Sound Of Cinema - 396. George Fenton

SOUND OF CINEMA - 396. GEORGE FENTON (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 30th September 2023

Matthew Sweet's guest this week is the composer George Fenton. His breakthrough came with Richard Attenborough's biopic Gandhi, since then he's scored over 100 films including Cry Freedom, Shadowlands, The Madness of King George, Groundhog Day and The Wind that Shakes The Barley. He speaks to Matthew about his rich and varied career as well as his assocations with directors such as Richard Attenborough, Stephen Frears, Nora Ephron - and Ken Loach, whose latest film, The Old Oak, is released this week.

Tony Hatch - Emmerdale Farm (1974) - Theme [Sanctuary]
Ravi Shankar - Gandhi (1982) - Partition [RCA Victor]
George Fenton & Jonas Gwangwa - Cry Freedom (1987) - Crossroads / A Dawn Raid [MCA]
George Fenton - The Lady In The Van (2015) - The Ascension (Miss Shepherd's Waltz) [Sony Classical]
George Fenton - You've Got Mail (1998) - Butterflies In The Subway [Varèse Sarabande]
Antonio Vivaldi - Dangerous Liaisons (1988) - Main Title / Dressing [Virgin]
George Frideric Handel - The Madness Of King George (1994) - Smile, It's What You're Paid For [Sony Classical]
George Fenton - The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2006) - Closing Titles [Shogun Music Ltd]
George Fenton - The Duke (2020) - Main Theme [Quartet]
George Fenton - The Blue Planet (2001) - Theme [Silva Screen Ltd]
George Fenton - Dangerous Beauty (1998) - The Verdict / End Titles [Restless]
Bernard Herrmann - Taxi Driver (1976) - Main Title [Arista]
George Fenton - The Old Oak (2023) - End Titles