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Maurice Murphy(1935-2010)

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Maurice Murphy was born on 7 August 1935 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is known for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) and Léon: The Professional (1994). He died on 28 October 2010 in London, England, UK.
BornAugust 7, 1935
DiedOctober 28, 2010(75)
BornAugust 7, 1935
DiedOctober 28, 2010(75)
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
6.1
  • Music Department(trumpet)
  • 2004
Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
6.5
  • Music Department(trumpet)
  • 1999
Natalie Portman and Jean Reno in Léon: The Professional (1994)
Léon: The Professional
8.5
  • Music Department(trumpet)
  • 1994
Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, James Earl Jones, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, and Gene Bryant in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
7.6
  • Music Department(trumpet)
  • 2005

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  • Glenn Close, David Ogden Stiers, Cory Edwards, Bill Hader, Hayden Panettiere, Amy Poehler, and Patrick Warburton in Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011)
    Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
    4.7
    • musician: trumpet
    • 2011
  • Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse (2010)
    Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
    7.3
    • musician: trumpet
    • 2010
  • Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Strong, and Rachel McAdams in Sherlock Holmes (2009)
    Sherlock Holmes
    7.6
    • musician: trumpet
    • 2009
  • To Cancer and Beyond
    Video
    • musician: trumpet
    • 2009
  • George Clooney, Bill Murray, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Eric Chase Anderson, and Wallace Wolodarsky in Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
    Fantastic Mr. Fox
    7.9
    • musician: brass
    • musician: trumpet/piccolo trumpet
    • 2009
  • Melissa George in Triangle (2009)
    Triangle
    6.9
    • musician: trumpet
    • 2009
  • Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
    Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
    7.9
    • musician: trumpet
    • 2009
  • Killzone 2 (2009)
    Killzone 2
    8.0
    Video Game
    • musician: trumpet (uncredited)
    • 2009
  • Michelle Pfeiffer in Chéri (2009)
    Chéri
    6.1
    • musician: solo trumpet
    • 2009
  • Daniel Craig in Defiance (2008)
    Defiance
    7.1
    • musician: trumpet (uncredited)
    • 2008
  • Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008)
    The Dark Knight
    9.0
    • musician: trumpet (uncredited)
    • 2008
  • Nicole Kidman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Elliott, Ian McKellen, Daniel Craig, Freddie Highmore, Ian McShane, Eva Green, Dakota Blue Richards, Helen Soraya, and Caridad Angus in The Golden Compass (2007)
    The Golden Compass
    6.1
    • musician: solo trumpet
    • 2007
  • Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Robert Carlyle, Rachel Weisz, Sienna Guillory, and Ed Speleers in Eragon (2006)
    Eragon
    5.1
    • musician: trumpet
    • 2006
  • 300 (2006)
    300
    7.6
    • musician: trumpet
    • 2006
  • Billy Bob Thornton in The Astronaut Farmer (2006)
    The Astronaut Farmer
    6.3
    • musician: trumpet solos (uncredited)
    • 2006

Soundtrack



  • Life of an Orchestra (1984)
    Life of an Orchestra
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Gott in allen Landen"
    • 1984
  • Melvyn Bragg in The South Bank Show (1978)
    The South Bank Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack ("Façade")
    • 1981

Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 7, 1935
    • Hammersmith, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 28, 2010
    • London, England, UK

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    He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to music.

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