Ron Goodwin And His Orchestra
b. Ronald Alfred Goodwin, 17 February 1925, Plymouth, Devon, England, d. 8 January 2003, Brimpton Common, Berkshire, England. An important composer, conductor and arranger, from an early age Goodwin was deeply interested in all things musical, but began his working life outside the business. Eventually, he took a job as a music copier with music publishers Campbell Connelly. He also studied trumpet and arranging at the Guildhall School of Music in London, and played trumpet professionally with Harry Gold and wrote arrangements for the bands of Ted Heath and Geraldo. Employed by the short-lived Polygon label and then Parlophone Records, Goodwin made several records under the name of Ron Goodwin And His Concert Orchestra, in addition to arranging and conducting the backing music for singers, including Petula Clark and Jimmy Young. Goodwin also composed music in the classical form, including his ‘Drake 400 Concert Suite’ and ‘New Zealand Suite’, and wrote several television advertising jingles, including Ricicles (‘I like Ricicles: they’re twicicle as nicicles’) and Mr Sheen (‘Mr Sheen shines umpteen things clean’).
Despite his other achievements, it is as a writer for films that Goodwin made his greatest impact. After first writing for documentaries, from the 60s through to the 80s he composed the scores - and generally served as the musical director - for numerous feature films, including Whirlpool, The Witness, I’m All Right Jack, In The Nick, Village Of The Damned, The Trials Of Oscar Wilde, The Man With The Green Carnation, The Man At The Carleton Tower, The Clue Of The New Pin, Partners In Crime, Invasion Quartet, a series of ‘Miss Marple’ films starring Margaret Rutherford (Murder, She Said, Murder At The Gallop, Murder Most Foul and Murder Ahoy), The Day Of The Triffids, Follow The Boys, Of Human Bondage, Children Of The Damned, 633 Squadron, A Home Of Your Own, Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines, Operation Crossbow, The Alphabet Murders, That Riviera Touch, The Trap (used as the theme for the London Marathon), Mrs Brown, You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter, Where Eagles Dare, Battle Of Britain, The Executioner, Frenzy, One Of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing, Escape From The Dark, Ride A Wild Pony, Candleshoe, Force 10 From Navarone, The Spaceman And King Arthur, Clash Of Loyalties, and Valhalla. In the 70s, Goodwin became in-house composer for all Walt Disney’s British productions, and produced a popular series of easy listening albums. Goodwin won several Ivor Novello Awards, including the Entertainment Music Award in 1972, and a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994. In the 70s, Goodwin made concert tours of the UK with an orchestra performing his own film scores. He continued to broadcast on radio, and worked extensively in Canada.
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Discography
21 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Murder She Said - The Miss Marple Theme
Film Soundtracks - Released by MusicTales Classics on 2 Jul 2012
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That Magnificent Man and His Music Machine: Two Sides of Ron Goodwin
Pop - Released by Parlophone UK on 3 Mar 2003
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Music For An Arabian Night/Holiday In Beirut (1996 Remaster)
Pop - Released by Parlophone UK on 10 Jun 2002
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Legend Of The Glass Mountain/Adventure
Pop - Released by Parlophone UK on 10 Aug 1998
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Rhythm and Romance/Gypsy Fire (2011 Remaster)
Jazz - Released by Parlophone UK on 8 Jul 2011
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Magical Classic Serenades
Pop - Released by Mach60 Music on 1 Jun 2012
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Out Of This World (Music In Orbit) (Original Album 1958)
Pop - Released by Weird Music - Space Age Pop on 31 Aug 2017
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De l'autre coté du soleil (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
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Holiday in Beirut / Music for an Arabian Night
Jazz - Released by Stage Door on 1 Jun 2015
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Holiday in Beirut (Original Album)
Pop - Released by Weird Music - Music Exotica on 31 Jul 2017
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Out of This World (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
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Vintage Dance Orchestras No. 260 - EP: Modern Times
Jazz - Released by Vintage Music on 21 Apr 1957
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Music for an Arabian Night
World - Released by TP4 Music on 6 Jan 2021
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Music For An Arabian Night (Original Album - 1959)
Pop - Released by Weird Music - Music Exotica on 31 Jul 2017
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Enchanting Serenades
Classical - Released by Jasnet Records on 23 Mar 2020
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Clair De Lune
Classical - Released by Jasnet Records on 18 Nov 2018
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