Ron Goodwin
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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The Odense Symphony Orchestra (Symphonic Suites from the Original Films)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Fenn Music on 17 Jan 2000
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Frenzy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Back Lot Music on 3 Mar 2023
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British Light Music
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Ron Goodwin
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on 22 Apr 1996
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Goodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral Works
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Ron Goodwin
Classical - Released by Naxos on 22 Apr 1996
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Ronnie, Ron & Syd
Ronnie Aldrich, Ron Goodwin, Syd Dale
Pop - Released by Surrey House Music on 1 Aug 2011
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Valhalla (Original Score)
Film Soundtracks - Released by PlantSounds on 1 Sep 2019
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Ron Goodwin: My Kind Of Music
Ron Goodwin, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Cinema Music - Released by Chandos on 1 Oct 1989
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Cinema Classics 2
Ron Goodwin, Anthony John, Dick Walter
Soundtracks - Released by KPM Main Series on 11 Feb 2002
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Les Grands Chefs D'orchestre De Variété: Ron Goodwin, Vol. 1
Pop - Released by Mpm on 28 Nov 2019
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The Trap - Wie Ein Schrei Im Wind (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Jazz - Released by Fenn Music Service GmbH on 13 Jun 2012
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Going Places
Ron Goodwin, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Lounge - Released by Universal Music New Zealand Limited on 11 Dec 2015
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Terry's Theme (From 'Limelight')
Pop - Released by Black Sheep Music on 12 Aug 2013
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Goodwin: Drake 400 Orchestral Suite
Ron Goodwin, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Symphonies - Released by Chandos on 1 Oct 1989
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Candleshoe (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Walt Disney Records on 1 Jan 1977
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Cinema Classics
Soundtracks - Released by KPM Main Series on 27 Feb 1998
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Ron Goodwin Conducts Film & TV Themes
Ron Goodwin, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Cinema Music - Released by Chandos on 1 Nov 1997
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Ron Goodwin Conducts The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Ron Goodwin, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Lounge - Released by Universal Music New Zealand Limited on 18 Apr 2016
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David Carroll & Ron Goodwin - Oriental Percussion - The Selection
Oriental Ensemble, David Caroll, Ron Goodwin
World - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 1 Jun 2020
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Just at the Turn of the Tide
Jazz - Released by turn of the tide on 28 Apr 2023
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