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Richard Robbins(1940-2012)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Director
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Richard Robbins
Richard Robbins was born on 4 December 1940 in South Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA. He was a composer and director, known for Maurice (1987), The Remains of the Day (1993) and A Room with a View (1986). He died on 7 November 2012 in Rhinebeck, New York, USA.
BornDecember 4, 1940
DiedNovember 7, 2012(71)
BornDecember 4, 1940
DiedNovember 7, 2012(71)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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Known for

Hugh Grant and James Wilby in Maurice (1987)
Maurice
7.6
  • Composer
  • 1987
Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day (1993)
The Remains of the Day
7.8
  • Composer
  • 1993
Helena Bonham Carter and Julian Sands in A Room with a View (1986)
A Room with a View
7.2
  • Composer
  • 1986
Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, and Samuel West in Howards End (1992)
Howards End
7.3
  • Composer
  • 1992

Credits

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Composer

  • Ralph Fiennes and Natasha Richardson in The White Countess (2005)
    The White Countess
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • Emilie Muller (1994)
    Par amour
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts in The Divorce (2003)
    The Divorce
    4.9
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw (2001)
    Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
    6.4
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2001
  • Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' (2001)
    Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2001
  • Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey (2001)
    The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
    6.8
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2001
  • The Mystic Masseur (2001)
    The Mystic Masseur
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 2001
  • The Girl (2000)
    The Girl
    4.7
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Uma Thurman, Nick Nolte, and Jeremy Northam in The Golden Bowl (2000)
    The Golden Bowl
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Greta Scacchi and Madhur Jaffrey in Cotton Mary (1999)
    Cotton Mary
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Catherine Deneuve and Emmanuelle Seigner in Place Vendôme (1998)
    Place Vendôme
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • Barbara Hershey, Kris Kristofferson, and Leelee Sobieski in A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • The Hidden Dimension (1997)
    The Hidden Dimension
    5.5
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • In the Gloaming
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1996
  • The Proprietor (1996)
    The Proprietor
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1996

Music Department

  • Richard Robbins, James Ivory, Ismail Merchant, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala in Rich Atmosphere: The Music of Merchant Ivory Films (2019)
    Rich Atmosphere: The Music of Merchant Ivory Films
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 2019
  • Catherine Deneuve and Emmanuelle Seigner in Place Vendôme (1998)
    Place Vendôme
    6.2
    • music arranger
    • 1998
  • Studio 57 (1954)
    Studio 57
    7.3
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1958

Director

  • Street Musicians of Bombay (1994)
    Street Musicians of Bombay
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1994
  • The Europeans (1979)
    Sweet Sounds
    5.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1976

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 4, 1940
    • South Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • November 7, 2012
    • Rhinebeck, New York, USA(Parkinson's disease)
  • Other works
    Unused score: Milk Money (1994)

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  • Trivia
    American composer and pianist, director of the Music School at Rivers (Weston, Massachusetts, 1980-1984), famous for scoring Merchant-Ivory films.

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