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Geoffrey Burgon (1941–2010)

Composer | Music Department | Soundtrack

Trivia:

Burgon was chosen to work on the Dr Who serials "Terror of the Zygons" and "The Seeds of Doom" because the director of those stories, Douglas Camfield, didn't want to work with the series' regular composer, Dudley Simpson. See more trivia »

Born:

Geoffrey Alan Burgon
in Hambledon, Hampshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 69) in London, England, UK
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2004 Island at War (TV mini-series)
 
2003 The Forsyte Saga, Series II (TV mini-series)
 
2002 The Forsyte Saga (TV mini-series)
 
2000 Ghost Stories for Christmas (TV mini-series)
 
2000 Longitude (TV movie)
 
1998 Cider with Rosie (TV movie)
 
1998 When Trumpets Fade (TV movie)
 
1996 Silent Witness (TV series)
– Sins of the Fathers: Part 2 (1996)
– Sins of the Fathers: Part 1 (1996)
– Darkness Visible: Part 2 (1996)
– Darkness Visible: Part 1 (1996)
– Long Days, Short Nights: Part 1 (1996)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1996 Turning World (TV series)
 
1994 Martin Chuzzlewit (TV mini-series)
– Episode Six (1994)
– Episode Five (1994)
– Episode Four (1994)
– Episode Three (1994)
– Episode Two (1994)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1993 Screen One (TV series)
– A Foreign Field (1993)
 
1991 Robin Hood
 
1990 The Silver Chair (TV series)
– Episode #1.4 (1990)
– Episode #1.3 (1990)
– Episode #1.2 (1990)
– Episode #1.1 (1990)
 
1989 Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader (TV series)
– Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Part 4 (1989)
– Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Part 3 (1989)
– Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Part 2 (1989)
– Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Part 1 (1989)
– Prince Caspian: Part 2 (1989)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1988 The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (1988)
– Episode #1.5 (1988)
– Episode #1.4 (1988)
– Episode #1.3 (1988)
– Episode #1.2 (1988)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1988 Sophia and Constance (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1988)
 
1987 The Death of a Heart (TV movie)
 
1987 The Happy Valley (TV movie)
 
1985 Turtle Diary
 
1985 Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (TV mini-series)
 
1982-1984 Play for Today (TV series)
– Z for Zachariah (1984)
– Soft Targets (1982)
 
1983 Shades of Darkness (TV series)
– Bewitched (1983)
 
1982 Objects of Affection (TV series)
– Marks (1982)
– Rolling Home (1982)
 
1982 How Many Miles to Babylon? (TV movie)
 
1981 Brideshead Revisited (TV mini-series)
– Brideshead Revisited (1981)
– A Twitch Upon the Thread (1981)
– Orphans of the Storm (1981)
– Brideshead Deserted (1981)
– The Unseen Hook (1981)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1980 The Dogs of War
 
1979 Testament of Youth (TV mini-series)
– 1918 (1979)
– 1917 (1979)
– 1915 (1979)
– Buxton 1914 (1979)
– Buxton 1913 (1979)
 
1979 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV mini-series)
– Flushing Out the Mole (1979)
– Smiley Sets a Trap (1979)
– Tinker Tailor (1979)
– How It All Fits Together (1979)
– Smiley Tracks the Mole (1979)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1979 Life of Brian
 
1978 As You Like It (TV movie)
 
1974 The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (TV movie) (as Geoffrey Burgen)
 
1974 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
– The Changeling (1974)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (9 titles)
2000 Longitude (TV movie) (conductor)
 
1998 Cider with Rosie (TV movie) (conductor)
 
1990 The Silver Chair (TV series) (conductor - 1 episode)
– Episode #1.3 (1990) (conductor)
 
1987 The Death of a Heart (TV movie) (conductor)
 
1985 Turtle Diary (conductor)
 
1982 How Many Miles to Babylon? (TV movie) (conductor, music arranger)
 
1981 Brideshead Revisited (TV mini-series) (conductor - 10 episodes)
– Brideshead Revisited (1981) (conductor)
– Orphans of the Storm (1981) (conductor)
– Brideshead Deserted (1981) (conductor)
– The Unseen Hook (1981) (conductor)
– Julia (1981) (conductor)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1975-1976 Doctor Who (TV series) (composer: incidental music - 10 episodes)
– The Seeds of Doom: Part Six (1976) (composer: incidental music)
– The Seeds of Doom: Part Five (1976) (composer: incidental music)
– The Seeds of Doom: Part Four (1976) (composer: incidental music)
– The Seeds of Doom: Part Three (1976) (composer: incidental music)
– The Seeds of Doom: Part Two (1976) (composer: incidental music)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1969 W. Somerset Maugham (TV series) (composer: incidental music - 1 episode)
– The Letter (1969) (composer: incidental music)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1980 The Dogs of War (music: "Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries")
 
1979 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV mini-series)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1988 Burning Secret (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1981 Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.2 (1981) … Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

"City Adventures" (1994), a concerto for percussionist Evelyn Glennie. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Geoffrey Burgen
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Personal Quote:

Being asked to write music for Doctor Who came out of the blue and as a complete surprise. I had previously written only two scores for television, but it was the second of these that attracted director Douglas Camfield. It was a ghost story, the music of which was scored for a small and unusual group of instruments... See more »

Trivia:

Burgon was chosen to work on the Dr Who serials "Terror of the Zygons" and "The Seeds of Doom" because the director of those stories, Douglas Camfield, didn't want to work with the series' regular composer, Dudley Simpson. See more »

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