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Christopher Gunning has composed extensively for films and television.

He has won three BAFTA awards for Agatha Christie's POIROT, MIDDLEMARCH, and PORTERHOUSE BLUE, and three Ivor Novello Awards for REBECCA, UNDER SUSPICION, and FIRELIGHT. His scores for THE BIG BATTALIONS, WILD AFRICA, COLD LAZARUS, WHEN THE WHALES CAME, and WINALOT PRIME have also received nominations for BAFTA and Ivor Novello Awards, and his music for the MARTINI advertising campaign, heard around the world for thirty years, has won three Clio awards.

Christopher Gunning's music is heard increasingly in concert halls. As well as performances of his television and film scores, his CONCERTO FOR SAXOPHONE AND ORCHESTRA, and THE LOBSTER have both been programmed recently on London's South Bank, and the Saxophone Concerto, played by John Harle with the Academy St. Martin in the Fields, has been released on a CD entitled LONDON LANDMARKS on the Sanctuary Classics Label.

Christopher Gunning has just completed the scores for all 4 POIROT films; FIVE LITTLE PIGS directed by Paul Unwin, SAD CYPRESS directed by Dave Moore, DEATH ON THE NILE directed by Andy Wilson and THE HOLLOW (due for release in 2004) directed by Simon Langton. Chris is currently working on the second series of ROSEMARY AND THYME, a six part series for Carnival Television after having scored the original series in 2003.

FIRELIGHT
Ivor Novello Award for best film score

UNDER SUSPICION
Ivor Novello Award for best film score

WHEN THE WHALES CAME
Nominated for Anthony Asquith Award, BFI | Dir. Clive Reece

MIDNIGHT MOVIE
Dir. Renny Rye | Prod./Writ. Dennis Potter

HANDS OF THE PIPER

LIGHTHOUSE HILL

THE BOY DAVID

TV Credits

POIROT: FIVE LITTLE PIGS
Dir. Paul Unwin | LWT | (90 minute TV film)

POIROT: SAD CYPRESS
Dir. Dave Moore | LWT | (90 minute TV film)

POIROT: THE HOLLOW
Dir. Simon Langton | LWT | (90 minute TV film)

POIROT: DEATH ON THE NILE
Dir. Andy Wilson | LWT | (90 minute TV film)

AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT (APPROXIMATELY 40 EPISODES)
BAFTA award: Best Original Television Music | Nominated for Ivor Novello Award

PORTERHOUSE BLUE
BAFTA award: Best Original Television Music

MIDDLEMARCH
BAFTA award: Best Original Television Music

REBECCA
Ivor Novello Award for Best Score for a Broadcast

COLD LAZARUS
Nominated for Ivor Novello Award

WILD AFRICA
Nominated for an Ivor Novello Award

THE BIG BATTALIONS (6 PT TV SERIES)
Prod. Brian Eastman | Nominated for BAFTA and Ivor Novello Awards

POLLYANNA
Dir. Sarah Harding | Prod. Trevor Hopkins

ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL (4 PART TV SERIES)
Prod. Brian Eastman

ANCHOR ME (2 PART SERIES)
Granada | Dir. Patrick Lau | Prod. Sita Williams

THE LAST TRAIN (6 PART SERIES)
Granada | Dir. Stuart Orme, Alex Pillai I Prod. Sita Williams

FAMILY MONEY (4 PART SERIES)
Channel 4 | Dir. Renny Rye I Prod. Rosemary Whitman

THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF WILLIAM PALMER
Yorkshire TV | Prod. David Reynolds

HOKKAIDO-GARDEN OF THE GODS
BBC Natural History Unit Production | Prod. Patrick Morris

THE GLASS VIRGIN
Prod. Sarah Hellings, Ray Marshall

A LIFE FOR A LIFE
Dir. Stephen Whittaker | Prod. Malcolm Craddock

A FLAME TO THE PHOENIX

CHARLIE MUFFIN

CHARLIE WAS A RICH MAN

CHESSGAME

EAST LYNNE

GOODBYE GEMINI

IN CELEBRATION

INTIMATE STRANGERS

ISLANDS IN THE AFRICAN SKY

KARAOKE

KNIGHTS OF GOD

MR. MAJEIKA

REBEL ANGEL

ROGUE MALE

RUNNING BLIND

STAY WITH ME TILL MORNING

THE AFFAIR

THE BRACK REPORT

THE CATER STREET HANGMAN

THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS

THE INNOCENTTHE THREE HOSTAGES

WILFRED AND EILEEN

Television Signature Tunes

CALENDAR

FIRST TUESDAY

HTV NEWS

RECOLLECTIONS

A Selection of Commercial Credits

THE LONG MARCH
Nominated for Ivor Novello Award

ANDREX

BLACK MAGIC

KLEENEX

LLOYDS BANK

MARTINI

POLAROID

SPILLER'S

TERRY'S ALL GOLD

WINALOT