Warren Bennett

Press Quote

"Wuthering Heights - The score, written by talented keyboard player / arranger / composer Warren Bennett, is superb - a first major score as well don't forget. His main theme, on which the majority of the score is based, has a fine and strong melodic flow that worthies comparison with other scores on the same subject, notably by Newman and Legrand. This is a major effort, lovely writing, excellent playing by a London orchestra and is unquestionably one of the finest scores I have heard this year. I am frequently amazed at the talent Warren possesses, his arrangements are superb. This is no run of the mill score, this is class. Recommended!".

Review by John Williams (Composer) - Music For The Movies

Warren’s professional musical career began in 1977 when, aged 15 his first composition for television was used for ITV’s Summer Promotional Campaign. Also that year he co-wrote ‘The Girls Back Home’, which was released as a single from the ‘Rock Dreams’ album by the Brian Bennett Band. This initial success, especially in television, led to him becoming not only an accomplished musician, writer and producer (with over 70 albums under his belt) but also as an established composer for feature films.

His feature credits include: Chaos & Cadavers, the black comedy for Matador Pictures starring Keeley Hawes, Rik Mayall and Nick Moran (theatrically released Summer 2004), Wuthering Heights (starring Robert Cavanah and Sarah Smart), Dear Roy Love Gillian and Access Hollywood (USTV Film). He has also composed and performed the title songs for The American Way (starring Dennis Hopper), The Harpist (Schlemmer Films), Ruth Rendell's classic drama Some Lie And Some Die and Decadence (starring Steven Berkoff and Joan Collins).

Television credits include: New Tricks (BBC series), Can't Buy Me Love (ITV drama), The Knock (LWT 12 x 60mins Drama Series and 4 x 90min specials), Staying Alive (LWT 12 x 60mins Drama Series), Dirty Work (BBC Drama Series), The Ambassador (BBC 6 x 60mins Drama Series), London's Burning (LWT 48 x 60mins Drama Series), Birds of a Feather (BBC Christmas specials) and Close To Home (LWT Series). He recently arranged, produced and performed the music for the stunning Moonpower (BBC).

Warren has also written over 60 library music albums, from which his music can be heard on such TV programmes as:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ER, The Osbournes, Murder One, Friends, America’s Most Wanted ,The Chris Isaak Show ,The Fast Show ,Spongebob Squarepants , Baywatch, Ellen, The Cosby Show, Bergerac, Taggart, Spitting Image, Oprah Winfrey and Beavis & Butthead!

As a performer, Warren’s career began in 1980 when his group ’Glass Ties’ were signed to EMI Records. During this period they released two singles and toured extensively. This then led to his first association with The Shadows when he co-wrote ‘You Rescue Me’ for their ‘Life in the Jungle’ album. As a solo artist, Warren had a year-long stint as support act for Alan Price’s 1984 UK tour.

Warren has also released two critically acclaimed new age albums of which ‘Pathways to Love’ topped the new age charts.

From 1991-2000, Warren worked as arranger/performer on Hank Marvin’s solo albums and also wrote the title track from Hank’s first album of this period ‘Into the Light’. He was a member of Hank’s touring band on each of his six solo tours between 1994 and 2002.

In 1995, he arranged and performed with Mirage and scored a top ten album hit in the UK with ‘Classic Guitar Moods’.

Warren’s arrangements can also be heard on the 2001 top ten Englebert Humperdinck album ‘I Want To Wake Up With You’ and Darren Day’s album from the musical ‘Summer Holiday.’

In 2004, Warren arranged and produced the first new Shadows recording for fourteen years; the Jerry Lordan penned ‘Life Story’ which reached number 7 in the UK charts. Following on from this success Warren toured as keyboard player with The Shadows on their 2005 tour of Europe.

Since 1999, Warren has also been recording and performing with his new band The Vibratos, a guitar-based instrumental band who have so far released three albums on Warren’s own label Waffles Music.

Warren primarily works from his studios in Radlett, Hertfordshire when he’s not recording orchestras for his film projects at Abbey Road Studios and Air Studios, London.

Some sample music clips:

• Theme from 'Wuthering Heights'
• Forgiveness from 'Can't Buy Me Love'
• Judge & Jury
• Theme from 'Chaos and Cavaders'
• Scene of the Crime
• 'The Rock' from 'The Ambassador'
• 'A Person from Gimmerton' from 'Wuthering Heights'
• 'You're A Conwoman' from 'Chaos and Cadavers'
• 'Is Dad coming home?' from 'Can't Buy Me Love'
• Messiah
• 'The Night Before' from 'Can't Buy Me Love'
• Misplaced
• 'Crowleys Theme' from 'Chaos and Cadavers'
• 'Lift Rescue' from 'London's Burning'
• Theme from 'London's Burning'

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Score Reviews....

Reviews of Chaos and Cadavers

"Chaos and Cadavers" is the funniest film I've seen, and I've seen many in my 79 years. The unobtrusive cinematography adds to the believability, while the charming score balances the film's romantic, humorous, and terrifying elements. This movie deserves a big audience! Find it, see it, and laugh yourself silly!”

Reviews of Wuthering Heights

“This film is by far the most beautiful portrayal of the novel. It had such power over me at first and still does every time I watch it. The music, lighting, and scenery is breathtaking and the character portrayal is full of real, gripping emotions. No other version has had the ability to make me feel the way this one does”

“I love everything about this film... the sets, the costumes, not to mention Robert Cavagh's visceral portrayal of Heathcliff: you feel his pain as if he were being disemboweled...blows the Fiennes (sorry girls, I like him too)version away.... simply perfect. Oh, and the score is so melancholy and beautiful.
MUST HAVE!!!”

“This version of Wuthering Heights is stunningly good. More than that, Emily Bronte would have recognised it as the book she wrote. Warren Bennett provided the hauntingly beautiful score - perfectly judged to match the prevailing mood of the film”

“The score is perfect in every way: more poignant than passionate, quietly dignified and sweeping without being obvious. The theme is not played in every scene; it is used sparingly, and for this is all the more appreciated when it does grace a scene...”

“This is the most accurate version of "Wuthering Heights" I have ever seen. As a side note, the music was beautiful! It made me want to cry”

“Out of the four versions of Wuthering Heights available on DVD [1939, 1971 and 1992 being the others], this is the closest to the book. The ending is beautifully done, aided by some very John Barry-like music”