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Rachel Portman

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Has three daughters with her husband Uberto Pasolini - Anna Pasolini (b.1995), Giulia Pasolini (b.1998) and Niky Pasolini. See more trivia »
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Filmography

Hide HideComposer (88 titles)
2013 Still Life (completed)
 
2013/I Paradise (completed)
 
2012 Bel Ami
 
2012 The Vow
 
2011/I One Day
 
2011 His Way (TV documentary)
 
2010 Über die Anden bis ans Ende der Welt (TV documentary)
 
2010 Never Let Me Go
 
2010 National Theatre Live (TV series)
London Assurance (2010)
 
2009 Grey Gardens (TV movie)
 
2008 The Duchess
 
2006 Infamous
 
2006 The Lake House (music by)
 
2006 It's a Happy Movie: The Children's Making-of (video documentary short)
 
2006 Twist by Polanski (video documentary short)
 
2005 Oliver Twist
 
2005 Define Normal (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Great Performances (TV series)
The Little Prince (2004)
 
2004 Lard (short)
 
2003 Mona Lisa Smile
 
2003 The Human Stain
 
2003 The Truth About 'The Truth About Charlie' (video documentary short)
 
2002 Hart's War
 
2000 Chocolat
 
1999 Ratcatcher
 
1998 Beloved
 
1998 Home Fries
 
1996 Marvin's Room
 
1996 Emma
 
1995 Palookaville
 
1995 Smoke
 
1994 Only You
 
1993 Sirens
 
1993 Friends
 
1993 Benny & Joon
 
1993 Ethan Frome
 
1993 Great Moments in Aviation (TV movie)
 
1992 Used People
 
1992 Mr. Wakefield's Crusade (TV movie)
 
1992 Elizabeth R (TV documentary)
 
1990-1992 Screen Two (TV series)
Flea Bites (1992)
Sometime in August (1990)
 
1992 The Cloning of Joanna May (TV movie)
 
1991 The Storyteller: Greek Myths (TV series)
Daedalus & Icarus (1991)
Orpheus & Eurydice (1991)
 
1990 Life Is Sweet
 
1987-1990 Screenplay (TV series)
Antonia and Jane (1990)
Loving Hazel (1989)
 
1990 Shoot to Kill (TV movie)
 
1990 The Widowmaker (TV movie)
 
1989 The Woman in Black (TV movie)
 
1989 Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (TV mini-series)
 
1989 Precious Bane (TV movie)
 
1989 Monster Maker (TV movie)
 
1989 Living with Dinosaurs (TV movie)
 
1988 The Short & Curlies (TV short)
 
1988 The Storyteller (TV series)
The True Bride (1988)
The Heartless Giant (1988)
Sapsorrow (1988)
The Three Ravens (1988)
Hans My Hedgehog (1988)
 
1987 1914 All Out (TV movie)
 
1987 The Falklands War: The Untold Story (TV documentary)
 
1987 90 Degrees South (documentary)
 
1986 Good as Gold (TV movie)
 
1986 A Little Princess (TV mini-series)
 
1985 Four Days in July (TV movie)
 
1984 Sharma and Beyond (TV movie)
 
1984 Reflections
 
1984 Last Day of Summer (TV movie)
 
1982 Privileged
 
Show ShowMusic Department (37 titles)
2011/I One Day (arranger: "Sparkling Day", orchestrator)
 
2010 Never Let Me Go (orchestrator)
 
2008 The Duchess (orchestrator, score producer)
 
2006 Miss Potter (composer: additional music, orchestrator)
 
2006 Infamous (orchestrator)
 
2005 Oliver Twist (orchestrator, score producer)
 
2005 Because of Winn-Dixie (orchestrator)
 
2004 Great Performances (TV series) (musical director - 1 episode)
The Little Prince (2004) (musical director)
 
2004 The Manchurian Candidate (orchestrator)
 
2003 Singing Behind Screens (music advisor)
 
2003 The Human Stain (orchestrator)
 
2002 Nicholas Nickleby (music producer)
 
2002 The Truth About Charlie (orchestrator, score producer)
 
2001 The Emperor's New Clothes (orchestrator)
 
2000 Chocolat (orchestrator, score producer)
 
2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance (orchestrator)
 
1999 The Cider House Rules (orchestrator, score producer)
 
1999 Ratcatcher (orchestrator)
 
1999 The Other Sister (orchestrator)
 
1998 Beloved (orchestrator)
 
1998 Home Fries (orchestrator)
 
1997 Addicted to Love (orchestrator)
 
1996 Marvin's Room (orchestrator)
 
1996 Emma (orchestrator)
 
1995 Palookaville (orchestrator)
 
1995 Smoke (orchestrator)
 
1994 The Road to Wellville (orchestrator)
 
1994 War of the Buttons (orchestrator)
 
1994 Only You (orchestrator)
 
1993 Sirens (orchestrator)
 
1993 The Joy Luck Club (orchestrator)
 
1993 Benny & Joon (orchestrator)
 
1992 Used People (orchestrator)
 
1991 Where Angels Fear to Tread (orchestrator)
 
1990 Screen Two (TV series) (musician - 1 episode)
Sometime in August (1990) (musician)
 
1982 Privileged (musical director)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (11 titles)
2009 I Love You, Man (writer: "Score from tt0241303" / performer: "Score from tt0241303")
 
2008 Lost in Austen: Behind the Scenes (TV documentary) ("Harriet's Portrait")
 
2002 The Real Jane Austen (TV documentary) ("Sewing and Archery", "Harriet's Portrait", "Celery Root", "Frank Churchill Arrives")
 
2002 The Truth About Charlie (writer: "Charade d'Amour")
 
2000 ESPN SportsCentury (TV series documentary)
Babe Ruth (2000) (writer: "Theme")
 
1998 Beloved (writer: "Little Rice, Little Bean", "Sethe's Lullaby" / music: "Uhuru" / lyrics: "Uhuru")
 
1997 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (video) (writer: "Stories", "As Long As There's Christmas", "Don't Fall in Love", "As Long As There's Christmas Reprise", "A Cut Above the Rest", "As Long As There's Christmas End Title")
 
1996 The Adventures of Pinocchio (arranger: "All For One")
 
1996 Emma (arranger: "Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly")
 
1995 Feast of July (writer: "QUEEN'S HUSSARS", "HARVEST SUPPER", "LONGWAY SET", "HARVEST WALTZ", "CORN RIGGS", "HASTE OF WEDDING", "BOATMAN'S SONG")
 
1994 The Road to Wellville (writer: "Laughing Song", "The San Waltz")
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2006 Twist by Polanski (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2000 One Taste Is Never Enough... The Pleasures of 'Chocolat' (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2007 Lights! Action! Music! (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Twist by Polanski (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2001 Music Behind the Scenes (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
Love & Seduction … Herself
 
2000 One Taste Is Never Enough... The Pleasures of 'Chocolat' (TV documentary)
Herself - Composer
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(September 10 - October 10, 2009) She composed the original score for the musical adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's novel, "Little House on the Praire, the Musical", at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Melissa Gilbert as "Ma" in the cast. The new musical was adapted... See more »
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Trivia:

Has three daughters with her husband Uberto Pasolini - Anna Pasolini (b.1995), Giulia Pasolini (b.1998) and Niky Pasolini. See more »

Trademark:

Her film scores, usually dominant in strings and wind instruments, often have a lilting, almost magical quality to them. This style is most prominent in the films, Used People, Emma, Benny & Joon & Chocolat. See more »

Star Sign:

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