Carl Davis
The driving force behind the reinvention of the silent movie in concert, Carl Davis has written the scores to some of Britain's most-loved television dramas. He is also a composer of symphonic concert works, and ballet scores which have been performed worldwide.
Works
| Title | Year | Description | Duration | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psalm for Harp | 2020 | solo harp | 8 | Carl Davis |
| Chaplin, The Tramp | 2019 | ballet with Daniel de Andrade | c.110 | Carl Davis |
| The Great Gatsby | 2019 | ballet | 120 | Carl Davis |
| Jubilee Fanfares | 2019 | orchestra | 3 | Carl Davis |
| The Great Gatsby: Concert Selection | 2020 | A selection of music from the ballet based on the novel by F.Scott Fitzgerald | 30 | Carl Davis |
| The High Sign | 2017 | Joseph M. Schenck Productions (1921) Directors: Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton | 20 | Carl Davis |
| Pride and Prejudice in Words and Music | 2017 | narrator, violin and piano | Carl Davis | |
| Alice in Winter Wonderland | 2016 | ballet for orchestra after Tchaikovsky | 78 | Carl Davis |
| Charlie’s Flea Circus | 2016 | alto saxophone (sopranino saxophone) and piano | 4-5 | Carl Davis |
| Nijinsky | 2015 | ballet | 2'50" | Carl Davis |
| Why Worry? | 2014 | Hal Roach Studios (1923) Directors: Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor | 68 | Carl Davis |
| Steamboat Bill, Jr. | 2014 | Joseph M. Schenck Productions (1928) Director: Charles Reisner & Buster Keaton | 71 | Carl Davis |
| The Playhouse | 2014 | Joseph M. Schenck Productions (1921) Directors: Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton | 22 | Carl Davis |
| Freshman, The (revised 2013) | 1998/rev.2013 | The Harold Lloyd Corporation (1925) Director: Harold Lloyd | 75 | Carl Davis |
| High and Dizzy | 2011 | Rolin Films (1920) Director: Hal Roach | 25 | Carl Davis |
| Last Train to Tomorrow | 2011 | A dramatic narrative for children’s choir, actors (or speakers) and orchestra. Based on the story of the Kindertransport | 45 | Carl Davis |
| Ballade for Cello and Orchestra | 2011 | orchestra and cello | 18 | Carl Davis |
| The Lady of the Camellias | 2008 | A ballet in two acts | 100 | Carl Davis |
| Marie Curie | 2008 | string ensemble | 10 | Carl Davis |
| Cranford | 2008-10 | small orchestra | 27 | Carl Davis |
| Cranford | 2007 | Piano | 3 | Carl Davis |
| The Godless Girl | 2006 | Pathé (1929) Director: Cecil B. DeMille | 120 | Carl Davis |
| Cadets de Gascoyne - 'Rataplan' | 2005 | orchestra | 5 | Carl Davis |
| Alice in Wonderland | 2005 | musical | 116 | Carl Davis |
| Cyrano | 2005 | ballet | 125 | Carl Davis |
| The Nativity Story | 2005 | narrator and orchestra | 13 | Carl Davis |
| Hold on! | 2005 | orchestra | 7 | Carl Davis |
| Swing Low | 2004 | voice and orchestra | 4 | Carl Davis |
| One A.M. | 2004 | Mutual (1916) Director: Charlie Chaplin | 25 | Carl Davis |
| The Floorwalker | 2004 | Mutual (1916) Director: Charlie Chaplin | 25 | Carl Davis |
| The Collection | 2004 | unaccompanied SATB chorus | 10 | Carl Davis |
| The Vagabond | 2004 | Mutual (1916) Director: Charlie Chaplin | 26 | Carl Davis |
| The Count | 2004 | Mutual (1916) Director: Charlie Chaplin | 24 | Carl Davis |
| The Fireman | 2004 | Mutual (1916) Director: Charlie Chaplin | 24 | Carl Davis |
| The Pawn Shop | 2004 | Mutual (1916) Director: Charlie Chaplin | 25 | Carl Davis |
| The Mermaid | 2003 | A musical based on the fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen | 120 | Carl Davis |
| This Little Light | 2003 | voice and orchestra | 3 | Carl Davis |
| The Rink | 2003 | Mutual (1916) Director: Charlie Chaplin | 24 | Carl Davis |
| Behind the Screen | 2003 | Mutual (1917) Director: Charlie Chaplin | 24 | Carl Davis |
| The Most Wonderful Birthday of All | 2003 | solo voice and orchestra in D Major | 5 | Carl Davis |
| Keystone Kops | 2002 | wind band | Carl Davis | |
| Easy Street | 2002 | Mutual (1917) Director: Charlie Chaplin | 24 | Carl Davis |
| The Cure | 2001 | Mutual (1917) Director: Charlie Chaplin | 24 | Carl Davis |
| The Adventurer | 2000 | Mutual (1917) Director: Charlie Chaplin | 23½ | Carl Davis |
| Eastern Westerner, An | 2000 | Hal Roach Studios (1920) Director: Hal Roach | 27 | Carl Davis |
| Ankh Morpork Anthem | 1999 | soprano and orchestra | 5 | Carl Davis |
| The Tay Bridge Disaster | 1999 | Melodrama for speaker and orchestra | 7 | Carl Davis |
| Bal des Victimes | 1999 | Suite from Napoleon for orchestra | 5 | Carl Davis |
| Aladdin | 1999 | ballet in 3 acts | 126 | Carl Davis |
| The Iron Mask | 1999 | Elton Corporation (1929) Director: Allan Dwan | 103 | Carl Davis |
| Four Recollections | 1999 | string quintet | 10 | Carl Davis |
| Three Spirituals | 1998 | bass with piano or orchestra | 8 | Carl Davis |
| Three Spirituals | 1998 | mezzo-soprano with piano or orchestra | 8 | Carl Davis |
| On the Beach at Night Alone (Reduced Version) | 1998 | Version for baritone solo, SATB chorus and reduced orchestra | 7 | Carl Davis |
| The Wedding March | 1998 | Paramount (1928) Director: Erich von Stroheim | 111 | Carl Davis |
| On the Beach at Night Alone (Full Version) | 1998 | Baritone solo, SATB chorus and orchestra | 7 | Carl Davis |
| Three Spirituals | 1998 | Baritone or mezzo/contralto with piano or orchestra | 8 | Carl Davis |
| Theme from A Dance to the Music of Time | 1997 | Easy piano | Carl Davis | |
| Corsican Suite | 1996 | Concert suite from the silent film Napoleon | 10 | Carl Davis |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 1996 | Universal (1925) Director: Rupert Julian | 93 | Carl Davis |
| Anne Frank Remembered - Theme | 1996 | Orchestra | 5 | Carl Davis |
| Anne Frank Remembered - Theme | 1996 | violin and piano | 5 | Carl Davis |
| Scene from The Divine Woman | 1996 | MGM (1928) Director: Victor Seastrom | 9 | Carl Davis |
| Duetto buffo di due gatti | 1996 | Rossini, arranged by Carl Davis soprano, mezzo-soprano and orchestra | 5 | Carl Davis, G Rossini |
| Oliver's Travels | 1995 | BBC | Director: Giles Foster | Producer: David Cunliffe | Carl Davis | |
| Pride and Prejudice Theme | 1995 | flute and piano | 3 | Carl Davis |
| Pride and Prejudice Theme | 1995 | clarinet and piano | 3 | Carl Davis |
| Pride and Prejudice Theme | 1995 | violin and piano | 3 | Carl Davis |
| Waterloo | 1995 | Emelka Films (1928) Director: Karl Grune | 130 | Carl Davis |
| Alice in Wonderland (Ballet) | 1995 | ballet for orchestra after Tchaikovsky | 100 | Carl Davis |
| Pride and Prejudice Theme | 1995 | piano and small orchestra | 4 | Carl Davis |
| Pride and Prejudice Theme | 1995 | Piano solo | 3 | Carl Davis |
| Pride and Prejudice | 1995 | small orchestra | 16 | Carl Davis |
| Widows Peak - Suite | 1994 | chamber orchestra | 7 | Carl Davis |
| Elegy | 1994 | from the feature film Widow's Peak | 5 | Carl Davis |
| Theme from A Year in Provence | 1993 | solo piano | Carl Davis | |
| Thatcher: The Downing Street Years | 1993 | Fine Art | Producer: Denys Blakeway | Carl Davis | |
| Savoy Suite | 1993 | Ballet for orchestra | 40 | Carl Davis |
| Safety Last Overture | 1993 | orchestra | 6 | Carl Davis |
| Wings | 1993 | Paramount (1927) Director: William A. Wellman | 136 | Carl Davis |
| Fame in the Twentieth Century - Theme | 1993 | Orchestra | 4 | Carl Davis |
| Hollywood Theme | 1993 | solo piano | Carl Davis | |
| Paul McCartney's Liverpool Suite (Stringsets) | 1992 | string ensemble | Carl Davis, Paul McCartney, McCartney/Davis | |
| Late Starter - Theme | 1992 | Orchestra | 4 | Carl Davis |
| Christmas Carol Suite, A | 1992 | Suite from the ballet for orchestra | 15 | Carl Davis |
| Speedy | 1992 | Paramount (1928) Director: Ted Wilde | 87 | Carl Davis |
| A Christmas Carol (3 act version) | 1992 | Ballet for chamber orchestra | 90 | Carl Davis |
| It | 1992 | Famous Players/Lasky (1927) Director: Clarence Badger | 72 | Carl Davis |
| Paul McCartney's Liverpool Suite | 1992 | String orchestra | 9 | Carl Davis, McCartney/Davis |
| The Kid Brother | 1992 | The Harold Lloyd Corporation (1927) Directors: Lewis Milestone, Ted Wilde | 82 | Carl Davis |
| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | 1992 | Metro Pictures (1921) Director: Rex Ingram | 132 | Carl Davis |
| Raft of the Medusa, The - Suite | 1992 | orchestra | 11 | Carl Davis |
| The Fox Goes to Town | 1991 | Clarinet or alto saxophone or tenor saxophone and piano | 3 | Carl Davis |
| The Strong Man | 1991 | First National (1926) Director: Frank Capra | 76 | Carl Davis |
| The Immigrant | 1991 | Mutual (1917) Director: Charlie Chaplin | 25 | Carl Davis |
| Separate, but Equal | 1991 | orchestra | 6 | Carl Davis |
| The World You're Coming Into | 1991 | Soprano and small orchestra | 3 | Carl Davis, Paul McCartney, McCartney/Davis |
| The Raft of the Medusa | 1990 | Utopia Productions | Director/Producer: Iradj Azimi | Carl Davis | |
| A Little Hostelry from Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio | 1990 | Carl Davis, Paul McCartney, McCartney/Davis | ||
| Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio | 1990 | Oratorio for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, bass & boy treble, boys' choir, SATB chorus and orchestra | 95 | Carl Davis, Paul McCartney, McCartney/Davis |
| Duck's Diary, A | 1990 | Narrator and orchestra | 16 | Carl Davis |
| Landscapes | 1990 | wind band | 22 | Carl Davis |
| The Town Fox | 1990 | Narrator and orchestra | 15 | Carl Davis |
| Paul McCartney's Liverpool Suite | 1990 | orchestra | 9 | Carl Davis, McCartney/Davis |
| Anthem for a Nativity | 1990 | soprano solo (or semi-chorus), SATB choir and organ | 8 | Carl Davis, McCartney/Davis |
| Safety Last | 1989 | Hal Roach Studios (1923) Directors: Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor | 74 | Carl Davis |
| Liaisons Amoureuses | 1989 | Ballet for chamber orchestra after Offenbach | 35 | Carl Davis |
| Lippizaner | 1989 | Ballet for chamber orchestra | 40 | Carl Davis |
| Kid Auto Races in Venice | 1989 | Keystone (1914) Director: Mack Sennett | 6½ | Carl Davis |
| Fragments of Isabella | 1989 | Director: Ronan O'Leary | Producers: Ronan O'Leary, Michael Scott | Carl Davis | |
| The Mysterious Lady | 1988 | MGM (1928) Director: Fred Niblo | 84 | Carl Davis |
| The Pigeon's Progress | 1988 | narrator and orchestra | 15 | Carl Davis |
| Galaxies | 1988 | Brass band | 8 | Carl Davis |
| Fanfare for Jerusalem | 1988 | brass ensemble | 1 | Carl Davis |
| Scandal - Theme | 1988 | orchestra | 3 | Carl Davis |
| Fanfare for a Royal Occasion | 1987 | brass ensemble | 1 | Carl Davis |
| Eine Kleine Bach Musik | 1987 | Orchestra | 4 | Carl Davis |
| Glenlivet Fireworks Music | 1987 | orchestra | 12 | Carl Davis |
| Simple Man, A | 1987 | Ballet for chamber orchestra | 50 | Carl Davis |
| One Week | 1987 | Metro (1920) Directors: Buster Keaton, Eddie Cline | 22 | Carl Davis |
| Ben-Hur | 1987 | MGM (1925) Director: Fred Niblo | 141 | Carl Davis |
| The General | 1987 | Joseph M. Schenck Productions (1927) Directors: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman | 76 | Carl Davis |
| The First Eden | 1987 | ABC | Writer: David Attenborough | Series Producer: Andrew Neal | Carl Davis | |
| Chariot Race | 1987 | Orchestra | 14 | Carl Davis |
| Greed | 1986 | MGM (1924) Director: Erich von Stroheim | 130 | Carl Davis |
| Intolerance | 1986 | Wark Producing Corporation (1916) Director: D. W. Griffiths | 171 | Carl Davis |
| Beginners Please | 1986 | percussion, piano and strings (student and professional players) | 11 | Carl Davis |
| Philharmonic Fanfare | 1986 | orchestra | 2 | Carl Davis |
| The Far Pavilions - Theme | 1986 | Orchestra | 4 | Carl Davis |
| The Holiday Fanfare | 1986 | brass ensemble | 2 | Carl Davis |
| The Most Wonderful Birthday of All | 1985 | solo voice, optional chorus and orchestra in C Major | 5 | Carl Davis |
| French Lieutenant's Woman, The - Suite | 1985 | two harps, string quartet and string orchestra | 16 | Carl Davis |
| The Big Parade | 1985 | MGM (1925) Director: King Vidor | 137 | Carl Davis |
| Fantasy for Flute | 1985 | flute and chamber orchestra | 17 | Carl Davis |
| The Eagle | 1985 | Art Finance Corporation (1925) Director: Clarence Brown | 75 | Carl Davis |
| The Day The Universe Changed | 1985 | BBC | Director: Robin Bextor | John Lynch | Carl Davis | |
| Keystone Kops | 2001 | brass band | c.2 | Carl Davis |
| All Our Working Lives | 1984 | BBC | Director/Producer: Angela Holdsworth | Carl Davis | |
| The Thief of Bagdad | 1984 | Douglas Fairbanks Snr. (1924) Director: Raoul Walsh | 147 | Carl Davis |
| Old Heidelberg | 1984 | MGM (1927) Director: Ernst Lubitsch | 105 | Carl Davis |
| Our Hospitality | 1984 | Metro (1924) Director: John G. Blystone | 70 | Carl Davis |
| Concerto for Clarinet | 1984 | Clarinet and orchestra | 25 | Carl Davis |
| Woman of Affairs, A | 1984 | MGM (1928) Director: Clarence Brown | 80 | Carl Davis |
| Unseen Enemy, An | 1983 | American Biograph (1912) Director: D. W. Griffith | 16 | Carl Davis |
| The Wind | 1983 | MGM (1928) Director: Victor Seastrom | 80 | Carl Davis |
| Broken Blossoms | 1983 | Artcraft (1919) Director: D.W. Griffith | 90 | Carl Davis |
| Variations on a Polish Beggar's Song | 1983 | violin and orchestra | 12 | Carl Davis |
| Champions Suite | 1983 | from the feature film in four movements for orchestra | 12 | Carl Davis |
| Hollywood Theme | 1983 | orchestra | 4 | Carl Davis |
| Champions: Theme and Grand National | 1983 | orchestra | 6 | Carl Davis |
| Grand National | 1983 | orchestra | 3 | Carl Davis |
| Champions Theme | 1983 | from the feature film for orchestra | 3 | Carl Davis |
| La Ronde - Theme | 1983 | soprano (or solo clarinet) and string orchestra | 6 | Carl Davis |
| Waltz and Garden Scene | 1982 | orchestra | 10 | Carl Davis |
| Keystone Kops Theme | 1982 | orchestra | 3 | Carl Davis |
| The French Lieutenant's Woman | 1982 | 3 | Carl Davis | |
| Flesh and the Devil | 1982 | MGM (1926) Director: Clarence Brown | 110 | Carl Davis |
| Show People | 1982 | MGM (1928) Director: King Vidor | 79 | Carl Davis |
| How to Make Movies | 1982 | First National (1918) Director: Charlie Chaplin | 18 | Carl Davis |
| The Crowd | 1981 | MGM (1928) Director: King Vidor | 103 | Carl Davis |
| World at War, The - Theme | 1981 | orchestra | 5 | Carl Davis |
| Overture on Australian Themes | 1981 | orchestra | 6 | Carl Davis |
| Nocturne | 1980 | orchestra | 11 | Carl Davis |
| Napoléon | 1980 | Société Générale des Films (1927) Director: Abel Gance | 333 | Carl Davis |
| The Eagle of Destiny | 1980 | from the silent film Napoleon for orchestra | 4 | Carl Davis |
| Prince Regent - Theme | 1979 | Orchestra | 4 | Carl Davis |
| Prince Regent | 1979 | solo piano | Carl Davis | |
| Theme from The Mayor of Casterbridge | 1978 | solo piano | Carl Davis | |
| Mayor of Casterbridge, The - Suite | 1978 | Viola and orchestra | 8 | Carl Davis |
| Wayfarers | 1978 | Viola and orchestra | 4 | Carl Davis |
| The Intruders | 1978 | viola and orchestra | 4 | Carl Davis |
| Peace | 1978/89 | An opera based on Peace by Aristophanes, with music by Carl Davis and libretto by John Wells | Carl Davis | |
| Our Mutual Friend - Theme | 1978 | string orchestra | 6 | Carl Davis |
| Searle Suite | 1974 | wind ensemble of 9 players | 14 | Carl Davis |
| Great Film & TV Themes | Piano/keyboard | Carl Davis | ||
| Beggar's Opera, The (Davis version) | Carl Davis, John Gay | |||
| God Save the Queen | SATB chorus and orchestra | 1 | Carl Davis |