues including London's Southbank Centre. The Saxophone Concerto, played by John Harle with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, has been released by Sanctuary Classics, The Lobster is available on the Meridian label, and the Piano Concerto, Symphony No. 1 and Storm have been released by Albany Records. Recent works include concertos for the oboe and clarinet and the CD Skylines. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performed the premiere of Symphonies No.3 and No.4, coupled with Concerto for Oboe and String Orchestra. This has been released by Chandos Records.[3]Gunning has now completed twelve symphonies.
In recognition of Gunning's unique contribution to music, he received a BASCA Gold Badge Award on 19 October 2011.[4]
Gunning has four daughters and lives in Hertfordshire. One of his daughters is a professional oboist. Another runs the travel blog wanderlustchloe.com.[5]
References[edit]
- ^'Gunning: Symphonies Nos 3 and 4/ Oboe Concerto CD Notes'. Chandos.net. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^'Lynsey De Paul - Won't Somebody Dance With Me'. Discogs. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^'Christopher Gunning'. Christopher Gunning. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^'Gold Badge Awards in pictures - M Magazine'. M magazine: PRS for Music online magazine. Oct 26, 2011. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved Jan 13, 2020.
- ^'Wanderlust Chloe - A Top UK Travel Blog'. May 22, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Christopher Gunning on IMDb
~Release by Christopher Gunning(see all versions of this release, 2 available)
Tracklist
| ▼ CD 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Hercule Poirot - The Belgian Detective | 2:30 | |
| 2 | One-Two, Buckle-My-Shoe | 2:00 | |
| 3 | The Double Clue | 5:06 | |
| 4 | The A-B-C Murders | 4:36 | |
| 5 | Grey Cells | 4:22 | |
| 6 | War | 2:30 | |
| 7 | A Country Retreat | 4:53 | |
| 8 | Death of Mrs. Inglethorpe | 2:30 | |
| 9 | The Height of Fashion | 2:09 | |
| 10 | How Does Your Garden Grow | 9:05 | |
| 11 | Death in the Clouds | 3:56 | |
| 12 | To the Lakes | 2:20 | |
| 13 | The Victory Ball | 4:55 | |
| 14 | The Plymouth Express | 9:30 | |
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Release
| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/3224230[info] |
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| ASIN: | UK: B000NPCP8M[info] |
Hercule Poirot Mysteries In Order
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Christopher Gunning Hercule Poirot Download Torrent
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| other databases: | http://soundtrackcollector.com/title/6834/[info] |
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| IMDb: | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094525/[info] |