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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.

Richard Robbins
Born	(1940-12-04)December 4, 1940 South Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	November 7, 2012(2012-11-07) (aged 71) New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Film score
Occupation(s)	Composer

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.[1]

Personal life

Robbins began playing the piano at the age of five. He graduated from the New England Conservatory in Boston, and later received a fellowship through a fund established by the philanthropist Frank Huntington Beebe to continue his studies in Vienna.[2]

Robbins was gay and lived his later years with his long-term partner, artist Michael Schell.[2]

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.[3] Additionally, he won a Sammy Film Music Award in 1992 for Howards End.[4]

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

References

External links

Archives at
Location Library of Congress Source Richard Robbins collection, 1976-2001
How to use archival material

• Richard Robbins at IMDb
• Richard Robbins at Epdlp (Spanish)
• Richard Robbins obituary

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[de] Richard Robbins

Richard Stephen Robbins (* 4. Dezember 1940 in South Weymouth, Massachusetts; † 7. November 2012 in Rhinebeck, New York[1]) war ein US-amerikanischer Filmkomponist und Pianist.

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- [en] Richard Robbins (composer)

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[es] Richard Robbins

Richard Sthepens Robbins (Weymouth, 4 de diciembre de 1937 – Rhinebeck, 7 de noviembre de 2012) fue un compositor estadounidense, conocido principalmente por realizar las bandas sonoras de gran parte de las películas que realizaron James Ivory e Ismail Merchant con su productora Merchant Ivory. Entre ellas se encuentran la de Una habitación con vistas (1985), Maurice (1987), Regreso a Howards End (1992) y Lo que queda del día (1993).[1] Por las dos últimas, recibió nominaciones al Premio Óscar a la mejor banda sonora y por Una habitación con vistas y Maurice obtuvo una nominación al BAFTA y el premio a la mejor banda sonora en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Venecia, respectivamente.[2]

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[ru] Роббинс, Ричард

Ричард Стивен Роббинс (англ. Richard Stephen Robbins, 4 декабря 1940 ― 7 ноября 2012) ― композитор американского происхождения, наиболее известный своими партитурами к фильмам Merchant Ivory Productions.

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