Career
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Scholarship to The Royal Academy of Music Studies Composition, Orchestration, Conducting, Piano, Organ
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BBC Classical Music Reviewer
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York University, England. BA Hons. Music
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York University & The National Film School - MA Film Music and the Visual Arts
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The first student of film music composition at the Film School.
Graduates from The National Film School having completed 23 student film scores and studies production, direction, sound, cinematography, editing. -
Becomes with two fellow students the first graduates of The National Film School to win the Oscar for "The Dollar Bottom" in the best short film category.
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The Royal Academy of Music confers the degree of ARAM
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Elected First Chair of Music at The National Film and Television School of Great Britain
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu confers Honorary Ph.D. at The University of the Western Cape
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The Royal Academy of Music confers the degree of FRAM

Nominations & Awards include:
1985 - Ivor Novello Awards nomination for Best Theme for Television Production - "The Last Place on Earth"
1989 - British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) nomination for Best Original Film Score - "Mississippi Burning"
1991 - Ivor Novello Awards nomination for Best Film Theme - "Arachnophobia"
1992 - British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) nomination for Best Original Film Score - "The Last of the Mohicans"
1992 - Golden Globe nomination Best Original Score - "Last of the Mohicans"
1992 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "The Last of the Mohicans"
1993 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "In the Name of the Father"
1994 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "Cliffhanger"
1996 - British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) nomination - Anthony Asquith Award for achievement in Film Music - "Brassed Off"
1997 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "GI Jane"
1998 - Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song - "The Mighty"
1998 - Emmy Awards Nomination for Outstanding Music Composition - "Merlin"
1999 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "Notting Hill"
2001 - Ivor Novello Awards nomination for Best Original Film Score - "Thirteen Days"
2001 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "From Hell"
2002 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "Dinotopia"
2003 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"
2004 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "Around the World in 80 Days"
2006 - Japan Academy Prize for "Aegis"