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Rachel Portman

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Rachel Portman

EN, DE, IT cinema · 105 credits

Born

11 December 1960 (age 65)

Birthplace

Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK

Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman, OBE (born 11 December 1960) is an English composer who is best known for scoring films. Portman's career in music began with writing music for drama in BBC and Channel 4 films such as Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Mike Leigh's Four Days in July and Jim Henson's Storyteller series. Since then, Portman has written over 100 scores for film, television and theatre. Her other works include a children's opera, The Little Prince (which was later adapted for television) and Little House on the Prairie, a musical based upon the Laura Ingalls Wilder books Little House on the Prairie (2008). Portman was commissioned to write a piece of choral music for the BBC Proms series in August 2007 called The Water Diviner's Tale. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rachel Portman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

A Dog's Perfect Christmas poster

A Dog's Perfect Christmas

EN · 202610.0

Original Music Composer

The Return poster

The Return

EN · 20246.6

Original Music Composer

Dancing Fruit poster

Dancing Fruit

EN · 20231.0

Original Music Composer

Julia poster

Julia

EN · 20216.2

Original Music Composer

Godmothered poster

Godmothered

EN · 20206.7

Original Music Composer

Archie poster

Archie

EN · 2019Not rated

Music

The Street poster

The Street

EN · 20197.8

Original Music Composer

Mimi and the Mountain Dragon poster

Mimi and the Mountain Dragon

EN · 20196.3

Music

Score: A Film Music Documentary poster

Score: A Film Music Documentary

EN · 20177.2

as Self

A Dog's Purpose poster

A Dog's Purpose

EN · 20177.6

Original Music Composer

Their Finest poster

Their Finest

EN · 20176.6

Original Music Composer

Despite the Falling Snow poster

Despite the Falling Snow

EN · 20165.7

Original Music Composer

Race poster

Race

EN · 20167.3

Original Music Composer

I Wish For You poster

I Wish For You

EN · 2016Not rated

Original Music Composer

Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity poster

Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity

EN · 20159.0

Music

Bessie poster

Bessie

EN · 20156.4

Original Music Composer

Dolphin Tale 2 poster

Dolphin Tale 2

EN · 20146.9

Original Music Composer

The Right Kind of Wrong poster

The Right Kind of Wrong

EN · 20135.9

Original Music Composer

Paradise poster

Paradise

EN · 20134.9

Original Music Composer

Belle poster

Belle

EN · 20137.1

Original Music Composer

Still Life poster

Still Life

EN · 20137.5

Original Music Composer

Girl Rising poster

Girl Rising

EN · 20137.0

Music

Bel Ami poster

Bel Ami

EN · 20125.3

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Private Peaceful poster

Private Peaceful

EN · 20126.6

Original Music Composer

The Vow poster

The Vow

EN · 20127.2

Original Music Composer

His Way poster

His Way

EN · 20116.3

Original Music Composer

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan poster

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

EN · 20116.1

Original Music Composer

One Day poster

One Day

EN · 20117.4

Original Music Composer

Never Let Me Go poster

Never Let Me Go

EN · 20106.8

Original Music Composer

National Theatre Live: London Assurance poster

National Theatre Live: London Assurance

EN · 20107.0

Music

Grey Gardens poster

Grey Gardens

EN · 20096.8

Original Music Composer

The Duchess poster

The Duchess

EN · 20087.0

Original Music Composer

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 poster

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

EN · 20086.3

Original Music Composer

Lights, Action, Music poster

Lights, Action, Music

EN · 20077.0

as Self

The Lake House poster

The Lake House

EN · 20067.0

Original Music Composer

Infamous poster

Infamous

EN · 20066.5

Original Music Composer

It's a Happy Movie: The Children's Making-of

2006

It's a Happy Movie: The Children's Making-of

EN · 2006Not rated

Music

Twist by Polanski

2006

Twist by Polanski

EN · 20063.0

Original Music Composer

Oliver Twist poster

Oliver Twist

EN · 20056.8

Original Music Composer

Because of Winn-Dixie poster

Because of Winn-Dixie

EN · 20056.5

Original Music Composer

The Manchurian Candidate poster

The Manchurian Candidate

EN · 20046.5

Original Music Composer

The Return of the Dancing Master poster

The Return of the Dancing Master

DE · 20045.2

Original Music Composer

The Human Stain poster

The Human Stain

EN · 20036.0

Original Music Composer

Mona Lisa Smile poster

Mona Lisa Smile

EN · 20036.9

Original Music Composer

Nicholas Nickleby poster

Nicholas Nickleby

EN · 20026.8

Original Music Composer

The Truth About Charlie poster

The Truth About Charlie

EN · 20024.9

Original Music Composer

Hart's War poster

Hart's War

EN · 20026.4

Original Music Composer

The Emperor's New Clothes poster

The Emperor's New Clothes

EN · 20016.9

Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

Chocolat poster

Chocolat

EN · 20007.0

Original Music Composer

The Legend of Bagger Vance poster

The Legend of Bagger Vance

EN · 20006.6

Original Music Composer

The Closer You Get poster

The Closer You Get

EN · 20005.7

Original Music Composer

Ratcatcher poster

Ratcatcher

EN · 19997.1

Original Music Composer

The Cider House Rules poster

The Cider House Rules

EN · 19997.1

Original Music Composer

The Other Sister poster

The Other Sister

EN · 19996.4

Original Music Composer

Home Fries poster

Home Fries

EN · 19985.1

Original Music Composer

Beloved poster

Beloved

EN · 19985.8

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Addicted to Love poster

Addicted to Love

EN · 19976.2

Original Music Composer

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas poster

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

EN · 19976.2

Songs, Original Music Composer

Marvin's Room poster

Marvin's Room

EN · 19966.7

Original Music Composer

The Adventures of Pinocchio poster

The Adventures of Pinocchio

EN · 19965.3

Original Music Composer

Emma poster

Emma

EN · 19966.6

Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

Palookaville poster

Palookaville

EN · 19965.9

Original Music Composer

The Hollywood Soundtrack Story

1995

The Hollywood Soundtrack Story

EN · 1995Not rated

as Self

A Pyromaniac's Love Story poster

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

EN · 19955.3

Original Music Composer

Smoke poster

Smoke

EN · 19957.2

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar poster

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

EN · 19957.5

Original Music Composer

The Road to Wellville poster

The Road to Wellville

EN · 19945.6

Original Music Composer

Sirens poster

Sirens

EN · 19945.6

Original Music Composer

Only You poster

Only You

EN · 19946.7

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

War of the Buttons poster

War of the Buttons

EN · 19947.0

Original Music Composer

Friends poster

Friends

EN · 19946.6

Original Music Composer

Great Moments in Aviation poster

Great Moments in Aviation

EN · 19944.9

Original Music Composer

The Joy Luck Club poster

The Joy Luck Club

EN · 19937.2

Original Music Composer

Ethan Frome poster

Ethan Frome

IT · 19935.6

Original Music Composer

Benny & Joon poster

Benny & Joon

EN · 19937.0

Original Music Composer

Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen poster

Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen

EN · 19927.7

Music

Used People poster

Used People

EN · 19925.8

Original Music Composer

Flea Bites

1992

Flea Bites

EN · 1992Not rated

Original Music Composer

Rebecca's Daughters poster

Rebecca's Daughters

EN · 19926.5

Original Music Composer

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade poster

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

EN · 19925.7

Music

Where Angels Fear to Tread poster

Where Angels Fear to Tread

EN · 19916.7

Original Music Composer

Life Is Sweet poster

Life Is Sweet

EN · 19917.0

Original Music Composer

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur poster

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur

EN · 1991Not rated

Original Music Composer

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon poster

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon

EN · 1991Not rated

Original Music Composer

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice poster

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice

EN · 1991Not rated

Original Music Composer

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus poster

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus

EN · 1991Not rated

Original Music Composer

Sometime in August poster

Sometime in August

EN · 19908.0

Music

The Widowmaker poster

The Widowmaker

EN · 199010.0

Music, Original Music Composer

Living with Dinosaurs poster

Living with Dinosaurs

EN · 19907.2

Original Music Composer

Antonia and Jane poster

Antonia and Jane

EN · 19905.4

Original Music Composer

Shoot to Kill poster

Shoot to Kill

EN · 1990Not rated

Original Music Composer

Monster Maker poster

Monster Maker

EN · 19896.7

Music

The Woman in Black poster

The Woman in Black

EN · 19896.9

Original Music Composer

Precious Bane poster

Precious Bane

EN · 19897.5

Original Music Composer

The Storyteller: The Three Ravens poster

The Storyteller: The Three Ravens

EN · 1988Not rated

Original Music Composer

The Short & Curlies poster

The Short & Curlies

EN · 19876.4

Original Music Composer

1914 All Out poster

1914 All Out

EN · 19877.5

Original Music Composer

The Falklands War: The Untold Story poster

The Falklands War: The Untold Story

EN · 19878.7

Original Music Composer

Good As Gold poster

Good As Gold

EN · 1986Not rated

Music

Four Days in July poster

Four Days in July

EN · 19846.6

Original Music Composer

Last Day of Summer poster

Last Day of Summer

EN · 19849.5

Original Music Composer

Sharma and Beyond poster

Sharma and Beyond

EN · 19847.0

Original Music Composer

Reflections

1984

Reflections

EN · 19845.2

Original Music Composer

Privileged poster

Privileged

EN · 19827.5

Original Music Composer

Experience Preferred... But Not Essential poster

Experience Preferred... But Not Essential

EN · 19827.2

Original Music Composer