Richard G. Mitchell

Richard G Mitchell (born Manchester 31st July 1956) is an Ivor Novello Award winning film composer best known for scoring "To Kill a King" (2003), "Grand Theft Parsons" (2003), "A Good Woman" (2006), and the 1996 BBC period TV series "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall".

Original Scores

Richard is well known for his writing and arranging for strings and orchestra, though his compositions span a very wide range of styles varying from classical to more contemporary electronic genres such as Drum and Bass. His versatility is displayed in his guitar-based score for "Grand Theft Parsons", which was highly praised at the 2004 Sundance Festival.

His original score for "To Kill a King" in 2004 continued his successful relationship with director Mike Barker, for whom he scored "A Good Woman" in 2005, and later the TV mini-series "The Sea Wolf" in 2008. He is currently working on Mike Barker's re-make of "Moby Dick.

In 2005, Richard composed the music for "The Call Of The Toad", written by Günter Grass and directed by Robert Glinskî. The score was recorded with the Polish Radio Orchestra, and was nominated for a Polish Academy Award.

Other Commissions

Aside from composing original scores for Film, Richard has scored music for Theatre Productions and Live Events which include the Opening Ceremony for Euro ’96 at Wembley Stadium. He was commissioned to write the score for one-man theatre show “Ousama” with Nadim Sawalha directed by Corin Redgrave at the Brixton Shaw Theatre, and a jazz suite for the Francis Bacon Retrospective Exhibition at the Tate Britain in 2008.

Credits

Filmography

2010

• Moby Dick

2006

• Almost Heaven

2005

• The Call of the Toad
• A Good Woman

2004

• Tempesta

2003

• Grand Theft Parsons

2002

• To Kill A King

2000

• Children of the Holocaust

1998

• La Coupe de la Gloire (Official World Cup Movie)

1997

• Basil

1992

• The Bridge

1986

• Born American

1983

• Rush Hour

1980

• Beastly Treatment

Original Soundtrack Albums

2009

• Sea Wolf

2006

• A Good Woman

2003

• To Kill a King
• Grand Theft Parsons

2001

• The Glass

1998

• Invasion Earth

1996

• The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

1992

• The Bridge

Television Work

2009

• Sea Wolf

2006

• Perfect Day: The Millennium

2005

• How to Have a Good Death
• Class of '76
• The Stepfather

2002

• Helen West

2001

• The Glass
• True Originals ("Latika Rana")

2000

• Brits Abroad
• Where There's Smoke

1999

• Trial by Fire
• Trauma Team
• QED

1998

• Get Real
• Invasion: Earth

1997

• Coast to Coast
• Escape From Tibet
• Bridget Jones Diary
• Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1996

• The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (3 episodes)
• Euro 96 Opening Ceremony

1995

• Harry
• SuperMax (First Tuesday)
• Stolen Brides (Network First)
• Scotland Yard

1994

• Brat Pack

1990

• Cluedo
• Masterchef

1989

• War and Peace in the Nuclear Age

1988

• Across the Lake
• Seoul Olympic Theme

1987

• Worlds Beyond
• Truckers

1986

• In The Footsteps Of Scott

Awards

• Won Ivor Novello Award for "Trial By Fire" (2000)
• Won Royal Television Society Award for "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" (1997)
• Won The New York Film and TV Festival best original score for "Rush Hour" (1985)
• Nominated Polish Academy Award for "The Call of the Toad" (2005)
• Nominated Royal Television Society Award for "The Glass" (2001)