George Fenton Biography
George Fenton (Real name- George Richard Ian Howe) is an English composer best known for writing film scores and music. Fenton was born on 19 October 1949, Bromley, Kent, London, England. He has written scores for over 100 films and collaborated with some of the most influential filmmakers making him one of the UK’s most successful composers.
In 1990 George Fenton composed the score for the BBC Natural History series, Trials of Life, which became his first collaboration with Alastair Fothergill with whom he has maintained a creative relationship that has spanned over 20 years. He has written other film scores and music for the BBC such as The Blue Planet, Planet Earth and Frozen Planet series.
Fenton sang in church choirs as a boy where he first interacted with the electric guitar which won his heart aged just 7. He attended St Edward’s School in Oxford where he learnt music from Peter Whitehouse. Apart from that he has no further training in music.
George Fenton Family
George Fenton was born to a mechanical engineer (father), and a former dancer and dance teacher who later became a nurse during the war (mother). His mother played the piano and his father the drums even though they weren’t professional musicians. However, his great grandfather on his father’s side was a conductor, and as a child had been a chorister and had even sung at the funeral of the first Duke of Wellington.
George Fenton Age
Born on 19 October 1949, London, England, George Fenton is 69 years old as of 2018.
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Fenton’s PhotoGeorge Fenton Blue Planet
The Blue Planet is a British nature documentary series which premiered on 12 September 2001 in the UK. It was created and produced by the BBC. Alastair Fothergill was the documentary’s executive producer and the music was composed by George Fenton. It was narrated by David Attenborough.
The documentary took almost five years to make and was aired in eight 50-minute episodes. It examines a different aspect of marine life. The underwater photography included creatures and behaviour that had previously never been filmed thus earning the description of “the first ever comprehensive series on the natural history of the world’s oceans”. The series won a number of Emmy and BAFTA TV awards for its music and cinematography.
George Fenton Planet Earth
Planet Earth is a British television series which premiered on the BBC’s channel on 5 March 2006. Planet Earth was released as a follow-up to The Blue Planet which had received massive success in terms of high viewing figures, audience appreciation ratings, and many awards. It was produced by the BBC Natural History Unit.
The documentary took five years to make and it became the most expensive nature documentary series ever commissioned by the BBC. It was also the first to be filmed in high definition (HD). Like it’s predecessor, The Blue Planet, the series received multiple awards, among them four Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and an award from the Royal Television Society.
By June 2007, Planet Earth had been shown in 130 countries. It was narrated by David Attenborough and comprises of eleven episodes. At the end of every fifty-minute episode there’s a ten-minute behind-the-scenes view at the challenges of filming the series.
George Fenton Fool’s Gold Legend And Main Title
George Fenton composed the music played in the 2008 American adventure-romance film from Warner Bros, Fool’s Gold. It’s plot is about a recently divorced couple who rekindle their love while searching for a lost treasure. It was directed by Andy Tennant and stars Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson.
George Fenton Miss Shepherd’s Waltz
Miss Shepherd’s Waltz is a sound track written by George Fenton and played by the BBC the London Symphony Orchestra. It featured in the comedy-drama film The Lady in the Van.
George Fenton Truly Madly Deeply
Truly madly deeply is a soundtrack played in the 2008 American adventure-romance film from Warner Bros, Fool’s Gold. It was written by George Fenton.
George Fenton Love And Affection
George Fenton’s Love And Affection is a soundtrack used in the film Fool’s Gold from the album Fool’s Gold.
George Fenton Awards
Academy Awards, USA
1992 | Nominee Oscar |
Best Music, Original Score The Fisher King (1991) |
1989 | Nominee Oscar |
Best Music, Original Score Dangerous Liaisons (1988) |
1988 |
Nominee |
Best Music, Original Song Cry Freedom (1987) Jonas Gwangwa For the song Cry Freedom. |
Best Music, Original Score Cry Freedom (1987) Jonas Gwangwa |
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1983 | Nominee Oscar |
Best Music, Original Score Gandhi (1982) Ravi Shankar |
Golden Globes, USA
2000 | Nominee Golden Globe |
Best Original Score – Motion Picture Anna and the King (1999) |
Best Original Song – Motion Picture Anna and the King (1999) Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds Robert Kraft Song: “How Can I Not Love You”
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1988 | Nominee Golden Globe |
Best Original Score – Motion Picture Cry Freedom (1987) Jonas Gwangwa |
Primetime Emmy Awards
2007 | Winner Primetime Emmy |
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) Planet Earth (2006) For episode “Pole To Pole”.
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2005 | Nominee Primetime Emmy |
Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) Pride (2004) |
2002 | Winner Primetime Emmy |
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) The Blue Planet (2001) For episode “Seas of Life: Ocean World”.
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BAFTA Awards
2012 | Nominee BAFTA TV Award |
Best Original Television Music Frozen Planet (2011) |
2007 | Nominee BAFTA TV Award |
Best Original Television Music Planet Earth (2006) |
2006 | Nominee Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music |
Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) |
2002 | Winner BAFTA TV Award |
Best Original Television Music The Blue Planet (2001) |
1996 | Nominee Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music |
The Madness of King George (1994) |
1994 | Nominee BAFTA TV Award |
Best Original Television Music Life in the Freezer (1993) |
1991 | Nominee BAFTA Film Award |
Best Original Film Score Memphis Belle (1990) |
Nominee BAFTA TV Award |
Best Original Television Music The Trials of Life (1990) |
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1990 | Nominee BAFTA Film Award |
Best Original Film Score Dangerous Liaisons (1988) |
1989 | Nominee BAFTA TV Award |
Best Original Television Music Talking Heads (1987) |
1988 | Nominee BAFTA Film Award |
Best Score Cry Freedom (1987) Jonas Gwangwa |
1987 | Winner BAFTA TV Award |
Best Original Television Music The Monocled Mutineer (1986) |
1985 | Nominee BAFTA TV Award |
Best Original Television Music The Jewel in the Crown (1984) |
1983 | Nominee BAFTA Film Award |
Best Score Gandhi (1982) Ravi Shankar |
1982 | Winner BAFTA TV Award |
Best Original Television Music Bergerac (1981) The History Man (1981) For episode “Going Gently (#7.27)”.
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1981 | Nominee BAFTA TV Award |
Best Original Television Music Shoestring (1979) Bloody Kids (1980) Fox (1980) |
20/20 Awards
2012 | Nominee Felix |
Best Original Score The Fisher King (1991) |
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
1999 | Nominee Saturn Award |
Best Music EverAfter (1998) |
BMI Film & TV Awards
2010 | Winner BMI Film Music Award |
Film Music The Bounty Hunter (2010) |
2005 | Winner BMI Film Music Award |
Hitch (2005) |
2003 | Winner BMI Film Music Award |
Sweet Home Alabama (2002) |
1999 | Winner BMI Film Music Award |
You’ve Got Mail (1998) |
1994 | Winner BMI Film Music Award |
Groundhog Day (1993) |
DVD Exclusive Awards
2001 | Nominee Video Premiere Award |
Best Original Score Grey Owl (1999) |
European Film Awards
2012 | Nominee European Film Award |
European Composer The Angels’ Share (2012) |
Grammy Awards
1989 | Nominee Grammy |
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television Cry Freedom (1987) Jonas Gwangwa For the song Cry Freedom. |
1984 | Nominee Grammy |
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special Gandhi (1982) Ravi Shankar |
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
2016 | Nominee IFMCA Award |
Best Original Score for a Comedy Film The Lady in the Van (2015) |
2015 | Nominee IFMCA Award |
Best Original Score for a Documentary Film Bears (2014) |
2012 | Nominee IFMCA Award |
Best Original Score for a Documentary Film Frozen Planet (2011) |
2010 | Nominee IFMCA Award |
Best Original Score for a Television Series Life (2009) |
2009 | Nominee IFMCA Award |
Best Original Score for a Comedy Film Fool’s Gold (2008) |
2008 | Winner IFMCA Award |
Best Original Score for a Documentary Film Earth (2007) |
2007 | Winner IFMCA Award |
Best Original Score for Television Planet Earth (2006) |
1999 | Nominee FMCJ Award |
Film Composer of the Year |
1998 | Nominee FMCJ Award |
Film Score of the Year Dangerous Beauty (1998) |
Film Composer of the Year | ||
Best Original Score for a Drama Film Dangerous Beauty (1998) |
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Best Original Score for a Drama Film EverAfter (1998) |
George Fenton Over The Rainbow lyrics
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
There’s a land that I’ve heard of once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream,
Really do come true.
Someday I’ll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
High above the chimney tops,
That’s where you’ll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can’t I?
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can’t I?
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
There’s a land that I’ve heard of once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream,
Really do come true.
Someday I’ll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
High above the chimney tops,
That’s where you’ll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can’t I?
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can’t I?
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