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Malcolm Arnold (I) (1921–2006)

Born in Northampton on 21st October 1921, Malcolm Arnold studied composition with Gordon Jacob and trumpet with Ernest Hall at the Royal College of Music. In 1941 he joined the trumpet section of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, becoming principal by 1943. After two years of war service and one season... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2000 The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (video documentary)
 
1998 Band (documentary)
 
1977 Hard Times (TV series)
Episode #1.4 (1977)
Episode #1.3 (1977)
Episode #1.2 (1977)
Episode #1.1 (1977)
 
1969 David Copperfield (TV movie)
 
1969 The Reckoning
 
1968 The First Lady (TV series)
 
1967 North Sea Strike (documentary)
 
1965 Gypsy Girl
 
1963-1964 Espionage (TV series)
A Free Agent (1964)
Never Turn Your Back on a Friend (1964) (original music by)
Covenant with Death (1963)
 
1963 Tamahine
 
1962 The Lion
 
1962 Lisa
 
1961 Operation Snafu
 
1960 Tunes of Glory
 
1959 Solomon and Sheba (uncredited)
 
1958 The Key
 
1958 Dunkirk
 
1956 Hell in Korea
 
1956 Port Afrique
 
1956 Trapeze
 
1956 1984
 
1956 Man of Africa
 
1955 Value for Money
 
1955 I Am a Camera
 
1955 A Prize of Gold
 
1954-1955 War in the Air (TV series documentary)
Overlord (1955)
Maximum Effort (1954)
The Fated Sky (1954)
 
1954 Welcome the Queen! (documentary)
 
1954 Twist of Fate
 
1954 Hobson's Choice
 
1954 A Queen's Royal Tour (documentary)
 
1953 Copenhagen, City of Towers (documentary short)
 
1952 The Ringer
 
1952 Stolen Face
 
1952 Curtain Up
 
1952 Dead on Course
 
1952 The Island (documentary short)
 
1952 Channel Islands (documentary short)
 
1951 Home to Danger
 
1951 No Highway in the Sky (uncredited)
 
1951 The Changing Face of Europe (documentary) (segment 1 "Power for All" / segment 4 "Men and Machines")
 
1951 Power for All (documentary short)
 
1950 Drums for a Holiday (documentary short)
 
1950 Eye Witness
 
1950 Science in the Orchestra (documentary)
 
1950 Up for the Cup (uncredited)
 
1950 The Riddle of Japan (documentary short)
 
1950 Fifty Acres (documentary short)
 
1949 This Farming Business (documentary)
 
1949 The Gates of Power (short)
 
1949 The Frasers of Cabot Cove (short)
 
1949 The Fair County of Ayr (documentary short)
 
1949 Badger's Green
 
1948 Report on Steel (documentary short)
 
1948 Mining Review (documentary)
 
1948 Charting the Seas (documentary short)
 
1947 Avalanche Patrol (documentary short)
 
1946 This Modern Age (documentary short) (segment 22 "Women in Our Time" / segment 23 "Cotton: Lancashire's Time for Adventure" / segment 25 "Struggle for Oil" / segment 30 "Fight for a Fuller Life" / segment 32 "Trieste, Problem City" / segment 33 "When You Went Away" / segment 35 "The Riddle of Japan" / segment 36 "Where Britain Stands")
 
Show ShowMusic Department (40 titles)
1980 The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (composer: theme music)
 
1977 Hard Times (TV series) (composer: theme music - 1 episode)
Episode #1.1 (1977) (composer: theme music)
 
1969 David Copperfield (TV movie) (conductor)
 
1969 The Reckoning (musical director)
 
1967-1968 Cowboy in Africa (TV series) (composer: theme music - 16 episodes)
The Lions (1968) (composer: theme music)
John Henry's Eden (1968) (composer: theme music)
Work of Art (1968) (composer: theme music)
A Man of Value (1968) (composer: theme music)
The Quiet Death (1968) (composer: theme music)
 
1967 Africa: Texas Style (conductor)
 
1967 North Sea Strike (documentary) (conductor)
 
1965 The Heroes of Telemark (conductor)
 
1965 Gypsy Girl (conductor)
 
1964 The Thin Red Line (conductor)
 
1964 The Chalk Garden (conductor)
 
1963-1964 Espionage (TV series) (conductor - 2 episodes)
Never Turn Your Back on a Friend (1964) (conductor)
Covenant with Death (1963) (conductor)
 
1963 Tamahine (conductor)
 
1963 Nine Hours to Rama (conductor)
 
1962 The Lion (conductor)
 
1962 Lisa (conductor)
 
1961 Operation Snafu (musical director)
 
1961 Whistle Down the Wind (conductor)
 
1961 No Love for Johnnie (conductor)
 
1960 The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (conductor)
 
1960 Tunes of Glory (conductor)
 
1960 The Angry Silence (conductor)
 
1959 Chance Meeting (conductor)
 
1958 The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (conductor)
 
1958 The Roots of Heaven (conductor)
 
1958 The Key (musical director)
 
1957 Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (conductor)
 
1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai (conductor - uncredited)
 
1957 Island in the Sun (conductor)
 
1956 Tiger in the Smoke (conductor)
 
1956 Man of Africa (conductor)
 
1954 Twist of Fate (musical director)
 
1953 Terror Street (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1953 Gilbert and Sullivan (music arranger - uncredited)
 
1953 Powered Flight: The Story of the Century (documentary) (conductor)
 
1952 Dead on Course (musical director - uncredited)
 
1952 Channel Islands (documentary short) (conductor)
 
1951 Power for All (documentary short) (conductor)
 
1948 Mining Review (documentary) (conductor)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (15 titles)
2007 BBC Proms (TV series)
Prom 2: Music from Great British Films (2007) ("March from The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957")
 
1969 Battle of Britain (performer: "Battle in the Air")
 
1968 Divertimento (short) (writer: "Divertimento for flute, oboe and clarinet, op. 37")
 
1966 The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (music: "St. Trinian's School Song" - uncredited)
 
1961 Operation Snafu (arranger: "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain" - uncredited)
 
1961 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Main Street Shelter (1961) (writer: "March from the River Kwai - Colonel Bogey" - uncredited)
 
1960 Tunes of Glory (arranger: "The Black Bear" - uncredited)
 
1958 The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (arranger: "THE CHILDREN'S MARCHING SONG THIS OLD MAN")
 
1958 The Roots of Heaven (arranger: "Minna's Theme" - uncredited)
 
1957 Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (music: "St.Trinian's School Song" - uncredited / arranger: "Santa Lucia" - uncredited, "Wedding March" - uncredited)
 
1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai (music: "I Give My Heart To No One But You" - uncredited / performer: "Colonel Bogey March" 1914 - uncredited)
 
1956 What the Papers Say (TV series)
 
1953 Break to Freedom (arranger: "Home on the Range" - uncredited)
 
1953 Four Sided Triangle (arranger: "Wedding March" - uncredited)
 
1952 It Started in Paradise (music: "Young Love" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2000 The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2004 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1970 Best of Both Worlds: Concerto for Group and Orchestra (TV documentary)
Himself - Conductor
 
1959 The Ivor Novello Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Conductor
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

1948 THE SMOKE (Overture) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 6 Print Biographies  | 2 Articles  | See more »


Alternate Names:

Sir Malcolm Arnold C.B.E.
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Trivia:

In 2001 was awarded a Fellowship of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters, it was presented on the occasion of an 80th Birthday concert at Wigmore Hall. See more »

Star Sign:

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