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Geoffrey Burgon is a Original Music Composer born on 15 july 1941

Geoffrey Burgon

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Birth name Geoffrey Alan Burgon
Birth 15 july 1941
Death 21 september 2010 (at 69 years)

Geoffrey (Alan) Burgon, né le 15 juillet 1941 à Hambledon (Hampshire) et mort le 21 septembre 2010 à Londres, est un compositeur anglais.

Biography

En 1960, Geoffrey Burgon intègre la Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Londres), envisageant alors de devenir trompettiste ; il s'oriente finalement vers la composition, se formant avec Peter Wishart . Après avoir quitté cette école, il parfait son apprentissage de la composition à titre privé auprès de Lennox Berkeley.

Ses compositions classiques sont notamment influencées par Benjamin Britten et la musique médiévale. Parmi elles figurent de la musique de chambre (dont un quatuor à cordes), des concertos (dont un pour piano), des ballets et de la musique vocale (dont des pièces chorales, incluant un requiem, et un opéra).

On lui doit aussi les musiques de quatre films britanniques, dont Monty Python : La Vie de Brian de Terry Jones (1979) et Robin des Bois de John Irvin (en coproduction, 1991).

Il compose également pour la télévision britannique, contribuant à sept téléfilms (1974-2000) et vingt séries (1974-2004), dont Doctor Who (deux épisodes, 1975-1976) et la mini-série Retour au château (1981).

Best films

Life of Brian
Life of Brian
(1979)
(Original Music Composer)

Usually with

John Irvin
John Irvin
(4 films)
Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam
(1 films)
Terry Jones
Terry Jones
(1 films)
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
(1 films)
Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Geoffrey Burgon (6 films)

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Sound

When Trumpets Fade
When Trumpets Fade (1998)
, 1h32
Directed by John Irvin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Ron Eldard, Frank Whaley, Zak Orth, Dylan Bruno, Devon Gummersall, Dan Futterman
Roles Music
Rating69% 3.496173.496173.496173.496173.49617
Private Manning is a soldier in the 28th Infantry Division who, in order to survive, does just enough to stay out of trouble, but not enough to actually make a difference. Through the sheer bloodiness of the Hurtgen battles, Manning is left as the sole survivor of his platoon and is subsequently promoted to sergeant. He tries to get out of it, saying he is unqualified for the position, but his company commander, Captain Roy Pritchett, thinks otherwise. Manning then tries to back out of responsibility by asking to be filed on a Section 8 (mentally unfit due to combat stress), but is refused.
Robin Hood
Robin Hood (1991)
, 1h56
Directed by John Irvin
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Romance
Actors Patrick Bergin, Uma Thurman, Jürgen Prochnow, Jeroen Krabbé, Edward Fox, Owen Teale
Roles Music
Rating57% 2.8508552.8508552.8508552.8508552.850855
The film begins when a miller, who is poaching deer on lands belonging to the King of England, is detected by a hunting party led by the evil knight Sir Miles Folcanet (Jürgen Prochnow). The miller flees the hunting party until he runs into a Saxon earl, Robert Hode (Patrick Bergin), and his friend, Will. The miller pleads for help as the Normans arrive and threaten to poke the miller's eyes out. Before they can carry out the punishment, Hode (urged by Will) stops them. Folcanet is enraged and demands that Hode be punished by the local Sheriff (shire-reeve), Roger Daguerre (Jeroen Krabbé).
Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary (1985)
, 1h37
Directed by John Irvin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Horror, Romance
Actors Glenda Jackson, Ben Kingsley, Richard Johnson, Michael Gambon, Jeroen Krabbé, Rosemary Leach
Roles Music
Rating67% 3.3927753.3927753.3927753.3927753.392775
Two lonely Londoners - Neaera Duncan, a children's author (Glenda Jackson), and William Snow, a bookstore assistant (Ben Kingsley) - find common ground when visiting the sea turtles at London Zoo; independently of each other, both perceive that the turtles are unnaturally confined, and they hatch a plan with the assistance of zookeeper George Fairbairn (Michael Gambon) to smuggle them out and release them into the sea, which they ultimately succeed in accomplishing. Their release of the turtles represents metaphorically their release of themselves from their own inhibitions.
The Dogs of War
The Dogs of War (1980)
, 1h50
Directed by John Irvin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Monde imaginaire
Actors Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger, Colin Blakely, Hugh Millais, Paul Freeman, Jean-François Stévenin
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating62% 3.146033.146033.146033.146033.14603
As the film opens, mercenaries Jamie Shannon, Drew, Derek, Michel, Terry and Richard are making a hasty exit from a war-torn Central American country by forcing their way onto a government civilian DC-3 airplane. When a Central American officer demands Richard's body to be removed to make room for others, one of the mercenaries shows he is still able to safely grasp the spoon of a hand grenade and Drew insists his friend "goes home". After Shannon returns home, he gets an offer from a British businessman named Endean who is interested in "certain resources" of a small African nation named Zangaro. Endean pays Shannon $15,000 to go on a reconnaissance mission in Zangaro which is run by a paranoid and brutal dictator named General Kimba.
Life of Brian
Life of Brian (1979)
, 1h32
Directed by Terry Jones
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Chris Langham, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating79% 3.998953.998953.998953.998953.99895
Brian Cohen is born in a stable next door to the one in which Jesus is born, which initially confuses the three wise men who come to praise the future King of the Jews. Brian grows up an idealistic young man who resents the continuing Roman occupation of Judea. While attending Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, Brian becomes infatuated with an attractive young rebel, Judith. His desire for her and hatred for the Romans lead him to join the People's Front of Judea, one of many fractious and bickering independence movements, who spend more time fighting each other than the Romans.