Chronicle Spring 2022

20 ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE

George Fenton OSE is a composer. He writes for theatre, film and TV and has enjoyed long collaborations including those with Alan Bennett, Richard Attenborough, Stephen Frears, Nicholas Hytner and Ken Loach. Among his best known films are Gandhi, Dangerous Liaisons, Groundhog Day, You’ve Got Mail, Hitch, The Lady in the Van, The Wind that Shakes the Barley and, on television, well known themes such as Newsnight and Bergerac , and series including The Jewel in the Crown, The Monocled Mutineer and Talking Heads . His scores for documentaries include The United Way and The Blue Planet, Planet Earth and The Frozen Planet which he has also conducted in concerts worldwide. Theatre credits includes Collaborators at the National, Othello at the Royal Shakespeare Company and a season of monologues at the Bridge Theatre. His most recent score is for The Duke . He teaches at The Royal College of Music and The University of Nottingham, and actively promotes music in education through his work with Bemuse UK. George was in Field House from 1963 – 1967. A Bold Vision By George Fenton OSE

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