Carl Davis
Known for
Music and sound
Born
October 28, 1936
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
August 3, 2023 (aged 86)
Biography
Carl Davis was an American music composer and conductor for film and television. He was the driving force behind the reinvention of the silent movie for this generation and wrote the score to some of the most loved and remembered British television dramas. Davis was a conductor and composer of symphonic works, as well as a notable writer for the ballet.
Best known work
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
Pride and Prejudice
1995
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
The World at War
1973
Topsy-Turvy
1999
Frankenstein Unbound
1990
Ethel & Ernest
2016
Scandal
1989
Goodnight, Mister Tom
1998
King David
1985Filmography
2016
Composing Napoleonas Self
2016
Ethel & ErnestOriginal Music Composer
2016
Florence Foster Jenkinsas Orlando Adams
2012
The Understudyas Mr. Davidovitz, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
2010
2007
2005
GarboOrchestrator, Original Music Composer
2003
Promoted to GloryOriginal Music Composer
2002
The Book of EveOriginal Music Composer
2002
2000
2000
The Great GatsbyOriginal Music Composer
1999
The Greatest Store in the WorldOriginal Music Composer
1999
Topsy-TurvyOriginal Music Composer
1998
Goodnight, Mister TomOriginal Music Composer
1998
Universal HorrorAdditional Music
1998
Le radeau de la MéduseOriginal Music Composer
1997
1996
1995
1995
1995
1995
1994
1994
Lie Down with LionsOriginal Music Composer