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and

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by either conducting for them or acting as an orchestrator or both.

Biography

King studied music at Bath College of Higher Education, graduating in 1991. He then undertook postgraduate study at

Birmingham University , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

and the

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. His work ''Hit the Ground (Running, Running, Running)'' was the only European entry in the final of the composing competition Masterprize 2001. In addition to his concert works, King has composed music for various films, including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the sixth and penultimate novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. Set during Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts, the novel explores t ...

'' and television programmes, including the

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2002, ''

The Last Detective ''The Last Detective'' is a British TV comedy drama series, broadcast on ITV between 7 February 2003 and 31 May 2007, starring Peter Davison as the title character, Detective Constable " Dangerous Davies". The series is based on the "Dangero ...

'', '' Second Nature'' and ''

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''. King's most recent roles include conducting and orchestrating on Doctor Who for

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. He replaced Ben Foster after his departure in 2015 and has taken the full role for Series 10 onwards.

Filmography

References

Composers.co.uk profileSibelius Music profileMusic now biography in PDF

External links

Chester-Novello bio
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