Andy Price is a British television and film
composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Def ...
. He has scored more than 50 films for television and more than 25 productions for theatres around the country, including the
Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic is a British theatre company based at the Theatre Royal, Bristol. The present company was established in 1946 as an offshoot of the Old Vic in London. It is associated with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which became a f ...
,
National Youth Theatre
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and the
RSC.
Price has composed the score for three series of
BBC's ''
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is dep ...
'',
''
Law & Order: UK'' with
Adam Lewis and as of 2020 is scoring Silent Witness.
In 2002, Price became the recipient of the
Christopher Whelen Award in recognition of his recent work scoring to picture. He is also a visiting lecturer at the
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the undergraduate to the doctoral level in all aspects of Western Music including perform ...
.
Selected credits
*''
Law & Order: UK''
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Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is dep ...
''
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries''
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David Starkey's ''Elizabeth''
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Hetty Feather''
Awards and nominations
*2000 -
BAFTA (Original Television Music)
*2002 -
Christopher Whelan Award - Won
References
External links
*
Agent's website*
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Year of birth missing (living people)
British composers
British film score composers
British male film score composers
British television composers
Living people
National Youth Theatre members