About

Known credits:
98
Birthday:
1960-12-11
Place of birth:
Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK
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Rachel Portman

Overview

Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman, OBE (born 11 December 1960) is an English composer who is best known for scoring films.

Portman's career in music began with writing music for drama in BBC and Channel 4 films such as Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Mike Leigh's Four Days in July and Jim Henson's Storyteller series.

Since then, Portman has written over 100 scores for film, television and theatre.

Her other works include a children's opera, The Little Prince (which was later adapted for television) and Little House on the Prairie, a musical based upon the Laura Ingalls Wilder books Little House on the Prairie (2008). Portman was commissioned to write a piece of choral music for the BBC Proms series in August 2007 called The Water Diviner's Tale.

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Known for

Acting
2017 Score: A Film Music Documentary Actor Self 61
Fair
2007 Lights, Action, Music Actor Self 59
Average

Sound
2024 The Return Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2023 Dancing Fruit Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2021 Julia Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2020 Godmothered Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
2019 Mimi and the Mountain Dragon Sound Music 59
Average
2019 The Street Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2019 Archie Sound Music N/A
N/A
2017 Their Finest Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
2017 A Dog's Purpose Sound Original Music Composer 74
Good
2016 Race Sound Original Music Composer 68
Fair
2016 Despite the Falling Snow Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2015 Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity Sound Music 59
Average
2015 Bessie Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2014 Dolphin Tale 2 Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
2013 Still Life Sound Original Music Composer 65
Fair
2013 Paradise Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2013 The Right Kind of Wrong Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2013 Belle Sound Original Music Composer 66
Fair
2012 Private Peaceful Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2012 Bel Ami Sound Original Music Composer 55
Average
2012 Bel Ami Sound Orchestrator 55
Average
2012 The Vow Sound Original Music Composer 70
Good
2011 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2011 His Way Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2011 One Day Sound Original Music Composer 72
Good
2010 National Theatre Live: London Assurance Sound Music 59
Average
2010 Never Let Me Go Sound Original Music Composer 67
Fair
2009 Grey Gardens Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
2008 The Duchess Sound Original Music Composer 67
Fair
2008 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
2006 Infamous Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2006 The Lake House Sound Original Music Composer 68
Fair
2006 It's a Happy Movie: The Children's Making-of Sound Music N/A
N/A
2005 Oliver Twist Sound Original Music Composer 64
Fair
2005 Because of Winn-Dixie Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2004 The Manchurian Candidate Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
2003 Mona Lisa Smile Sound Original Music Composer 66
Fair
2003 The Human Stain Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2002 Nicholas Nickleby Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
2002 The Truth About Charlie Sound Original Music Composer 56
Average
2002 Hart's War Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
2001 The Emperor's New Clothes Sound Orchestrator 59
Average
2001 The Emperor's New Clothes Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2000 The Closer You Get Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2000 Chocolat Sound Original Music Composer 68
Fair
2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
1999 The Cider House Rules Sound Original Music Composer 67
Fair
1999 Ratcatcher Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
1998 Home Fries Sound Original Music Composer 57
Average
1998 Beloved Sound Orchestrator 58
Average
1998 Beloved Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1997 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Sound Songs 61
Fair
1997 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
1997 Addicted to Love Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1996 Marvin's Room Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
1996 Emma Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
1996 Emma Sound Orchestrator 63
Fair
1996 The Adventures of Pinocchio Sound Original Music Composer 57
Average
1995 Palookaville Sound Music 59
Average
1995 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar Sound Original Music Composer 66
Fair
1995 Smoke Sound Orchestrator 65
Fair
1995 Smoke Sound Original Music Composer 65
Fair
1995 A Pyromaniac's Love Story Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1994 The Road to Wellville Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1994 War of the Buttons Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1994 Great Moments in Aviation Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1994 Sirens Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1994 Only You Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
1994 Only You Sound Orchestrator 63
Fair
1993 The Joy Luck Club Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
1993 Friends Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1993 Benny & Joon Sound Original Music Composer 65
Fair
1993 Ethan Frome Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1992 Used People Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1992 Rebecca's Daughters Sound Music 59
Average
1992 Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen Sound Music 59
Average
1992 Flea Bites Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A
1991 Where Angels Fear to Tread Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1990 Living with Dinosaurs Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1990 The Widowmaker Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A
1990 The Widowmaker Sound Music N/A
N/A
1990 Life Is Sweet Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
1990 Shoot to Kill Sound Music N/A
N/A
1990 Sometime in August Sound Music N/A
N/A
1990 Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Sound Music 69
Fair
1990 Antonia and Jane Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1989 The Woman in Black Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1989 Nice Work Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
1989 Monster Maker Sound Music 58
Average
1987 The Short & Curlies Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1987 1914 All Out Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1987 The Falklands War: The Untold Story Sound Music 59
Average
1987 A Little Princess Sound Original Music Composer 70
Good
1984 Four Days in July Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1984 Last Day of Summer Sound Music 59
Average
1982 Privileged Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A