Richard Rodney Bennett

Biography

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (29 March 1936 – 24 December 2012) was an English composer and pianist. He was noted for his musical versatility, drawing from such sources as jazz, romanticism, and avant-garde; and for his use of twelve-tone technique and serialism. His body of work included over 200 concert works and 50 scores for film and television. He was also active in jazz, as a composer, a pianist, and an occasional vocalist. For his scoring work, Bennett was nominated for a total of 10 BAFTA Awards, winning once for Best Original Music for the film Murder on the Orient Express (1974). He was also nominated for three Academy Awards (Far from the Madding Crowd, 1967; Nicholas and Alexandra, 1971; and Murder on the Orient Express) and three Grammy Awards, among other accolades. He was the International Chair of Composition of the Royal Academy of Music, and was knighted in 1998.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

932 releases · 183 albums · active 1957–2025

  • Performance · 1,163
  • Other credits · 96
  • Mastering · 1
  • Production · 1

Studios: Abbey Road Studios · St. John's, Smith Square · Essex Studios · Symphony Hall, Boston

Frequent collaborators

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