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Ken Howard(1939-2024)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Ken Howard was born on 26 December 1939 in Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Death Proof (2007), Last Night in Soho (2021) and Grindhouse (2007). He was married to Benjamin Shorten. He died on 24 September 2024.
BornDecember 26, 1939
DiedSeptember 24, 2024(84)
BornDecember 26, 1939
DiedSeptember 24, 2024(84)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Death Proof (2007)
Death Proof
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2007
Terence Stamp, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Thomasin McKenzie, and Anya Taylor-Joy in Last Night in Soho (2021)
Last Night in Soho
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2021
Rose McGowan in Grindhouse (2007)
Grindhouse
7.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2007
Hayley Mills in The Flame Trees of Thika (1981)
The Flame Trees of Thika
7.8
TV Mini Series
  • Composer

Credits

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Composer

  • The Angry Earth (1989)
    The Angry Earth
    7.6
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989)
    Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Foreign Bodies (1987)
    Foreign Bodies
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1987–1989
  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Joan Hickson in Masterpiece Mystery (1980)
    Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987)
    Miss Marple: Nemesis
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (1987)
    Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • Geraldine Alexander and Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987)
    Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • Joan Hickson in Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
    Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Amanda Donohoe, Victor Banerjee, Eve Ferret, and Jane Laurie in Foreign Body (1986)
    Foreign Body
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Derek Jacobi in Mr Pye (1986)
    Mr Pye
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Joss Ackland and Claire Bloom in Shadowlands (1985)
    Shadowlands
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1985
  • Julian Glover in By the Sword Divided (1983)
    By the Sword Divided
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1983–1985
  • Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye (1985)
    Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1985
  • Samantha Bond, John Castle, Paola Dionisotti, Joan Hickson, Elaine Ives-Cameron, Mary Kerridge, Ralph Michael, Simon Shepherd, Joan Sims, Matthew Solon, Sylvia Syms, and Kevin Whately in Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
    Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1985

Music Department

  • Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992)
    Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • composer: title and incidental music
    • 1992
  • Joss Ackland, Jean Simmons, and Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1991)
    Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • composer: incidental music
    • composer: title music
    • 1991
  • Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989)
    Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • composer: incidental music
    • composer: title music
    • 1989
  • Screenplay (1986)
    Screenplay
    6.5
    TV Series
    • incidental music composed by
    • 1988
  • Joan Hickson in Masterpiece Mystery (1980)
    Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • composer: title music
    • 1987
  • Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987)
    Miss Marple: Nemesis
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • composer: title music
    • 1987
  • Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (1987)
    Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • composer: incidental music
    • composer: title music
    • 1987
  • Geraldine Alexander and Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987)
    Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • composer: incidental music
    • composer: title music
    • 1987
  • Joan Hickson in Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
    Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • composer: incidental music
    • composer: title music
    • 1986
  • Julian Glover in By the Sword Divided (1983)
    By the Sword Divided
    8.0
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • composer: incidental music
    • 1985
  • Ain't Many Angels
    TV Movie
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1980
  • Orion (1977)
    Orion
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • lyrics
    • 1977

Soundtrack

  • Thou Shalt Not Steal (2024)
    Thou Shalt Not Steal
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "The Legend of Xanadu"
    • 2024
  • Terence Stamp, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Thomasin McKenzie, and Anya Taylor-Joy in Last Night in Soho (2021)
    Last Night in Soho
    7.0
    • writer: "Last Night in Soho"
    • 2021
  • Alex Francavilla in Trainyard Dogs: Part I (2018)
    Trainyard Dogs: Part I
    6.4
    • writer: "Hold Tight"
    • 2018
  • Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10 (2012)
    Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • writer: "The Legend of Xanadu"
    • 2012
  • Kevin Spacey, James Corden, JJ Feild, and Con O'Neill in Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2008)
    Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
    6.5
    • writer: "Have I The Right"
    • 2008
  • Death Proof (2007)
    Death Proof
    7.0
    • writer: "Hold Tight"
    • 2007
  • Michelle Pfeiffer and Paul Rudd in I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
    I Could Never Be Your Woman
    5.9
    • writer: "Have I the Right"
    • 2007
  • Rose McGowan in Grindhouse (2007)
    Grindhouse
    7.5
    • writer: "Hold Tight"
    • 2007
  • Erhart Hartmann in Kupetzky (2006)
    Kupetzky
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "I've Lost You" (uncredited)
    • 2006
  • John Kassir in Bordello of Blood (1996)
    Bordello of Blood
    5.4
    • writer: "From The Underworld"
    • 1996
  • What's Up Doc? (1992)
    What's Up Doc?
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Miss Marple Theme" (uncredited)
    • 1993
  • Shindig! Presents British Invasion Vol. 1 (1992)
    Shindig! Presents British Invasion Vol. 1
    8.8
    Video
    • writer: "Have I The Right"
    • 1992
  • Deborah Shelton in Zärtliche Chaoten II (1988)
    Zärtliche Chaoten II
    4.4
    • writer: "The Legend Of Xanadu"
    • 1988
  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Watch the Skies"
    • 1987
  • The Last Screen
    • writer: "The Legend of Xanadu"
    • 1982

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Howard Blaikley
  • Born
    • December 26, 1939
    • Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 24, 2024
  • Spouse
    • Benjamin Shorten2006 - September 24, 2024 (his death)
  • Other works
    Melvyn Bragg, Alan Blaikley and his musical, "Mardi Gras", was performed at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London, England with Nicky Henson, Aubrey Woods, Dana Gillespie, Gaye Brown and Marsha Hunt in the cast. Clifford Williams was the director.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal

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