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Born in East Dereham, Norfolk, England. Entered British films as a composer and conductor in 1961 (SHE KNOWS, Y'KNOW). Notable film credits include HELP! (1965), THE MAGIC CHRISTIAN (1969), MURPHY'S WAR (1971), JUGGERNAUT (1974), ROYAL FLASH (1975), THE RITZ (1976), WOLF LAKE (1978), POWER PLAY (1978), ARABIAN ADVENTURE (1979), THE OUTSIDER and SUPERMAN II (both 1980), THE HOUSE WHERE EVIL DWELLS (1982), SUPERMAN III (1983), LASSITER and THE EVIL THAT MEN DO (both 1984), THE PROTECTOR (1985), THE TROUBLE WITH SPIES (1987), and SUNSET GRILL (1993). He also composed music for many TV mini-series and movies, including "My Wicked, Wicked Ways... The Legend of Errol Flynn" (1985), "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" (1987), "Great Expectations" (1989), "Diana: Her True Story" (1993), "Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story" (1995), and "In the Beginning" (2000).
Married Linda Hayes in 1973. Two of their daughters, Emily Thorne and Claire Thorne, work in film production.
1 nomination, 1 Award |
Music Scoring Awards (Scoring or Music Adaptation or Treatment)