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{{Infobox musical artist | name = Alastair King | image = | alt = | caption = | image_size = | background = non_performing_personnel | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = 1967 (age 51) | birth_place = | death_date = | origin = | instrument = | occupation = Conductor, Composer, Orchestrator | genre = Film score, Classical music | years_active = | spouse(s) = | label = | associated_acts = | website = }}Alastair King (born 1967) is a British composer and conductor, perhaps best known for his musical contributions to film and television. He frequently collaborates with composers Charlie Mole, Geoff Zanelli, Nicholas Hooper and Rupert Gregson-Williams by either conducting for them or acting as an orchestrator or both. BiographyKing studied music at Bath College of Higher Education, graduating in 1991. He then undertook postgraduate study at Birmingham University and the University of Kansas. His work Hit the Ground (Running, Running, Running) was the only European entry in the final of the composing competition Masterprize 2001. In addition to his concert works, King has composed music for various films, including Shrek, Chicken Run, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and television programmes, including the FIFA World Cup 2002, The Last Detective, Second Nature and William and Mary. King's most recent roles include conducting and orchestrating on Doctor Who for Murray Gold. He replaced Ben Foster after his departure in 2015 and has taken the full role for Series 10 onwards. FilmographyYear | Title | Composer(s) | Notes |
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2001 | Shrek | Harry Gregson-Williams John Powell | Music Assistant | 2002 | Thunderpants | Rupert Gregson-Williams | Conductor and Orchestrator | The Heart of Me | Nicholas Hooper | Conductor | Plots with a View | Rupert Gregson-Williams | Conductor and Orchestrator | 2003 | What a Girl Wants | 2004 | Destination London | Mark Thomas | Music Preparation | King Arthur | Hans Zimmer | Music arranger: Choral | Hotel Rwanda | Rupert Gregson-Williams | Additional score arranger | 2005 | The Magic Roundabout | Mark Thomas | Conductor: Choir | Kingdom of Heaven | Harry Gregson-Williams | Orchestrator | Guy X | Charlie Mole Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson | Conductor and Orchestrator | The Island | Steve Jablonsky | Conductor: Choir | Spirit Trap | Guy Fletcher | Orchestrator | The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Julian Nott | Composer of Additional Music | Blood Rayne | Henning Lohner | Conductor | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Harry Gregson-Williams | Conductor: Choir(uncredited) | 2006 | Goose on the Loose | Charlie Mole | Conductor and Orchestator | Curious George | Heitor Pereira | Over the Hedge | Rupert Gregson-Williams | Dead Man's Chest | Hans Zimmer | Conductor: Choir | Fade to Black | Charlie Mole | Conductor and Orchestrator | 2007 | Mr. Bean's Holiday | Howard Goodall | Orchestrator | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Nicholas Hooper | Conductor and Orchestrator | Bee Movie | Rupert Gregson-Williams | Fred Claus | Christophe Beck | Conductor | St Trinian's | Charlie Mole | Orchestrator | 2008 | Made of Honor | Rupert Gregson-Williams | Conductor(uncredited) and Orchestrator | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Bedtime Stories | Orchestrator | 2009 | The Maiden Heist | Conductor and Orchestrator | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nicholas Hooper | Dorian Gray | Charlie Mole | Harry Brown | * Martin Phipps- Ruth Barrett
- Pete Tong
- Theo Green
- Paul Rogers
}} | Orchestrator | The Legend of Fritton's Gold | Charlie Mole | Conductor and Orchestrator | 2010 | The Sands of Time | Harry Gregson-Williams | Orchestrator(uncredited) | Grown Ups | Rupert Gregson-Williams | Orchestrator | 2011 | Just Go with It | Zookeeper | Stella Days | Nicholas Hooper | Conductor and Orchestrator | Beneath the Darkness | Geoff Zanelli | Conductor | Jack and Jill | Rupert Gregson-Williams Waddy Wachtel | Orchestrator | 2012 | Red Lights | Victor Reyes | Conductor | Should've Been Romeo | Geoff Zanelli | Conductor and Orchestrator | That's My Boy | Rupert Gregson-Williams | Orchestrator | Total Recall | Harry Gregson-Williams | Song for Marion | Laura Rossi | Conductor and Orchestrator | Here Comes the Boom | Rupert Gregson-Williams | Orchestrator | 2013 | Dead Man Down | Jacob Groth | Conductor and Orchestrator | Grown Ups 2 | Rupert Gregson-Williams | Orchestrator | Gravity | Steven Price | Orchestrator(uncredited) | 2014 | Vampire Academy | Rolfe Kent | Orchestrator | Winter's Tale | Hans Zimmer Rupert Gregson-Williams | Blended | Rupert Gregson-Williams | The Movie | Conductor and Orchestrator | Gods and Kings | Alberto Iglesias | Orchestrator | 2015 | Quest for Power | Geoff Zanelli | Mortdecai | Geoff Zanelli Mark Ronson | Conductor and Orchestrator | Mall Cop 2 | Rupert Gregson-Williams | Orchestrator | The Martian | Harry Gregson-Williams | The Ridiculous 6 | Rupert Gregson-Williams Elmo Webber | 2016 | Dad's Army | Charlie Mole | Conductor and Orchestrator | Altamira | Mark Knopfler Evelyn Glennie | Orchestrator | The Do-Over | Rupert Gregson-William | The Legend of Tarzan | Conductor and Orchestrator | Masterminds | Geoff Zanelli | Orchestrator | Winter Thaw | Nicholas Hooper | Conductor and Orchestrator | 2017 | The Ottoman Lieutenant | Geoff Zanelli | Orchestrator | Sandy Wexler | Rupert Gregson-Williams | Wonder Woman | Conductor and Orchestrator | 2018 | Swimming with Men | Charlie Mole | Skyscraper | Steve Jablonsky | Conductor | The Meg | Harry Gregson-Williams | Orchestrator | Aquaman | Rupert Gregson-Williams | Conductor and Orchestrator | |
References- Composers.co.uk profile
- Sibelius Music profile
- Music now biography in PDF
External links- Chester-Novello bio
- {{IMDb name|1071859}}
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