Nicholas Hooper
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Background information | |
Also known as | Nick Hooper |
Born | 23 July 1952 |
Genres | Film scores |
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Years active | 1985–present |
Nicholas Hooper is a British film and television composer and guitarist. He has scored the award-winning
He studied at the Royal College of Music in the early 1970s where he scored his first films.
His highest-profile scores were for
Hooper then scored the soundtrack to the
Hooper is also a performing guitarist. He released a solo guitar album, 6 Strings, in 2015.[6] The album features Irish folk music and was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London. In 2018, he released the album Pete's Trees with his duo Henderson:Hooper. In 2019 he appeared on charity double CD Strings that Nimble Leap, produced by Fylde Guitars, alongside Graham Coxon and Chris Leslie. He performs regularly with Gordon Giltrap MBE and The Boot Band.[citation needed]
Hooper has also released three novels: Above the Void (2017) and books One and Two in the Arnold Rackham detective thriller series, The Occasional Gardener (2018) and The Mirror in the Ice Cream Parlour (2019). Book Three is due for release in 2020.[citation needed]
Works
- Port Meadow (1985)
- The Road Ahead (1988)
- Wildabout (1989)
- National Geographic Series (1991)
- The Weaver's Wife (1991)
- Good Looks (1992)
- The Time Traveller (1993)
- Punch (1996)
- Land of the Tiger (1997)
- The Tichborne Claimant (1998)
- Elephants of the Sand River (1999)
- Andes to Amazon (2000)
- Timeless Thames (2000-2001)
- The Way We Live Now (2001) - BAFTA nomination
- The Secret (2002)
- The Heart of Me (2003)
- The Future is Wild(2003)
- Loving You (2003)
- DV8: The Cost of Living (2003)
- State of Play (2003) - BAFTA nomination
- The Young Visiters (2003) - BAFTA winner
- Tigers of the Emerald Forest (2003)
- Messiah III: The Promise (2004)
- Blue Murder(2004)
- Nature (1996–2005)
- Dad (2005)
- Bloodlines (2005)
- My Family and Other Animals (2005)
- The Girl in the Café (2005) - BAFTA nomination
- The Chatterley Affair (2006)
- Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006) - BAFTA winner
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- Einstein and Eddington (2008)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) - Grammy nomination
- Enid (2009)
- Yes, Virginia (2009)
- 10 Minute Tales (2009)
- Mo (2010)
- DCI Banks: Aftermath (2010)
- African Cats (2011)[7]
- Stella Days (2011)
- Birdsong(BBC One Drama) (2012)
- Chimpanzee (2012)
- The Escape Artist (2013)[8]
- Winter Thaw (2016)
See also
- Harry Potter music
References
- ^ "Nicholas Hooper". COOL Music Limited. Archived from the original on 21 April 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
- ^ Mikael Carlsson (8 May 2007). "Hooper writes new themes for Potter film" (PDF). Film Music Weekly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
- ^ "The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ [1] Archived 11 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "97 Original Scores in 2011 Oscar® Race | Press Release | The Academy". Oscars.org. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "6 Strings". 9 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ Nicholas Hooper – IMDb Archived 2 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Nicholas Hooper to Score BBC's 'The Escape Artist' | Film Music Reporter". Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2013.