Richard Robbins

Richard Robbins (b. December 4, 1940 in South Weymouth, Massachusetts) is an American film composer known for his work on Merchant Ivory films.

Awards

He was nominated for an Oscar in 1992 for his score for the film Howards End (performed by Martin Jones) and in 1993 for The Remains of the Day.

Filmography

• Sweet Sounds (1976, short) - director
• Roseland (1977) - assistant to producer Ismail Merchant
• The Europeans (1979)
• Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
• Quartet (1981)
• Heat and Dust (1983)
• The Bostonians (1984)
• A Room with a View (1985)
• Sweet Lorraine (1987)
• My Little Girl (1987)
• Maurice (1987)
• The Perfect Murder (1988)
• Slaves of New York (1989)
• Love and Other Sorrows (1989, TV)
• Bail Jumper (1990)
• Mr & Mrs Bridge (1990)
• The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991, by Simon Callow)
• Howards End (1992)
• The Remains of the Day (1993)
• Street Musicians of Bombay (1994) - also directed
• Jefferson in Paris (1995)
• Surviving Picasso (1996)
• The Proprietor (1996)
• Lumière and Company (1996) - (segment "Merchant Ivory")
• The Hidden Dimension (1997)
• A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
• Place Vendôme (1998, by Nicole Garcia)
• Cotton Mary (1999, by Ismail Merchant)
• The Golden Bowl (2000)
• The Girl (2000)
• The Mystic Masseur (2001)
• Le Divorce (2003)
• The White Countess (2005) by James Ivory

External links

• Richard Robbins (composer) at the Internet Movie Database
• Richard Robbins at Epdlp (Spanish)