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Following the sad news of the passing of George Fenton, Radio 2 revisits two episodes of his popular film music series ‘You Heard It At The Movies’, which were first broadcast in 2009. Oscar nominated five times for his scores for Gandhi, Cry Freedom, The Fisher King and Dangerous Liaiasons, George's early work as a composer included a number of RSC productions and television credits for Shoestring, Bergerac, The Jewel In The Crown and An Englishman Abroad. Later he would collaborate extensively with the Â鶹Éç Natural History Unit on a number of acclaimed series including Wildlife On One, The Trials of Life, The Blue Planet and The Frozen Planet. In this series George shares his insider's knowledge of the art of composing for film featuring music by many of the greats including Bernard Herrmann (Taxi Driver), Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia), A.R Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire), Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Sea Hawk), Miklos Rozsa (Ben Hur) and Nino Rota (The Godfather). George Fenton CBE (1949-2026).