Chris Egan (musician)
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Chris Egan is a British composer, orchestrator, conductor and musical director who has worked extensively on film, television and theatre music, as well as live concerts.[1]
Career
[edit]Film
[edit]Egan worked on the scores for Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, Ethel & Ernest, and Napoleon.[2] He is also a score composer debut for the 2022 British Canadian France film Fireheart.
Television
[edit]His work on music for television includes The Halcyon, Hooten And The Lady, Cilla, Man Down, Upstairs Downstairs, and Britannia High.[2][3]
Theatre
[edit]Egan has worked on musical direction and orchestration for a number of musical theatre productions. These include: The Bodyguard, Water Babies, End Of The Rainbow, The Pajama Game, I Can’t Sing, Dance ‘Til Dawn, Kiss Me Kate, Crazy For You, Witches Of Eastwick, Grease, and Footloose.[2]
Concert
[edit]For a number of years, Egan has been Elaine Paige's musical director for her concert performances.[4][dead link][5] He also worked on her series for Sky Arts, The Elaine Paige Show. He has also been the musical director for Shirley Bassey and Lionel Richie.[2]
Production music
[edit]Egan has written and produced music for the production music house Audio Network.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Thompson, W.; Davis, C. (2016). Carl Davis: Maestro. Faber Music Limited. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-571-59005-6. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d www.dewynters.com, DEWYNTERS |. "The Bodyguard Musical". The Bodyguard Musical. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "TV and film composer Chris Egan talks techniques and using Spectrasonics". Time+Space. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Elaine Paige In Concert | Review | The Stage". The Stage. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Elaine Paige: Page by Page by Paige (Royal Albert Hall)". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Chris Egan Music: Listen, Buy & Download Tracks by Chris Egan". Audio Network. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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