Rachel Portman

Rachel Portman

Genres: Soundtrack, instrumental, composer, score, movie soundtrack

About Rachel Portman

Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman (born 11 December 1960 in Haslemere, England, UK) is a British composer, best known for scoring films. She was educated at Charterhouse School and Worcester College, Oxford. Ms. Portman has composed the scores for dozens of feature films, including "Emma", "Chocolat", "Oliver Twist", "The Cider House Rules", "The Duchess", and "Never Let Me Go". She was the first female composer to win an Academy Award in the category of Best Musical or Comedy Score (for "Emma" in 1996). Ms. Portman was also nominated for Academy Awards for her scores for "The Cider House Rules" in 1999 and "Chocolat" in 2000. She composed a score for the film "Dangerous Beauty," but it was unused; George Fenton replaced her, but some of her material still remains in the film. For television she composed the score for all thirteen episodes of Jim Henson's The Storyteller and two episodes of The Jim Henson Hour ("Monster Maker" and "Living with Dinosaurs"). Her other works include a children's opera, The Little Prince, which was later adapted for television, and Little House on the Prairie, a musical based upon the Laura Ingalls Wilder books "Little House on the Prairie" (2008). Ms. Portman was commissioned to write a piece of choral music for the BBC Proms series in August 2007. On 19 May 2010, she was honored at the BMI Film & TV Awards with the Richard Kirk Award which is bestowed on composers who have made significant contributions to the realm of film and television music. Portman made BMI history as she became the first woman composer to receive the honor. Portman was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours. Official website: http://www.rachelportman.co.uk

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Rachel Portman — Top 30 songs of 111

Artist Song title Like / Dislike
Rachel Portman Main Title
Rachel Portman Vianne Sets Up Shop
Rachel Portman Never Let Me Go
Rachel Portman The Cider House rules
Rachel Portman End Titles
Rachel Portman Fearnot (Suite B)
Rachel Portman The Heartless Giant (Suite A)
Rachel Portman A Dog's Purpose
Rachel Portman Addicted to Love
Rachel Portman Belle
Rachel Portman Despite the Falling Snow
Rachel Portman Grey Gardens
Rachel Portman Still Life
Rachel Portman The Lake House
Rachel Portman The Legend Of Bagger Vance
Rachel Portman The Legend Of Bagger Vance
Rachel Portman Chocolat
Rachel Portman Czekolada || 1|FPOR17A|75|28
Rachel Portman Czekolada || 1|FPOR17A|75|73
Rachel Portman The Duchess, 2008
Rachel Portman The Cider House Rules - Main Titles
Rachel Portman Chocolat
Rachel Portman Main Title w Muzyka Filmowa
Rachel Portman Main Titles
Rachel Portman a gift
Rachel Portman Chocolat
Rachel Portman Taste of Chocolate
Rachel Portman Emma
Rachel Portman The Cider House Rules - The Cider House
Rachel Portman Minor Swing
Main Title
Vianne Sets Up Shop
Never Let Me Go
The Cider House rules
End Titles
Fearnot (Suite B)
The Heartless Giant (Suite A)
A Dog's Purpose
Addicted to Love
Despite the Falling Snow
Grey Gardens
Still Life
The Lake House
The Legend Of Bagger Vance
The Legend Of Bagger Vance
Czekolada || 1|FPOR17A|75|28
Czekolada || 1|FPOR17A|75|73
The Duchess, 2008
The Cider House Rules - Main Titles
Main Title w Muzyka Filmowa
Main Titles
Taste of Chocolate
The Cider House Rules - The Cider House
Minor Swing