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Nicholas Hooper - Composer Profile
Nicholas Hooper is one of Europe's leading composers, having written and produced music for over 250 films, dramas and documentaries since 1990; he has developed a reputation for producing music that is original, inspiring and always colourful.
His scores have received several major accolades. In 2004 he won the BAFTA for Best Original Score for The Young Visiters, being also nominated for State of Play. Nick was nominated for a 2006 Bafta for his score to The Girl In The Cafe. Prior to this he was also BAFTA nominated for The Way We Live Now. In 1998 he won the coveted Golden Panda Award for Land of the Tiger, a major BBC documentary series on India. The following year he won again (having been nominated for three separate scores), making him the first composer to win the award consecutively. He scored Philip Martin's feature, Einstein and Eddington, starring David Tennant as Sir Arthur Eddington and Andy Serkis as Albert Einstein for Company Pictures/HBO, and Belonging for BBC Wales Drama. He scored Enid Blyton for Carnival/BBC, Mo Mowlam for C4, and Yes Virginia, a CBS animated film for Christmas 2009.
He received many accolades for his feature films including the recent period feature The Heart Of Me, starring Helena Bonham Carter and Olivia Williams, and The Tichbourne Claimant (a quote from Variety: "Nicholas Hooper's alert symphonic score rates a major bow, adding shape and atmosphere to the labyrinthine tale").
Most recently Nicholas has received great critical acclaim for his stunning scores to both Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for Warner Bros, (“Let there be no doubt - Hooper’s reputation is cemented with this work, and his career just shifted gears.” Daniel Champion, Music from the Movies, July 2007), and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, nominated for a 2010 Grammy for Best Film Score.". Nick most recently completed recording two wonderful scores to the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures feature releases, African Cats and Chimpanzee.
Credits
Television and Film scores
| CHIMPANZEE | Walt Disney Pictures
Directors: Mark Linfield, Alistair Fothergill Producers: Mark Linfield, Alistair Fothergill, Alex Tidmarsh |
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| AFRICAN CATS | Walt Disney Pictures
Directors: Keith Scholey, Alistair Fothergill Producers: Jane Hamlin, Keith Scholey |
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| HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE | Warner Bros
Director: David Yates Producer: David Heyman, David Barron |
Grammy Nomination 2010: Best Film Score
Classic FM Film Music of the Year Award 2010 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX | Warner Bros
Director: David Yates Producers: David Heyman, David Barron |
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| YES VIRGINIA | J Walter Thompson / CBS
Director/creator: Wayne Best Producer: Kate Schwerin Executive Producers: Robin Feldman, Mick Ebeling |
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| ENID BLYTON | Carnival/BBC
Director: James Hawes Producers: Lee Morris, Sally Woodward Gentle |
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| DCI BANKS | Left Bank Pictures
Director: James Hawes Producers: Francis Hopkinson |
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| MO MOWLAM | Granada/C4
Director: Phillip Martin Producer: Lisa Gilchrist |
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| EINSTEIN AND EDDINGTON | HBO
Director: Philip Martin Producer: Mark Pybus Starring: David Tennant, Andy Serkis |
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| PRIME SUSPECT VII THE FINAL ACT | TV
Director: Phillip Martin Producers: Andrew Benson, Rebecca Eaton, Andy Harries Starring: Helen Mirren |
BAFTA Award 2007: Best Original TV Music |
| THE CHATTERLEY TRIAL | BBC
Director: James Hawes Producer: Karen Lewis |
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| MY FAMILY & OTHER ANIMALS | BBC
Director: Sheree Folkson Producer: Simon Lewis Starring: Imelda Staunton |
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| THE GIRL IN THE CAFE | Tightrope Productions
Director: David Yates Producer: Hilary Bevan Jones, Julie Gardner Executive Producer: Richard CurtisStarring: Bill Nighy |
BAFTA Nomination 2006: Best Original Music |
| MESSIAH III | BBC/Paramount
Director: David Drury Producer: Sanne Wohlenberg, Sophie Gardiner Starring: Ken Stott |
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| THE YOUNG VISITERS | BBC Film
Director: David Yates Producer: Christopher Hall Starring: Jim Broadbent |
BAFTA Award 2004: Best Original Music
IVOR NOVELLO Award 2004: Best Original Music |
| STATE OF PLAY | BBC
Director: David Yates Producer: Hilary Bevan Jones Starring: Bill Nighy; John Sim |
BAFTA Nomination 2004: Best Original Music |
| THE HEART OF ME (Feature Film) | Martin Pope Productions/BBC Films
Director: Thaddeus O’Sullivan Producer: Martin Pope Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Williams, Paul Bettany |
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| THE WAY WE LIVE NOW | Deep Indigo Productions/BBC
Director: David Yates Producer: Nigel Stafford-Clark Starring: David Suchet |
BAFTA Nomination 2002: Best Original Music |
| TIGER SPECIAL | BBC | Winner GOLDEN PANDA award 2000 |
| ELEPHANTS OF THE SAND RIVER | BBC | Winner GOLDEN PANDA award 2000 |
| WARRIOR MONKEYS | BBC | Winner GOLDEN PANDA award 2000 |
| THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT | Bigger Picture Company
Director: David Yates |
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| LAND OF THE TIGER | BBC | Winner GOLDEN PANDA award 1998
Finalist RTS award 1998 |
Links
Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix Trailer
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Trailer
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