Paul Englishby is a film and theatre composer, orchestrator, conductor, and pianist. He is best known for his

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Award-winning jazz score for David Hare's '' Page Eight'', his orchestral score for the Oscar nominated '' An Education'', his

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nominated score for the BBC's '' Luther'' and his many theatre scores for the

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, with whom Paul is an associated artist.

Biographical summary

Englishby was born in Preston, Lancashire in 1970. He was musically active by his teenage years, performing as a pianist in big bands and jazz ensembles as well as writing and composing his own works. He studied at Goldsmiths' College and at the

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, where he received the Charles Lucas Prize for Composition and the Arthur Hervey Scholarship, as well as receiving a BBC Sound on Film Commission. ''The Last Clarinet'' for orchestra and narrator was Englishby's first published work, and continues to be performed internationally. His other works include ''Short Symphony'' (1997), ''String Quartet'' (1995) and ''Blackpool Lights for Orchestra'' (1993). Aside from these Englishby composed pieces for his own group, The Paul Englishby Big Band, which has performed at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.

Scores and compositions

In recent years, Englishby has written the original scores for a number of films and television programmes. In 2012 he won the

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for Best Original Main Title Theme Music for '' Page Eight'', starring Bill Nighy and

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. He also received an

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nomination. Englishby is a prolific composer for the BBC, scoring all five series of the critically acclaimed drama '' Luther'', starring

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, for which he received a BAFTA nomination. He has also scored two series of the hit series '' The Musketeers''. He won the

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Award in 2009 for his film score to '' Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day'', directed by Bharat Nalluri. He also wrote the score for Lone Scherfig's Oscar nominated feature '' An Education'', starring

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, and '' A Royal Night Out'', starring

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and Bel Powley. He was also music director and composer for the 2013 film '' Sunshine On Leith'', featuring songs by

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, and directed by

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. Englishby has collaborated with world-class film directors, including

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on critically acclaimed Brit-flick '' Confetti'', and on the film '' Ten Minutes Older'' featuring works from directors

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and

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. As well as commissions for film and TV, he has composed classical works for various ensembles. His credits include ''The Last Clarinet'' for solo clarinet, orchestra and narrator in 1995, ''Byron'' for large orchestra and ''Weep No More'' for string orchestra. Englishby also recently completed a large public arts commission entitled ''Fireworks'', several pieces for choir, orchestra, chamber group and school children, in commemoration of the Combe Down Stone Mines Project in Bath.

Theatre/Dance

Englishby has worked on over twenty productions for the

. Recent credits include Gregory Doran's ''The Hollow Crown'', starring

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, and

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as Falstaff in ''Henry IV''. Other credits for the RSC include ''Death of a Salesman'' (starring Anthony Sher and Harriet Walter), ''

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'' (starring Richard Wilson), ''

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'' (starring David Tennant), ''

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'' (starring

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), ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2013, Englishby scored

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's '' The Audience'', starring

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as Queen

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. ''The Audience'', with Mirren, transferred to Broadway in 2015, with Kristin Scott Thomas taking up the role in the West End. In 2014, Englishby wrote the music for David Hare's ''

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'', starring Bill Nighy and

, which also transferred to Broadway from the West End in 2015. Other notable credits include '' Red Velvet'', starring

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, which played at the

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in early 2016, '' Hedda Gabler'', starring Sheridan Smith at the Old Vic, and ''

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'' at the National Theatre.

Musical credits

As orchestrator, conductor, and pianist, Englishby has worked with The London Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, London Musici, Tallis Chamber Choir,

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and

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to name a few. He has conducted on studio sessions and film scores both in the UK and abroad, as well as on recordings and broadcasts for radio and television. Credits include Richard Eyre's '' The Other Man'' and Michael Radford's '' Flawless'' in 2008. He worked on the Universal movie '' Your Highness'', starring

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and

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, released in 2011. Englishby orchestrated and conducted Tony Banks's classical album ''Six: Pieces for Orchestra'', released in 2012.

Credits

Scores

2023 * '' Now and Then – The Last Beatles Song'' (Short film) 2020 * '' The Yellow Dress'' *''THE VISIT (National Theatre)'' *''Royal Hunt of The Sun'' (Parco Theatre TOKYO) * ''Conversations at a Dinner Table'' 2019 * ''Queens of Mystery'' * ''LUTHER s5'' * ''THE INHERITANCE (West End/Broadway) TONY NOMINATION'' * ''PETER GYNT (National Theatre)'' * ''Measure for Measure'' 2018 * ''Le Canard (The Duck)'' (Short film)The Duck IMDB
imdb.com *''WHITE TEETH'' *''IMPERIUM'' 2017 * ''PINOCCHIO (National Ballet of Canada)'' *''DECLINE AND FALL'' *''THE WITNESS FFOR THE PROSECUTION'' – Ivor Novello Award Nominee 2015/16 * '' The Musketeers'' * '' Luther'' * '' Undeniable'' * '' Salting the Battlefield'' * ''Turks and Caicos'' 2013/14 * '' Sunshine On Leith'' * '' The Great Train Robbery'' * '' The Guilty'' 2012 * '' A Mother's Son'' (TV) * '' Good Cop'' (TV) * '' Inside Men'' (TV) * '' Page Eight'' * '' Luther'' (TV) 2011 * '' Outcasts'' (TV) 2009 * ''Hamlet'' (TV) * '' An Englishman in New York'' (TV) * '' An Education'' 2008 * '' Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day'' 2007 * '' Magicians'' * ''Behind the Tricks: Making "Magicians"'' (TV) 2006 * ''Death of the Revolution'' * '' Confetti'' 2002 * ''Ten Minutes Older: The Cello'' * ''Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet'' * ''The History of Football: The Beautiful Game'' * '' A Royal Night Out''

Orchestrator

2012 * Tony Banks: ''Six: Pieces for Orchestra'' 2010 * ''Your Highness'' 2008 * ''Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day'' * ''The Other Man'' 2007 * '' Becoming Jane'' 2004 * ''Deux Frères (aka Two Brothers)'' * ''Love's Brother''

Musical director/conductor

2013 * '' Sunshine On Leith'' 2012 * Tony Banks: ''Six: Pieces for Orchestra'' 2010 * ''The Wolfman'' 2009 * ''Skellig'' * ''Zomerhitte (aka Summer Heat)'' 2008 * ''Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day'' * ''The Secret of Moonacre'' * ''French Film'' 2007 * ''Becoming Jane'' * ''Freakdog'' * ''Flawless'' * ''Miguel y William'' 2006 * ''Alpha Male'' 2005 * ''Proof'' * ''Animal'' 2004 * ''Love's Brother'' * ''If Only'' 2001 * ''Captain Corelli's Mandolin''

Other musical credits

2006 * ''Niagara Motel'' (Arranger) 2002 * ''About A Boy'' (On-set music advisor) * ''Hart’s War'' (Arranger – "Der Fuehrer’s Face") 2001 * ''Birthday Girl'' (Arranger – "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World")

Theatre credits

2016 * '' Red Velvet'' 2015 * '' The Moderate Soprano'' * ''

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-'' RSC 2014 * ''

'' 2013 * ''Richard II'' – RSC * '' The Audience'' – The Gielgud Theatre * ''

-'' The National Theatre 2012 * ''Children's Children'' – The Almeida * ''Hedda Gabler'' – The Old Vic * ''South Downs'' – Chichester Festival Theatre 2008 * ''The Thief of Baghdad'' – Royal Opera House * ''Hamlet'' – RSC * ''Love's Labours Lost'' – RSC * ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' – RSC * ''Wuthering Heights'' – Birmingham Repertory * ''Marianne Dreams'' – Almeida * ''The Merchant Of Venice'' – RSC * ''The Taming of the Shrew'' – RSC 2007 * ''Coriolanus'' – RSC * ''Merry Wives The Musical'' – RSC * ''Much Ado About Nothing'' – RSC * ''The Giant'' – Hampstead 2006 * ''Twelfth Night'' – RSC * ''Sejanus'' – RSC * ''Sugar Mummies'' – Royal Court Theatre * ''Yellowman'' – Liverpool Everyman * ''Fabulation'' – Tricycle Theatre 2005 * ''Longitude'' – Greenwich Theatre 2004 * ''All's Well That Ends Well'' – RSC * ''Anna in the Tropics'' – Hampstead 2003 * ''Blood'' – Royal Court Theatre 2002 * ''Romeo and Juliet'' – Festival Theatre, Chichester * ''Bedroom Farce'' – West End 2001 * ''Three Sisters'' – Festival Theatre, Chichester

Notes

External links

Paul Englishby: Official Website

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