Anne Dudley
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Anne Dudley | |
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Beckenham, Kent , England | |
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Occupation(s) | Composer, pianist, keyboardist, songwriter |
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Labels | Angel/EMI |
Formerly of | Art of Noise |
Website | annedudley |
Anne Jennifer Dudley (née Beckingham; born 7 May 1956) is an English composer, keyboardist, conductor and pop musician. She was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001.[1] She has worked in the classical and pop genres, as a film composer, and was one of the core members of the synth-pop band Art of Noise. In 1998, Dudley won an Oscar for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score for The Full Monty. In addition to over twenty other film scores, in 2012 she served as music producer for the film version of Les Misérables,[2] also acting as arranger and composing some new additional music.
Career
Dudley was born in
Dudley was a founding member of the band Art of Noise in 1983, which helped pioneer the use of sampling within the pop genre. Their hits include "Beat Box" (1984), "Moments in Love" (1985), "Close (to the Edit)" (1984), "Paranoimia" (1986), which featured a monologue about insomnia by the artificial intelligence character, Max Headroom, and, with Tom Jones, "Kiss", a Top 10 in 1988. Art of Noise also produced the theme tune to the ITV game show The Krypton Factor which was used between 1986 and 1993. "(Theme From) The Krypton Factor" was composed and recorded in 1986 and was reworked as "Crusoe" on their 1987 album.
Dudley's association with Trevor Horn and Art of Noise led on to working with artists such as Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Seal, Marc Almond, Rod Stewart, Robbie Williams and, more recently, Siphiwo. She has co-written songs with Malcolm McLaren ("Buffalo Gals"), Cathy Dennis ("Too Many Walls"), and a 1930s-inspired song with Sting called "This Was Never Meant to Be".[7]
She produced the Tom Jones hit "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (1988) and a Debbie Harry single "Strike Me Pink" (1993).
In 1989, Dudley produced and conducted the string arrangements for the eponymous debut album by Welsh pop duo Waterfront. Her intricate production is demonstrated most notably on the song "Nature of Love", which was released as a single in both the UK and US. Another collaboration in 1989 was with Neil Tennant from Pet Shop Boys and Bernard Sumner of New Order; Dudley contributed the lush string arrangements on their debut Electronic release, "Getting Away with It", which peaked at #12 in the UK in December 1989, and #38 in the US in 1990.
Dudley produced two tracks on the 2002 Opera Babes album Beyond Imagination (ranking No. 1 on the UK classical charts for 11 weeks, and No. 4 on the US Billboard charts). In 2004, she produced the album Voice for Alison Moyet. The album, an eclectic collection of cover versions, reached No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart.
Her works for orchestra include "Northern Lights", a 14-minute reflection of Norway's
Dudley collaborated with
In 2019, 2022 and 2024, she conducted the Southbank Sinfonia during Martin Fry's Lexicon of Love tour.[8]
Film scores
Dudley's career in film music has spanned 20 years and her film scores include:
- Larry Lamb and Sheila Hancock;[7]
- Silence Like Glass (Zwei Frauen)(1989), German-made but set in a cancer ward at a hospital in America;
- The Pope Must Die (1991), a comedy film starring Robbie Coltrane the score of which was co-written with Jeff Beck;
- Knight Moves (1992), an American thriller directed by Carl Schenkel and starring Christopher Lambert;
- The Crying Game (1992), an Irish/British drama film written and directed by Neil Jordan;
- Felidae (1994), German animated mystery film about cats investigating a serial killer;
- The Grotesque (1995), released in the US as Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets a British film starring Alan Bates, Theresa Russell and Sting;
- Hollow Reed (1996), a drama directed by Angela Pope and set in Bath;
- When Saturday Comes (1996), starring Sean Bean, Pete Postlethwaite, Emily Lloyd. Directed by Maria Giese;
- The Full Monty (1997), a Peter Cattaneo-directed comedy about six unemployed steel workers who decide to form a male striptease act. Dudley won the "Best Original Musical or Comedy Score" Oscar for her music;
- American History X (1998), an American drama directed by Tony Kaye, starring Edward Norton and Edward Furlong;
- air traffic controllersin New York;
- The Miracle Maker(2000), an animated feature film made for TV by BBC Wales with Russian model makers;
- Lucky Break (2001), a British feelgood comedy starring James Nesbitt and based around a prison escape;
- stop-motion animation starring Brendan Fraser and Bridget Fonda;
- The Gathering (2002), an Anthony Horowitz thriller directed by Brian Gilbert and starring Christina Ricci;
- A Man Apart (2003), starring Vin Diesel;
- Bright Young Things (2003), a British drama written and directed by Stephen Fry based on the novel Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh;
- Black Book (2006), a World War II film directed by Paul Verhoeven;
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- Perfect Creature (2007), a New Zealand-made horror/thriller film starring Leo Gregory;
- The Walker (2007), a drama written and directed by Paul Schrader set in Washington, D. C.;
- Les Misérables (2012), a blockbuster version of the celebrated long-running musical (music producer / arranger / additional music composer).
- Elle (2016), a French thriller directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Isabelle Huppert.
- The Hustle (2019), an American comedy film directed by Chris Addison, starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson.
- Benedetta (2020), a French/Italian erotic drama directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Virginie Efira.
Her TV music includes:
- Scores for all episodes of Jeeves and Wooster with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie;
- Mr Wakefield's Crusade starring Peter Capaldi;
- Above Suspicion;
- Kavanagh QC, an ITV series with John Thaw
- The Tenth Kingdom, an American epic fantasy TV miniseries written by Simon Moore.
- Poldark (2015), a BBC TV series
- The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, a BBC TV series with the pilot in 1990 and two subsequent series in 1993 and 1994.
Session musician work
Dudley's work as a session musician and string and orchestral arrangements includes:
- ABC – The Lexicon of Love album (reaching No. 1 in the UK charts 1982) and The Lexicon of Love II released May 2016;
- a-ha – string scores for the singles "Hunting High & Low" (7" remix) (1986) and "The Blood That Moves the Body" (1988)
- Oleta Adams – Circle of One album (reaching No. 1 in the UK charts 1991);
- The Days of Pearly Spencer";
- The Associates – Wild and Lonelyalbum;
- Rick Astley – Free album;
- B*Witched – Awake and Breathe album;
- Chris Botti – Slowing Down the World album;
- Boyzone – A Different Beat album;
- Cher – It's a Man's World album;
- Petula Clark – "La Vie en Rose" track;
- Lloyd Cole and the Commotions – Rattlesnakes album; string arranger
- Andrea Corr – Ten Feet High album;
- Cathy Dennis – Move to This and Into the Skyline albums;
- Electronic – "Getting Away with It" single (reaching No. 12 in the UK charts and number 38 in the US in 1990);
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Welcome to the Pleasuredome album which included their second and third No. 1s "Two Tribes" and "The Power of Love";
- Elton John – The Big Picture album;
- Martyn Joseph – Being There album;
- Kingmaker – Sleepwalking album;
- Annie Lennox – Medusa album (No. 1 in the UK charts 1995);
- Let Loose – "Best in Me" single;
- Virginia MacNaughton – The Music album;
- Paul McCartney – Press to Play and Give My Regards to Broad Street albums;
- Malcolm McLaren – Duck Rock album;
- The Men They Couldn't Hang – "A Map of Morocco" single;
- George Michael – "Careless Whisper" single (reaching No. 1 in 25 countries);
- Resultsalbum (reaching No. 6 in the UK charts in 1989);
- The Moody Blues – Greatest Hits album;
- Moist– "Gasoline" single;
- Jimmy Nail – Crocodile Shoes album (reaching No. 2 in the UK charts in 1994);
- The Painted Word – Lovelife album;
- OMD – Universal album;
- Pet Shop Boys – Very album;
- Propaganda— A Secret Wish album;
- Pulp – Different Class and This Is Hardcore albums (both reaching No. 1);
- Rialto – "Monday Morning 5:19" single;
- Frances Ruffelle – "Stranger to the Rain" single;
- Rush – Power Windows album;[9]
- S Club – 7 album (No. 1 in the UK charts in 2000);
- Scarlet – Naked album;
- Seal – Seal, Seal II and Human Being albums;[10]
- Siphiwo – Hope album (featuring Nelson Mandela on the title track);
- Wendy Stark – Stark album;
- Rod Stewart – A Spanner in the Works and If We Fall in Love Tonight albums, and the single "Downtown Train";
- Suggs – The Lone Rangeralbum;
- TM Network – Carol: A Day in a Girl's Life album;
- More Than Us" EP, featuring Dudley on the title track;
- Tina Turner – Wildest Dreams album;[10]
- Wet Wet Wet – Holding Back the River album (reaching No. 2 in the UK charts 1989);
- Wham! – "Everything She Wants" single and "Young Guns (Go for It)", their first hit single;
- Robbie Williams – Reality Killed the Video Star album;
- Will Young – Friday's Child album (reaching No. 1 in the UK charts in 2004) and "Leave Right Now" single (reaching No. 1 in the UK charts in 2003).
Awards
In addition to Dudley's Academy Award for The Full Monty, she has received a number of awards and nominations.
- Grammy Award (1987): The Art of Noise version of "Peter Gunn" won for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1986.
- Brit Award(twice): 1998 for Best Soundtrack (1998), for The Full Monty. 1989 for Buster, for Best British Soundtrack.
- Trial and Retribution, Best Television Soundtrack 2008.
- BASCA Gold Badge Award: 14 October 2014,[11]in recognition of their unique contribution to music.
- Other honours
- 2004: She was made a The Royal College of Music.
- 2011: Awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Kent.
Television appearances
- Dudley appeared on the 2018/2019 Christmas University Challenge representing King's College London alongside Anita Anand (captain), Angela Saini, and Zoe Laughlin.[12]
Discography (excluding work from Art of Noise)
- Buster (1988)
- Songs from the Victorious City (1991) (collaboration with Killing Joke's Jaz Coleman)
- Jeeves and Wooster Album titled "The World of Jeeves & Wooster" (1991)
- The Pope Must Die (1991)
- The Crying Game (1992)
- Felidae (1994)
- Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets (1995)
- American History X (1998)
- Ancient and Modern (1999)
- Pushing Tin (1999)
- The 10th Kingdom (2000)
- A Different Light (2001)
- Monkeybone (2001)
- Seriously Chilled (2003)
- Club Classical: Orchestral Chillout Sounds (2003) (BBC Music Magazine free cover disc compilation CD of live and studio recordings, also including two works by Dave Heath)
- Tristan & Isolde (2006)
- Black Book (2006)
- Crossing the Bar (2022)
References
- ^ "Anne Dudley". BBC Concert Orchestra. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ "Anne Dudley biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "FORMER PUPIL SCOOPS OSCAR". News Shopper. 4 April 1998. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Alumna of the Year: Anne Dudley". King's College London. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Trevor Horn". Red Bull Music Academy Lecture, Madrid 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ "How we made: ABC's Martin Fry and Anne Dudley on The Lexicon of Love". The Guardian. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87930-930-5.
- ^ "ABC The Lexicon of Love". Royal Albert Hall. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Power Windows | Rush.com". Rush.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Anne Dudley | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Sir Bob Geldof to be honoured by Gold Badge Awards – M Magazine". M-magazine.co.uk. 10 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "BBC – Christmas University Challenge alumni line-up announced – Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Anne Dudley at IMDb
- Anne Dudley at AllMusic
- Anne Dudley discography at Discogs
- Anne Dudley discography at The Art Of Noise Online authorised website