In terms of Great British Modern Musical Icons and Composers - RIP
John Barry originally from York in England who died earlier this year and who will always be remembered for his stunning and atmospheric music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barry_(composer))
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And lets not forget
Stanley Myers from Birmingham in England who wrote this wonderful piece -'Cavatina' - later used in the Hollywood film 'The Deer Hunter'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavatina_(composition)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Myers
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In terms of up and coming composers
Jonny Greenwood (of Radiohead fame) wrote the film soundtrack for 'There will be Blood', which was recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Greenwood
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Carlito's Way has a great musical score - written by scottish composer
Patrick Doyle -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Doyle
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One of the most memorable scores has to be that of low budget film 'Withnail and i' written by
David Dundas and Rick Wentworth
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Another very memorable film score is that of the British Gangster film 'Get Carter' - written by
Roy Budd
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Budd
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Frank Monkman's 'Long Good Friday' score is also particuarly memorable, especially at the end of the film when gangster Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins) is being driven away to certain death.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Monkman
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Whilst relative unkown
Anton Karas wrote one of cinemas most iconic pieces for Orson Welles (Harry Lime) in 'The Third Man'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Karas
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Prince Charles recently cited the scene in 'Atonement' where the wounded soldiers at Dunkirk are singing Sir Hubert Parry's 'Dear Lord and Father of Mankind' as particuarly moving
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One of the the greatest film scores of all time is
Bernard Herrmann's Taxi Driver. Herrmann wrote some of the most famous film scores ever produced, from Orson Welles's Citizen Kane to Hitchcock's Vertigo through to Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Herrmann
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Of course it would be impossible to talk about film scores without mentioning the brillant
Ennio Morricone - famous for his collboration with Sergio Leone on the spaghetti westerns.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennio_Morricone
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