Anne Dudley
Anne Jennifer Valentino (* 7. May 1956 in Chatham , Kent , England as Anne Jennifer Beckingham better known as Anne Dudley ) is a British composer and pop musician.
Life
Anne Dudley is best known internationally through the group The Art of Noise , of which she was a member.
Anne Dudley began her career as a classical composer, but later moved into the field of composition for commercials and worked as a studio musician . At this time she met producer Trevor Horn and worked with him for bands like ABC and Frankie Goes to Hollywood . Furthermore, she was a founding member of the group The Art of Noise, which had a special focus on synthesizer and sample music. She also worked with the Pet Shop Boys very often , especially on songs that included an orchestra.
Since 1987 she has mainly composed film music and has been involved in more than 50 film and television productions. In 2004 she produced and composed the album Voice by Alison Moyet . Anne Dudley and Alison Moyet are neighbors.
Between January 2002 and January 2005 she was a composer for the BBC Concert Orchestra .
Awards (selection)
For the film music for the film All or Not at all , Anne Dudley received the Oscar in the category “ Best Film Music (Comedy) ” at the 1998 Academy Awards .
Discography (without Art of Noise)
- 1990: Songs From the Victorious City (with Jaz Coleman )
- 1995: Ancient and Modern
- 2001: A Different Light
- 2003: Seriously Chilled
Filmography (selection)
- 1987: The Chaoten Team (Disorderlies)
- 1988: Buster
- 1989: Big Bad Man (The Mighty Quinn)
- 1989: Doll Murder (Wilt)
- 1991: A Pope to Kiss (The Pope Must Die (t))
- 1992: The Crying Game
- 1992: Knight Moves (Knight Moves)
- 1994: Felidae
- 1995: The Grotesque
- 1996: When Saturday (When Saturday Comes)
- 1997: All Or Not (The Full Monty)
- 1998: American History X
- 1999: Turbulence and other disasters (Pushing Tin)
- 2000: The 10th Kingdom (television series)
- 2000: The man of the 1000 Miracle (The Miracle Maker - The Story of Jesus)
- 2001: Monkeybone
- 2001: Tabloid - Dangerous Revelations (Tabloid)
- 2002: The Gathering
- 2003: Extreme Rage (A Man Apart)
- 2005: Charles and Camilla - Whatever Love Means
- 2006: Tristan & Isolde
- 2006: Perfect Creature
- 2006: Black Book (Zwartboek)
- 2007: The Walker
- 2008–2009: The Price of Crime (Trial & Retribution , TV series)
- since 2015: Poldark (TV series)
- 2016: Elle
- 2018: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
- 2019: Glam Girls - Ravishingly Corrupted (The Hustle)
Web links
- Anne Dudley's homepage
- English interview with Anne Dudley about the way she works
- English interview with Anne Dudley
- English article about Anne Dudley's career
- Overview of the soundtracks that Anne Dudley composed
- Anne Dudley in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Works by and about Anne Dudley in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Dudley, Anne |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British composer and pop musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Chatham , Kent , England |