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Daphne Oram(1925-2003)

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Daphne Oram was born on 31 December 1925 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK. She was a composer, known for Television World Theatre (1957), Man of Rope (1961) and Rail (1967). She died on 5 January 2003 in Maidstone, Kent, England, UK.
BornDecember 31, 1925
DiedJanuary 5, 2003(77)
BornDecember 31, 1925
DiedJanuary 5, 2003(77)
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Known for

Television World Theatre (1957)
Television World Theatre
TV Series
  • Sound Department
Man of Rope
Short
  • Composer
  • 1961
Rail (1967)
Rail
7.2
Short
  • Music Department(electronic music)
  • 1967
Snow (1963)
Snow
7.0
Short
  • Music Department
  • 1963

Credits

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  • This Is Shell
    6.1
    Short
    • electronic treatment
    • 1970
  • Just for You (1964)
    Just for You
    5.6
    • electronic sound effects (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Sean Connery and Ursula Andress in Dr. No (1962)
    Dr. No
    7.2
    • electronic sounds (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • The Innocents (1961)
    The Innocents
    7.7
    • electronic sound effects (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Television World Theatre (1957)
    Television World Theatre
    TV Series
    • radiophonic sound
    • 1958

Composer



  • The Princess and the Wonderful Weaver
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Trinidad & Tobago
    6.3
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Man of Rope
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1961

Music Department



  • Rail (1967)
    Rail
    7.2
    Short
    • composer: electronic music
    • 1967
  • Snow (1963)
    Snow
    7.0
    Short
    • music effects
    • 1963

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • The Daphne Oram Trust
  • Born
    • December 31, 1925
    • Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 5, 2003
    • Maidstone, Kent, England, UK

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    At age 18, she turned down a place at the Royal College of Music, instead working as a music balancer at the BBC. She became a studio manager, and campaigned, along with Desmond Briscoe, to establish a studio for the production of electronic sound effects and music. The initial studio had only cast-off equipment from the Royal Albert Hall.

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