Person · Composer
Robert Farnon
1917–2005
Wrote the music for nine films on this site, including Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951), Shalako (1968) and The Road to Hong Kong (1962).
His friend and fellow composer Angela Morley composed "A Canadian in Mayfair" as a tribute.
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He won four Ivor Novello Awards, including one for "Outstanding Services to British Music" in 1991, and in 1996 he won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement for "Lament" performed by J. J. Johnson & his Robert Farnon Orchestra.
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Films in this guide
Best known
- Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. 1951composer
- Shalako 1968composer
- The Road to Hong Kong 1962composer
- Bear Island 1979composer
- Gentlemen Marry Brunettes 1955composer
- The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw 1958composer
1950s
- Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)composer
- Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)composer
- It's a Wonderful World (1956)composer
- The Little Hut (1957)composer
- The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958)composer
1960s
- The Road to Hong Kong (1962)composer
- The Truth About Spring (1965)composer
- Shalako (1968)composer
1970s
- Bear Island (1979)composer