Sound
George Fenton
EN, IT cinema · 125 credits
Born
19 October 1949
Died
5 October 2026 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Bromley, Kent, England, UK
Also known as George Howe · George Richard Ian Howe
George Richard Ian Howe Fenton (19 October 1949 — 5 October 2026) was an Oscar nominated British composer primarily known for writing music for film and television. He has had longstanding collaborations with many directors including Ken Loach, Stephen Frears, Nicholas Hytner, Neil Jordan, Richard Attenborough, Andy Tennant, and Nora Ephron.
Known for
Filmography
Up Against It
Original Music Composer
The Choral
as Chauffeur, Original Music Composer
Unit 234
Original Music Composer
Allelujah
Original Music Composer
The Old Oak
Original Music Composer
Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s)
Original Music Composer
The United Way
Original Music Composer
The Duke
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Beat the Devil
Original Music Composer
The Secret: Dare to Dream
Original Music Composer
Cold Pursuit
Original Music Composer
Sorry We Missed You
Original Music Composer
Woman Walks Ahead
Original Music Composer
Red Joan
Original Music Composer
I, Daniel Blake
Original Music Composer
Wild Oats
Original Music Composer
The Lady in the Van
as Conductor, Original Music Composer
Absolutely Anything
Original Music Composer
Bears
Original Music Composer
Jimmy's Hall
Original Music Composer
The Zero Theorem
Original Music Composer
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Original Music Composer
The Angels' Share
Original Music Composer
Route Irish
Original Music Composer
One Life
Original Music Composer
The Bounty Hunter
Original Music Composer
Looking for Eric
Original Music Composer
Fool's Gold
Original Music Composer
Earth
Original Music Composer
It's a Free World...
Original Music Composer
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Original Music Composer
The History Boys
Original Music Composer
Last Holiday
Original Music Composer
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Original Music Composer
Hitch
Original Music Composer
Bewitched
Original Music Composer
Tickets
Original Music Composer
Valiant
Original Music Composer
Ae Fond Kiss...
Original Music Composer
Stage Beauty
Original Music Composer
Pride
Original Music Composer
Deep Blue
Original Music Composer
Imagining Argentina
Original Music Composer
Sweet Sixteen
Original Music Composer
Sweet Home Alabama
Original Music Composer
The Navigators
Original Music Composer
Summer Catch
Original Music Composer
Lucky Numbers
Original Music Composer
Center Stage
Original Music Composer
Bread and Roses
Original Music Composer
Anna and the King
Original Music Composer
Grey Owl
Original Music Composer
Entropy
Original Music Composer
My Name Is Joe
Original Music Composer
Dangerous Beauty
Original Music Composer
You've Got Mail
Original Music Composer
EverAfter
Original Music Composer
The Object of My Affection
Original Music Composer
Living Out Loud
Original Music Composer
The Woodlanders
Original Music Composer
The Crucible
Original Music Composer
Heaven's Prisoners
Original Music Composer
Multiplicity
Original Music Composer
Mary Reilly
Original Music Composer
In Love and War
Original Music Composer
Carla's Song
Original Music Composer
August
Conductor
Land and Freedom
Original Music Composer
The Madness of King George
Original Music Composer
Mixed Nuts
Original Music Composer
China Moon
Original Music Composer
Interview with the Vampire
Music Supervisor
Ladybird Ladybird
Original Music Composer
Groundhog Day
Original Music Composer
Shadowlands
Original Music Composer
Born Yesterday
Original Music Composer
Hero
Original Music Composer
Final Analysis
Original Music Composer
The Fisher King
Original Music Composer
Memphis Belle
Original Music Composer
The Long Walk Home
Original Music Composer
102 Boulevard Haussmann
Original Music Composer
White Palace
Original Music Composer
We're No Angels
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Dangerous Liaisons
Original Music Composer
A Handful of Dust
Original Music Composer
High Spirits
Original Music Composer
The Dressmaker
Original Music Composer
Cry Freedom
Original Music Composer
White Mischief
Original Music Composer
84 Charing Cross Road
Original Music Composer
Clockwise
Original Music Composer
Past Caring
Original Music Composer
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
Original Music Composer
The Company of Wolves
Original Music Composer
Walter and June
Original Music Composer
An Englishman Abroad
Original Music Composer
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Original Music Composer
Runners
Original Music Composer, Conductor
The Ghost Writer
Original Music Composer
Gandhi
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Walter
Original Music Composer
Easter 2016
Original Music Composer
Parole
Original Music Composer
Going Gently
Original Music Composer
Dead End
Original Music Composer
Bloody Kids
Original Music Composer
Hussy
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Rain on the Roof
Original Music Composer
All Day on the Sands
Original Music Composer
The Old Crowd
Original Music Composer
One Fine Day
Original Music Composer
Afternoon Off
Original Music Composer
A Visit from Miss Prothero
Original Music Composer
Doris and Doreen
Original Music Composer
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Original Music Composer
Hitting Town
1976
Hitting Town
Original Music Composer
A Day Out
as Florence's Brother
Private Road
as Henry, Original Music Composer