Richard Rodney Bennett

RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT d2012. English composer of film, TV and concert music. He wrote music for films and television. Amongst his scores are ; Doctor Who story The Aztecs (1964) for television and the feature films Billion Dollar Brain (1967) / Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) and Equus (1977). His scores for Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) / Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) and Murder on the Orient Express (1974), each earned him Academy Award nominations. Later works include ; Enchanted April (1992) / Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) / The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1999) and Gormenghast (2000)