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Tristram Ogilvie Cary, OAM (14 May 1925 – 24 April 2008), was a pioneering English-Australian composer. He was also active as a teacher and music critic. [2] [3]
Tristram Cary was born on 14 May 1925 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for The Ladykillers (1955), Quatermass and the Pit (1967) and The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960). He was married to Jane Delin and Doris (Dorse) Enid Jukes.
- Composer, Music Department, Sound Department
- May 14, 1925
- Tristram Cary
- April 24, 2008
Apr 15, 2010 · By that time an established composer for film (notably The Ladykillers) and television, Tristram Cary became the first director of Peter Zinoviev’s Electronic Music Studios upon its foundation in 1969.
Tristram Cary was born at Oxford on the 14th May 1925, the third child of Joyce Cary, the novelist, and Gertrude Margaret Cary (nee Ogilvie). Cary was educated at Dragon School, Oxford; Westminster School, London (King's Scholar); Christ Church, Oxford (Exhibitioner) and Trinity College of Music, London. He served with the Royal Navy from 1943 ...
Tristram Cary was a pioneer of tape and electronic music but was equally at home with more conventional forces. As well as writing for the concert hall, he scored the film The...
Cary is widely regarded as the father of British electronic music. Among many other achievements Cary composed music for Doctor Who, the films The ladykillers (1955), Quatermass and the Pit (1967) and Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1970), alongside more conventional scores for Jane Eyre (1963) and Madame Bovary (1964).
Tristram Cary was a composer and electronic music pioneer who worked on films, TV and concerts. He created scores for The Ladykillers, Doctor Who, Quatermass And The Pit and more.
