Anne Dudley

Anne Dudley

Anne Jennifer Dudley (née Beckingham; born 7 May 1956) is an English composer, keyboardist, conductor and pop musician. She was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in the classical and pop genres, as a film composer, and was one of the core members of the synthpop band Art of Noise. In 1998, Dudley won an Oscar for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score for The Full Monty. In addition to over twenty other film scores, in 2012 she served as music producer for the film version of Les Misérables, also acting as arranger and composing some new additional music.

Dudley was born in Beckenham, Kent. She graduated with a master's in music from King's College London in 1978. Trained as a classical performer, she moved into the competitive commercial field as a session musician, where her professional relationship with Trevor Horn began. In 1982, Dudley made significant contributions to the Horn-produced The Lexicon of Love album by ABC. She went from fleshing-out keyboard parts to scoring the album's orchestrations (which were, according to Horn, her first-ever string arrangements) and also co-writing some of the songs.

Dudley was a founding member of the successful band Art of Noise in 1983, which helped pioneer the use of sampling within the pop genre. Their stand-out hits include "Beat Box" (1984), "Moments in Love" (1985), "Close (to the Edit)" (1984), "Paranoimia" (1986), which featured a monologue about insomnia by the artificial intelligence character, Max Headroom (who fitted in well with the group's futuristic anonymity), and, with Tom Jones, "Kiss", a Top 10 in 1988. Art of Noise also produced the theme tune to the ITV game show The Krypton Factor which was used between 1986 and 1993 and is arguably its most recognised theme. "(Theme From) The Krypton Factor" was composed and recorded in 1986 and was reworked as "Crusoe" on their 1987 album.

Dudley's association with Trevor Horn and Art of Noise led on to working with artists such as Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Seal, Marc Almond, Rod Stewart, Robbie Williams and, more recently, Siphiwo. She has co-written songs with Malcolm McLaren ("Buffalo Gals"), Cathy Dennis ("Too Many Walls"), and a 1930s-inspired song with Sting called "This Was Never Meant to Be".

She produced the Tom Jones hit "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (1988) and a Debbie Harry single "Strike Me Pink" (1993).

In 1989, Dudley produced and conducted the string arrangements for the eponymous debut album by Welsh sophisti-pop duo Waterfront. Her intricate production is demonstrated most notably on the song "Nature of Love", which was released as a single in both the UK and US. Another collaboration in 1989 was with Neil Tennant from Pet Shop Boys and Bernard Sumner of New Order; Dudley contributed the lush string arrangements on their debut Electronic release, "Getting Away with It", which peaked at #12 in the UK in December 1989, and #38 in the US in 1990.

Dudley produced two tracks on the 2002 Opera Babes album Beyond Imagination (ranking No. 1 on the UK classical charts for 11 weeks, and No. 4 on the US Billboard charts). In 2004, she produced the album Voice for Alison Moyet. The album, an eclectic collection of cover versions, reached No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart. ...

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May 7, 1956
Chatham, England, UK

Movie Credits

Bull Street
Bull Street
2024
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit
2023
Untitled
Untitled
2023
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021
Benedetta
Benedetta
2021
The Hustle
The Hustle
2019
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018
Away
Away
2016
Elle
Elle
2016
Billionaire Boy
Billionaire Boy
2016
The Boy in the Dress
The Boy in the Dress
2014
Walking on Sunshine
Walking on Sunshine
2014
Who's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise
Who's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise
2011
Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
2009
Perfect Creature
Perfect Creature
2007
The Walker
The Walker
2007
Black Book
Black Book
2006
Lake of Fire
Lake of Fire
2006
Tristan & Isolde
Tristan & Isolde
2006
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things
2003
A Man Apart
A Man Apart
2003
The Gathering
The Gathering
2003
Art Of Noise - Into Vision: The Complete Compendium
Art Of Noise - Into Vision: The Complete Compendium
2002
Lucky Break
Lucky Break
2001
Monkeybone
Monkeybone
2001
The Miracle Maker
The Miracle Maker
2000
Pushing Tin
Pushing Tin
1999
American History X
American History X
1998
The Full Monty
The Full Monty
1997
Hollow Reed
Hollow Reed
1996

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