Carl Davis

Carl Davis
Davis in 2009
Born(1936-10-28)October 28, 1936
New York City, US
DiedAugust 3, 2023(2023-08-03) (aged 86)
Oxford, England
Alma materBard College
Occupation(s)Conductor and composer
Years active1960–2023
Spouse
(m. 1970)
Children2
Websitecarldaviscollection.com

Carl Davis CBE (October 28, 1936 – August 3, 2023) was an American-born British conductor and composer. He wrote music for more than 100 television programmes (notably the landmark ITV series World At War (1973) and BBC's Pride and Prejudice (1995), created new scores for concert and cinema performances of vintage silent movies and composed many film, ballet and concert scores that were performed worldwide, including (in collaboration with Paul McCartney) the Liverpool Oratorio in 1991.[1] Davis's publisher was Faber Music.[2]

  1. ^ Kozinn, Allan (June 29, 1991). "Review/Music; A Crossover Dream Comes True in Liverpool: The Philharmonic Plays McCartney's Oratorio". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference faber was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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