Elizabeth Parker is a British film and television composer who worked at the

BBC Radiophonic Workshop The BBC Radiophonic Workshop was one of the sound effects units of the BBC, created in 1958 to produce incidental sounds and new music for radio and, later, television. The unit is known for its experimental and pioneering work in electroni ...

from 1978 until the workshop's closure.

Biography

Parker graduated from the

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with a degree in music, after which she completed a Masters in electronic music. When she first started working at the

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Works

These productions included: * The science fiction television series ''

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''. Parker provided special sound for the series, taking over from

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from Series B onwards. She also provided the music for the episode "Gambit". * The David Attenborough documentary series ''

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''. An LP of Parker's score for the series was released in 1984. * The science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Parker provided special sound for the 1978 story ''

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'', and the incidental score for the 1985 story ''

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'' under the name Liz Parker. Parts of this score are featured on the '' Doctor Who: 30 Years at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop'' compilation. * The

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adaptations of

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's novels The Bell and

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. * The BBC Radio 3 broadcast of Harold Pinter's play Moonlight. Parker also arranged Gabriel Fauré's short work

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for choir, which the BBC used as their theme tune for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Parker continued to work on various television productions as a freelance composer. She wrote music for the

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documentary '' The Human Body'' and was commissioned to write new music for the soundtrack of a re-release of the comedy film '' Monty Python and the Holy Grail''.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Elizabeth BBC Radiophonic Workshop British composers British television composers Living people Alumni of the University of East Anglia British women in electronic music Year of birth missing (living people)