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Adrian Boult(1889-1983)

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Adrian Boult was born on 8 April 1889 in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK. He is known for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Scoop (2006) and Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018). He died on 23 February 1983 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
BornApril 8, 1889
DiedFebruary 23, 1983(93)
BornApril 8, 1889
DiedFebruary 23, 1983(93)
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Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia
8.3
  • Music Department(as Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • 1962
Hugh Jackman and Scarlett Johansson in Scoop (2006)
Scoop
6.6
  • Soundtrack(as Sir Adrian Boult, "Swan Lake Ballet Suite")
  • 2006
Christian Bale and Rohan Chand in Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
6.5
  • Soundtrack(as Sir Adrian Boult, "Imperial March Op.32")
  • 2018
Toby Jones in Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
Berberian Sound Studio
6.2
  • Music Department(as Sir Adrian Boult, "The Lark Ascending")
  • 2012

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  • Toby Jones in Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
    Berberian Sound Studio
    6.2
    • conducted by: "The Lark Ascending" (as Sir Adrian Boult)
    • 2012
  • The Lively Arts (1969)
    The Lively Arts
    6.8
    TV Series
    • conductor (as Sir Adrian Boult)
    • 1977
  • Music on 2 (1965)
    Music on 2
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1970–1972
  • Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    Lawrence of Arabia
    8.3
    • conductor: London Philharmonic Orchestra (as Sir Adrian Boult)
    • 1962
  • Elizabeth Is Queen (1953)
    Elizabeth Is Queen
    6.3
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • 1953
  • Murder in the Cathedral (1951)
    Murder in the Cathedral
    6.4
    • conductor (as Sir Adrian Boult)
    • 1951

Soundtrack



  • Christian Bale and Rohan Chand in Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
    Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
    6.5
    • performer: "Imperial March Op.32" (as Sir Adrian Boult)
    • 2018
  • Christopher Meloni and Patton Oswalt in Happy! (2017)
    Happy!
    8.1
    TV Series
    • arranger: "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" (uncredited)
    • 2017–2018
  • Toby Jones in Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
    Berberian Sound Studio
    6.2
    • performer: "The Lark Ascending" (as Sir Adrian Boult)
    • 2012
  • No Distance Left to Run (2010)
    No Distance Left to Run
    7.9
    • performer: "Serenade to Music", "The Lark Ascending"
    • 2010
  • Daniel Fraser in Master's Fury (2009)
    Master's Fury
    Short
    • performer: "Siegfried's Funeral March (Götterdämmerung)"
    • 2009
  • Hugh Jackman and Scarlett Johansson in Scoop (2006)
    Scoop
    6.6
    • performer: "Swan Lake Ballet Suite" (as Sir Adrian Boult)
    • 2006
  • Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
    Monty Python's Flying Circus
    8.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Nimrod" (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Sunday Night
    6.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "Romance in F major, Op.50"
    • 1966
  • Billy Liar (1963)
    Billy Liar
    7.2
    • performer: "Scherzo from Concerto Symphonique No. 4, Op. 102" (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Quatermass II (1955)
    Quatermass II
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Mars, Bringer of War", "The Planets: Mars, The Bringer of War"
    • 1955

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Sir Adrian Boult
  • Born
    • April 8, 1889
    • Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 23, 1983
    • Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
  • Other works
    He conducted the first performance of Gustav Holst's "The Planets", but omitted "Venus and Neptune" from the score. (The complete work was first performed by conductor Albert Coates). But the complete "Planets" became Boult's signature piece as a conductor, not Coates', and over the years Boult recorded it no fewer than five times. His third recording of it, for Westminster Records, was his first performance of the work in stereo. His EMI stereo recording of the work is now part of their series "Great Recordings of the Century".

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    He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1937 King's New Year Honours List and a Companion of Honour in the 1969 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to music.

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