RIP George Fenton

 

British composer George Fenton, whose work included music for films such as “Gandhi”, “Groundhog Day” and “The Fisher King”, as well as TV shows like ‘Planet Earth’ and ‘Bergerac’, died in London, England on October 5th three weeks before turning 77. The prolific musician received five Oscar nominations for his film scores, including those for “The Remains of the Day” and “Cry Freedom”. Fenton was born George Richard Ian Howe Fenton in Bromley, Kent on October 19, 1949. According to a biography on his official website, his father was a mechanical engineer, and his mother had been a dancer before becoming a nurse during the war. He also founded the Association of Professional Composers, which later merged with The Ivors Academy; and he is one of only a handful of musicians to receive the Academy's fellowship, alongside Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Elton John, Kate Bush, Bruce Springsteen and George Michael. George composed the score for one Euro-western, “Grey Owl” in 1999.