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Rachel Portman

Born Dec. 11, 1960
Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK
65 years old

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. …

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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. Since then, Portman has written over 100 scores for film, television and theatre. Her other works include a children's opera, The Little Prince (which was later adapted for television) and Little House on the Prairie, a musical based upon the Laura Ingalls Wilder books Little House on the Prairie (2008). Portman was commissioned to write a piece of choral music for the BBC Proms series in August 2007 called The Water Diviner's Tale. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rachel Portman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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One Day (2011)

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The Vow (2012)

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A Dog's Purpose (2017)

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Chocolat (2000)

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The Lake House (2006)

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Never Let Me Go (2010)

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Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

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The Duchess (2008)

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The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

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Race (2016)

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The Cider House Rules (1999)

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Oliver Twist (2005)

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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)

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Hart's War (2002)

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The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)

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Benny & Joon (1993)

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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)

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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)

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Belle (2013)

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Emma (1996)

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Godmothered (2020)

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Marvin's Room (1996)

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The Return (2024)

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Only You (1994)

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Smoke (1995)

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Bel Ami (2012)

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The Human Stain (2003)

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Their Finest (2017)

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Addicted to Love (1997)

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Still Life (2013)

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Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)

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Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)

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The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)

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Ratcatcher (1999)

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The Storyteller (1988)

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Infamous (2006)

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The Right Kind of Wrong (2013)

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Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

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The Road to Wellville (1994)

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The Truth About Charlie (2002)

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The Other Sister (1999)

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Sirens (1994)

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Life Is Sweet (1991)

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The Joy Luck Club (1993)

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Grey Gardens (2009)

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The Woman in Black (1989)

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Bessie (2015)

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War of the Buttons (1994)

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Beloved (1998)

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Home Fries (1998)

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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)

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Despite the Falling Snow (2016)

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We Were the Lucky Ones (2024)

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Paradise (2013)

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Girl Rising (2013)

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A Dog's Perfect Christmas (2026)

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Private Peaceful (2012)

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The Emperor's New Clothes (2001)

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Palookaville (1996)

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Ethan Frome (1993)

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The Short & Curlies (1987)

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Used People (1992)

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Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)

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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1990)

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Friends (1994)

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A Little Princess (1987)

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A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995)

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His Way (2011)

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Four Days in July (1984)

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Julia (2021)

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The Closer You Get (2000)

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Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen (1992)

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The Return of the Dancing Master (2004)

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Antonia and Jane (1990)

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Great Moments in Aviation (1994)

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Monster Maker (1989)

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Experience Preferred... But Not Essential (1982)

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Living with Dinosaurs (1990)

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Reflections (1984)

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The Street (2019)

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Mimi and the Mountain Dragon (2019)

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Mr. Wakefield's Crusade (1992)

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Nice Work (1989)

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Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity (2015)

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Sharma and Beyond (1984)

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Shoot to Kill (1990)

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The Falklands War: The Untold Story (1987)

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1914 All Out (1987)

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Last Day of Summer (1984)

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Precious Bane (1989)

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Privileged (1982)

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Rebecca's Daughters (1992)

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Dancing Fruit (2023)

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National Theatre Live: London Assurance (2010)

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Sometime in August (1990)

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The Widowmaker (1990)

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Twist by Polanski (2006)

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Young Charlie Chaplin (1989)

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Archie (2019)

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Flea Bites (1992)

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Good As Gold (1986)

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I Wish For You (2016)

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It's a Happy Movie: The Children's Making-of (2006)

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Shoot to Kill (1990)

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The Cloning of Joanna May (1992)

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The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus (1991)

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The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice (1991)

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The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon (1991)

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The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur (1991)

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The Storyteller: The Three Ravens (1988)

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Appearances (4)

Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017)

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The Oscars (1953)

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Lights, Action, Music (2007)

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The Hollywood Soundtrack Story (1995)

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