|
Christopher Gunning (born 5 August 1944) is an English composer 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. 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 also has 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". 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. Gunning has now completed eight symphonies, nos. 5, 6, and 7 are available on the Discovery label, and his violin and cello concertos are due to be recorded in September 2015. His Piano Trio and Piano Sonata, the latter performed by Diana Brekalo, will also be available shortly. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christopher Gunning」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|