Howard Goodall

Quick Facts

Full Name	Howard Goodall
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	May 26, 1958(1958-05-26)
Age	66
Birthplace	Bromley
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Taurus

Howard Goodall Biography

Howard Goodall is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on May 26, 1958 in Bromley, England, United Kingdom. British composer of TV scores, musical theatre pieces and choral music. His works include The Dreaming (a musical), and Eternal Light A Requiem, a choral-and orchestral piece.

He composed music for Mr. Bean, a popular British comedy program starring He composed music for Mr. Bean, a popular British comedy program starring Rowan Atkinson..

In the late 1970s, Goodall was a member of the band Half Brother with his friend Jonathan Kermode. They produced an eponymous LP album, Half Brother, in 1978.

Goodall arranged an orchestral and choir score for Psalm 122 for Tonbridge School to commemorate their chapel which burnt down in the 1980s. Goodall was also commissioned by Truro Cathedral to write a new work for all four of the Cathedral’s choirs: Truro Cathedral Choir (boys and men), St Mary’s Singers (mixed adults), Cornwall Youth Choir and Cornwall Junior Choir. The piece, entitled A New Heart, A New Spirit, sets a text from Wisdom and Ezekiel in four languages (English, Latin, French and Cornish).

He was married to Val Fancourt, a music agent.

Howard Goodall Net Worth

Howard Goodall is one of the richest Composer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Howard Goodall 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He studied music at Christ Church in Oxford. In 1984, he composed The Hired Man (one of his earliest works in musical theater).

He composed the 2001 choral work “In Memoriam Anne Frank.”

Howard Lindsay Goodall CBE (/ˈ ɡ ʊ d ɔː l / ; born 26 May 1958) is an English composer of musicals, choral music and music for television. He also presents music-based programmes for television and radio, for which he has won many awards. In May 2008, he was named as a presenter and Composer-in-Residence with the UK radio channel Classic FM. In May 2009, he was named “Composer of the Year” at the Classic BRIT Awards.

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Who is Howard Goodall Dating?

According to our records, Howard Goodall married to Val Fancourt. As of December 1, 2023, Howard Goodall’s is not dating anyone.

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Goodall has been awarded honorary Doctorates of Music from Bishop Grosseteste University College in Lincoln, the University of Bolton, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts with the University of East Anglia and Doctor of Literature (Education) from the Institute of Education, University College London. The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) gave him its Gold Badge Award for exceptional work in support of his fellow British composers. In 2007, he received the Making Music/Sir Charles Groves Prize for Outstanding Contribution to British Music and was appointed by the UK Government as England’s first ever National Ambassador for Singing, leading a 4-year programme (Sing Up) to improve the provision of group singing for all primary-age children.

Facts & Trivia

Howard Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Howard Goodall celebrates birthday on May 26 of every year.

In 2009, Goodall received the Karl Haas Prize for Music Education, awarded by the Klassix Society–Friends of 88.7KXMS / Fine Arts Radio International of Missouri Southern State University.

What has Howard Goodall written?

Goodall has composed the main themes and incidental music for UK comedy programmes including Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Mr. Bean, The Thin Blue Line, The Vicar of Dibley, The Catherine Tate Show, 2point4 Children, Words and Pictures and QI, on which he has also appeared twice as a panellist.

Who wrote Blackadder theme music?

The well known Blackadder theme tune was composed by Howard Goodall.

How old is Howard Goodall?

64 years (May 26, 1958)

How did the Beatles save classical music?

It took the Beatles to reclaim the harmonies of Bach and Mozart, and in doing so, to bring about ‘the dramatic comeback of the western musical system. They began the process of healing the damaging rift between popular and classical music ‘, says Goodall. Certainly sounds better than ‘they wrote catchy songs’.

Who played guitar on Blackadder 2?

Adder 2: Singer Jeremy Jackman, electric organ Howard Goodall, guitar solo Ian Lawes or Tom Blades, oboe Sandra Mackay.