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Overview

Date of Birth:
10 September 1659, Westminster, England, UK more
Date of Death:
21 November 1695, London, England, UK more
Trivia:
A master of religious and instrumental music as well as stage works.
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
International Social Calendar: Glyndebourne Festival Opera
 (From Vanity Fair. 7 July 2009, 1:13 PM, PDT)
Sting bundles up for album of 'Winter' songs
 (From Hitfix. 17 June 2009, 11:15 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
H. Purcell | Purcell

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Composer, Music Department
Soundtrack:
  1. Der Mann auf der Brücke (2009) (TV) (writer: "How blessed are shepherds")
  2. "Entourage" (1 episode, 2008)
        - Gotta Look Up to Get Down (2008) TV episode (writer: "Thou Knowest, Lord, The Secrets of Our Hearts")
  3. "Agatha Christie: Poirot" (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Poirot (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Poirot (Australia)
        - Appointment with Death (2008) TV episode (writer: "Dido's Lament" (uncredited))
  4. Spider-Man 3 (2007) (writer: "Lilliburlero")
    ... aka Spider-Man 3: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
  5. Becoming Jane (2007) (writer: "Hole in the Wall" (Hornpipe from "Abdelazer"))
  6. Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) ("Title Music From 'A Clockwork Orange'")
    ... aka Kings of Rock - Tenacious D (Germany)
  7. Elizabethtown (2005) (writer: "Purcell: Rondeau (Abdelazer)" (1677))
  8. Pride & Prejudice (2005) (writer: "Tythe Pig" (from "King Arthur"), "Abdelazer: Rondeau")
    ... aka Orgueil & préjugés (France)
    ... aka Orgueil et préjugés (France)
  9. The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael (2005) (writer: "Music For Queen Mary")
  10. Transamerica (2005) ("Act III: Dido: When I am laid in Earth")
  11. Der Untergang (2004) ("When I Am Laid In Earth")
    ... aka Downfall (UK) (USA)
    ... aka La caduta - Gli ultimi giorni di Hitler (Italy)
    ... aka The Downfall (literal English title)
    ... aka The Downfall: Hitler and the End of the Third Reich (USA)
  12. Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) (writer: "Fantazias for the Viols")
  13. Perduto amor (2003) (writer: "WHEN I AM LAID IN EARTH" da DIDO & AENEAS)
  14. Choses secrètes (2002) (writer: "Music for the funeral of Queen Mary", "Man that is born")
    ... aka Secret Things (International: English title)
  15. Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You (2002) (TV) (music: "Dido's Lament" (live '95 from London Meltdown Festival))
  16. Russkiy kovcheg (2002) ("King Arthur")
    ... aka Русский ковчег (Russia)
    ... aka Russian Ark (International: English title)
    ... aka Russian Ark - Eine einzigartige Zeitreise durch die Eremitage (Germany)
  17. Hable con ella (2002) ("O let me weep, for ever weep")
    ... aka Talk to Her (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
  18. Tout près des étoiles: Les danseurs de l'Opéra de Paris (2001) ("Solisoli")
    ... aka Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet (International: English title) (USA)
    ... aka Les danseurs de l'opéra de Paris (France: subtitle)
  19. Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001) (VG) ("Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary")
    ... aka Conker's BFD (International: English title: promotional abbreviation)
  20. The Man Who Cried (2000) (music: "Dido's Lament" (1689))
    ... aka The man who cried - Les larmes d'un homme (France)
  21. Le goût des autres (2000) (music: "Let Us Wander, Not Unseen")
    ... aka The Taste of Others (Canada: English title) (USA)
    ... aka It Takes All Kinds (International: English title)
  22. "Aleph, lectures contades" (1 episode, 2000)
        - William Shakespeare (2000) TV episode (writer: "Dance for the Fairies (The Fairy Queen)")

  23. "Wives and Daughters" (1 episode, 1999)
        - Episode #1.3 (1999) TV episode (writer: "Hole in the Wall")
  24. Pola X (1999) (writer: "Ode on the Birthday of Queen Mary", "Overture", "Come, Ye Sons of Art")
    ... aka Pierre oder Der Kampf mit der Sphinx (Germany: TV title)
    ... aka Pierre ou les ambiguïtés (France: TV title (longer version))
  25. "Vanity Fair" (1998) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
  26. "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling" (1997) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
  27. Emma (1996) (TV) (writer: "Hole in the Wall" (Hornpipe from "Abdelazer"))
  28. Wild Australia: The Edge (1996) (writer: "When I am Laid")
  29. Squish Story (1996) (writer: "Music For the Funeral of Queen Mary")
    ... aka Squish Story: The Making of 'Commander Squish'
  30. Before Sunrise (1995) ("Dido And Aeneas")
  31. England, My England (1995) (music: "Sonata for trumpet and strings in D", "The Married Beau", "Birthday Song for Queen Mary, 1654: Come ye sons of art (No. 2)", "Birthday Song for Queen Mary, 1654: Sound the trumpet (No. 3)", "Birthday Song for Queen Mary, 1654: Saul and thw Witch of Endor (In guilty night)", "The Indian Queen: Adagio", "King Arthur: Fairest Isle", "King Arthur: Upon a quiet conscience (Close thine eyes and sleep secure)", "Dido & Aeneas: Dido's lament (Thy hand, Belinda - When I am laid in earth)", "Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary (excerpt)", "Abdelazer: Rondeau", "King Arthur: Act I, Come if you dare", "King Arthur: Act III") ("How Happy the Lover")
  32. William Christie et Les Arts Florissants, ou La passion du baroque (1994) (writer: "The Fairy Queen")
  33. Ulrike Marie Meinhof (1994) ("Didon et Enee")
  34. Night Terrors (1993) (music: "Sound the Trumpet")
    ... aka Nightmare
    ... aka Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Tobe Hooper's Nightmare

  35. Punainen ruukku (1988) (TV) (music: "Dido and Aeneas")
  36. La nuit porte jarretelles (1985) (music: "La mort de Didon")
  37. À nos amours (1983) ("The cold song")
    ... aka To Our Loves
  38. Une semaine de vacances (1980) (writer: "O Solitude")
    ... aka A Week's Holiday (UK)
    ... aka A Week's Vacation (USA: poster title)

  39. Molière (1978) (music: "LE ROI ARTHUR (King Arthur, or the British Worthy)")
  40. Zerkalo (1975) (writer: "They Tell Us That Your Mighty Powers")
    ... aka Зеркало (Soviet Union: Russian title)
    ... aka Sarke (Soviet Union: Georgian title)
    ... aka The Mirror (USA)
  41. A Clockwork Orange (1971) (writer: "March from 'Funeral Music for Queen Mary'" (uncredited))
    ... aka Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (USA: poster title)

  42. "Civilisation" (1969) TV series (unknown episodes)

  43. Teresa Brewer and the Firehouse Five Plus Two (1951) (music: "Fantasy in Blue" (uncredited))

  44. Instruments of the Orchestra (1946) (writer: "Abdelazar: Rondeau")
Composer:
  1. Didon et Enée (1998) (TV) (from opera "Dido & Aeneas")

  2. The fairy queen (La reine des fées) (1989) (TV) (from opera "The Fairy Queen")

  3. "Tatort" (1 episode, 1971)
        - Frankfurter Gold (1971) TV episode

  4. Jahrgang '45 (1965)
    ... aka Born in '45 (USA)
Music Department:
  1. "Retour au baroque" (1993) TV series (composer: song "From Rosy Bowers")
    ... aka Zurück zum Barock (Germany)

  2. The Draughtsman's Contract (1982) (music consultant) (as H. Purcell)

  3. Come Back, Little Sheba (1977) (TV) (composer: theme music) (as Purcell)
    ... aka Laurence Olivier Presents: Come Back, Little Sheba (UK: series title)
  4. "Great Performances" (composer: theme music) (1 episode, 1976)
        - The Collection (1976) TV episode (composer: theme music)

Additional Details

Genres:
Drama | Romance | Music | Comedy more
Plot Keywords:
Dancing | Singing | Female Nudity | Male Female Relationship more

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