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Preston(II)

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  • Soundtrack
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Preston was born on 16 January 1982 in the UK. He is a composer, known for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006) and The Best Man (2005). He was previously married to Chantelle Houghton.
BornJanuary 16, 1982
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    • Known for

    Rupert Grint, Matthew Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, and Evanna Lynch in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    7.5
    • Soundtrack(as Samuel Preston)
    • 2007
    Kal Penn in Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006)
    Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj
    4.8
    • Soundtrack
    • 2006
    The Best Man (2005)
    The Best Man
    5.9
    • Soundtrack
    • 2005
    Truthline (2020)
    Truthline
    Podcast Series
    • Composer
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Truthline (2020)
      Truthline
      Podcast Series
      • Composer
      • 2020–2021
    • Trevor Hooper in Gryffin & Slander Feat. Calle Lehmann: All You Need to Know (2019)
      Gryffin & Slander Feat. Calle Lehmann: All You Need to Know
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Lena Meyer-Landrut in Lena: Home (2015)
      Lena: Home
      4.7
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • Olly Murs Feat. Chiddy Bang: Heart Skips a Beat - Version 3
      5.8
      Music Video
      • Composer (as Samuel Preston)
      • 2012
    • Olly Murs Feat. Chiddy Bang: Heart Skips a Beat - Version 2 (2012)
      Olly Murs Feat. Chiddy Bang: Heart Skips a Beat - Version 2
      6.2
      Music Video
      • Composer (as Samuel Preston)
      • 2012

    Soundtrack

    • Jay Blades in Jay Blades' Home Fix (2020)
      Jay Blades' Home Fix
      5.6
      TV Mini Series
      • writer: "On My Cloud" (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • The Sara Cox Show (2019)
      The Sara Cox Show
      4.2
      TV Series
      • writer: "Is It Really Me You're Missing?" (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Love in the Countryside (2018)
      Love in the Countryside
      6.9
      TV Series
      • writer: "Lighthouse" (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • I'm a Celebrity... Extra Camp (2016)
      I'm a Celebrity... Extra Camp
      2.7
      TV Series
      • writer: "Boys Will Be Boys" (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Brian McFadden in Who's Doing the Dishes? (2014)
      Who's Doing the Dishes?
      3.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "Boys Will Be Boys" (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Sarah Lancashire in Happy Valley (2014)
      Happy Valley
      8.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "Heart Skips a Beat" (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Alex Zane in Rude Tube (2008)
      Rude Tube
      5.2
      TV Series
      • writer: "Boys Will Be Boys" (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Jay Leno in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
      The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
      5.3
      TV Series
      • writer: "Heart Skips a Beat"
      • 2012
    • The Voice UK (2012)
      The Voice UK
      5.7
      TV Series
      • writer: "Boys Will Be Boys" (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Dermot O'Leary, Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Scherzinger, Simon Cowell, and Louis Walsh in The X Factor UK (2004)
      The X Factor UK
      4.4
      TV Series
      • writer: "Boys Will Be Boys" (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • The IT Crowd (2006)
      The IT Crowd
      8.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "Boys Will Be Boys" (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • Rupert Grint, Matthew Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, and Evanna Lynch in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
      Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
      7.5
      • writer: "Boys Will Be Boys" (as Samuel Preston)
      • 2007
    • EastEnders (1985)
      EastEnders
      4.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "Boys Will Be Boys" (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • Kal Penn in Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006)
      Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj
      4.8
      • writer: "Boys Will Be Boys"
      • 2006
    • Paul Chequer, Navin Chowdhry, Jemima Rooper, and Daniel Percival in Sinchronicity (2006)
      Sinchronicity
      8.3
      TV Series
      • writer: "Boys Will Be Boys" (uncredited)
      • 2006

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • The Ordinary Boys
    • Born
      • January 16, 1982
      • UK
    • Spouse
      • Chantelle HoughtonAugust 25, 2006 - November 21, 2007 (divorced)

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    • Trivia
      Dropped out of university to form The Ordinary Boys.

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