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Christopher Gunning

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Christopher Gunning was born on 5 August 1944 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for La Vie En Rose (2007), Poirot (1989) and Porterhouse Blue (1987).
BornAugust 5, 1944
BornAugust 5, 1944
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  • Won 4 BAFTA Awards
    • 6 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Marion Cotillard in La Vie En Rose (2007)
La Vie En Rose
7.6
  • Composer
  • 2007
Poirot (1989)
Poirot
8.6
TV Series
  • Composer
Porterhouse Blue (1987)
Porterhouse Blue
7.6
TV Mini Series
  • Composer(as Chris Gunning)
Middlemarch (1994)
Middlemarch
7.5
TV Mini Series
  • Composer
  • 1994

Credits

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Composer

  • Christopher's Music (2016)
    Christopher's Music
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • Nicole Kidman in Grace of Monaco (2014)
    Grace of Monaco
    • Composer
    • 2014
  • The House and Everything (2013)
    The House and Everything
    • Composer (original score)
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Bloom (2011)
    Bloom
    • Composer
    • 2011
  • Marion Cotillard in La Vie En Rose (2007)
    La Vie En Rose
    • Composer
    • 2007
  • Pam Ferris and Felicity Kendal in Rosemary & Thyme (2003)
    Rosemary & Thyme
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2006
  • Jason Flemyng, Frank Finlay, and Kirsty Mitchell in Lighthouse Hill (2004)
    Lighthouse Hill
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • Poirot (1989)
    Poirot
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1989–2004
  • Pollyanna (2003)
    Pollyanna
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Wild Africa (2001)
    Wild Africa
    • Composer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2001
  • The Innocent
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2001
  • Nova (1974)
    Nova
    • Composer (music)
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • The Last Train (1999)
    The Last Train
    • Composer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1999
  • Keeley Hawes in The Cater Street Hangman (1998)
    The Cater Street Hangman
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1998
  • Keith Allen and Jayne Ashbourne in The Life and Crimes of William Palmer (1998)
    The Life and Crimes of William Palmer
    • Composer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1998

Music Department

  • Nicole Kidman in Grace of Monaco (2014)
    Grace of Monaco
    • conductor
    • 2014
  • Poirot (1989)
    Poirot
    • composer: theme music
    • composer: Poirot theme
    • Poirot Theme
    • TV Series
    • 1990–2013
  • Bloom (2011)
    Bloom
    • composer: theme music
    • 2011
  • Pam Ferris and Felicity Kendal in Rosemary & Thyme (2003)
    Rosemary & Thyme
    • composer: title music
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2006
  • When the Whales Came (1989)
    When the Whales Came
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1989
  • Dramarama (1983)
    Dramarama
    • music composed by
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • East Lynne (1982)
    East Lynne
    • conductor
    • TV Movie
    • 1982
  • The Day of the Triffids (1981)
    The Day of the Triffids
    • conductor
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1981
  • Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981)
    Amin: The Rise and Fall
    • conductor
    • 1981
  • A New Age for Railways (1979)
    A New Age for Railways
    • conductor
    • Short
    • 1979
  • A Deadly Game (1979)
    A Deadly Game
    • conductor
    • TV Movie
    • 1979
  • The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976)
    The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
    • arranger: songs and dances
    • conductor: songs and dances
    • 1976
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    • musical director
    • TV Series
    • 1974
  • Alison Fiske and Martin Shaw in Helen: A Woman of Today (1973)
    Helen: A Woman of Today
    • composer: theme music
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
    Nicholas and Alexandra
    • additional music: arranged and conducted by
    • 1971

Actor

  • Marion Cotillard in La Vie En Rose (2007)
    La Vie En Rose
    • Orchestra conductor
    • 2007
  • Poirot (1989)
    Poirot
    • Bandmaster
    • TV Series
    • 1989

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Chris Gunning
  • Born
    • August 5, 1944
    • Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
  • Other works
    Composed start of day music used by Yorkshire Television (UK) 1982-1988, and still in use today as signature tune to the regional news programme "Calendar".

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