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Derek Wadsworth(1939-2008)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Derek Wadsworth was born on 5 February 1939 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Space: 1999 (1975), Britannia Hospital (1982) and Spring and Port Wine (1970). He died on 3 December 2008 in Oxfordshire, England, UK.
BornFebruary 5, 1939
DiedDecember 3, 2008(69)
BornFebruary 5, 1939
DiedDecember 3, 2008(69)
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Known for

Barbara Bain and Martin Landau in Space: 1999 (1975)
Space: 1999
7.3
TV Series
  • Composer
Britannia Hospital (1982)
Britannia Hospital
6.2
  • Music Department(uncredited)
  • 1982
James Mason, Susan George, Rodney Bewes, Diana Coupland, Hannah Gordon, and Len Jones in Spring and Port Wine (1970)
Spring and Port Wine
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 1970
Life on Mars (2006)
Life on Mars
8.3
TV Series
  • Soundtrack

Credits

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Composer

  • Do Vampire Bats Have Friends?
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Seven Wonders of the World: Miriam Rothschild
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1995
  • Doris (1983)
    Doris
    7.0
    TV Series
    • music and sound effects
    • 1983–1985
  • Catherine Schell in Cosmic Princess (1982)
    Cosmic Princess
    3.4
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Aerial Ambassador
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, and Catherine Schell in Destination Moonbase-Alpha (1978)
    Destination Moonbase-Alpha
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • Barbara Bain and Martin Landau in Space: 1999 (1975)
    Space: 1999
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1976–1977
  • A Child Is a Wild Young Thing
    • Composer
    • 1976
  • NBC Special Treat (1975)
    NBC Special Treat
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • The Day After Tomorrow (1975)
    The Day After Tomorrow
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1975

Music Department

  • Operation Small Talk
    • music
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2026
  • Operation Small Talk (2025)
    Operation Small Talk
    TV Series
    • music
    • 2026
  • Space: 1999: Launch All Eagles! LIVE (2025)
    Space: 1999: Launch All Eagles! LIVE
    • theme music composer
    • 2025
  • Ted Rogers and Dusty Bin in 3-2-1 (1978)
    3-2-1
    5.3
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1988
  • The Whales of August (1987)
    The Whales of August
    7.1
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • 1987
  • Britannia Hospital (1982)
    Britannia Hospital
    6.2
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • A Child Is a Wild Young Thing
    • conductor
    • 1976
  • Alfie Darling (1975)
    Alfie Darling
    4.6
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • 1975
  • In Concert (1970)
    In Concert
    7.6
    TV Series
    • music arranged and conducted by
    • 1974
  • Swedish Fly Girls (1971)
    Swedish Fly Girls
    5.2
    • music arranger
    • 1971

Soundtrack

  • Beyond the Eagle Obsession: 50 Years of Fandom
    • writer: "SPACE: 1999 MAIN THEME" (YEAR 2)
    • Completed
  • Life on Mars (2006)
    Life on Mars
    8.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "Ain't Got No"
    • 2007
  • Wild Man Blues (1997)
    Wild Man Blues
    6.9
    • performer: "8 1 / 2", "Amarcord", "La Dolce Vita", "Lo Sceicco Bianco"
    • 1997
  • Britannia Hospital (1982)
    Britannia Hospital
    6.2
    • arranger: "RULE BRITANNIA"
    • performer: "RULE BRITANNIA"
    • 1982
  • James Mason, Susan George, Rodney Bewes, Diana Coupland, Hannah Gordon, and Len Jones in Spring and Port Wine (1970)
    Spring and Port Wine
    7.0
    • arranger: "Spring and Port Wine"
    • 1970

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Born
    • February 5, 1939
    • Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 3, 2008
    • Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles

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