Christopher Gunning

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Christopher Gunning is a composer of music for films, television and of concert works. His extensive film and TV compositions have received many awards, and he has won four BAFTA awards for ‘La Vie en Rose,’ 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 recently scored “La Mome,” (British title “La Vie en Rose”) the major feature film which is receiving widespread acclaim of the life of Edith Piaf starring Marion Cotillard and directed by Olivier Dahan. He not only composed the score, but also adapted most of the Piaf songs for use in the film. “La Vie en Rose” won Christopher his fourth BAFTA award, and the film was awarded three other BAFTA’s including one for Marion Cotillard as ‘best actress.’ Chris has composed the scores (including the well-known theme) for most of the films in the ‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ series featuring David Suchet as the famous Belgian detective, and also worked on all three series of Rosemary and Thyme featuring Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris. Please see the ‘Films and TV’ page for a comprehensive list of credits.

Christopher’s music is heard increasingly in concert halls.

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  • sbirkoff

    Vote please :) http://www.last.fm/music/Christopher+Gunning/+images/87179999

    25 Feb 11:20am Reply
  • PirateDolly13

    This man has created one of the most beautiful soundtracks ever: the Poirot soundtrack. Simply breathtaking, especially the theme song, The Double Clue, A country retreat and To The Lakes. What I most love about it is the simplicity of the melodies, the beauty of the sounds. The series would just not be the same without him.

    16 Jan 2012 Reply
  • CooCookie

    poirot theme is stunning!awesome!

    22 Jun 2011 Reply
  • Super-Roff

    Does anyone know if Mr Gunning's theme to the 80's adaption of 'The Day Of The Triffids' is available anywhere?

    21 Aug 2010 Reply
  • shahab_odin

    This man composed music for Poirot. For that alone, I'll love him. <2

    29 Jan 2010 Reply
  • Vinyltrap

    love the " Poirot " theme /;~}

    15 Dec 2009 Reply
  • rinistiltskin

    This man composed music for Poirot. For that alone, I'll love him.

    10 Nov 2009 Reply
  • grustnyi_putnik

    Тема из Пуаро великолепна!

    14 Sep 2009 Reply
  • aveaword1

    mr gunning is a genius... he's music speak's totally wonderfull

    4 Jun 2009 Reply
  • Dem17

    Beyond any doubts, he is one of the best composers for films and television! Hr also has piano concertos :)

    27 May 2009 Reply
  • Scarko

    I got his autograph last week ^^

    18 May 2009 Reply
  • EnochRavenheart

    Love the music he made for the movie "Firelight", it's fantastic!

    5 Aug 2008 Reply
  • Silvering

    The Poirot theme is just amazing!

    31 Jul 2008 Reply
  • al0209

    he is fantastic

    15 Mar 2008 Reply