Ronald Alfred Goodwin (born, Plymouth, Devon, 17 February 1925 – died Newbury, 8 January 2003) was a British composer and conductor known for his film scores.
Ron Goodwin's father was a policeman and he attended Willesden County School and Pinner County Grammar School, in Middlesex. He learned the piano from an early age and studied trumpet in London at the Guildhall School of Music. His first job in music was as copyist and arranger for publishi...
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Ronald Alfred Goodwin (born, Plymouth, Devon, 17 February 1925 – died Newbury, 8 January 2003) was a British composer and conductor known for his film scores.
Ron Goodwin's father was a policeman and he attended Willesden County School and Pinner County Grammar School, in Middlesex. He learned the piano from an early age and studied trumpet in London at the Guildhall School of Music. His first job in music was as copyist and arranger for publishing companies and bands, including some attached to the BBC. Through documentary films he was introduced to music for movies, which he said was "a very good training". He worked as a ghostwriter for Phil Green, Stanley Black, Geraldo and Peter Yorke among others. He later worked as a conductor in recording sessions for popular music artists, including Petula Clark.
In the 1950s he joined Parlophone, and worked alongside George Martin. He accompanied Peter Sellers on his "Goodness Gracious Me" album, and began to broadcast and make records with...
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