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Tristram Cary(1925-2008)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Sound Department
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Tristram Cary was born on 14 May 1925 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for The Ladykillers (1955), Quatermass and the Pit (1967) and The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960). He was married to Jane Delin and Doris (Dorse) Enid Jukes. He died on 24 April 2008 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
BornMay 14, 1925
DiedApril 24, 2008(82)
BornMay 14, 1925
DiedApril 24, 2008(82)
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Known for

Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Danny Green, Katie Johnson, Cecil Parker, and Jack Warner in The Ladykillers (1955)
The Ladykillers
7.6
  • Composer
  • 1955
Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
Quatermass and the Pit
7.0
  • Composer
  • 1967
The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960)
The Boy Who Stole a Million
5.6
  • Composer
  • 1960
Edward G. Robinson and Fergus McClelland in Sammy Going South (1963)
Sammy Going South
7.1
  • Composer
  • 1963

Credits

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Composer

  • Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (2016)
    Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks
    7.6
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • Creation of the Daleks (2006)
    Creation of the Daleks
    7.3
    Video
    • Composer (music composed by)
    • 2006
  • The Fourth Wish (1976)
    The Fourth Wish
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1976
  • Good News Day
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • The Fourth Wish (1974)
    The Fourth Wish
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1974
  • A Better Mousetrap
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • Guinness for You
    7.7
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • The Savage Voyage
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • The Electron's Tale
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • A Christmas Carol (1971)
    A Christmas Carol
    7.6
    TV Short
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)
    Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
    5.6
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • The Curious History of Money
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • The £1, 000, 000 Bank Note
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • A Twist of Sand (1968)
    A Twist of Sand
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1968

Music Department

  • Servants and Masters: The Making of the Power of the Daleks
    Video
    • stock music
    • 2016
  • Muito Romântico (2016)
    Muito Romântico
    5.9
    • featuring music
    • 2016
  • The Dalek Tapes (2006)
    The Dalek Tapes
    7.9
    Video
    • composer: incidental music
    • 2006
  • Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills in When the Wind Blows (1986)
    When the Wind Blows
    7.7
    • special music effects
    • 1986
  • Seeing and Believing
    TV Series
    • electronic music
    • 1973
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • composer: incidental music
    • composer: ballad music
    • 1963–1972
  • Out of the Unknown (1965)
    Out of the Unknown
    7.5
    TV Series
    • composer: incidental music
    • 1969
  • The £1, 000, 000 Bank Note
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • conductor
    • 1968
  • A Twist of Sand (1968)
    A Twist of Sand
    5.4
    • conductor
    • 1968
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.1
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1968
  • Daylight Robbery (1964)
    Daylight Robbery
    7.3
    • conductor
    • 1964
  • Edward G. Robinson and Fergus McClelland in Sammy Going South (1963)
    Sammy Going South
    7.1
    • conductor
    • 1963
  • A Lecture on Man (1962)
    A Lecture on Man
    6.5
    Short
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • The Prince and the Pauper (1962)
    The Prince and the Pauper
    6.3
    • conductor
    • 1962
  • Walt Disney in Disneyland (1954)
    Disneyland
    8.3
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1962

Sound Department

  • Operavox (1995)
    Operavox
    8.1
    TV Series
    • sound designer
    • 1995
  • The Savage Voyage
    • sound
    • 1971
  • A Christmas Carol (1971)
    A Christmas Carol
    7.6
    TV Short
    • sound effects
    • 1971
  • The Curious History of Money
    Short
    • sound
    • 1969
  • Dirk Bogarde and Susannah York in Sebastian (1968)
    Sebastian
    6.1
    • electronic sound effects
    • 1968
  • Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968)
    Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
    6.2
    • electronic sound effects (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • The Little Island (1958)
    The Little Island
    7.1
    Short
    • devisor: sound effects/recorder: sound effects/supervisor: sound
    • 1958

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 14, 1925
    • Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 24, 2008
    • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Jane DelinNovember 27, 2003 - April 24, 2008 (his death)
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    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    He is the son of novelist Joyce Cary.
  • Nickname
    • The Father of British Electronic Music

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