Person · Composer
Brian Easdale
1909–1995
Wrote the music for seven films on this site, including Black Narcissus (1947), The Battle of the River Plate (1956) and Gone to Earth (1950).
He was the first British composer to win an Academy Award for Best Original Music Score, for his music for The Red Shoes, and also won the music award at the Venice Film Festival for Gone To Earth in 1950.
Brian Easdale · authors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Regulars
- 6Michael Powelldirected 6 of 7 films
- 5Emeric Pressburgerdirected 5 of 7 films
- 4Christopher Challisshot 4 of 7 films
- 3Cyril Cusackacted in 3 of 7 films
- 3David Farraracted in 3 of 7 films
- 3Reginald Millsedited 3 of 7 films
Films in this guide
Best known
- Black Narcissus 1947composer
- The Battle of the River Plate 1956composer
- Gone to Earth 1950composer
- The Fighting Pimpernel 1950composer
- The Small Back Room 1949composer
- Outcast of the Islands 1951composer
1940s
- Black Narcissus (1947)composer
- The Small Back Room (1949)composer
1950s
- Gone to Earth (1950)composer
- The Fighting Pimpernel (1950)composer
- Outcast of the Islands (1951)composer
- The Battle of the River Plate (1956)composer
1960s
- The Queen's Guards (1961)composer