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Brian Easdale (10 August 1909 – 30 October 1995) was a British composer of operatic, orchestral, choral and film music, best known for his ballet film score The Red Shoes of 1948.
Brian Easdale is chiefly known for the second of 13 film scores composed for Michael Powell and Emmerich Pressberger between 1947 (Black Narcissus) and 1961 (The Queen's Guards) -- The Red Shoes of 1948, which won him an Academy Award. He briefly interrupted a 15-year retirement in 1978 for Return to the Edge of the World, a documentary about ...
Easdale included songs in the film score and plucked these out for his Mary Webb Garland for voice and piano. Philip Lane wrote the liner-notes which are essential reading. These are lent special interest by the six images of Easdale. Also, as usual, Chandos do not stint on stills from the movies – there are four here.
Oct 30, 1995 · August 10, 1909 in Manchester, England. Died. October 30, 1995 in England. Genre. Stage & Screen, Classical. Styles. Film Score. Biography. Brian Easdale Biography by Roger Dettmer.
Overview. Born. August 10, 1909 · Manchester, England, UK. Died. October 30, 1995 · London, England, UK (undisclosed) Mini Bio. Brian studied under Gordon Jacob and Armstrong Gibbs at the RCM (Royal College of Music).
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Oct 30, 1995 · Easdale, Brian (10 August 1909 – 30 October 1995) Composer from Manchester, England, who attended the Royal College of Music and the Westminster Abbey Choir School before embarking on a career in concert, film and stage music.
Nov 4, 1995 · Share. Brian Easdale, composer; born August 10, 1909, died October 30, 1995. An appreciation. by Iain Sutherland. JUST more than a year ago I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the....
