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11 December 1960 (age 63) Haslemere, England. Children. 3 daughters. Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman, OBE (born 11 December 1960) is a English composer, best known for composing music for movies. [1] She was the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Original Score.
Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman (born 11 December 1960) is a British composer who made history in 1996 for being the first woman composer to win an Academy Award for the Best Original Score for Emma. She was also nominated twice, for the soundtracks of The Cider House Rules (1999) and Chocolat (2000).
4 Photos. Rachel Portman, Composer. British composer Rachel Portman became the first female composer to win an Academy Award, which she received for the score of Emma. She was also the first female composer to win a Primetime Emmy Award, which she received for the film, Bessie.
ABOUT. WORKS. CONTACT. Official website of the film composer Rachel Portman.
May 21, 2020 · Rachel Portman was the first woman to win an Academy Award for best original score. Her latest album ask the river is her first not written for a film or stage production.
The Little Prince, subtitled A Magical Opera, is an opera in two acts by Rachel Portman to an English libretto by Nicholas Wright, based on the 1943 book of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first performed in at the Houston Grand Opera on 31 May 2003.
Biography. Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman, OBE (born 11 December 1960) is an English composer who is best known for scoring films. Portman's career in music began with writing music for drama in BBC and Channel 4 films such as Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Mike Leigh's Four Days in July and Jim Henson's Storyteller series.
