George Fenton
125 movies · 24 TV shows
- Known for
- Music & Sound
- Born
- Oct 19, 1949
- Died
- Oct 5, 2026 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Bromley, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as
- George Howe · George Richard Ian Howe
Biography
George Richard Ian Howe Fenton (19 October 1949 — 5 October 2026) was an Oscar nominated British composer primarily known for writing music for film and television. He has had longstanding collaborations with many directors including Ken Loach, Stephen Frears, Nicholas Hytner, Neil Jordan, Richard Attenborough, Andy Tennant, and Nora Ephron.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
George Fenton: movies and TV shows
Acting (7)
- 2025 The Choral
as Chauffeur
- 2015 The Lady in the Van
as Conductor
- 2006
- 1973
- 1972 A Day Out
as Florence's Brother
- 1972
- 1971 Private Road
as Henry
Behind the camera (146)
- Upcoming Up Against It
Original Music Composer
- 2025 The Choral
Original Music Composer
- 2025
- 2024 Unit 234
Original Music Composer
- 2023 The Old Oak
Original Music Composer
- 2023 Allelujah
Original Music Composer
- 2023
- 2022 Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s)
Original Music Composer
- 2021 Beat the Devil
Original Music Composer
- 2021 The Duke
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- 2021 The United Way
Original Music Composer
- 2020 The Secret: Dare to Dream
Original Music Composer
- 2019 Sorry We Missed You
Original Music Composer
- 2019 Cold Pursuit
Original Music Composer
- 2018 Red Joan
Original Music Composer
- 2018 Woman Walks Ahead
Original Music Composer
- 2016
- 2016 I, Daniel Blake
Original Music Composer
- 2016 Wild Oats
Original Music Composer
- 2015 The Lady in the Van
Original Music Composer
- 2015 Absolutely Anything
Original Music Composer
- 2014 Jimmy's Hall
Original Music Composer
- 2014 The Voysey Inheritance
Music
- 2014 Bears
Original Music Composer
- 2013 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Original Music Composer
- 2013 The Zero Theorem
Original Music Composer
- 2013
- 2012 The Angels' Share
Original Music Composer
- 2011
- 2011 One Life
Original Music Composer
- 2011 Route Irish
Original Music Composer
- 2010 The Bounty Hunter
Original Music Composer
- 2009
- 2009 Looking for Eric
Original Music Composer
- 2008 Fool's Gold
Original Music Composer
- 2007 Earth
Original Music Composer
- 2007 It's a Free World...
Original Music Composer
- 2006
- 2006 The History Boys
Original Music Composer
- 2006 The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Original Music Composer
- 2006
- 2006 Last Holiday
Original Music Composer
- 2005 Mrs. Henderson Presents
Original Music Composer
- 2005 Bewitched
Original Music Composer
- 2005 Tickets
Original Music Composer
- 2005 Valiant
Original Music Composer
- 2005 Hitch
Original Music Composer
- 2004 Stage Beauty
Original Music Composer
- 2004 Ae Fond Kiss...
Original Music Composer
- 2004 Pride
Original Music Composer
- 2003 Imagining Argentina
Original Music Composer
- 2003 Deep Blue
Original Music Composer
- 2002 Sweet Home Alabama
Original Music Composer
- 2002 Sweet Sixteen
Original Music Composer
- 2001 The Navigators
Original Music Composer
- 2001
- 2001 Summer Catch
Original Music Composer
- 2000 Lucky Numbers
Original Music Composer
- 2000 Bread and Roses
Original Music Composer
- 2000 Center Stage
Original Music Composer
- 1999 Anna and the King
Original Music Composer
- 1999 Entropy
Original Music Composer
- 1999 Grey Owl
Original Music Composer
- 1998 You've Got Mail
Original Music Composer
- 1998 Living Out Loud
Original Music Composer
- 1998 EverAfter
Original Music Composer
- 1998 My Name Is Joe
Original Music Composer
- 1998 The Object of My Affection
Original Music Composer
- 1998 Dangerous Beauty
Original Music Composer
- 1998 The Woodlanders
Original Music Composer
- 1996 In Love and War
Original Music Composer
- 1996 The Crucible
Original Music Composer
- 1996 Carla's Song
Original Music Composer
- 1996 August
Conductor
- 1996 Multiplicity
Original Music Composer
- 1996 Heaven's Prisoners
Original Music Composer
- 1996 Mary Reilly
Original Music Composer
- 1995 Land and Freedom
Original Music Composer
- 1994 The Madness of King George
Original Music Composer
- 1994 Mixed Nuts
Original Music Composer
- 1994 Interview with the Vampire
Music Supervisor
- 1994 China Moon
Original Music Composer
- 1994 Ladybird Ladybird
Original Music Composer
- 1993 Shadowlands
Original Music Composer
- 1993
- 1993 Born Yesterday
Original Music Composer
- 1993 Groundhog Day
Original Music Composer
- 1992 Hero
Original Music Composer
- 1992 Final Analysis
Original Music Composer
- 1991 The Fisher King
Original Music Composer
- 1990 The Long Walk Home
Original Music Composer
- 1990 102 Boulevard Haussmann
Original Music Composer
- 1990 White Palace
Original Music Composer
- 1990
- 1990 The Trials of Life
Music
- 1990 Memphis Belle
Original Music Composer
- 1989 We're No Angels
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- 1988 Dangerous Liaisons
Original Music Composer
- 1988 The Dressmaker
Original Music Composer
- 1988 High Spirits
Original Music Composer
- 1988 A Handful of Dust
Original Music Composer
- 1988
- 1987 White Mischief
Original Music Composer
- 1987 Cry Freedom
Original Music Composer
- 1987 84 Charing Cross Road
Original Music Composer
- 1986 Past Caring
Original Music Composer
- 1986
- 1986
- 1986 Clockwise
Original Music Composer
- 1986 Song of Experience
Music
- 1985 Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
Original Music Composer
- 1985
- 1984 The Company of Wolves
Original Music Composer
- 1984
- 1983 An Englishman Abroad
Original Music Composer
- 1983 Saigon: Year of the Cat
Original Music Composer
- 1983 The Ghost Writer
Original Music Composer
- 1983 Runners
Original Music Composer, Conductor
- 1983 Walter and June
Original Music Composer
- 1982 Gandhi
Original Music Composer, Conductor
- 1982 Walter
Original Music Composer
- 1982 Easter 2016
Original Music Composer
- 1982 Parole
Original Music Composer
- 1982
- 1981 Going Gently
Original Music Composer
- 1981
- 1980 Dead End
Original Music Composer
- 1980 Rain on the Roof
Original Music Composer
- 1980 Hussy
Original Music Composer, Conductor
- 1980 Bloody Kids
Original Music Composer
- 1980
- 1979
- 1979 All Day on the Sands
Original Music Composer
- 1979 One Fine Day
Original Music Composer
- 1979 Afternoon Off
Original Music Composer
- 1979 The Old Crowd
Original Music Composer
- 1978
- 1978 Doris and Doreen
Original Music Composer
- 1978 Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Original Music Composer
- 1978
- 1978 A Visit from Miss Prothero
Original Music Composer
- 1977 Last Summer
Music
- 1976 Hitting Town
Original Music Composer
- 1976
- 1971 Private Road
Original Music Composer
- 1965