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Adrian Johnston(I)

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Adrian Johnston was born in 1961 in Cumbria, England, UK. Adrian is a composer, known for Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024), A Very Royal Scandal (2024) and Giri/Haji (2019).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 6 wins & 10 nominations total

    Known for

    Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024)
    Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
    7.9
    • Composer
    • 2024
    Michael Sheen and Ruth Wilson in A Very Royal Scandal (2024)
    A Very Royal Scandal
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    Yôsuke Kubozuka, Kelly Macdonald, Aoi Okuyama, and Takehiro Hira in Giri/Haji (2019)
    Giri/Haji
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    Damian Maffei, Lea Enslin, and Emma Bellomy in The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
    The Strangers: Prey at Night
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 2018

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    Composer

    • Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger in C.B. Strike (2017)
      C.B. Strike
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2017–2024
    • Michael Sheen and Ruth Wilson in A Very Royal Scandal (2024)
      A Very Royal Scandal
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024)
      Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
      7.9
      • composer
      • 2024
    • Coast (2024)
      Coast
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Sarah Gordy and Leon Harrop in Ralph & Katie (2022)
      Ralph & Katie
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • No Return (2022)
      No Return
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Memet Ali Alabora, Sheridan Smith, Rufus Jones, Jaime Winstone, and Robert Emms in Four Lives (2022)
      Four Lives
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Sophie Wilde and Samuel Adewunmi in You Don't Know Me (2021)
      You Don't Know Me
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • 28 Up: Millennium Generation
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer (2021)
      • 2021
    • Billy Barratt in Responsible Child (2019)
      Responsible Child
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Composer (music by)
      • 2019
    • Yôsuke Kubozuka, Kelly Macdonald, Aoi Okuyama, and Takehiro Hira in Giri/Haji (2019)
      Giri/Haji
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Timothy Spall, Keeley Hawes, and Toby Stephens in Summer of Rockets (2019)
      Summer of Rockets
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Wolfram Koch, Juliane Köhler, Sylvie Testud, Joshua Edoze, Diamand Abou Abboud, and Adnan Jaffar in Eden (2019)
      Eden
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Damian Maffei, Lea Enslin, and Emma Bellomy in The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
      The Strangers: Prey at Night
      5.3
      • Composer
      • 2018
    • Kelly Macdonald, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Beatrice White in The Child in Time (2017)
      The Child in Time
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2017

    Music Department

    • Emma Thompson, Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, and Hayley Atwell in Brideshead Revisited (2008)
      Brideshead Revisited
      6.6
      • orchestrator
      • 2008
    • Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy in Becoming Jane (2007)
      Becoming Jane
      7.0
      • orchestrator
      • 2007
    • Sarah-Jane Potts, Joel Edgerton, and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Kinky Boots (2005)
      Kinky Boots
      7.1
      • orchestrator
      • 2005
    • Essie Davis in Isolation (2005)
      Isolation
      5.6
      • music programmer
      • 2005
    • Jennifer Love Hewitt and Paul Nicholls in If Only (2004)
      If Only
      7.0
      • music programmer: synthesizer
      • orchestrator
      • 2004
    • This Is Not a Love Song (2002)
      This Is Not a Love Song
      6.4
      • music score mixer
      • music score producer
      • 2002
    • Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eric Stoltz, and Laura Linney in The House of Mirth (2000)
      The House of Mirth
      7.0
      • music adaptor
      • musical director (uncredited)
      • 2000
    • The Darkest Light (1999)
      The Darkest Light
      5.8
      • musician: phonofiddle and keyboards
      • 1999
    • Strange Fish (1993)
      Strange Fish
      7.6
      • composer: instrumental music
      • 1993
    • Harold Lloyd in Hot Water (1924)
      Hot Water
      7.1
      • musician: ukelele & organ (1992 alternate version)
      • 1924

    Soundtrack

    • Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger in C.B. Strike (2017)
      C.B. Strike
      7.9
      TV Series
      • title music ("I Walk Beside You")
      • 2017–2022
    • Stephen Dillane and Clémence Poésy in The Tunnel (2013)
      The Tunnel
      7.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "The End of Time"
      • 2013–2018
    • Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt in Gideon's Daughter (2005)
      Gideon's Daughter
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • music: "Natasha's Song" (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • Daniel Williams in The Lost Prince (2003)
      The Lost Prince
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • arranger: "Piano Sonata No. 14 Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight'", "Sonata for Trumpet & Organ, No. 2 Op. IV, Allegro", "Concerto for Oboe d'amore, TWV 51:A2 - III. Largo"
      • performer: "Sonata for Trumpet & Organ, No. 2 Op. IV, Allegro", "Concerto for Oboe d'amore, TWV 51:A2 - III. Largo" (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Billy Connolly in The Debt Collector (1999)
      The Debt Collector
      6.5
      • performer: "A Good Man"
      • writer: "A Good Man"
      • 1999

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    • Born
      • 1961
      • Cumbria, England, UK

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