A prominent film composer whose work accompanied such classic films as Where Eagles Dare (1968) and Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972), Ron Goodwin started his musical career early in life and composed the scores for over 60 films in his half-century career. Goodwin was born in Plymouth, England, in 1925, and at age five began playing the piano at the request of his mother. Though he would take up the trumpet soon after, the burgeoning musician continued to refine his skills on the piano into young adulthood, forming a successful band known as the Woodchoppers along the way. Quickly establishing himself as a talented musician to watch for, it wasn't long before Goodwin was working for the BBC and the newly established Polygon alongside the likes of Petula Clark and Peter Sellers. Goodwin's first feature-film score came with the 1959 film Whirlpool, and after forging a lucrative relationship with MGM British Studios two years later, his work as a film composer continued to flourish. Touring the globe with his band in his later years, the tireless composer was awarded an Ivor Novella lifetime achievement award in 1994. 1996 would find Goodwin serving as guest conductor for the Royal Academy of Music's Festival of British and American Film Music. After suffering from asthma for many years, Ron Goodwin died suddenly in his Reading home in January 2003. He was 77.
| Title | Year | Editors' Rating | User Rating | |
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Valhalla
Composer (Music Score) |
1992 | |||
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Valhalla
Composer (Music Score) |
1986 | |||
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Unidentified Flying Oddball
Composer (Music Score), Conductor |
1979 | |||
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Force 10 from Navarone
Composer (Music Score), Conductor |
1978 | |||
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Candleshoe
Composer (Music Score) |
1977 | |||
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Beauty and the Beast
Composer (Music Score) |
1976 | |||
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The Littlest Horse Thieves
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1976 | |||
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Born to Run
Composer (Music Score) |
1975 | |||
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La Mosca Hispanica
Composer (Music Score) |
1975 | |||
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One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Composer (Music Score) |
1975 | |||
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Deadly Strangers
Composer (Music Score) |
1974 | |||
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Happy Prince
Composer (Music Score) |
1974 | |||
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The Little Mermaid
Composer (Music Score) |
1974 | |||
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Diamonds on Wheels
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
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Gawain and the Green Knight
Composer (Music Score), Screenwriter |
1973 | |||
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Frenzy
Composer (Music Score) |
1972 | |||
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The Selfish Giant
Composer (Music Score) |
1972 | |||
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The Executioner
Composer (Music Score) |
1970 | |||
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Battle of Britain
Composer (Music Score) |
1969 | |||
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Submarine X-1
Composer (Music Score) |
1969 | |||
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Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies
Composer (Music Score), Conductor, Songwriter |
1969 | |||
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Decline and Fall... of a Bird Watcher
Composer (Music Score) |
1968 | |||
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Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Composer (Music Score) |
1968 | |||
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That Riviera Touch
Composer (Music Score) |
1968 | |||
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Where Eagles Dare
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1968 | |||
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Mister Ten Percent
Composer (Music Score) |
1967 | |||
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The Magnificent Two
Composer (Music Score) |
1967 | |||
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Those Fantastic Flying Fools
Composer (Music Score) |
1967 | |||
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The Trap
Composer (Music Score) |
1966 | |||
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Home of Your Own
Composer (Music Score) |
1965 | |||
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Operation Crossbow
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1965 | |||
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The Alphabet Murders
Composer (Music Score) |
1965 | |||
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The Early Bird
Composer (Music Score) |
1965 | |||
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1965 | |||
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633 Squadron
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
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Go Kart Go
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
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Ladies Who Do
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1964 | |||
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Murder Ahoy
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
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Murder Most Foul
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1964 | |||
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Of Human Bondage
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
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Children of the Damned
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
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Follow the Boys
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
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Murder at the Gallop
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
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Sword of Lancelot
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
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The Cracksman
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
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The Day of the Triffids
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
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I Thank a Fool
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1962 | |||
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Kill Or Cure
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
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Murder, She Said
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1962 | |||
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Postman's Knock
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
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Village of Daughters
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1962 | |||
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Invasion Quartet
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
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Johnny Nobody
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
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Man at the Carlton Tower
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
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Partners in Crime
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
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The Clue of the New Pin
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
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In the Nick
Composer (Music Score) |
1960 | |||
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The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Composer (Music Score) |
1960 | |||
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Village of the Damned
Composer (Music Score) |
1960 | |||
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I'm All Right Jack
Composer (Music Score) |
1959 | |||
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The Witness
Composer (Music Score) |
1959 | |||
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Whirlpool
Composer (Music Score) |
1959 | |||
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The Night My Number Came Up
Composer (Music Score) |
1955 |
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