Carl Davis
Carl Davis (born October 28, 1936 in Brooklyn , New York City , New York ) is an American composer .
Life
Carl Davis wrote the music for over 100 television series and is known for his dubbing of silent films . In 1979 he was able to celebrate a great success with the dubbing of Napoléon by Abel Gance . In 1981, he received a British Academy Film Award and a Grammy nomination for his film music for The French Lieutenant's Beloved . In 1993 he was appointed Artistic Director and Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra . To mark the 150th anniversary of the orchestra's founding, he and Paul McCartney wrote the Liverpool Oratorio in honor of Liverpool .
In addition to his work as a composer for film and television, for example in Das Buch Eva - Ticket ins Paradies (2002), Davis also composes for ballet and radio plays . On June 17, 2012, the song cycle “Last Train to Tomorrow” was premiered in Manchester, a work commissioned by the Hallé Orchestra and dedicated to the Kindertransporten . In 2003 he was awarded the British Academy Film Awards for lifetime achievement and in July 2005 he was selected by the British Queen Elizabeth II. To the Commander of the British Empire appointed honorary.
Although he retained his US citizenship, he has lived in London for over 20 years . He is married to the British actress Jean Boht , with whom he has two daughters.
Filmography (selection)
- 1973: The World at War (World at War) (TV Series)
- 1975: Friday and Robinson (Man Friday)
- 1979: Napoléon (dubbing of the film from 1927)
- 1979: The Prince Regent (TV series)
- 1981: A man of the crowd (dubbing of the film from 1928)
- 1981: The French Lieutenant's Woman (The French Lieutenant's Woman)
- 1981: Something is happening in Hollywood (Show People , dubbing of the film from 1928)
- 1982: The Hound of the Baskervilles (miniseries)
- 1983: The Wind ( The Wind , dubbing of the film from 1928)
- 1984: King David (King David)
- 1985: The Pickwick Papers (miniseries)
- 1988: It was (dubbing of the film from 1926)
- 1989: Scandal
- 1989: The Rainbow (The Rainbow)
- 1990: The little brother ( The Kid Brother , dubbing the film from 1927)
- 1989: Ben Hur (dubbing of the film from 1925)
- 1992: Street hunt with Speedy (dubbing of the film from 1928)
- 1993: The process (The Trial)
- 1994: The Return of the Native
- 1994: Le radeau de la Méduse
- 1994: Ken Follett's Red Eagle
- 1995: Pride and Prejudice (Pride and Prejudice)
- 1995: Anne Frank - Contemporary witnesses remember (Anne Frank Remembered)
- 2000: The Great Gatsby ( The Great Gatsby , TV movie)
- 2002: Das Buch Eva - Ticket ins Paradies (The Book of Eve)
- 2004: Mothers and Daughters
- 2008: The Understudy
- 2007–2009: Cranford (TV series)
- 2012: Return to the house on Eaton Place ( Upstairs Downstairs , TV series)
- 2016: Ethel & Ernst
literature
- Carl Davis , Interview with Linda Felton in: Filmharmonische Blätter . Issue 5 / February 1987, pp. 20-25
- Wendy Thomson: Carl Davis, Maestro . London: Faber 2016.
Web links
- Literature by and about Carl Davis in the catalog of the German National Library
- Carl Davis in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Davis, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City, New York, United States |