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Cedric Thorpe Davie(1913-1983)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Cedric Thorpe Davie was born on 13 May 1913 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was a composer, known for Minions (2015), Snowbound (1948) and The Warriors (1955). He died on 18 January 1983.
BornMay 13, 1913
DiedJanuary 18, 1983(69)
BornMay 13, 1913
DiedJanuary 18, 1983(69)
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Known for

Pierre Coffin in Minions (2015)
Minions
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2015
Snowbound (1948)
Snowbound
5.8
  • Composer
  • 1948
The Warriors (1955)
The Warriors
5.8
  • Composer
  • 1955
Robert Mitchum and Anne Heywood in The Night Fighters (1960)
The Night Fighters
6.0
  • Composer
  • 1960

Credits

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Composer

  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1963
  • Robert Mitchum and Anne Heywood in The Night Fighters (1960)
    The Night Fighters
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • Peter O'Toole and Peter Finch in Kidnapped (1960)
    Kidnapped
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • Bill Travers in The Bridal Path (1959)
    The Bridal Path
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1959
  • Jeannie Carson in Mad Little Island (1958)
    Mad Little Island
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • Wales
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • The Kid from Canada (1957)
    The Kid from Canada
    5.2
    • Composer
    • 1957
  • The Green Man (1956)
    The Green Man
    7.1
    • Composer
    • 1956
  • John Gregson, Richard O'Sullivan, and Jacqueline Ryan in Jacqueline (1956)
    Jacqueline
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1956
  • The Warriors (1955)
    The Warriors
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1955
  • Glynis Johns and Richard Todd in Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue (1953)
    Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • A Letter for Wales (1960)
    The Heart Is Highland
    6.5
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1952
  • You're Only Young Twice (1952)
    You're Only Young Twice
    5.0
    • Composer
    • 1952
  • Jack Hawkins in Fortune in Diamonds (1951)
    Fortune in Diamonds
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1951
  • Dennis Price in The Bad Lord Byron (1949)
    The Bad Lord Byron
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1949

Music Department

  • Enchanted Isles (1957)
    Enchanted Isles
    Short
    • music arranged by
    • 1957
  • Oedipus Rex (1957)
    Oedipus Rex
    6.6
    • composer: music for chorus
    • 1957
  • The Land of Robert Burns (1956)
    The Land of Robert Burns
    5.5
    Short
    • conductor
    • musical arranger
    • 1956

Soundtrack

  • Pierre Coffin in Minions (2015)
    Minions
    6.4
    • arranger: "Auld Lang Syne"
    • 2015
  • They All Died Laughing (1964)
    They All Died Laughing
    6.4
    • writer: "The Lady She Was Dressing" (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Bill Travers in The Bridal Path (1959)
    The Bridal Path
    6.8
    • Soundtrack
    • arranger: "Brocham Lom Tana Lom", "Chrodh Chailein" ("Brochan Lom", uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Jeannie Carson in Mad Little Island (1958)
    Mad Little Island
    5.9
    • arranger: "Am balachan ban", "I to the Hills Will Lift Mine Eyes"
    • music: "Agnus Dei", "Processional" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1958
  • The Warriors (1955)
    The Warriors
    5.8
    • music: "Bella Marie"
    • 1955

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 13, 1913
    • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • January 18, 1983

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Scottish composer, a graduate of the Scottish Royal College of Music and Drama in Glasgow, where he studied under Ralph Vaughan Williams. In 1945 he became professor of the Music Department at the University of St Andrews and by the end of the decade worked on film music. Awarded an OBE in 1955.

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