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John Tavener(1944-2013)

  • Composer
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  • Actor
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John Tavener was born on 28 January 1944 in Wembley, London, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Children of Men (2006), Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) and Savages (2012). He was married to Maryanna Schaefer and Victoria Maragopoulou. He died on 12 November 2013 in Child Okeford, Dorset, England, UK.
BornJanuary 28, 1944
DiedNovember 12, 2013(69)
BornJanuary 28, 1944
DiedNovember 12, 2013(69)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

Known for

Children of Men (2006)
Children of Men
7.9
  • Composer
  • 2006
Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Ving Rhames, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, and Simon Pegg in Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
7.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2018
Salma Hayek, John Travolta, Benicio Del Toro, Blake Lively, and Taylor Kitsch in Savages (2012)
Savages
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012
Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander in The Light Between Oceans (2016)
The Light Between Oceans
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2016

Credits

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Composer

  • Slow Passage of Time Creates Natural Evolution (2016)
    Slow Passage of Time Creates Natural Evolution
    9.2
    Short
    • original music by
    • 2016
  • Vero Ven in Noces de cendres (2008)
    Noces de cendres
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2008
  • Kyrie Eleison (2007)
    Kyrie Eleison
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2007
  • Children of Men (2006)
    Children of Men
    7.9
    • Composer
    • 2006
  • Anapola Mushkadiz in Battle in Heaven (2005)
    Battle in Heaven
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • John Tavener in The Veil of the Temple (2003)
    The Veil of the Temple
    9.3
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Pilgrimage (2001)
    Pilgrimage
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2001

Music Department

  • Lunacy (2024)
    Lunacy
    5.0
    • additional music by
    • 2024
  • General Orders No. 9 (2009)
    General Orders No. 9
    5.9
    • composer: additional music
    • 2009
  • Gormenghast (2000)
    Gormenghast
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • composer: choral music
    • 2000
  • Music on 2 (1965)
    Music on 2
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1973

Actor

  • The Veil of the Temple - Eine Reise ans Ende der Nacht
    TV Movie
    • 2009

Personal details

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    • Official Site
    • official
  • Alternative name
    • Sir John Tavener
  • Height
    • 6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
  • Born
    • January 28, 1944
    • Wembley, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 12, 2013
    • Child Okeford, Dorset, England, UK(long illness)
  • Spouses
      Maryanna Schaefer1991 - November 12, 2013 (his death, 3 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Winner of the 2005 Ivor Novello Classical Music Award.

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