Roy Budd

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Roy Budd (* 14. March 1947 in London , † 7. August 1993 ) was a British composer of film music and jazz pianist .

Budd began playing the piano at a very young age. Especially Oscar Peterson influenced him in his early years, his style has remained attached. Budd led his first trio at the age of 17; he was accompanied by Peter McGirk on bass and Trevor Tomkins on drums. After finishing school, Budd first played solo, then formed a new trio with Jeff Clyne (bass) - later replaced by Pete Morgan - and Chris Karan (drums). In Germany his work is also known from various television shows with his first wife, Caterina Valente , who sang some of his compositions.

In 1970, Budd composed the film music for the western The Lullaby of Death ( Soldier Blue ). He wrote over 50 film scores; his biggest hits were Get Carter , Sindbad and the Eye of the Tiger , Mama Dracula and The Carey Plot . The 1993 published new composition for the Lon Chaney - silent film classic The Phantom of the Opera (1925) was one of his last works.

In 2005, the soundtrack label Film Score Monthly re-released its (complete) soundtrack for The Carey Conspiracy ( The Carey Treatment ), together with the soundtracks for Coma by Jerry Goldsmith and Westworld by Fred Karlin in a limited edition on two CDs.

Budd died of a stroke on August 7, 1993 at the age of 46.

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • Allan Bryce: A Conversation With Roy Budd. In: Soundtrack! The Collector's Quarterly. Vol. 3, No. 11, 1984 pp. 3-7 (English).

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SURNAME Budd, Roy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British film music composer and jazz pianist
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH August 7, 1993
Place of death London