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George Fenton, a renowned composer who wrote music for theatre, television, and film, died unexpectedly on Monday at the age of 76. Born in Kent in 1949, Fenton's work spanned various genres, but he is particularly known for his contributions to BBC productions. In the 1980s, he composed music for notable series such as The Jewel In The Crown, The Monocled Mutineer, and Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads. Additionally, Fenton created theme music for several BBC shows including One O’Clock News, Six O’Clock News, Nine O’Clock News, Newsnight, and The Money Programme.
In 1990, he scored his first natural history documentary series with David Attenborough's The Trials Of Life, followed by Life In The Freezer. This led to a decade-long collaboration with producer Alastair Fothergill on landmark nature documentaries such as The Blue Planet (2001), Planet Earth, Frozen Planet, and Life. Most recently, in 2022, he worked again with Fothergill and Attenborough on the series Wild Isles for BBC One. His contributions significantly enhanced viewers' experiences of these iconic programs, earning him widespread recognition in the field of television scoring.
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Fenton died unexpectedly on Monday, CMG management said.
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A spokesperson for CMG management said: “We are sad to announce that George Fenton passed away unexpectedly today.
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Fenton, who was born in Kent in 1949, had written for theatre, television, and film.
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In the 1980s, he wrote the music for The Jewel In The Crown, The Monocled Mutineer, and Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads, his website says.
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Fenton also wrote theme music for television including BBC’s One O’Clock News, Six O’Clock News, Nine O’Clock News, Newsnight and The Money Programme, the website adds.
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The website says: “In 1990, George scored his first natural history documentary series, David Attenborough’s The Trials Of Life, and followed it up with Attenborough’s next series, Life In The Freezer.
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“This led to the producer Alastair Fothergill asking George to compose the music for The Blue Planet in 2001, which began a 10-year period of writing for natural history television programmes, including Planet Earth, Frozen Planet and Life.
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“In 2022 George partnered up with Alastair Fothergill and David Attenborough again, this time for BBC One’s Wild Isles series.”
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Fenton also scored a number of Lord Attenborough’s films.
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His website says he won a total of 28 awards for music composition including Baftas, Emmys, Ivor Novellos, BMIs and a Classic Brit Award.
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Fenton was made a CBE for services to music in 2023.
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He died on Monday in London, his management said.
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