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Carl Davis

Career

Active from 1968 to 2016, busiest in 1983 and 1985 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The World at War
The World at War
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Carl Davis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Literary Adaptation 7
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Period Piece 7
  • Character Study 7
  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Moral Dilemmas 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Social Satire 3
  • Period Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

97
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles · average score 77
Ethel & Ernest
Ethel & Ernest (2016)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer

Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
GoodWatch score 73

as Orlando Adams

The Understudy
The Understudy (2012)

as Mr. Davidovitz

2000s

5 titles · average score 64
Garbo
Garbo (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Promoted to Glory
Promoted to Glory (2003)

Original Music Composer

The Book of Eve
The Book of Eve (2002)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (2000)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)
GoodWatch score 81

Music

1990s

27 titles · average score 65
Topsy-Turvy
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer

The Greatest Store in the World
The Greatest Store in the World (1999)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

Goodnight, Mister Tom
Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Music Composer

Widows' Peak
Widows' Peak (1994)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Music Composer

The Trial
The Trial (1993)
GoodWatch score 43

Original Music Composer

Voyage
Voyage (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

D.W. Griffith: Father of Film
D.W. Griffith: Father of Film (1993)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

A Sense of History
A Sense of History (1992)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

The Crucifer of Blood
The Crucifer of Blood (1991)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Music Composer

Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Music Composer

Frankenstein Unbound
Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
GoodWatch score 47

Original Music Composer

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Music Composer

1980s

33 titles · average score 63
Scandal
Scandal (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

The Rainbow
The Rainbow (1989)
GoodWatch score 61

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Girl in a Swing
The Girl in a Swing (1988)
GoodWatch score 43

Conductor, Original Music Composer

King David
King David (1985)
GoodWatch score 29

Original Music Composer

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

Silas Marner
Silas Marner (1985)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Macbeth
Macbeth (1983)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man (1983)

Original Music Composer

Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

Schoolgirl Chums
Schoolgirl Chums (1982)

Original Music Composer

The French Lieutenant's Woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice (1980)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

1970s

28 titles · average score 59
Birth of the Beatles
Birth of the Beatles (1979)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

The Lady of the Camellias
The Lady of the Camellias (1976)

Original Music Composer

The Naked Civil Servant
The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

Man Friday
Man Friday (1975)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

The Cay
The Cay (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice (1973)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Music Composer

The National Health
The National Health (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Up the Chastity Belt
Up the Chastity Belt (1972)
GoodWatch score 47

Original Music Composer

Rentadick
Rentadick (1972)
GoodWatch score 40

Original Music Composer

What Became of Jack and Jill?
What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Music Composer

I, Monster
I, Monster (1971)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

Up Pompeii
Up Pompeii (1971)
GoodWatch score 55

Conductor, Original Music Composer

1960s

1 title · average score 65
The Bofors Gun
The Bofors Gun (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer