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Name
  
Richard Robbins


Role
  
Composer

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Died
  
November 7, 2012, Rhinebeck

Albums
  
The Remains of the Day, Howards End, Maurice

Similar People
  
Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Tony Pierce‑Roberts, John Bright

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Richard Stephen Robbins (December 4, 1940 – November 7, 2012) was an American-born composer, best known for his motion picture scores for the Merchant Ivory films.

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Robbins was born in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. In November 2012, he died of Parkinson's disease at the age of 71. He died at his home in New York.

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Awards

Robbins was nominated for an Oscar in 1992 for his score for the film Howards End (performed by Martin Jones) and in 1993 for The Remains of the Day. Also, he was named for a Sammy Film Music Award in 1992 for Howards End

Filmography

Robbins wrote the score for the following films unless otherwise noted:

  • Sweet Sounds (1976); short film; director only
  • Roseland (1977); assistant to producer Ismail Merchant
  • The Europeans (1979)
  • Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
  • Quartet (1981)
  • Heat and Dust (1983)
  • The Bostonians (1984)
  • A Room with a View (1985)
  • Sweet Lorraine (1987)
  • My Little Girl (1987)
  • Maurice (1987)
  • The Perfect Murder (1988)
  • Slaves of New York (1989)
  • Love and Other Sorrows (1989, TV)
  • Bail Jumper (1990)
  • Mr & Mrs Bridge (1990)
  • The Ballad of the Sad Café (1991); directed by Simon Callow
  • Howards End (1992)
  • The Remains of the Day (1993)
  • Street Musicians of Bombay (1994); also director
  • Jefferson in Paris (1995)
  • Surviving Picasso (1996)
  • The Proprietor (1996)
  • Lumière and Company: segment "Merchant Ivory" (1996)
  • The Hidden Dimension (1997)
  • A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
  • Place Vendôme (1998); directed by Nicole Garcia
  • Cotton Mary (1999); directed by Ismail Merchant
  • The Golden Bowl (2000)
  • The Girl (2000)
  • The Mystic Masseur (2001)
  • Le Divorce (2003)
  • The White Countess (2005); directed by James Ivory

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