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Richard Hartley was part of the original 4-piece band that played nightly in the original [[Rocky Horror SHow]] in London. He began working with Richard O'Brien before the debu of Rocky Horror as a play, and served as the arranger for the original music. A long professional relationship developed between Hartley and O'Brien, that included not only [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]and its follow-up film, [[Shock Treatment]] but also O'Brien's other stage creations Tee Zee and DIsaster. Together they also worked on the yet-to-be produced ''Revenge Of The Old Queen.''
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[[File:Richard Hartley and TC.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Richard Hartley with Tim Curry, December 1974]]
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'''Richard Hartley''' (b. July 28, 1944 in Holmfirth, England, UK) is a British composer and musical arranger. 
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==Rocky Horror==
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While helping with musical auditions for ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' in 1972, he met [[Jim Sharman]] and [[Richard O'Brien]]. He then scored Sharman's production of ''The Unseen Hand'' in 1973, which led to his work with O'Brien of ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]''. He played keyboards in the original 4-piece band that played nightly in the ''The Rocky Horror Show''.  
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A long professional relationship developed between Hartley and O'Brien, that included not only ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' and its follow-up film, ''[[Shock Treatment]]'', but also O'Brien's other stage creations ''Tee Zee'' and ''Disaster''. Together they also worked on the yet-to-be produced ''Revenge Of The Old Queen.''
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==Film==
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*''Great Expectations''
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*''Stealing Beauty''
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*''Flashbacks of a Fool''
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*''The Life and Death of Peter Sellers''
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*''A Thousand Acres''
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*''Rogue Trader''
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*''Dance With a Stranger''
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*''When Brendan Met Trudy''
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*''Playing God''
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*''Bad Timing''
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*''Victory''
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*''Rough Magic''
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*''An Awfully Big Adventure''
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*''Princess Caraboo''
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*''The Good Father''
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*''The Martins''
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*''Pete’s Meteor''
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*''All The Little Animals''
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*''Bad Blood''
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*''Dealers''
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*''La Truite''
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*''Mad About Mambo''
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*''The Brylcreme Boys''
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*''The Romantic Englishwoman''
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*''The Secret Rapture''
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==Awards==
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* Emmy: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Movie - ''Alice in Wonderland'' (1999)
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* CableACE: Original Score - ''The Impossible Spy'' (1987)
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* OFTA (Television Award): Best Music in a Motion Picture or Miniseries - ''Alice in Wonderland'' (1999)
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==References==
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*http://www.richardhartley.net/
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*https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/mar/04/how-we-made-rocky-horror

Latest revision as of 17:40, 9 October 2016

Richard Hartley with Tim Curry, December 1974

Richard Hartley (b. July 28, 1944 in Holmfirth, England, UK) is a British composer and musical arranger.

Rocky Horror

While helping with musical auditions for Jesus Christ Superstar in 1972, he met Jim Sharman and Richard O'Brien. He then scored Sharman's production of The Unseen Hand in 1973, which led to his work with O'Brien of The Rocky Horror Show. He played keyboards in the original 4-piece band that played nightly in the The Rocky Horror Show.

A long professional relationship developed between Hartley and O'Brien, that included not only The Rocky Horror Picture Show and its follow-up film, Shock Treatment, but also O'Brien's other stage creations Tee Zee and Disaster. Together they also worked on the yet-to-be produced Revenge Of The Old Queen.

Film

  • Great Expectations
  • Stealing Beauty
  • Flashbacks of a Fool
  • The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
  • A Thousand Acres
  • Rogue Trader
  • Dance With a Stranger
  • When Brendan Met Trudy
  • Playing God
  • Bad Timing
  • Victory
  • Rough Magic
  • An Awfully Big Adventure
  • Princess Caraboo
  • The Good Father
  • The Martins
  • Pete’s Meteor
  • All The Little Animals
  • Bad Blood
  • Dealers
  • La Truite
  • Mad About Mambo
  • The Brylcreme Boys
  • The Romantic Englishwoman
  • The Secret Rapture

Awards

  • Emmy: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Movie - Alice in Wonderland (1999)
  • CableACE: Original Score - The Impossible Spy (1987)
  • OFTA (Television Award): Best Music in a Motion Picture or Miniseries - Alice in Wonderland (1999)

References

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