Adrian Johnston

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Born and raised in a small farming village in Carlisle, Cumbra England, Adrian Johnston started playing piano early on and enjoyed improvising and writing his own music. Dabbling in pop music, he played drums for Mike Scott’s band “Another Pretty Face”, which led to “The Waterboys” and the novelty easy listening group The Mike Flowers Pop, ultimately recording and producing the 1995 Christmas hit “Wonderwall.

In 1996, Adrian caught the ear of director Michael Winterbottom while playing the phonofiddle (a one-stringed instrument with a gramophone horn protruding) on the set of “Jude”. This lead to a five-film collaboration including the highly acclaimed features “Welcome To Sarajevo”, “With Or Without You” and “I Want You”. Other notable credits include “Some Voices”, “The House Of Mirth” and “Me Without You”.

Adrian’s television work is a complete mix of styles and genre. From the horrific events depicted in “Sunday” to the lesbian costume romp “Tipping The Velvet” to the action/adventure mini-series Shackleton, Adrian’s work has covered the gamut of the human condition.

Adrian also has over 60 silent films to his credit and completely enjoys performing his music live to picture. Some of the films he has been asked to re-score include “La Terre” from 1921 and “Hot Water” from 1924 starring Harold Lloyd. This past spring, Adrian new score to “Earth”, premiered at the Pacific Film Archive in San Francisco, California.

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grrrsuperlauren wrote:
last month

Sebastian has to be one of the most beautiful tracks from a score ever.

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Marlow22 wrote:
October 2009

Unbelievable, how underestimated he is. Just something about 12.000 listeners. What a shame, because scores like "Becoming Jane" or "Brideshead Revisited" oder "Welcome to Sarajevo" are so beautiful.

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Whitneee wrote:
September 2009

Brideshead Revisited = completely. amazing.

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katkim wrote:
August 2009

I love the score to Shooting the Past and Perfect Strangers, but frustratingly can't buy it anywhere! Beautiful music that deserves re-release!

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ladyfromsun wrote:
July 2009

nice music...... of soundtrack becoming jane

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wjp4107 wrote:
May 2009

Good day... Please check out the Movie Score Addicts... group. We would be very glad to have you as a member too. Thanks...

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smallwille wrote:
May 2009

Becoming Jane - very beautiful and emotional album

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Epitymbidia wrote:
February 2009

Ah, and I'm totally enchanted by "Shackleton", "Lassie", "Lawless Heart", "Enter Achilles" and "Gideon's Daughter". And I'm SO in love with "Ascension" from "Blood of Angels". This man is wonderful!

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Epitymbidia wrote:
February 2009

I adore "The Lost Prince"!

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Chibi9000 wrote:
November 2008

Jude!

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mooncatxx wrote:
October 2008

have you heard the sound track to " shooting the past" its hauntingly beautiful

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BS1der wrote:
September 2008

'Brideshead Revisited' score is great! Haven't seen the film yet, though:p

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Epitymbidia wrote:
August 2008

I absolutely adore "Brideshead Revisited"! "Becoming Jane" is a wonderful, nice little score, and I really like it, but "Brideshead Revisited" is so much better, stronger, softer - he really enhanced his compositional abilities.

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Solyndra wrote:
August 2008

Yes indeed, Becoming Jane is beautiful. <3

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Jane-Margaret wrote:
July 2008

Becoming Jane is lovely.....but why the album isn't added?

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kuroi-roose wrote:
February 2008

noorey, I think you have mentioned the song in the lady gresham's ball. I have searched it for months, and my brother have found it for me, anyway the title is Lady Gresham's BAll- The Hole In The Wall. You can listen a small part of the song, so you will make it certain =)

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sun-Gigi wrote:
February 2008

《Becoming Jane》

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sasti4 wrote:
October 2007

does anyone know the title of the track from the movie trailer? it's so beautiful and I can't find it anywhere(

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noorey wrote:
October 2007

I'm really disappointed abut one thing. Where is the track from the ball? The one when Mr Lefroy appears out of nowhere and dances with Jane. It's as beautiful as Postcard to Henry Purcell from P&P but I can't find this track. What's its title?

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