Chris Egan (musician)

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Chris Egan is a British composer, orchestrator, conductor and musical director who has worked extensively on film, television and theatre music, as well as live concerts.

Career[]

Film[]

Egan worked on the scores for Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, Ethel & Ernest, and Napoleon.[1]

Television[]

His work on music for television includes The Halcyon, Hooten And The Lady, Cilla, Man Down, Upstairs Downstairs, and Britannia High.[1][2]

Theatre[]

Egan has worked on musical direction and orchestration for a number of musical theatre productions. These include: The Bodyguard, Water Babies, End Of The Rainbow, The Pajama Game, I Can’t Sing, Dance ‘Til Dawn, Kiss Me Kate, Crazy For You, Witches Of Eastwick, Grease, and Footloose.[1]

Concert[]

For a number of years, Egan has been Elaine Paige's musical director for her concert performances.[3][4] He also worked on her series for Sky Arts, The Elaine Paige Show. He has also been the musical director for Shirley Bassey and Lionel Richie.[1]

Production music[]

Egan has written and produced music for the production music house Audio Network.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d www.dewynters.com, DEWYNTERS |. "The Bodyguard Musical". The Bodyguard Musical. Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. ^ "TV and film composer Chris Egan talks techniques and using Spectrasonics". Time+Space. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. ^ "Elaine Paige In Concert | Review | The Stage". The Stage. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  4. ^ "Elaine Paige: Page by Page by Paige (Royal Albert Hall)". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  5. ^ "Chris Egan Music: Listen, Buy & Download Tracks by Chris Egan". Audio Network. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
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