Biography

Benjamin’s first feature film score for Thomas Vinterberg and Lars von Trier’s Dear Wendy was nominated as 'Discovery of the Year' in the 2005 World Soundtrack Awards and 'Best Original Score' in the 2006 Danish Film Academy Awards. The score was performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra and orchestrated and conducted by the composer. He recently scored The Escapist (directed by Rupert Wyatt, starring Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes and Dominic Cooper, a film which was featured in the 2008 Sundance Film Festival read review

To date he has orchestrated and conducted seventeen major feature film scores including Dario Marianelli's Oscar® and Golden Globe® Winning score for Atonement (also nominated for a BAFTA for Best Original Score 2008), his Oscar® nominated score for Pride and Prejudice (Awarded Best Soundtrack in the 2006 Classical Brits and nominated as Best Original Score in the Ivor Novello Awards 2006), The Brave One, The Brothers Grimm, V for Vendetta, and Nigel Westlake's score for Miss Potter.

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