Ron Goodwin
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Ronald Alfred Goodwin (17 February 1925 – 8 January 2003) was an English composer and conductor known for his film music. He scored over 70 films in a career lasting over fifty years. His most famous works included Where Eagles Dare, Battle of Britain, 633 Squadron, Margaret Rutherford's Miss Marple films, and Frenzy.
Born in Plymouth, Devon, England, Goodwin learned to play the piano and trumpet from the age of five which allowed him to join the school band. When he was nine, the family moved to Harrow, London, where he attended Willesden County School and Pinner County Grammar School, in Middlesex. From there he went on to study the trumpet in London at the Guildhall School of Music.
Whilst working as a copyist, he formed his own orchestra in his spare time and began arranging and conducting recordings for over fifty performers, which resulted in more than 100 chart successes. He wrote his first feature film score for Whirlpool, with screenplay by Lawrence P. Bachmann. After Bachmann became executive producer at MGM-British Studios in 1959, Goodwin composed and conducted the music for most of its productions, as well as working for other film studios.
In the 1980s Goodwin began concentrating on live orchestral performances and appeared as guest conductor with many symphony orchestras at home and abroad including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
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- Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Theme - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 13d, Dance of the Swans. Dance of the Little Swans - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Mia and Sebastian's Theme (From "La La Land") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Barry / Arr. Tyzik: Dr. No: James Bond Theme - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Lost Love - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- The Force Theme (From "Star Wars") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Prologue - The Highest Point - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Strauss, R: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Introduction - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- McCartney, Linda & Paul / Arr. Tyzik: Live and Let Die - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Main Theme (From "Les choses de la vie") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Herrmann: Psycho: Prelude - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Romance (From "Jeux interdits") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Kosma: Suite symphonique d'après "Les portes de la nuit": III. Introduction & Valse "Les feuilles mortes" - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, R 125: VII. Aquarium - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Rolls (From "Les valseuses") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 4, Mambo - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Morricone: Gabriel's Oboe (From "The Mission") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Herrmann: Psycho: The Murder - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Herrmann: Psycho: Final - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Mysliveček: Ezio: Overture - II. Andantino Affettuoso - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- La valse d'Amélie (From "Amélie") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto in C Major, RV 425: I. Allegro - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Tchaikovsky: Le lac des cygnes, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10, Scène. Moderato - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Rota: The Godfather: Love Theme - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Shore: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Concerning Hobbits - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Promenade sentimentale (From "Diva") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Verdi: La forza del destino: Overture (Excerpt) - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Jaubert: Le jour se lève: Générique - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Un homme et une femme - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Williams: Jaws: The Shark Theme - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Mancini: Moon River (From "Breakfast at Tiffany's") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Barry / Arr. Tyzik: Thunderball - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- The Windmills of Your Mind (From "The Thomas Crown Affair") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Jones: Last of the Mohicans: Main Title - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Williams: Star Wars (Main Theme) - Main Theme from the Film ''Star Wars'' - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- The Windmills of Your Mind (From "The Thomas Crown Affair") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Myers: Cavatina (From "The Deer Hunter") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Silvestri: Back to the Future: Main Title - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Cinema Paradiso - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Wagner: Tannhäuser, Act III: Gesang der älteren Pilger. "Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat, ich schauen" (Chor) - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- I Had a Farm in Africa (From "Out of Africa") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Nyman: The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Gabriel's Oboe (From "The Mission") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Concertino (From "Summer of ‘42") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Shostakovich: Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2, Op. 50b: No. 2, Waltz - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Morricone: Once Upon a Time in the West: Man with a Harmonica - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Newman: Any Other Name (From "American Beauty") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Chaplin / Arr. Quint & Coleman: Modern Times: Smile - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Main Theme (From "Schindler's List") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Meeting Laura - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Autumn Leaves - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Le Mépris: Thème de Camille - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Horner: My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from "Titanic") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt) - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Lawrence of Arabia - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183: I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt) - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Wagner: Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Williams: Main Theme (From "Schindler's List") - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Williams: Indiana Jones, "Raiders of the Lost Ark": Raiders March - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Rota: 8 ½: La passerella di addio - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Casta diva" (Norma, Coro) - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Williams: Star Wars: Main Title - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier (Excerpt) - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante - Symphonic Cinema - Ron Goodwin
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- Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- Drake 400 Suite: I. The Eddystone Seascape - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- Drake 400 Suite: II. Song of the Mewstone - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- Drake 400 Suite: III. Hornpipe. The Barbican - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- Drake 400 Suite: IV. The Hoe on a Summer Night - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- Drake 400 Suite: V. March. Plymouth Hoe - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- Drake 400 Suite: VI. The Eddystone Seascape (Reprise) - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- Puppet Serenade - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- New Zealand Suite: I. Aotearoa - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- New Zealand Suite: II. Milford Sound - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- New Zealand Suite: III. Picnic at Rotorua - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- New Zealand Suite: IV. The Earnslaw Steam Theme - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- New Zealand Suite: V. The A & P Show - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- New Zealand Suite: VI. Finale. Po atarau - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- Arabian Celebration - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- Venus Waltz - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- Prisoners of War March "The Kriegie" (Version for Orchestra) - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- Minuet in Blue - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- The London Marathon Theme (From "The Trap") [Version for Orchestra] - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- Girl with a Dream - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
- Main Theme (From "Lancelot & Guinevere") - Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works - Ron Goodwin
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