Tony Britten
Tony Britten is a British composer, best known for adapting the music and writing the text of the UEFA Champions League Anthem.[1][2]
Career
Britten was educated at
Oliver!. After that he worked at the National Theatre as arranger/musical director. He then moved into film and television as a conductor on productions such as RoboCop. He also worked for director Clive Donner
.
In 1992,
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.[1]
In 1994, he composed the music for the Christmas animated special Artsworld. In 2007 Britten adapted and directed a film version of Oliver Goldsmith’s comedy She Stoops to Conquer for Sky Arts. He also returned to composing for sports events by writing the official anthem of Mustafa V. Koç Sports Award the same year.[3]
Britten has also directed a number of films, including a documentary about his unrelated namesake, Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict (2013).[4] In 2018 he released Through Lotte's Lens: The Story Of The Hitler Emigres.[5]
References
- ^ a b UEFA Champions League anthem UEFA.com. Retrieved March 6, 2011
- ^ Media, democracy and European culture p.129. Intellect Books, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2011
- ^ Mustafa V. Koç Sports Award - Official Website
- ^ Rose, Steve (23 May 2013). "Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict – review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ Through Lotte's Lens: a film by Tony Britten
External links
- Tony Britten at IMDb
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