Simon Fisher Turner

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Simon Fisher Turner (born November 21, 1954 in Dover ) is an English musician, songwriter, composer, producer and actor. He used different names for the publications of his recordings, including Simon Fisher Turner , The King of Luxembourg , Deux Filles and Simon Turner .

Career

After his role as Ned East in the 1971 television adaptation of Tom Brown's School , Simon Turner quickly became known as a teen star in England. He owed this to his mentor Jonathan King , who released his first album on UK Records in 1973 . In the further course of the 1970s, Turner played the title role in the television series Kim & Co and made minor appearances in films such as Dead Sleep Better .

In the 1980s he released several singles under the name The King of Luxembourg , in 1990 he released another solo album. Turner also began recording film soundtracks in the 1980s, including for Derek Jarman's films Caravaggio , The Last of England - Lost Utopias , The Garden and Blue, and the horror film Nadja produced by David Lynch . Many of his soundtracks have been released on CD.

In 2002 Turner was a visiting professor at the Braunschweig University of Art . In 2009 he produced Polly Scattergood's debut album .

Personal

Simon Turner lives in London with his wife and two children .

Awards

In 1976 Turner was awarded an Otto , an award from Bravo magazine for male television actors. In 2014 he received an Ivor Novello Award for his soundtrack to the silent documentary film The Epic of Everest from 1924.

actor

TV

  • "Tom Brown's Schooldays" (1971)
  • "The Intruder" (1972)
  • "The Long Chase" (1972)
  • "Who Killed Lamb?" (1974)
  • "The Adventures of Black Beauty" (1972)
  • "Village Hall" (1974) TV series
  • "Kim & Co." (1975) TV series
  • "Lillie" (1978)
  • "Neptune's Children" (1985) TV series

Movies

  • The deep sleep / dead sleep better (1978) - "The Big Sleep" - UK (original title)
  • "Stay with Me Till Morning" (1981)
  • Caravaggio (1986, also film music)
  • Edward II (1991, film music only)
  • The Party: Nature Morte (1991)
  • The Croupier (1998) - "Croupier" - France (original title)
  • The End of the Affair (1999) - "The End of the Affair" - UK (original title)
  • Hana wo tsumu shôjo to mushi wo korosu shôjo (2000)

Discography

As Simon Turner

  • Simon Turner ( UK Records ) (1973)
  • Simon Turner ( Creation Records ) (1990)
  • Sex Appeal (1992)
  • The Many Moods of Simon Turner (1993)
  • Revox (1993)

As The King of Luxembourg

  • Sir / Royal Bastard (1988)
  • Sex Appeal (1992)
  • Sweets of Japan ( Felicite Records ) (2003)

As Simon Fisher Turner

  • The Bone of Desire (1985)
  • Caravaggio Original Soundtrack (1986/1995)
  • The Last of England Original Soundtrack (1987)
  • Melancholia Soundtrack (1989)
  • Edward II Original Soundtrack (1991)
  • The Garden Original Soundtrack (1991)
  • I've Heard the Ammonite Murmur (1992)
  • Blue (1994)
  • Live Blue Roma (The Archeology of Sound) (1995)
  • Nadja (1995)
  • Shwarma (1996)
  • Loaded Original Soundtrack (1996)
  • Still, Moving, Light (1999)
  • Oh Venus (1999)
  • Eyes Open (1999)
  • Travelcard (2000)
  • Riviera Faithful (2002)
  • Swift (2002)
  • Lana Lara Lata (2007)
  • Films you should have seen (2009)

Film music, not yet released on CD (selection)

  • A song of love
  • I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  • William Eggleston in the Real World

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Fisher Turner, Simon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES The King of Luxembourg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English actor and musician
DATE OF BIRTH November 21, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Dover