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Ron Goodwin (1925–2003)

Composer | Music Department | Soundtrack

Ron Goodwin was born on 17th February 1925 in Plymouth. He was the son of a London policeman who was detached to the harbour-town. His mother felt that piano lessons would be a good pastime, so in his fifth year, the little Ron was hoisted onto a piano-stool and his education on this instrument began. Ron himself was at that time not really convinced about that parental ambition... See full bio »

Born:

Ronald Alfred Goodwin
in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

Died:

(age 77) in Brimpton Common, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
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2001 The Story of 'Frenzy' (video documentary)
 
1986 Valhalla
 
1983 Al-mas' Ala Al-Kubra
 
1979 Unidentified Flying Oddball
 
1978 Force 10 from Navarone
 
1977 Candleshoe
 
1977 Harness Fever (TV movie)
 
1976 Beauty and the Beast (TV movie)
 
1976 Deadly Strangers
 
1976 The Littlest Horse Thieves
 
1976 Spanish Fly
 
1975 One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
 
1975 Safety Senses (documentary short)
 
1974 The Happy Prince (short)
 
1974 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
– Diamonds on Wheels: Part 3 (1974)
– Diamonds on Wheels: Part 2 (1974)
– Diamonds on Wheels: Part 1 (1974)
 
1974 Diamonds on Wheels (TV movie)
 
1974 The Little Mermaid (short)
 
1973 Gawain and the Green Knight
 
1972 Frenzy
 
1971 The Selfish Giant (short)
 
1970 The Executioner
 
1969 Battle of Britain
 
1969 Submarine X-1
 
1969 Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies
 
1968 Where Eagles Dare
 
1968 Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher
 
1967 The Magnificent Two
 
1967 Mister Ten Per Cent
 
1967 A Home of Your Own
 
1966 Cool McCool (TV series) (1966)
 
1966 The Trap
 
1966 That Riviera Touch
 
1965 Norman Wisdom: The Early Bird
 
1965 The Alphabet Murders
 
1965 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes
 
1965 Operation Crossbow
 
1965 The Ever-Changing Motor Car (short)
 
1965 Charley (TV movie)
 
1964 Murder Ahoy
 
1964 Of Human Bondage
 
1964 633 Squadron
 
1964 Murder Most Foul
 
1964 Children of the Damned
 
1964 Go Kart Go
 
1963 Ladies Who Do
 
1963 The Cracksman
 
1963 Murder at the Gallop
 
1963 Sword of Lancelot
 
1963 Follow the Boys
 
1962 Kill or Cure
 
1962 I Thank a Fool
 
1962 The Day of the Triffids
 
1962 Postman's Knock
 
1962 Village of Daughters
 
1962 The Flying Man (short)
 
1961 Johnny Nobody
 
1961 Invasion Quartet
 
1961 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series)
– The Man at the Carlton Tower (1961)
– Clue of the New Pin (1961)
– Partners in Crime (1961)
 
1961 The Man at the Carlton Tower
 
1961 The Clue of the New Pin (uncredited)
 
1961 Partners in Crime
 
1961 Murder She Said
 
1960 Village of the Damned
 
1960 In the Nick
 
1960 The Trials of Oscar Wilde
 
1959 Whirlpool
 
1959 The Witness
 
1958 Man with a Gun
 
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2001 The Story of 'Frenzy' (video documentary) (composer: stock music - from "Frenzy")
 
1986 Valhalla (music supervisor)
 
1983 Al-mas' Ala Al-Kubra (conductor)
 
1979 Unidentified Flying Oddball (conductor)
 
1978 Force 10 from Navarone (conductor)
 
1977 Candleshoe (conductor)
 
1976 The Littlest Horse Thieves (musical director)
 
1976 Spanish Fly (conductor)
 
1975 One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (conductor)
 
1974 The Happy Prince (short) (conductor)
 
1974 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (conductor - 3 episodes)
– Diamonds on Wheels: Part 3 (1974) (conductor)
– Diamonds on Wheels: Part 2 (1974) (conductor)
– Diamonds on Wheels: Part 1 (1974) (conductor)
 
1974 Diamonds on Wheels (TV movie) (conductor)
 
1974 The Little Mermaid (short) (conductor)
 
1973 Gawain and the Green Knight (conductor)
 
1972 Frenzy (conductor)
 
1972 It's Murder But Is It Art (TV series) (composer: theme music - 6 episodes)
– Mister Drake Reveals All (1972) (composer: theme music)
– Mister Drake Asks Questions (1972) (composer: theme music)
– Mister Drake Has Visitors (1972) (composer: theme music)
– Mister Drake and Ars Gratia Artis (1972) (composer: theme music)
– Mister Drake Goes to Jail (1972) (composer: theme music)
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1971 The Selfish Giant (short) (conductor)
 
1970 The Executioner (musical director)
 
1969 Battle of Britain (conductor)
 
1969 Submarine X-1 (conductor)
 
1969 Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (conductor)
 
1968 Where Eagles Dare (conductor)
 
1968 Attack on the Iron Coast (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1968 Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (composer: additional music, conductor)
 
1967 The Magnificent Two (conductor - uncredited)
 
1967 Mister Ten Per Cent (conductor)
 
1967 A Home of Your Own (conductor)
 
1966 The Trap (conductor)
 
1966 That Riviera Touch (conductor - uncredited)
 
1965 The Alphabet Murders (conductor)
 
1965 San Ferry Ann (conductor)
 
1965 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (conductor)
 
1965 Operation Crossbow (conductor)
 
1964 Murder Ahoy (conductor)
 
1964 Of Human Bondage (conductor)
 
1964 633 Squadron (conductor)
 
1964 Murder Most Foul (conductor)
 
1964 Go Kart Go (conductor - uncredited)
 
1963 Ladies Who Do (conductor)
 
1963 Murder at the Gallop (conductor)
 
1963 Sword of Lancelot (conductor)
 
1963 Follow the Boys (conductor)
 
1962 Kill or Cure (conductor)
 
1962 I Thank a Fool (conductor)
 
1962 The Day of the Triffids (conductor)
 
1962 Postman's Knock (conductor)
 
1962 Village of Daughters (conductor)
 
1961 Johnny Nobody (conductor)
 
1961 Invasion Quartet (conductor)
 
1961 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series) (conductor - 1 episode)
– The Man at the Carlton Tower (1961) (conductor)
 
1961 The Man at the Carlton Tower (conductor)
 
1961 The Clue of the New Pin (musical director)
 
1961 Murder She Said (conductor)
 
1960 Village of the Damned (conductor)
 
1960 In the Nick (conductor)
 
1960 The Trials of Oscar Wilde (conductor)
 
1959 Whirlpool (conductor)
 
1959 I'm All Right Jack (music arranger, music director)
 
1959 The Witness (musical director)
 
1958 Man with a Gun (conductor)
 
1955 The Night My Number Came Up (composer: source music - uncredited)
 
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2011 23-F: la película (writer: "Marching to Victory")
 
2010 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
– Our All Time Favourite Films (2010) (writer: "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines" - uncredited)
 
2006 Children of Men (performer: "Elizabethan Serenade Where the Gentle Avon Flows")
 
1999-2003 SpongeBob SquarePants (TV series)
– Shanghaied/Gary Takes a Bath (2003) (music: "Call to Destiny a" - uncredited, "A Pirate's Life For Me a" - uncredited)
– Snowball Effect/One Krabs Trash (2002) (music: "A Pirate's Life For Me a" - uncredited)
– Jellyfish Hunter/The Fry Cook Games (2001) (music: "Passage to Victory a" - uncredited)
– Sailor Mouth/Artist Unknown (2001) (music: "Tales From the Swamp" - uncredited)
– Something Smells/Bossy Boots (2000) (music: "Legends of Hollywood a" - uncredited)
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2003/I The In-Laws (performer: "What the World Needs Now Is Love")
 
2000 Being Considered (writer: "Where Dreams Come True")
 
1999 Three to Tango (writer: "Theme From 'Of Human Bondage'")
 
1999 Combat (short) ("Aces High")
 
1994 Mickey's Fun Songs: Let's Go to the Circus (video short) (music: "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" / lyrics: "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines")
 
1975 The Lawrence Welk Show (TV series)
– America on the Move (1975) (writer: "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" - uncredited)
 
1974 The Happy Prince (short) (music: "Fly to the Skies of Blue" - uncredited, "City Streets" - uncredited / lyrics: "Fly to the Skies of Blue" - uncredited, "City Streets" - uncredited)
 
1974 The Little Mermaid (short) (writer: "Believe in your Dreams", "Because He Loves Me")
 
1972 Frenzy (arranger: "Poem" - uncredited)
 
1969 Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (music: "Those Daring Young Men in their Jaunty Jalopies" / lyrics: "Those Daring Young Men in their Jaunty Jalopies")
 
1967 Those Fantastic Flying Fools (music: "You Must Always Trust the Stranger", "We Must Always Trust the Stranger" / lyrics: "You Must Always Trust the Stranger", "We Must Always Trust the Stranger")
 
1965 The Alphabet Murders (arranger: "Rule Britannia" - uncredited)
 
1962 Postman's Knock (music: "Postman's Knock")
 
1962 Village of Daughters (music: "Village of Daughters")
 
1959 Whirlpool (music: "Whirlpool", "Herman's Theme", "River Theme")
 
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1957 The Big Record (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1957) … Himself
 

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Composed (along with Derek New) "Yorkshire Television March", the start of day music used by Yorkshire Television (UK), 1968-1981.

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Alternate Names:

Ron Goddwyn
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