
Having studied at the Royal College of Music and Kings College, Anne went on to become a founding member of the avant-garde group Art of Noise with Trevor Horn, as well as arranging and producing for artists such as Tom Jones, Elton John, Pulp, Phil Collins, Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, Seal, Travis, Robbie Williams and Will Young on his number 1 single “Leave Right Now”.
Anne’s film scoring career was launched after her brilliant score to the British film Buster, starring Julie Walters and Phil Collins. Since then she has won an Oscar, a Grammy, a Brit, an Ivor Novello, and score produced the Vertigo Films musical feature, Walking On Sunshine, and the Working Title film adaptation of Les Miserables. Her film score credits now include Paul Schrader’s The Walker starring Woody Harrelson and Kristin Scott Thomas; Tony Kaye’s Oscar nominated American History X; Paul Verhoeven’s Elle, upcoming Benedetta and acclaimed World War II film Black Book; Neil Jordan’s The Crying Game; Mike Newell’s Pushing Tin, starring John Cusack, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett and Billy Bob Thornton; Ol Parker’s Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again!; and MGM’s The Hustle starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson. Anne won an Oscar for her score to Peter Cattaneo’s The Full Monty, now the highest grossing film in the UK of all time. The soundtrack won a BRIT at the 1998 awards and is now a triple platinum album.
This experience of working on all sides of the music profession has led to her becoming one of the most sought-after composers of her generation. There are not many composers who have won an Oscar, a Grammy, a Brit and a Billboard award! Perhaps the best way to describe Anne’s approach is this quote from director Paul Verhoeven:
“When I had to choose a composer for Black Book, I was listening to an enormous amount of soundtracks. It was then that I discovered a composer who had been working in very many different styles: Anne Dudley. That is very important to me, a composer who can completely adapt to the movie, who is able to change her style radically because the movie scores are very different, such as American History X, The Full Monty or The Crying Game… On top of that, listening more precisely to Anne’s scores, I realized the beauty of her orchestrations. The subtlety in her transitions. And then to find a composer who likes Stravinsky, Shostakovich, John Adams and Ravel, all of my favourite classical composers. I asked Anne to do my score and gave her the script. She liked it and wrote the most wonderful music….dynamic and romantic, harsh and tender, charming and tragic! Her score brought my movie to another level, gave it a heart and soul.”
In 2002, Anne was the first composer appointed in association with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Her first commission was Music and Silence, an orchestral score based on scenes from Rose Tremain’s novel, which received its premiere at the orchestra’s 50th Birthday Celebration Concert at the Royal Festival. With the BBC Concert Orchestra, she collaborated with top UK comedian Bill Bailey at three sell-out live shows at the Royal Albert Hall. She also collaborated with Stephen Fry for a wonderfully witty new pantomime of Cinderella, starring Sandi Toksvig. The show aired at the Old Vic with creative director, Kevin Spacey.
Anne’s first solo album, Ancient and Modern, was released on Echo Records in the UK, and EMI Angel in the USA, in 1995 to critical acclaim. Her second album, A Different Light, including a classical arrangement of Moments In Love, was released in 2002.
For television, Anne has scored the classic series Jeeves and Wooster, The Commander, written by Lynda La Plante and directed by Gillies MacKinnon, and Trial and Retribution, produced by Jolyon Symonds. She scored both BBC TV films based on David Walliams’ best-selling books, The Boy in a Dress and Billionaire Boy, starring Jennifer Saunders, James Buckley and Kate Moss, Sky’s silent comedy drama, Ruby Robinson, all five seasons of the hugely successful 8-part BBC drama, Poldark, for which Anne has been nominated for two consecutive BAFTAs and most recently Mammoth Screen’s The Singapore grip and the BBC series Black Narcissus.
Credits
BENEDETTA | SBS Productions Director: Paul Verhoeven Producers: Saïd Ben Saïd Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Lambert Wilson | |
THE HUSTLE | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Director: Chris Addison Producers: Rebel Wilson, Roger Birnbaum Starring: Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson | |
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN | Universal / Legendary Entertainment Director: Ol Parker Producers: Judy Craymer, Gary Goetzman Starring: Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Cher, Julie Walters | |
ELLE | Getaway Films Director: David Blair Producers: Michael Knowles, Terry Stone, Richard Turner Starring: Juno Temple, Timothy Spall | *2017 César Award Nomination: Best Original Score* |
AWAY | SBS Productions Director: Paul Verhoeven Producers: Saïd Ben Saïd, Michel Merkt Starring: Isabelle Huppart | |
WALKING ON SUNSHINE | Vertigo Films Directors: Max Giwa, Dania Pasquini Producers: Caroline Levy, Allan Niblo, James Richardson Starring: Greg Wise, Leona Lewis | |
LES MISERABLES | (Score Producer) Working Title Pictures Director: Tom Hooper Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Cameron Mackintosh Composer: Claude Michel Schonberg Starring: Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Helena Bonham-Carter, Russell Crowe, Sasch Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne | |
THE WALKER | Pathé Writer and Director: Paul Schrader Producer: Deepak Nayar Starring: Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas | |
LAKE OF FIRE | Anonymous Content Director: Tony Kaye Producer: Tony Kaye | |
BLACK BOOK | Sony Pictures Director: Paul Verhoeven Producer: Jeroen Beker | |
PERFECT CREATURE | 20th Century Fox Director: Glenn Standring Producer: Michael Cowan Starring: Dougray Scott | |
TRISTAN AND ISOLDE | Scott Free Productions Director: Kevin Reynolds Producer: Moshe Diamont, Lisa Ellzey, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott Starring: James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell | ASCAP Award: Top Box Office Films |
BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS | Revolution Films Director: Stephen Fry Producers: Gina Carter, Miranda Davis Starring: Michael Sheen, Emily Mortimer, Jame McAvoy | |
A MAN APART | New Line Director: F. Gary Gray Producers: Bob Degus, Vincent Newman Starring: Vin Diesel | |
THE GATHERING | Samuelson Productions Director: Brian Gilbert Producer: Pippa Cross Starring: Christina Ricci, Ioan Gruffudd | |
THE HUMAN BODY | BBC IMAX FILM Director: Christopher Spencer Producers: Richard Dale, Sandra Gregory | |
LUCKY BREAK | Fragile Films / FilmFour Director: Peter Cattaneo Producers: Peter Cattaneo, Elinor Day, Barnaby Thompson Starring: James Nesbitt, Olivia Williams, Timothy Spall | |
MONKEY BONE | 20th Century Fox Director: Henry Selick Producers: Michael Barnathan, Mark Radcliffe Starring: Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda | |
THE MIRACLE MAKER | ABC Directors: Derek W. Hayes, Stanislav Sokolov Producer: Naomi Jones | |
PUSHING TIN | 20th Century Fox Director: Mike Newell Producer: Art Linson Starring: John Cusack, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie | |
AMERICAN HISTORY X | New Line Cinema Director: Tony Kaye Producer: John Morrissey, John Hess, David McKenna Starring: Edward Norton | |
THE FULL MONTY | Fox Searchlight Director: Peter Cattaneo Producer: Uberto Pasolini, Paul Bucknor, Polly Leys Starring: Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson | Oscar Winner: Best Original Score (Musical or Comedy) Brit Award: Best Film Soundtrack Bafta Nominated: Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music |
HOLLOW REED | Scala / Channel Four Films Director: Angela Pope Producer: Elizabeth Karlsen Starring: Joely Richardson | |
WHEN SATURDAY COMES | Guild Director: Maria Giese Producers: James Daly, Christopher Lambert Starring: Sean Bean, Pete Postlethwaite | |
THE GROTESQUE | J and M Entertainment Director: John-Paul Davidson Producer: Trudie Styler, Stephen Evans Starring: Alan Bates, Sting, Lena Headey | |
THE SADNESS OF SEX | Skyvision Partners Director: Rupert Wainwright Producers: David Lancaster, Rupert Maconick | |
FELIDAE | Senator Film produktion Director: Michael Schaack Producer: Hanno Huth | |
THE CRYING GAME | Scala Director: Neil Jordan Producer: Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlson Starring: Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson | ASCAP Award: Top Box Office Films |
KNIGHT MOVES | Cinevox Filmproduktion GmbH Short written and directed by Dan Weldon | |
THE POPE MUST DIE | Miramax Director: Peter Richardson Producer: Stephen Woolley Starring: Robbie Coltrane | |
SILENCE LIKE GLASS | Bavaria Films Director: Carl Schenkel Producers: Michael Rohrig, Carl Schenkel | |
SAY ANYTHING | Gracie Films Director: Cameron Crowe Producers: Richard Marks, Polly Platt Starring: John Cusack | |
WILT | LWT Director: Michael Tuchner Producer: Brian Eastman Starring: Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Alison Steadman | |
BUSTER | NFH Productions Director: David Green Producer: Norma Heyman Starring: Phil Collins, Julie Walters, Larry Lamb | Brit Award: Best Film Soundtrack |
HIDING OUT | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group Director: Bob Giraldi Producer: Jeff Rothberg |
BLACK NARCISSUS | DNA Films/ BBC Director: Charlotte Bruus Christensen Writers: Amanda Coe (Adaption), Runmer Godden (Original Story) Producers: Cahal Bannon, Vivien Kenny, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Amanda Coe Starring: Gemma Arterton, Jim Broadbent, Alessandro Nivola | |
THE SINGAPORE GRIP | Mammoth Screen Director: Tom Vaughan Producer: Farah Abushwesha Starring: Luke Treadaway, Charles Dance, Elizabeth Tan | |
POLDARK (series 1 – 5) | BBC Directors: Edward Bazalgette, William McGregor, William Sinclair, Joss Agnew, Charlie Palmer, Brian Kelly, Richard Senior, Stephen Woolfenden Producers: Damien Timmer, Eliza Mellor, Margaret Mitchell, Michael Ray Starring: Aidan Turner, Eleanor Tomlinson | *2015 BAFTA Nomination: Best Original Score* *2016 BAFTA Nomination: Best Original Score* |
RUBY ROBINSON | Sky / King Bert Productions Director: Matt Lipsey Starring: Kim Cattrall, Mike Wozniak | |
BILLIONAIRE BOY | BBC Director: Matt Lipsey Producer: Jo Sargent, Joanne Hanley Starring: Warwick Davis, David Walliams, Catherine Tate | |
THE BOY IN A DRESS | BBC Director: Matt Lipsey Producer: Francis Gilson, Jo Sargent Starring: Tim McInnerny, Jennifer Saunders, Kate Moss, James Buckley, David Walliams | |
ABOVE SUSPICION: DEADLY INTENT | La Plante Productions Director: Gillies MacKinnon Producer: Hugh Warren Executive Producers: Lynda La Plante, Liz Thorburn | |
ABOVE SUSPICION: THE RED DAHLIA | La Plante Productions Director: Gillies MacKinnon Producers: Chris Clough, Lynda La Plante Executive Producer: Liz Thorburn | |
COMMANDER: THE ABDUTION | La Plante Productions Director: Gillies MacKinnon Producers: Lachlan MacKinnon, Liz Thorburn | |
TRIAL AND RETRIBUTION | La Plante Productions XX, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX | Ivor Novello Nomination 2009: Best TV Soundtrack (2008) |
WHATEVER LOVE MEANS | Granada Television Director: David Blair Producer: Jolyon Symonds Starring: Laurence Fox, Olivia Poulet | |
THE KEY | Little Bird Productions / BBC Director: David Blair Producer: Sue Austen, Donna Franceschild Starring: Ronni Ancona | Ivor Novello Nomination: Best Soundtrack |
THE 10TH KINGDOM | Hallmark Directors: David Carson, Herbert Wise Producer: Brian Eastman | |
DONOVAN QUICK | BBC Director: David Blair Producer: Sue Austen Starring: Colin Firth | |
CRIME TRAVELLER | BBC | Ivor Novello Nomination: Best Soundtrack |
KAVANAGH Q.C | Carlton UK Directors: Paul Greengrass, Renny Rye, Colin Gregg Producers: Ted Childs, Chris Kelly Starring: John Thaw | |
ANNA LEE | Carnival Films / LWT Directors: Christopher King, Peter Barber-Fleming Producers: Brian Eastman, Sarah Wilson | |
JEEVES AND WOOSTER | Carnival Films / ITV Director: Ferdinand Fairfax, Simon Langton, Robert Young Producer: Brian Eastman, Sally Head Starring: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie | BAFTA Nomination: Best Original Television Music |
THE PERFECT BLUE | BBC Director: Kieron J. Walsh Producer: Elinor Day |
ABC, Wham, Phil Collins, Tom Jones, Rod Stewart, Annie Lennox, Seal, Cher, Elton John, Des’Ree, Lord Of The Dance, Tina Turner, Jimmy Nail, Boyzone, The Spice Girls, Pulp, Travis, Robbie Williams |
ABC | On the album Lexicon of Love |
Malcolm McClaren and Trevor Horn | Buffalo Gals and Duck Rock |
Art Of Noise | Four albums including Beat Box and Moments In Love |
Jeff Beck | The Pope Must Die |
Five Star | On the album Luxury of Life |
Cathy Dennis | Too Many Walls |
Alison Moyet | Voice |
Debbie Harry | Debravation |
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Anne Dudley’s new album ‘Crossing the Bar’ released tomorrow!
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‘Benedetta’ featuring a score by Anne Dudley will be released in the UK on the 16th April
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Anne Dudley’s ‘Benedetta’ soundtrack released
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The trailer for Paul Verhoeven’s (Elle, Basic Instinct) latest film ‘Benedetta’ for which Anne Dudley has composed the score, has just been released. The film

‘Black Narcissus’ airs Sunday 27th December on BBC One – music by Anne Dudley
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‘Black Narcissus’ scored by Anne Dudley premieres on FX 23rd November
Anne Dudley has composed the score to the new FX mini-series ‘Black Narcissus’ based on the novel by Rumer Godden and adapted by writer Amanda