American composer, Carl Davis has been reported dead. According to his family, he died from a brain hemorrhage in Oxford, on August 3, 2023, at the age of 86.
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“We are heartbroken to announce that Carl Davis (CBE) passed away this morning, following a brain hemorrhage. We are so proud that Carl’s legacy will be his astonishing impact on music. A consummate all-round musician, he was the driving force behind the reinvention of the silent movie for this generation and he wrote scores for some of the most-loved and remembered British television dramas,” the statement read.
Born on October 28, 1936, Carl Davis studied in Copenhagen and also attended Bard College in New York. His early work in the US provided valuable conducting experience with organizations such as the New York City Opera and the Robert Shaw Chorale.
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He co-authored the revue of Diversions and won an off-Broadway award and traveled to the Edinburgh Festival in 1961. He was later commissioned by Ned Sherrin to compose music for the original British version of That Was the Week That Was.
Davis collaborated with Paul McCartney in 1991 on Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio. He was known for contributing to several television scores including The Naked Civil Servant, Shades of Greene, The Kiss of Death, Langrishe, Go Down, Prince Regent, Private Schulz, Oppenheimer (1980), The Day the Universe Change, and more.
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