Charlie Mole is a British/French film and television score composer and songwriter. His scores include ''
An Ideal Husband
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'', ''
Othello
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'', ''
The Importance of Being Earnest'', ''
The Diary of Anne Frank
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'', the 2007 and 2009 versions of ''
St. Trinian's
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,'' the 2009 version of ''
Dorian Gray'', and the 2013
ITV
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drama series ''
Mr Selfridge'', for which he was Emmy nominated.
He had a music scholarship to
New College, Oxford
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,
Oxford University,
where he was a member of the band "Kudos Points" which provided the dance tracks for the
Oxford University Film Foundation production of the
Hugh Grant film ''
Privileged''. The band achieved a record deal whilst the members were still students.
He then went on to sign a deal with
Warner-Chappell
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...
as a songwriter for ten years before turning to film score composing.
His song credits include
Chaka Khan
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"Never Miss the Water" which was nominated for a
Grammy Award,
Kylie Minogue
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"Surrender",
Angie Stone Black Diamonds & Pearls Album,
Ultra Naté "Time of our Lives",
Lisa Stansfield and
Girls Aloud.
References
External links
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British composers
English film score composers
English male film score composers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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