John Harle was born on September 20, 1956 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. He is known for his work on The Piano (1993), Silent Witness (1996) and Prick Up Your Ears (1987).
Studied at London College of Music and Paris Conservatoire formed his own rock/jazz group, The John Harle Band in 1991, for which he plays keyboards and various saxophones, while continuing to be a member of The Michael Nyman Band has had saxophone music written specifically for him by such composers as 'Luciano Berio', 'Dominic Moldowney', 'Harrison Birtwistle', 'Richard Rodney Bennett', and 'Michael Nyman'.
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hockney
2014
Documentary
Arena
2012
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Freud's Naked Truths
2012
TV Movie documentary
Polar
2011
A Short Stay in Switzerland
2009
TV Movie
Commando: On the Front Line
2007
TV Series documentary 8 episodes
The Commander: Windows of the Soul
2007
TV Movie
The Commander: The Fraudster
2007
TV Movie
The Commander: The Devil You Know
2007
TV Movie
Trial & Retribution
2007
TV Series 1 episode
Silent Witness
1997-2006
TV Series 36 episodes
Messiah: The Harrowing
2005
TV Mini-Series 3 episodes
Dot.Kill
2005
Dalziel and Pascoe
2001-2004
TV Series 3 episodes
Behind Closed Doors
2003
TV Movie
Capone's Boys
2002
A History of Britain
2000-2002
TV Mini-Series documentary 8 episodes
The Ship
2002
TV Mini-Series documentary 2 episodes
Take Me
2001
TV Mini-Series
Summer in the Suburbs
2000
TV Movie
The Echo
1998
TV Mini-Series 2 episodes
The Cruise
1998
TV Series
Screen Two
1997
TV Series 1 episode
Deep Secrets
1996
TV Movie
Annie's Bar
1996
TV Series 10 episodes
Butterfly Kiss
1995
Family
1994
TV Mini-Series
A Baby's World
1994
TV Series documentary
The Curious
1994
Short
Comrade Lady
1987
Short
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Silent Witness
1998-2012
TV Series composer - 58 episodes
A Short Stay in Switzerland
2009
TV Movie composer: theme - uncredited
Capone's Boys
2002
musician: saxophone / orchestrator
A History of Britain
2000
TV Mini-Series documentary musician - 2 episodes
The End of the Affair
1999
musician: soprano and alto saxophone - uncredited
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
1997
TV Movie composer: additional score
Der Unhold
1996
musician: soprano saxophone and alto saxophone
Innocent Lies
1995
musician: soprano saxophone solo
À la folie
1994
musician: soprano and alto sax
The Piano
1993
musician: saxophone
The Michael Nyman Songbook
1992
Documentary musician: soprano and alto saxophone
Prospero's Books
1991
musician: soprano and alto saxophone
Voyager
1991
orchestrator
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
musician: soprano/alto sax
Drowning by Numbers
1988
musician: soprano and alto sax
Prick Up Your Ears
1987
musical director / orchestrator
The Draughtsman's Contract
1982
musician
Greed
1924
musician: saxophone - 1986 alternate version
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
BBC Proms
2011
TV Series
Himself - Conductor
The Michael Nyman Songbook
1992
Documentary
The Michael Nyman Band
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1998
RTS Television Award
Royal Television Society, UK
Best Music - Original Title Music
Silent Witness (1996)
Known for movies
The Piano (1993) as Music Department
Silent Witness (1997-2012) as Composer
Prick Up Your Ears (1987) as Music Department
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) as Music Department
$1.4 Million
