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Jonathan Whitehead (1960-2020)

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Birthplace:
Denton, United Kingdom

Born:
October 21, 1960

Died:
May 26, 2020

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Jonathan Whitehead (21 October 1960 – 26 May 2020) was an English musician and composer, born in Denton, Lancashire. He wrote music for television comedies such as The Day Today, Brass Eye, Black Books, Green Wing, Campus and Nathan Barley. He studied music at the University of Bristol and later lived in London. He sometimes wrote under the name "Trellis".  His music for Green Wing was nominated for a BAFTA and won the RTS Award for Best Original Music. A selection of music from the series was released on CD under Whitehead's artistic nom de plume, Trellis.  Serious documentary and drama scores composed by Whitehead include War In Europe and The Clintons' Marriage of Power for MBC, Metropolis (with James Purefoy), three series of Medics for Granada and Kay Mellor's latest drama series Strictly Confidential for ITV.  He died on 26 May 2020 at the age of 59, with his death being announced the following month by the Radio 4 programme, Last Word.

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Music:
1998  You Are Here

Original Music Composer:
1998  You Are Here
2010  Four Lions
2019  The Day Shall Come

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TV Production

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2005  Nathan Barley

Original Music Composer:
1997  Brass Eye
2000  Black Books
2005  Nathan Barley

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