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Craig Armstrong
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Craig Armstrong was born in 1959 in Shettleston, a district of Glasgow. From 1977 to 1981 he studied composition, violin and piano at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In 1994 he contributed to Massive Attack's album Protection. His first solo albums then appeared on their label Melankolic. For the director Baz Luhrmann he wrote Romeo + Juliet (1996), Moulin Rouge! (2001) and The Great Gatsby (2013), films in which pop songs and orchestral music run together. For Moulin Rouge! he won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. Other scores are Love Actually (2003), Ray (2004), for which he received a Grammy, and Far from the Madding Crowd (2015). In 2010 he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
Listening
Glasgow Love Theme · Craig Armstrong, 2003
Buchanan Mansion and Daisy Suite · Craig Armstrong, 2013
Far from the Madding Crowd Love Theme · Craig Armstrong, 2015
Discography
Studio albums
- 1997The Space Between Us
- 1999Plunkett & Macleane (soundtrack)
- 1999The Bone Collector: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2001Kiss of the Dragon (soundtrack)
- 2002As If to Nothing
- 2003Love Actually (soundtrack)
- 2003The Quiet American (soundtrack)
- 2004Piano Works
- 2004Ray: Original Motion Picture Score (soundtrack)
- 2004The Clearing (soundtrack)
- 2006World Trade Center (soundtrack)
- 2007Elizabeth: The Golden Age (soundtrack)
- 2008Memory Takes My Hand
- 2008The Incredible Hulk: Original Motion Picture Score (soundtrack)
- 2011In Time: Original Motion Picture Score (soundtrack)
- 2011Orlando
- 2012Baiser mortel du dragon 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2013The Great Gatsby: The Orchestral Score From Baz Luhrmann’s Film (soundtrack)
- 2014It’s Nearly Tomorrow
- 2015Far From the Madding Crowd (soundtrack)
- 2015Victor Frankenstein (soundtrack)
- 2016Bridget Jones's Baby: Original Motion Picture Score (soundtrack)
- 2016Me Before You: Original Motion Picture Score (soundtrack)
- 2016Rosa Morta
- 2016Snowden: Orchestral Score (soundtrack)
- 2016Snowden: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2018Sun on You
- 2019Mrs Lowry & Son (soundtrack)
- 2020Dirt Music (soundtrack)
- 2020The Burnt Orange Heresy (soundtrack)
- 2020The Edge of the Sea
- 2020The One and Only Ivan (soundtrack)
- 2021Nocturnes - Music for Two Pianos
- 2021The Most Reluctant Convert (soundtrack)
- 2022The Lady From The Sea
- 2023Love Actually: The Love Themes for Orchestra
- 2023The Great Escaper: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2024The Critic (soundtrack)
- 2025Craig Armstrong: Music for Film
- 2026The Undeclared War: Series Two (Music from the Original Series) (soundtrack)
Other work
- 1996Romeo + Juliet
- 2001Moulin Rouge!
- 2004Ray
- 2013The Great Gatsby
In School of Rock
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