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Ron Goodwin
Person · male · United Kingdom · Plymouth · born 1925 · died 2003 · recording since 1958
English composer and conductor (1925–2003)
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Timeline
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1920s
1950s
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Debut release: Music in Orbit
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1960s
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2000s
2020s
Biography
English biography930 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1365939328
Biography
Ronald Alfred Goodwin (17 February 1925 – 8 January 2003) was an English composer and conductor known for his film music. He scored over 70 films in a career lasting over fifty years. His most famous works included Where Eagles Dare, Battle of Britain, 633 Squadron, Margaret Rutherford's Murder, She Said films, and Frenzy.
Born in Plymouth, Devon, England, Goodwin learned to play the piano and trumpet from the age of five which allowed him to join the school band. When he was nine, the family moved to Harrow, London, where he attended Willesden County School and Pinner County Grammar School, in Middlesex. From there he went on to study the trumpet in London at the Guildhall School of Music.
Whilst working as a copyist, he formed his own orchestra in his spare time and began arranging and conducting recordings for over fifty performers, which resulted in more than 100 chart successes. He wrote his first feature film score for Whirlpool, with screenplay by Lawrence P. Bachmann. After Bachmann became executive producer at MGM-British Studios in 1959, Goodwin composed and conducted the music for most of its productions, as well as working for other film studios.
In the 1980s Goodwin began concentrating on live orchestral performances and appeared as guest conductor with many symphony orchestras at home and abroad including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Early life
Goodwin was born in Plymouth to James Goodwin (died 1952), a policeman with the Metropolitan Police Force and Bessie Violet Goodwin née Godsland (died 1966), a clothing machinist and daughter of a labourer. James was originally from London, but had moved to Devon after being assigned to the Metropolitan Police's No. 3 (Devonport Dockyard) Division, marrying Bessie in her birthplace of Devonport in 1920.
Goodwin learned to play the piano by the age of five and returned to London four years later, where he attended Willesden County Grammar School. Whilst there, he learnt to play the trumpet and performed regularly in the school band. Upon the outbreak of World War II, the family moved to Harrow, Middlesex, and Goodwin attended Pinner County Grammar School. It was here that he formed his own band – Ron Goodwin and the Woodchoppers. He later studied the trumpet in London at the Guildhall School of Music.
Early career
In 1943, after a brief spell as an insurance clerk, Goodwin joined Campbell, Connelly and Company, a music publisher. His job was a copyist and arranger and went on to work in that role for the BBC. He entered the world of movie music through documentary films, which he said was "a very good training". He worked as a ghostwriter for Phil Green, Stanley Black, Geraldo and Peter Yorke among others. From 1949, Goodwin conducted for the Polygon company, arranging and conducting recordings of Petula Clark and Jimmy Young, including the latter's 1951 UK no 1 hit "Too Young". In the 1950s he joined Parlophone, and worked alongside George Martin. He accompanied Peter Sellers on his Goodness Gracious Me album, and began to broadcast and make records with his Ron Goodwin Concert Orchestra.
In 1953, Goodwin began arranging and conducting more than 300 recordings for over fifty performers, which resulted in more than 100 chart successes. He simultaneously made his own series of recordings and broadcasts as Ron Goodwin and his Concert Orchestra, and, in addition, began to compose scores for documentary films at Merton Park Studios. In 1958, Goodwin wrote his first feature film score for Whirlpool, with screenplay by Lawrence P. Bachmann. After Bachmann became executive producer at MGM British Studios in 1959, Goodwin composed and conducted the music for most of its productions, as well as working for other film studios. His singles work included recordings with jazz and calypso singer Frank Holder.
Later career
By 1987, Goodwin had begun concentrating on live orchestrations which included his "Drake 400 Suite" in 1980 and "Armada Suite" in 1988. His "New Zealand Suite" in 1983 marked a long association with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Goodwin appeared as guest conductor with many symphony orchestras at home and abroad including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Australian Pops Orchestra, Danish Radio Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra. Goodwin was guest conductor at the Royal Academy of Music's Festival of British and American Film Music in June 1996.
Personal life
Goodwin was married twice and had a son, Chris, from his first marriage. Ron Shillingford, Goodwin's personal assistant for over twenty years, said of him: "Ron was a musical perfectionist who had a fine rapport with his fellow artists. He was a kind, caring man, with a wonderful sense of humour." Goodwin was enthusiastic about working with young people and was heavily involved with the Hampshire County Youth Orchestra, Worthing Youth Orchestra, City of Leeds College of Music and the City of Birmingham Schools' Concert Orchestra.
The road in which Goodwin lived with his family in Plymouth has since been renamed Goodwin Crescent in his memory.
Death
In December 2002, Goodwin completed his 32nd consecutive year of Christmas concerts in packed venues across the South of England. However, he had suffered from asthma for many years and the condition had worsened with age. On 7 January 2003, having completed conducting a series of Christmas concerts with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, he returned home and died in his sleep at Blacknest Cottage, Brimpton Common, Hampshire, on 8 January 2003, aged 77.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
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| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 29 | 90.1th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 45 | 85.8th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (29 release groups · 6 studio albums)
Albums · 6
1958 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1DepartureA2The MoonA3Sally the SatelliteA4The Venus WaltzA5Mercury Gets the MessageA6The SunB1Jumping JupiterB2Martians on ParadeB3The Milky WayB4The Rings Around SaturnB5Playtime on PlutoB6Return My Love1967 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 36:49
A1White Christmas2:42A2Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer2:21A3Silent Night2:23A4Sleigh Ride3:07A5Little Donkey2:24A6Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas2:17A7The Carol of the Drum2:48B1Jingle Bells2:21B2Mary's Boy Child1:31B3Winter Wonderland2:08B4Brahm's Lullaby2:43B5The Christmas Song2:59B6The Christmas Tree2:25B7A Medley of Carols: O Come All Ye Faithful / Away in a Manger / Good King Wenceslas / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / The Holly and the Ivy / The First Noël4:40Ron Goodwin Conducts Film and TV Themes
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:18:50
1The London Marathon Theme (Theme From "The Trap")3:352Here Where You Are3:293Famous TV Themes: Kojak / Hill Street Blues / Star Trek / Dynasty7:254Here's That Rainy Day4:115A Tribute to Miklos Rozsa: Ben Hur Main Theme / The Red House / The Four Feathers / Parade of the Charioteers / Love Theme From "Ben Hur"9:026The Trolley Song3:317Disneytime Selection: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah / Some Day My Prince Will Come / I Wanna Be Like You / Little April Shower / When You Wish Upon a Star8:418Caravan2:169The Girl From Corsica3:1410The Stephen Foster Suite: Oh Susannah / Swanee River / Beautiful Dreamer / The Camptown Races6:5911Love Theme From "Beauty and the Beast"2:1212Festival Time3:0513Candleshoe4:0814Force 10 From Navarone3:2715Minuet in Blue2:3816The Spaceman and King Arthur4:3117The Girl With the Misty Eyes2:5818Amazing Grace3:282004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:14:47
1633 Squadron: Main Theme3:002Frenzy: The London Theme2:143Lancelot and Guinevere: Main Theme4:144Deadly Strangers: Main Theme2:585Battle of Britain Suite: Luftwaffe March (Aces High)3:416Battle of Britain Suite: Prelude to Battle0:567Battle of Britain Suite: Work and Play2:008Battle of Britain Suite: Battle of Britain Theme1:059Battle of Britain Suite: Early Encounter0:5710Battle of Britain Suite: Epilogue3:1111Whirlpool: Main Theme2:3312The Trap: Main Theme (‘The London Marathon Theme’)3:1613Of Human Bondage: Main Theme3:3014Monte Carlo or Bust: Suite6:4515633 Squadron: Love Theme2:0216Submarine X-1: Main Theme5:2717Miss Marple Theme3:2818Operation Crossbow: Main Theme2:3819Clash of Loyalties: Suite6:0820Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Love Theme2:1721Force Ten from Navarone: Main Theme3:1022Where Eagles Dare: Main Theme3:0123Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines Selection6:16Drake 400 Suite / 633 Squadron: Theme / New Zealand Suite
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:09:54
1Main Title Theme (from “633 Squadron”)3:012Drake 400 Suite: I. The Eddystone Seascape1:473Drake 400 Suite: II. Song of the Mewstone3:004Drake 400 Suite: III. Hornpipe. The Barbican1:315Drake 400 Suite: IV. The Hoe on a Summer Night4:096Drake 400 Suite: V. March. Plymouth Hoe2:227Drake 400 Suite: VI. The Eddystone Seascape (Reprise)2:188Puppet Serenade2:469New Zealand Suite: I. Aotearoa2:5410New Zealand Suite: II. Milford Sound4:5011New Zealand Suite: III. Picnic at Rotorua1:5612New Zealand Suite: IV. The Earnslaw Steam Theme3:4613New Zealand Suite: V. The A & P Show2:1914New Zealand Suite: VI. Finale. Po atarau3:2915Arabian Celebration8:5216Venus Waltz3:1917Prisoners of War March “The Kriegie”3:1918Minuet in Blue2:5119The London Marathon Theme (from “The Trap”)3:4620Girl with a Dream2:3521Main Theme (from “Lancelot & Guinevere”)5:04That Magnificent Man and His Music Machine: Two Sides of Ron Goodwin
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Tracklist · 53 tracks · 2:32:27
Disc 11Jet Journey (2003 Remaster)2:412Blue Star (2003 Remaster)2:463Skiffling Strings (Swinging Sweethearts) [2003 RemasterMono]2:224Lingering Lovers (2003 Remaster)2:595Colonel Bogey and the River Kwai March (2003 Remaster)2:276Summertime in Venice (2003 Remaster)2:557Red Cloak (2003 Remaster)2:398The Melba Waltz (2003 Remaster)2:339The Messenger Boy (2003 Remaster)2:3310The Girl from Corsica (2003 Remaster)2:5711Swedish Polka (2003 Remaster)2:0612Under the Linden Tree (2003 Remaster)2:4313Concetta (2003 Remaster)2:1014On the Waterfront (2003 Remaster)2:5615The Headless Horsemen (2003 Remaster)2:4116Midnight Blue (2003 Remaster)3:0317The Song of the High Seas (2003 Remaster)2:3118The Laughing Sailor (2003 Remaster)2:2419Tropical Mirage (2003 Remaster)2:5920Handyman (2003 Remaster)2:5021Three Galleons (2003 Remaster)2:3022Guadalcanal March (2003 Remaster)2:5523The Little Laplander (2003 Remaster)2:4224Wagon Train (2003 Remaster)2:3825When I Fall in Love (2003 Remaster)2:3726Bluebell Polka (2003 Remaster)2:2527Song from the Moulin Rouge (2003 Remaster)2:3328Josita (2003 Remaster)2:5629Elizabethan Serenade (2003 Remaster)2:52Disc 21633 Squadron (Main Film Theme) [2003 Remaster]2:592Love Theme from Film '633 Squadron' [2003 Remaster]2:413The Trap (Film Theme) [2003 Remaster]3:124Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (Suite from the Film) [2003 Remaster]6:145Lancelot & Guinevere (2003 Remaster)4:126London Serenade (2003 Remaster)2:347Return My Love (2003 Remaster)2:548Where Eagles Dare (Film Theme) [2003 Remaster]3:099Mercury Gets the Message (2003 Remaster)2:0510Cafe Royal Waltz (From the Film 'The Trials of Oscar Wilde') [2003 Remaster]2:3511Decline and Fall (Film Theme) [2003 Remaster]2:2112Frenzy (Film Theme) [2003 Remaster]2:1813El Morocco Tea Rooms (2003 Remaster)2:2814Operation Crossbow (Film Theme) [2003 Remaster]2:3815Jumping Jupiter (2003 Remaster)2:1916Monte Carlo or Bust (Suite from Film) [2003 Remaster]6:5517India (2003 Remaster)4:1918Miss Marple's Theme (2003 Remaster)2:0519The Milky Way (2003 Remaster)3:0620Battle of Britain (Film Theme) [2003 Remaster]2:2121Kill or Cure (Film Theme) [2003 Remaster]2:1822The Girl with the Misty Eyes (2003 Remaster)2:4123Departure (2003 Remaster)2:5024Aces High (From the Film 'Battle of Britain') [2003 Remaster]3:50
Single · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1962 | Murder She SaysSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAMurder She Says BDouble Scotch | 1962 | ||
| 2025 | Main Theme (From "Lancelot and Guinevere")Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:451Main Theme (From "Lancelot and Guinevere")4:45 | 31 October 2025 | ||
| 2025 | 633 Squadron (Overture)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:401633 Squadron (Overture)2:40 | 3 December 2025 |
Album · 19
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 633 Squadron - Original Motion Picture ScoreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracksA1Main Title - 633 Squadron A2Memories of Norway A3Love Theme A4The Attack Begins A5Murder Mission A6Crash Flight B1Love Theme B2Escape From Norway B3Public House Jazz B4Peace and War B5Apprehension B6End Title - Love Theme - 633 Squadron | Soundtrack | 1964 | |
| 1965 | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, or How I Flew From London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 27:34A1Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines2:31 A2Arizona1:50 A3The Great Air-Race (or... Last One in Paris is a Monkey's Unkle!)2:01 A4The Dance of the Intrepid Airmen! (or... 55 Years Before the Beatles)2:34 A5A Most Serious Talk1:35 A6Meanwhile, Back at the Airfield (or... Yes, but Will It Fly?)2:38 B1The Darlings of 19103:11 B2Arizona (reprise)2:23 B3The Flying Frenchman (or... Pierre Sure Gets Around!)2:00 B4Ah, So Mein Herr!1:55 B5The Railroad Song (or... How Did This Ever Get in an Airplane Movie?)2:16 B6The Incredible Time of 25 Hours and 11 Minutes (or... They'll Never Break This Record!)2:40 | Soundtrack | 1965 | |
| 1969 | Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty JalopiesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 41:02A1Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies2:15 A2Dispatch from Monte to India2:31 A3Love Theme2:07 A4The Schickel Shamble1:37 A5Xmas it Ain't1:35 A6The Italians - Casanova or Malcom - A Campbell?1:37 A7Three Girls from Paree0:45 A8The Wily Sir Cuthbert2:30 A9Britain vs. Germany - A Not So Private Affair5:38 B1Off To Monte Carlo - Again - Or Bust3:03 B2They're Playing Chester's Song2:55 B3Dirty Work at the Chalet2:45 B4Can This Be the Way to Monte?3:08 B5Festival Time in Sicily1:48 B6The Last Lap1:43 B7Who Gets the Champagne?3:28 B8Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies1:37 | Soundtrack | 1969 | |
| 1990 | Where Eagles Dare & 633 SquadronSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 1:10:321Main Title3:09 2Ascent on the Cable Car7:10 3Pursued by the Enemy4:08 4The Booby Trap3:24 5Encounter in the Castle2:07 6On Enemy Territory4:03 7Descent and Fight on the Cable Car7:20 8Chase to the Airfield3:48 9Main Title (633 Squadron)1:55 10Memories of Norway2:56 11Love Theme2:17 12The Attack Begins3:10 13Murder Mission4:37 14Crash Flight3:10 15Love Theme2:01 16Escape From Norway3:24 17Peace and War3:15 18Apprehension4:37 19End Title - Love Theme - 633 Squadron4:01 | Soundtrack | 1990 | |
| 1996 | Golden Sounds of Ron GoodwinSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 55:531Elizabethan Serenade2:53 2Theme From Limelight3:02 3Them Blue Star From Medic2:48 4Scarborough Fair3:30 5Theme Where Do I Begin From Love Story3:15 6Theme Tara From Gone With the Wind2:39 7Theme Legend of the Glass Mountain4:39 8Long Ago and Far Away9:29 9Theme Galloping Home2:16 10Theme From 'Battle of Britain'1:25 11Theme Miss Marple2:04 12Theme From Dangerous Moonlight8:16 13Theme From Romeo and Juliet2:22 14Theme - 633 Squadron2:57 15Brahm's Lullabye2:48 16Theme From 2001 a Space Odessey1:30 | Compilation | 1996 | |
| 2001 | Where Eagles Dare (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 40:161Main Title3:06 2Ascent On The Cable Car7:07 3Pursued By The Enemy4:04 4The Booby Trap3:21 5Encounter In The Castle2:04 6On Enemy Territory4:00 7Descent & Fight On The Cable Car7:16 8The Chase To The Airfield3:43 9.1Beguine1:15 9.2Polka2:14 9.3Fox Trot2:06 | Soundtrack | March 2001 | |
| 2004 | Where Eagles Dare / Operation CrossbowSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 50 tracks · 2:32:43Disc 1 1Main Title4:04 2Before Jump / Death of Harrod4:43 3Mary and Smith Meet / Sting on Castle / Parade Ground2:43 4Preparation in Luggage Office / Fight in Car2:12 5The Booby Trap3:16 6Ascent on the Cable Car7:25 7Death of Radio Engineer and Helicopter Pilot3:18 8Checking on Smith / Names in Notebook2:42 9Smith Triumphs Over Nazis2:26 10Intermission Playout2:56 11Entr’acte2:51 12Encounter in the Castle2:07 13Journey Through the Castle, Part 14:34 14Journey Through the Castle, Part 25:32 15Descent and Fight on the Cable Car7:23 16Escape From the Cable Car3:03 17Chase, Part 1 and 27:39 18The Chase to the Airfield3:08 19The Real Traitor1:00 20End Playout1:05 Disc 21Operation Crossbow: Main Title2:22 2Operation Crossbow: Flying Bomb2:22 3Operation Crossbow: Funeral / Spitfire / Photograph2:06 4Operation Crossbow: Peenemunde3:23 5Operation Crossbow: Reitsch’s Flight1:47 6Operation Crossbow: Parachute Training1:06 7Operation Crossbow: Up the Rhine / Air Raid2:12 8Operation Crossbow: Nora / Frieda1:41 9Operation Crossbow: Erik / Promises3:38 10Operation Crossbow: Confession / Execution3:52 11Operation Crossbow: Farewell / Nora’s Death1:43 12Operation Crossbow: Secret Base2:17 13Operation Crossbow: Research/Rocket Launch2:01 14Operation Crossbow: The V‐21:51 15Operation Crossbow: Launching Section3:32 16Operation Crossbow: Power House / One Minute3:34 17Operation Crossbow: Countdown / Switch R‐94:37 18Operation Crossbow: End Title1:07 19Where Eagles Dare (source Music): Waltz1:18 20Where Eagles Dare (source Music): Polka3:13 21Where Eagles Dare (source Music): Accordion Band2:03 22Where Eagles Dare (source Music): More Accordion3:25 23Where Eagles Dare (source Music): March2:10 24Where Eagles Dare (source Music): Tango1:28 25Where Eagles Dare (source Music): Beguine1:13 26Where Eagles Dare (source Music): Slow Waltz1:13 27Where Eagles Dare (source Music): Foxtrot2:08 28Where Eagles Dare (source Music): Polka0:27 29Where Eagles Dare (alternate Score): Ascent on the Cable Car (original version)7:24 30Where Eagles Dare (alternate Score): Descent and Fight on the Cable Car (original version)7:23 | Soundtrack | January 2004 | |
| 2005 | 633 Squadron / Submarine X-1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 32 tracks · 1:36:34Disc 1 1Main Title -- 633 Squadron1:51 2Memories of Norway2:54 3Love Theme2:13 4The Attack Begins3:06 5Murder Mission4:31 6Crash Flight3:04 7Love Theme1:57 8Escape From Norway3:20 9Peace and War3:11 10Apprehension4:35 11End Title -- Love Theme -- 633 Squadron3:58 12Public House Jazz2:54 13Bonus Suite8:24 Disc 21Main Title4:39 2Secret Arrival1:05 3Training Begins5:41 4Quentin's Rescue / Quentin's Bolt / Bolt Hits Mirror2:29 5Air Raid1:10 6X-Craft Introduced / X-Craft Dives / X-3 Through Net4:50 7X-3 Hits Net2:50 8X-3 Recovered1:10 9German Parachutist2:00 10Defeat1:03 11Bolton Defeats Parachutist1:13 12Operation Jonah1:36 13Jonah's Journey / Minefield3:52 14X-1 Escapes2:10 15Sognefjord2:07 16E-Boat Patrol3:53 17Depth Charge Attack4:35 18Target Directly Above / Hesitation1:55 19Homeward Bound -- End Titles2:18 | Compilation,Soundtrack | April 2005 | |
| 2006 | Force 10 From NavaroneSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 50:591Prologue1:20 2Main Title1:56 3Fight1:55 4Take‐Off / In Yugoslavia4:26 5Hiding3:07 6Morning / Met Comrades1:38 7Arrival / Surprise1:13 8Kill Them1:22 9Where Is It / Being Followed / Here We Go Again3:31 10Captured1:25 11Not Dead / The Escape Begins5:09 12It Worked / How to Blow It Up / Explosion1:09 13She’s Dead / You Need Me / The Tank1:49 14Trapped2:54 15He’s a Spy2:15 16A Little Diversion / Come on, Blackie3:14 17Setting the Charge / Out of Time4:23 18You Did It1:47 19Down Bridge3:10 20End Credits3:16 | Soundtrack | 20 February 2006 | |
| 2012 | Sir Gawain and the Green KnightSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 1:26:00Disc 1 1Titles4:25 2March of the Degenerated Knights4:20 3Let the Game Begin3:46 4Gawain’s Galop3:57 5Green Light Flashes4:09 6The Chalice3:58 7The Black Knight5:31 8The Ring2:16 9Sweet Mother of God, What Have I Done1:44 10The Crossbow4:33 11The Cave3:46 12Linet Awakens3:39 Disc 21Oswald and Seneschal2:15 2Staff Fight4:39 3Fortinbras1:20 4The Battlement6:49 5Tower on Fire4:17 6Bertilak’s Castle2:18 7The Altar1:09 8This Make Good Seeing3:21 9The Battle8:17 10Deal Me My Destiny4:22 11Live On, Sir Gawain1:09 | Soundtrack | 6 March 2012 | |
| 2012 | The Miss Marple FilmsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 1:12:541The Miss Marple Films (Murder She Said / Murder at the Gallop / Murder Must Foul / Murder Ahoi)19:20 2The Miss Marple Theme2:15 3Lancelot and Guinevere25:07 4Force 10 From Navarone26:12 | Soundtrack | 13 June 2012 | |
| 2012 | The Trap - Wie Ein Schrei Im WindSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 31:401Main Theme2:24 2Eve's Theme2:28 3Printemps4:37 4Abduction2:48 5The Dark Forest2:19 6The Search2:27 7Wolf Pack1:05 8Snow Trek4:41 9Inspiration2:18 10Raging Torrent2:36 11Variations On Eve's Theme & Main Theme3:57 | Soundtrack | 13 June 2012 | |
| 2013 | Escape from the DarkSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 40:011Main Title – Children’s Theme5:20 2Miner’s Theme – Children at Play – Lord Harrogate’s Theme1:50 3Lullaby1:48 4Alice in Disguise – Dream Sequence2:16 5Alice in Tears – Suspense Theme – Children’s Theme3:18 6Starting the Engine – Descent Into the Mine3:08 7Lost In the Mine – Escape From the Dark1:42 8Operation Pony Rescue1:37 9The Children Round Up the Ponies2:04 10Rescue Plan Foiled!1:45 11The Miners Support the Children2:55 12Miners Defeated Into Desaster at the Pit3:20 13Search for Missing Miners2:29 14Requiem for Flash – The Pony – As Miners Are Rescued1:07 15The Village Band Marches to Tea Party0:51 16Village Band at the Tea Party1:57 17Main Title (Reprise) – End Title2:34 | Soundtrack | 25 November 2013 | |
| 2015 | CandleshoeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 30 tracks · 47:421Main Titles (Retake)3:32 2Casey Is Carried Off0:58 3Bundage Reveals Plot0:18 4Casey Arrives In London0:45 5Bundage Writes A Letter/Casey Comes To Candleshoe1:46 6Tea With Lady St. Edmund1:22 7Lady St. Edmund Welcomes Casey0:47 8Casey Explores Candleshoe1:29 9Lady St. Edmund Dismisses Gipping0:33 10Casey Takes A Walk With Lady St. Edmund2:19 11Casey Is Apprehended In The Library1:19 12Casey Finds The First Clue1:08 13A Fight In The Family2:17 14Casey In The Churchyard0:58 15Colonel Dennis At The Gallop0:37 16Market Day2:05 17Casey Gets Knocked Out1:06 18Candleshoe Waltz (Film Mix)0:44 19Catching The 12:20 Train2:20 20The Big Fight At Candleshoe6:08 21Bundage Comes Back For More0:56 22The Treasure Is Found1:21 23End Title1:48 24Main Titles (Take 5)3:31 25Main Titles (Take 6)3:31 26Greensleeves No. 1 (Piano)0:13 27Greensleeves No. 2 (Piano)0:16 28Market Day (Take 2)2:06 29Candleshoe Waltz (Phonograph Version)0:43 30Candleshoe Waltz Orchestra Version)0:46 | Soundtrack | 15 September 2015 | |
| 2016 | Unidentified Flying OddballSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 54:571Space Conference0:56 2Main Title2:37 3Take-Off Is Delayed0:40 4Journey Into Space3:58 5The Spaceman Meets Alisande1:18 6Tom Captured By Sir Mordred4:00 7Consternation At Camelot1:07 8Tom Protests1:04 9The Burning2:54 10Tom Finds Excalibur1:14 11The Sword Fight4:34 12Tom Chats To Sandy2:08 13The Joust5:11 14The Laser Gun3:12 15Tom And Sandy Foil Mordred3:13 16The Jet Takes Off1:09 17The Battle Rages5:46 18Victory For King Arthur4:28 19Tom Says Farewell To Sandy1:53 20We Have Lift Off / End Title3:35 | Soundtrack | 5 January 2016 | |
| 2019 | ValhallaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 31 tracks · 53:411Introduction2:15 2Thor's Arrival1:17 3Children's Theme0:59 4Thor's Fishing Story1:40 5Morning of Magic Hammer1:21 6Farewell Theme1:06 7Rainbow Bridge1:59 8At Thor's & Sif's Home1:15 9Loke and Quark's Arrival0:39 10Thor's Anger1:08 11The Children in the Forest2:23 12Building the Hut4:51 13Whistling Theme0:50 14The Giants' Theme2:23 15The Eating Contest2:29 16The Drinking Contest0:32 17Thor and the Cat1:21 18Elle's Dance2:46 19Tjalfe and Thor2:11 20Giants' Party2:08 21Goodbye Quark1:17 22Tjalfe Gets His Sword1:44 23Valhalla Ending5:17 24Valhalla Pilot (part 1)2:21 25Valhalla Pilot (part 2)1:04 26Valhalla Pilot (part 3)2:09 27Whistling Theme (alternate)0:50 28Thor's Theme (demo)0:49 29Loke in Thor's House (demo)0:42 30Giants' Theme (demo)0:59 31Quark's Theme (demo)0:56 | Soundtrack | 1 September 2019 | |
| — | The Day of the TriffidsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 32 tracks · 33:221Intro0:21 2Main Title2:10 3Greenhouse1:49 4Triffid Attack0:30 5A Sight for Sore Eyes1:28 6Hospital Awry0:26 7Doctor Steps Out0:53 8Getting Off the Island1:57 9The Deserted and the Blind1:32 10Plane Crash1:31 11Triff Riff0:08 12Last Broadcast0:17 13Lost0:19 14Susan and Bettina1:21 15Turning on the Lights1:22 16Getting Some Sleep1:11 17Being Nailed in Your Own Coffin0:38 18Going for Help0:50 19Fatal Foliage0:54 20Escape1:04 21Coker's Death0:42 22The Convicts Dance1:57 23Spanish Square0:52 24Trapped by Triffids0:25 25Incidental Music0:20 26Traveling With Susan0:43 27Here Come the Triffids1:05 28Leaving Town0:17 29Circus Wagon Music1:41 30On to Cadiz2:03 31Triffid Attack1:31 32End of the Triffids1:05 | Soundtrack | — | |
| — | Mozart MagicSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 52:591Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": IV. Rondo. Allegro2:59 2Horn Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: Rondo3:51 3Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro4:15 4Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan": II. Andante8:15 5Symphony no. 40 in G minor with clarinets, K. 550: I. Allegro molto4:21 6Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 "Alla Turca": III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto3:41 7Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Act IV, Scene X. no. 28 Recitativo "Deh vieni non tardar" (Susanna)4:09 8Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romance. Andante6:22 9Sonata Facile (The Easy Sonata)3:45 10Duet from Don Giovanni3:41 11Divertimento for 2 Horns & Strings in F major, K. 522 "Ein musikalischer Spaß": IV. Presto4:42 12Mozart Hymn (Theme from The Magic Flute)2:58 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Best OfSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 53 tracksDisc 1 1Jet Journey 2Blue Star 3Skiffling Strings 4Lingering Lovers 5Colonel Bogey and the River Kwai March 6Summertime in Venice 7Red Cloak 8The Melba Waltz 9The Messenger Boy 10The Girl From Corsica 11Swedish Polka 12Under the Linden Tree 13Concetta 14On the Waterfront 15The Headless Horsemen 16Midnight Blue 17The Song of the High Seas 18The Laughing Sailor 19Tropical Mirage 20Handyman 21Three Galleons 22Guadalcanal March 23The Little Laplander 24Wagon Train 25When I Fall in Love 26Bluebell Polka 27Song From the Moulin Rouge 28Josita 29Elizabethan Serenade Disc 21633 Squadron Theme 2Love Theme From 633 Squadron 3The Trap Theme 4Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines Theme 5Lancelot and Guinevere 6London Serenade 7Return My Love 8Where Eagles Dare Theme 9Mercury Gets the Message 10Café Royal Waltz Theme 11Decline and Fall Theme 12Frenzy Theme 13El Morocco Tea Rooms 14Operation Crossbow Theme 15Jumping Jupiter 16Monte Carlo or Bust Theme 17India 18Miss Marples's Theme 19The Milky Way 20Battle of Britain 21Kill or Cure Theme 22The Girl With the Misty Eyes 23Departure 24Aces High Theme | Compilation | — |
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ron Goodwin head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 29 | 90.1th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 45 | 85.8th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Goodwin and His Concert Orchestra(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8615457f-5a4c-4946-980d-d2e9fe480f38discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8615457f-5a4c-4946-980d-d2e9fe480f38core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1737949seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Goodwinbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Goodwin
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Wikidata: Q1737949 · MusicBrainz: 8615457f-5a4c-4946-980d-d2e9fe480f38
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