Rachel Portman
Personal Info
Known for
Sound
Gender
Female
Birthday
1960-12-11 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK
Rachel Portman
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.
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.
Known For
Acting
(2017)
(2007)
Lights, Action, Music
as Self
Crew
(2024)
The Return
Original Music Composer
(2023)
Dancing Fruit
Original Music Composer
(2021)
Julia
Original Music Composer
(2020)
Godmothered
Original Music Composer
(2019)
Archie
Music
(2019)
The Street
Original Music Composer
(2019)
(2017)
Their Finest
Original Music Composer
(2017)
A Dog's Purpose
Original Music Composer
(2016)
Despite the Falling Snow
Original Music Composer
(2016)
Race
Original Music Composer
(2015)
(2015)
Bessie
Original Music Composer
(2014)
Dolphin Tale 2
Original Music Composer
(2013)
The Right Kind of Wrong
Original Music Composer
(2013)
Still Life
Original Music Composer
(2013)
Paradise
Original Music Composer
(2013)
Belle
Original Music Composer
(2012)
Bel Ami
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
(2012)
Private Peaceful
Original Music Composer
(2012)
The Vow
Original Music Composer
(2011)
His Way
Original Music Composer
(2011)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Original Music Composer
(2011)
One Day
Original Music Composer
(2010)
Never Let Me Go
Original Music Composer
(2010)
(2009)
Grey Gardens
Original Music Composer
(2008)
The Duchess
Original Music Composer
(2008)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Original Music Composer
(2006)
The Lake House
Original Music Composer
(2006)
Infamous
Original Music Composer
(2006)
(2005)
Oliver Twist
Original Music Composer
(2005)
Because of Winn-Dixie
Original Music Composer
(2004)
The Manchurian Candidate
Original Music Composer
(2003)
The Human Stain
Original Music Composer
(2003)
Mona Lisa Smile
Original Music Composer
(2002)
Nicholas Nickleby
Original Music Composer
(2002)
The Truth About Charlie
Original Music Composer
(2002)
Hart's War
Original Music Composer
(2001)
The Emperor's New Clothes
Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
(2000)
Chocolat
Original Music Composer
(2000)
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Original Music Composer
(2000)
The Closer You Get
Original Music Composer
(1999)
Ratcatcher
Original Music Composer
(1999)
The Cider House Rules
Original Music Composer
(1998)
Home Fries
Original Music Composer
(1998)
Beloved
Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
(1997)
Addicted to Love
Original Music Composer
(1997)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Songs, Original Music Composer
(1996)
Marvin's Room
Original Music Composer
(1996)
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Original Music Composer
(1996)
Emma
Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
(1995)
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
Original Music Composer
(1995)
Smoke
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
(1995)
Palookaville
Music
(1995)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Original Music Composer
(1994)
The Road to Wellville
Original Music Composer
(1994)
Sirens
Original Music Composer
(1994)
Only You
Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
(1994)
War of the Buttons
Original Music Composer
(1994)
Great Moments in Aviation
Original Music Composer
(1993)
The Joy Luck Club
Original Music Composer
(1993)
Ethan Frome
Original Music Composer
(1993)
Friends
Original Music Composer
(1993)
Benny & Joon
Original Music Composer
(1992)
(1992)
Rebecca's Daughters
Music
(1992)
Used People
Original Music Composer
(1992)
Flea Bites
Original Music Composer
(1991)
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Original Music Composer
(1990)
Sometime in August
Music
(1990)
The Widowmaker
Music, Original Music Composer
(1990)
Life Is Sweet
Original Music Composer
(1990)
Living with Dinosaurs
Original Music Composer
(1990)
Shoot to Kill
Music
(1990)
Antonia and Jane
Original Music Composer
(1989)
Monster Maker
Music
(1989)
The Woman in Black
Original Music Composer
(1987)
(1987)
The Short & Curlies
Original Music Composer
(1987)
1914 All Out
Original Music Composer
(1984)
Four Days in July
Original Music Composer
(1984)
Last Day of Summer
Music
(1982)
Privileged
Original Music Composer