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George Fenton, a renowned British composer who passed away unexpectedly at age 76 on Monday, is remembered for his extensive work in television and film, including composing music for David Attenborough’s documentaries like "The Blue Planet" and "Planet Earth." His career highlights include winning 28 awards for composition, such as Baftas, Emmys, and Ivor Novello Awards, and being appointed a CBE in 2023.
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George Fenton, a renowned composer known for his work in theatre, television, and film, died unexpectedly on Monday at the age of 76. Born in Kent in 1949, Fenton's career spanned several decades, during which he composed music for numerous prestigious productions, including David Attenborough’s documentaries such as The Trials Of Life and Life In The Freezer. His collaboration with producer Alastair Fothergill on the groundbreaking series The Blue Planet in 2001 marked a significant period of his career, leading to further contributions to natural history programming like Planet Earth, Frozen Planet, and Life over the next ten years. In 2022, he reunited with Fothergill and Attenborough for another BBC One series called Wild Isles. His extensive body of work also includes theme music for various BBC shows such as the nightly news programs and The Money Programme.
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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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