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Ernest Irving(1878-1953)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Ernest Irving was born on 6 November 1878 in Godalming, Surrey, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), His Excellency (1952) and The Man in the White Suit (1951). He died on 24 October 1953 in Ealing, London, England, UK.
BornNovember 6, 1878
DiedOctober 24, 1953(74)
BornNovember 6, 1878
DiedOctober 24, 1953(74)
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Known for

Alec Guinness in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
8.0
  • Music Department
  • 1949
His Excellency (1952)
His Excellency
5.4
  • Music Department
  • 1952
Alec Guinness in The Man in the White Suit (1951)
The Man in the White Suit
7.2
  • Music Department
  • 1951
George Formby in Trouble Brewing (1939)
Trouble Brewing
6.3
  • Music Department
  • 1939

Credits

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Music Department

  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • arranged by
    • 1960
  • The Two Bouquets
    TV Movie
    • music arranger
    • 1953
  • Joan Collins, Robert Beatty, Kay Kendall, Bill Owen, Maxwell Reed, and Jack Warner in The Square Ring (1953)
    The Square Ring
    6.5
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Stanley Baker and Jack Hawkins in The Cruel Sea (1953)
    The Cruel Sea
    7.4
    • conductor: The Philharmonia Orchestra
    • 1953
  • The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
    The Titfield Thunderbolt
    7.0
    • conductor
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • The Gentle Gunman (1952)
    The Gentle Gunman
    6.4
    • conductor: The Philharmonia Orchestra
    • 1952
  • Crash of Silence (1952)
    Crash of Silence
    7.3
    • conductor
    • 1952
  • I Believe in You (1952)
    I Believe in You
    6.8
    • composer: incidental music
    • incidental music director
    • 1952
  • Secret People (1952)
    Secret People
    6.1
    • conductor
    • 1952
  • His Excellency (1952)
    His Excellency
    5.4
    • the music mainly based on themes by Handel, arranged by
    • the music mainly based on themes by Handel, directed by
    • 1952
  • Ivory Hunter (1951)
    Ivory Hunter
    6.1
    • conductor
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Alec Guinness in The Man in the White Suit (1951)
    The Man in the White Suit
    7.2
    • conductor: The Philharmonia Orchestra
    • 1951
  • Wherever She Goes (1951)
    Wherever She Goes
    6.8
    • musical director
    • 1951
  • Alec Guinness, Alfie Bass, Stanley Holloway, and Sidney James in The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
    The Lavender Hill Mob
    7.5
    • conductor: The Philharmonia Orchestra
    • 1951
  • Pool of London (1951)
    Pool of London
    7.1
    • music director
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1951

Composer

  • His Excellency (1952)
    His Excellency
    5.4
    • the music mainly based on themes by Handel, composed by
    • 1952
  • A Run for Your Money (1949)
    A Run for Your Money
    6.4
    • the music is based on old Welsh tunes
    • 1949
  • Alec Guinness in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
    Kind Hearts and Coronets
    8.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Joan Greenwood and Basil Radford in Whisky Galore! (1949)
    Whisky Galore!
    7.1
    • based on old Scottish tunes
    • 1949
  • Yellow Sands
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1948
  • Tommy Trinder in Champagne Charlie (1944)
    Champagne Charlie
    6.5
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • My Learned Friend (1943)
    My Learned Friend
    7.0
    • Composer
    • 1943
  • The Shrine of Victory (1943)
    The Shrine of Victory
    • Composer
    • 1943
  • The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941)
    The Ghost of St. Michael's
    6.7
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • All Hands (1940)
    All Hands
    6.1
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1940
  • Claude Hulbert, Tommy Trinder, and Michael Wilding in Three Cockeyed Sailors (1940)
    Three Cockeyed Sailors
    5.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Saloon Bar (1940)
    Saloon Bar
    6.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Convoy (1940)
    Convoy
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1940
  • Dangerous Comment (1940)
    Dangerous Comment
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1940
  • Now You're Talking
    5.7
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1940

Soundtrack

  • His Excellency (1952)
    His Excellency
    5.4
    • arranger: "Scipio", "Sonata for Flute and Cello" (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Wherever She Goes (1951)
    Wherever She Goes
    6.8
    • arranger: "Good King Wenceslas" (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Alec Guinness, Alfie Bass, Stanley Holloway, and Sidney James in The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
    The Lavender Hill Mob
    7.5
    • arranger: "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • A Run for Your Money (1949)
    A Run for Your Money
    6.4
    • arranger: "Sospan Fach", "Llwyn Onn", "All Through the Night (Ar Hyd Y Nos)", "Watching the Wheat", "Rising of the Lark" (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Alec Guinness in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
    Kind Hearts and Coronets
    8.0
    • performer: "Il mio tesoro intanto"
    • 1949
  • Eureka Stockade (1949)
    Eureka Stockade
    6.4
    • arranger: "La Marseillaise" (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Gordon Jackson and Simone Signoret in Against the Wind (1948)
    Against the Wind
    6.4
    • arranger: "Hoo Hoo", " Allee Allee Allee", "Picquart Theme" (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • David Farrar, Albert Lieven, and Mai Zetterling in Frieda (1947)
    Frieda
    7.1
    • arranger: "Silent Night" (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • The Loves of Joanna Godden (1947)
    The Loves of Joanna Godden
    6.7
    • arranger: "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night", "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"
    • music: "Dancing Day" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Hue and Cry (1947)
    Hue and Cry
    6.7
    • arranger: "Oh For the Wings of A Dove" (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • The Captive Heart (1946)
    The Captive Heart
    7.0
    • arranger: "Adeste Fideles" (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Googie Withers in Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)
    Pink String and Sealing Wax
    6.6
    • arranger: "Hush Every Breeze", "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", "Audition"
    • music: "Dolphin" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Patricia Roc, Françoise Rosay, and Tom Walls in Johnny Frenchman (1945)
    Johnny Frenchman
    6.3
    • arranger: "Breton Dance", "Behold" (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Tommy Trinder in Champagne Charlie (1944)
    Champagne Charlie
    6.5
    • arranger: "The Man on the Flying Trapeze", "Champagne Charlie", "Norma", "Perfection Polka", "Faust", "Chasse de Jeune", "Concerto", "Song Without Words"
    • music: "Hit Him on the Boko", "Ale, Old Ale", "Rum, Rum, Rum", "Don't Bring Shame", "Not in Front of Baby" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1944
  • They Came to a City (1944)
    They Came to a City
    6.3
    • performer: "Music selected from The Divine Poem"
    • 1944

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • K. Ernest Irving
  • Born
    • November 6, 1878
    • Godalming, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 24, 1953
    • Ealing, London, England, UK(undisclosed)

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