Chris Egan is a British composer, orchestrator, conductor and musical director who has worked extensively on film, television and theatre music, as well as live concerts.

Career

Film

Egan worked on the scores for '' Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them'', '' Ethel & Ernest'', and ''Napoleon.'' He is also a score composer debut for the 2022 British Canadian France film '' Fireheart''.

Television

His work on music for television includes ''

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'', '' Hooten And The Lady'', '' Cilla'', '' Man Down, Upstairs Downstairs,'' and ''

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.''

Theatre

Egan has worked on musical direction and orchestration for a number of musical theatre productions. These include: '' The Bodyguard'', ''Water Babies,'' ''End Of The Rainbow,'' ''

The Pajama Game ''The Pajama Game'' is a musical based on the 1953 novel '' 7½ Cents'' by Richard Bissell. The book is by George Abbott and Richard Bissell; the music and lyrics are by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. and dances were staged by Bob Fosse in his ...

,'' '' I Can’t Sing,'' '' Dance ‘Til Dawn,'' ''

Kiss Me Kate ''Kiss Me, Kate'' is a musical written by Bella and Samuel Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew'' and the conflict on and off-sta ...

,'' '' Crazy For You, Witches Of Eastwick,'' '' Grease,'' and ''

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''.

Concert

For a number of years, Egan has been

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's musical director for her concert performances. He also worked on her series for

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, '' The Elaine Paige Show''. He has also been the musical director for Shirley Bassey and Lionel Richie.

Production music

Egan has written and produced music for the

production music Production music (also known as stock music or library music) is recorded music that can be licensed to customers for use in film, television, radio and other media. Often, the music is produced and owned by production music libraries. Background ...

house Audio Network.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Egan, Chris Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century British composers British film score composers British male film score composers 21st-century British male musicians