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Paul Englishby

May 19, 2023

Paul Englishby is a film and theatre composer, orchestrator, conductor and pianist. He is best known for his Emmy Award-winning jazz score for David Hare's Page Eight, his orchestral score for the Oscar nominated An Education, his BAFTA nominated score for the BBC's Luther and his many theatre scores for the Royal Shakespeare Company, with whom Paul is an associated artist.

Paul Englishby
OccupationsComposer, Orchestrator, Conductor, Pianist
Labelsrepresentative: HotHouse Music

Short Biography

Englishby was born in Preston, Lancashire in 1970. He was musically active by his teenage years, performing as a pianist in big bands and jazz ensembles as well as writing and composing his own works.[1] He studied at Goldsmiths' College and at the Royal Academy of Music, where he received the Charles Lucas Prize for Composition and the Arthur Hervey Scholarship, as well as receiving a BBC Sound on Film Commission.[2]The Last Clarinet for orchestra and narrator was Englishby's first published work, and continues to be performed internationally. His other works include Short Symphony (1997), String Quartet (1995) and Blackpool Lights for Orchestra (1993). Aside from these Englishby composed pieces for his own group, The Paul Englishby Big Band, which has performed at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.[1]

Scores and Compositions

In recent years, Englishby has written the original scores for a number of films and television programmes. In 2012 he won the Emmy Award for Best Original Main Title Theme Music for Page Eight, starring Bill Nighy and Rachel Weisz. He also received an Ivor Novello nomination.

Englishby is a prolific composer for the BBC, scoring all five series of the critically acclaimed drama Luther, starring Idris Elba, for which he received a BAFTA nomination. He has also scored two series of the hit series The Musketeers.[3]

He won the ASCAP Award in 2009 for his film score to Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, directed by Bharat Nalluri. He also wrote the score for Lone Scherfig's Oscar nominated feature An Education, starring Carey Mulligan, and A Royal Night Out, starring Rupert Everett and Bel Powley. He was also music director and composer for the 2013 film Sunshine On Leith, featuring songs by The Proclaimers, and directed by Dexter Fletcher. Englishby has collaborated with world-class film directors, including Debbie Isitt on critically acclaimed Brit-flick Confetti, and on the film Ten Minutes Older featuring works from directors Spike Lee, Werner Herzog, Bernardo Bertolucci, Mike Figgis and Jean-Luc Godard.[4]

As well as commissions for film and TV, he has composed classical works for various ensembles. His credits include The Last Clarinet for solo clarinet, orchestra and narrator in 1995, Byron for large orchestra and Weep No More for string orchestra. Englishby also recently completed a large public arts commission entitled Fireworks, several pieces for choir, orchestra, chamber group and school children, in commemoration of the Combe Down Stone Mines Project in Bath.

Theatre/Dance

Englishby has worked on over twenty productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Recent credits include Gregory Doran's The Hollow Crown, starring David Tennant as Richard II, and Anthony Sher as Falstaff in Henry IV. Other credits for the RSC include Death Of A Salesman (starring Anthony Sher and Harriet Walter), Twelfth Night (starring Richard Wilson), Hamlet (starring David Tennant), The Merry Wives of Windsor (starring Judi Dench), Love's Labour's Lost and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

In 2013, Englishby scored Peter Morgan's The Audience, starring Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II. The Audience, with Mirren, transferred to Broadway in 2015, with Kristin Scott Thomas taking up the role in the West End. In 2014, Englishby wrote the music for David Hare's Skylight, starring Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan, which also transferred to Broadway from the West End in 2015.

Other notable credits include Red Velvet, starring Adrian Lester, which played at the Garrick Theatre in early 2016, Hedda Gabler, starring Sheridan Smith at the Old Vic, and Emil And The Detectives at the National Theatre.

Musical credits

As orchestrator, conductor and pianist, Englishby has worked with The London Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, London Musici, Tallis Chamber Choir, Fibonacci Sequence and BBC Concert Orchestra to name a few. He has conducted on studio sessions and film scores both in the UK and abroad, as well as on recordings and broadcasts for radio and television. Credits include Richard Eyre's The Other Man and Michael Radford's Flawless in 2008.[2] He worked on the Universal movie Your Highness, starring Natalie Portman and James Franco, released in 2011. Englishby orchestrated and conducted Tony Banks's classical album Six: Pieces for Orchestra, released in 2012.

Credits

Scores

2020

.

  • The Yellow Dress [5]
  • THE VISIT (National Theatre)
  • Royal Hunt of The Sun (Parco Theatre TOKYO)
  • Conversations at a Dinner Table

2019

• Queens of Mystery

• LUTHER s5

• THE INHERITANCE (West End/Broadway) TONY NOMINATION

• PETER GYNT (National Theatre)

•Measure for Measure

2018

  • Le Canard (The Duck) (Short Film)[6]
  • WHITE TEETH
  • IMPERIUM
  • 2017
  • PINOCCHIO (National Ballet of Canada)
  • DECLINE AND FALL
  • THE WITNESS FFOR THE PROSECUTION - Ivor Novello Award Nominee

2015/16

2013/14

2012

2011

2009

2008

2007

  • Magicians
  • Behind the Tricks: Making "Magicians" (TV)

2006

2002

  • Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
  • Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
  • The History of Football: The Beautiful Game[8]A Royal Night Out

2014

Orchestrator

2012

2010

  • Your Highness

2008

  • Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day
  • The Other Man

2007

2004

  • Deux Frères (aka Two Brothers)
  • Love's Brother[8]

Musical Director/Conductor

2013

2012

2010

  • The Wolfman

2009

  • Skellig
  • Zomerhitte (aka Summer Heat)

2008

  • Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day
  • The Secret of Moonacre
  • French Film

2007

  • Becoming Jane
  • Freakdog
  • Flawless
  • Miguel y William

2006

  • Alpha Male

2005

  • Proof
  • Animal

2004

  • Love's Brother
  • If Only

2001

  • Captain Corelli's Mandolin[8]

Other Musical Credits

2006

  • Niagara Motel (Arranger)

2002

  • About A Boy (On-set music advisor)
  • Hart’s War (Arranger – "Der Fuehrer’s Face")

2001

  • Birthday Girl (Arranger – "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World")

Theatre Credits

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

  • Children's Children - The Almeida
  • Hedda Gabler - The Old Vic
  • South Downs - Chichester Festival Theatre

2008

  • The Thief of Baghdad – Royal Opera House
  • Hamlet – RSC
  • Love’s Labours Lost – RSC
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream – RSC
  • Wuthering Heights – Birmingham Repertory
  • Marianne Dreams – Almeida
  • The Merchant Of Venice – RSC
  • The Taming of the Shrew – RSC

2007

  • Coriolanus – RSC
  • Merry Wives The Musical – RSC
  • Much Ado About Nothing – RSC
  • The Giant - Hampstead

2006

  • Twelfth Night – RSC
  • Sejanus – RSC
  • Sugar Mummies – Royal Court Theatre
  • Yellowman – Liverpool Everyman
  • Fabulation – Tricycle Theatre

2005

  • Longitude – Greenwich Theatre

2004

  • All's Well That Ends Well – RSC
  • Anna In The Tropics - Hampstead

2003

  • Blood – Royal Court Theatre

2002

  • Romeo and Juliet – Festival Theatre, Chichester
  • Bedroom Farce – West End

2001

  • Three Sisters – Festival Theatre, Chichester[9]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Cinema.com - Paul Englishby Details". Cinema.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  2. ^ a b "Paul Englishby - Official Website". Paul Englishby. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  3. ^ "Paul Englishby". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  4. ^ "Paul Englishby on IMDb: Biography". Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  5. ^ The Yellow Dress IMDB imdb.com
  6. ^ The Duck IMDB imdb.com
  7. ^ Morgan, Emma (3 October 2013). "Sunshine On Leith". Total Film. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "Paul Englishby on IMDb". Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  9. ^ "Paul Englishby Official Website: Credits". Paul Englishby. Retrieved 2010-03-01.

External links

  • Paul Englishby: Official Website
  • HotHouse Music
  • Paul Englishby at IMDb

May 19, 2023
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Paul Englishby news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Paul Englishby is a film and theatre composer orchestrator conductor and pianist He is best known for his Emmy Award winning jazz score for David Hare s Page Eight his orchestral score for the Oscar nominated An Education his BAFTA nominated score for the BBC s Luther and his many theatre scores for the Royal Shakespeare Company with whom Paul is an associated artist Paul EnglishbyOccupationsComposer Orchestrator Conductor PianistLabelsrepresentative HotHouse Music Contents 1 Short Biography 2 Scores and Compositions 3 Theatre Dance 4 Musical credits 5 Credits 5 1 Scores 5 2 Orchestrator 5 3 Musical Director Conductor 5 4 Other Musical Credits 5 5 Theatre Credits 6 Notes 7 External linksShort Biography EditEnglishby was born in Preston Lancashire in 1970 He was musically active by his teenage years performing as a pianist in big bands and jazz ensembles as well as writing and composing his own works 1 He studied at Goldsmiths College and at the Royal Academy of Music where he received the Charles Lucas Prize for Composition and the Arthur Hervey Scholarship as well as receiving a BBC Sound on Film Commission 2 The Last Clarinet for orchestra and narrator was Englishby s first published work and continues to be performed internationally His other works include Short Symphony 1997 String Quartet 1995 and Blackpool Lights for Orchestra 1993 Aside from these Englishby composed pieces for his own group The Paul Englishby Big Band which has performed at Ronnie Scott s Jazz Club 1 Scores and Compositions EditIn recent years Englishby has written the original scores for a number of films and television programmes In 2012 he won the Emmy Award for Best Original Main Title Theme Music for Page Eight starring Bill Nighy and Rachel Weisz He also received an Ivor Novello nomination Englishby is a prolific composer for the BBC scoring all five series of the critically acclaimed drama Luther starring Idris Elba for which he received a BAFTA nomination He has also scored two series of the hit series The Musketeers 3 He won the ASCAP Award in 2009 for his film score to Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day directed by Bharat Nalluri He also wrote the score for Lone Scherfig s Oscar nominated feature An Education starring Carey Mulligan and A Royal Night Out starring Rupert Everett and Bel Powley He was also music director and composer for the 2013 film Sunshine On Leith featuring songs by The Proclaimers and directed by Dexter Fletcher Englishby has collaborated with world class film directors including Debbie Isitt on critically acclaimed Brit flick Confetti and on the film Ten Minutes Older featuring works from directors Spike Lee Werner Herzog Bernardo Bertolucci Mike Figgis and Jean Luc Godard 4 As well as commissions for film and TV he has composed classical works for various ensembles His credits include The Last Clarinet for solo clarinet orchestra and narrator in 1995 Byron for large orchestra and Weep No More for string orchestra Englishby also recently completed a large public arts commission entitled Fireworks several pieces for choir orchestra chamber group and school children in commemoration of the Combe Down Stone Mines Project in Bath Theatre Dance EditEnglishby has worked on over twenty productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company Recent credits include Gregory Doran s The Hollow Crown starring David Tennant as Richard II and Anthony Sher as Falstaff in Henry IV Other credits for the RSC include Death Of A Salesman starring Anthony Sher and Harriet Walter Twelfth Night starring Richard Wilson Hamlet starring David Tennant The Merry Wives of Windsor starring Judi Dench Love s Labour s Lost and A Midsummer Night s Dream In 2013 Englishby scored Peter Morgan s The Audience starring Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II The Audience with Mirren transferred to Broadway in 2015 with Kristin Scott Thomas taking up the role in the West End In 2014 Englishby wrote the music for David Hare s Skylight starring Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan which also transferred to Broadway from the West End in 2015 Other notable credits include Red Velvet starring Adrian Lester which played at the Garrick Theatre in early 2016 Hedda Gabler starring Sheridan Smith at the Old Vic and Emil And The Detectives at the National Theatre Musical credits EditAs orchestrator conductor and pianist Englishby has worked with The London Orchestra Britten Sinfonia London Musici Tallis Chamber Choir Fibonacci Sequence and BBC Concert Orchestra to name a few He has conducted on studio sessions and film scores both in the UK and abroad as well as on recordings and broadcasts for radio and television Credits include Richard Eyre s The Other Man and Michael Radford s Flawless in 2008 2 He worked on the Universal movie Your Highness starring Natalie Portman and James Franco released in 2011 Englishby orchestrated and conducted Tony Banks s classical album Six Pieces for Orchestra released in 2012 Credits EditScores Edit 2020 The Yellow Dress 5 THE VISIT National Theatre Royal Hunt of The Sun Parco Theatre TOKYO Conversations at a Dinner Table2019 Queens of Mystery LUTHER s5 THE INHERITANCE West End Broadway TONY NOMINATION PETER GYNT National Theatre Measure for Measure2018 Le Canard The Duck Short Film 6 WHITE TEETH IMPERIUM 2017 PINOCCHIO National Ballet of Canada DECLINE AND FALL THE WITNESS FFOR THE PROSECUTION Ivor Novello Award Nominee2015 16 The Musketeers Luther Undeniable Salting The Battlefield Turks and Caicos2013 14 Sunshine On Leith 7 The Great Train Robbery The Guilty2012 A Mother s Son TV Good Cop TV Inside Men TV Page Eight Luther TV 2011 Outcasts TV 2009 Hamlet TV An Englishman In New York TV An Education2008 Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day2007 Magicians Behind the Tricks Making Magicians TV 2006 Death of the Revolution Confetti2002 Ten Minutes Older The Cello Ten Minutes Older The Trumpet The History of Football The Beautiful Game 8 A Royal Night Out2014 Orchestrator Edit 2012 Tony Banks Six Pieces for Orchestra2010 Your Highness2008 Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day The Other Man2007 Becoming Jane2004 Deux Freres aka Two Brothers Love s Brother 8 Musical Director Conductor Edit 2013 Sunshine On Leith2012 Tony Banks Six Pieces for Orchestra2010 The Wolfman2009 Skellig Zomerhitte aka Summer Heat 2008 Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day The Secret of Moonacre French Film2007 Becoming Jane Freakdog Flawless Miguel y William2006 Alpha Male2005 Proof Animal2004 Love s Brother If Only2001 Captain Corelli s Mandolin 8 Other Musical Credits Edit 2006 Niagara Motel Arranger 2002 About A Boy On set music advisor Hart s War Arranger Der Fuehrer s Face 2001 Birthday Girl Arranger The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Theatre Credits Edit 2016 Red Velvet2015 The Moderate Soprano Death Of A Salesman RSC2014 Skylight2013 Richard II RSC The Audience The Gielgud Theatre Emil and The Detectives The National Theatre2012 Children s Children The Almeida Hedda Gabler The Old Vic South Downs Chichester Festival Theatre2008 The Thief of Baghdad Royal Opera House Hamlet RSC Love s Labours Lost RSC A Midsummer Night s Dream RSC Wuthering Heights Birmingham Repertory Marianne Dreams Almeida The Merchant Of Venice RSC The Taming of the Shrew RSC2007 Coriolanus RSC Merry Wives The Musical RSC Much Ado About Nothing RSC The Giant Hampstead2006 Twelfth Night RSC Sejanus RSC Sugar Mummies Royal Court Theatre Yellowman Liverpool Everyman Fabulation Tricycle Theatre2005 Longitude Greenwich Theatre2004 All s Well That Ends Well RSC Anna In The Tropics Hampstead2003 Blood Royal Court Theatre2002 Romeo and Juliet Festival Theatre Chichester Bedroom Farce West End2001 Three Sisters Festival Theatre Chichester 9 Notes Edit a b Cinema com Paul Englishby Details Cinema com 2010 Retrieved 2010 02 27 a b Paul Englishby Official Website Paul Englishby Retrieved 2010 02 27 Paul Englishby IMDb Retrieved 2016 05 09 Paul Englishby on IMDb Biography Retrieved 2010 02 27 The Yellow Dress IMDB imdb com The Duck IMDB imdb com Morgan Emma 3 October 2013 Sunshine On Leith Total Film Retrieved 7 August 2014 a b c Paul Englishby on IMDb Retrieved 2010 02 27 Paul Englishby Official Website Credits Paul Englishby Retrieved 2010 03 01 External links EditPaul Englishby Official Website HotHouse Music Paul Englishby at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Englishby amp oldid 1095420260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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