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Basil Kirchin(1927-2005)

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Basil Kirchin was born on 8 August 1927 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Journey to the Unknown (1968), I Start Counting (1970) and Services spéciaux, division K (1968). He was married to Esther Muller. He died on 18 June 2005 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK.
BornAugust 8, 1927
DiedJune 18, 2005(77)
BornAugust 8, 1927
DiedJune 18, 2005(77)
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Known for

Journey to the Unknown (1968)
Journey to the Unknown
7.6
TV Series
  • Composer(music composed by)
Jenny Agutter in I Start Counting (1970)
I Start Counting
6.9
  • Composer
  • 1970
Stephen Boyd and Camilla Sparv in Services spéciaux, division K (1968)
Services spéciaux, division K
5.5
  • Composer
  • 1968
Vincent Price and Virginia North in L'Abominable Docteur Phibes (1971)
L'Abominable Docteur Phibes
7.0
  • Music Department
  • 1971

Credits

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Music Department

  • Basil Kirchin in Mind on the Run: The Basil Kirchin Story (2023)
    Mind on the Run: The Basil Kirchin Story
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 2023
  • Vincent Price and Virginia North in L'Abominable Docteur Phibes (1971)
    L'Abominable Docteur Phibes
    7.0
    • music arranger
    • 1971
  • Ronnie Barker in Six Dates with Barker (1971)
    Six Dates with Barker
    7.0
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Gayle Hunnicutt and Ian McShane in Freelance (1970)
    Freelance
    6.7
    • music arranger
    • 1970
  • Diane Cilento, Glenda Jackson, and Peter McEnery in Negatives (1968)
    Negatives
    5.8
    • music arranger
    • 1968
  • La malédiction des Whateley (1967)
    La malédiction des Whateley
    5.8
    • music arranger
    • 1967
  • Londres la primitive (1965)
    Londres la primitive
    5.5
    • music arranger
    • orchestra directed by
    • 1965

Composer

  • Mutations (1974)
    Mutations
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1974
  • Vincent Price and Virginia North in L'Abominable Docteur Phibes (1971)
    L'Abominable Docteur Phibes
    7.0
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • Gayle Hunnicutt and Ian McShane in Freelance (1970)
    Freelance
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Jenny Agutter in I Start Counting (1970)
    I Start Counting
    6.9
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Journey to the Unknown (1968)
    Journey to the Unknown
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Composer (music composed by)
    • 1968–1969
  • Diane Cilento, Glenda Jackson, and Peter McEnery in Negatives (1968)
    Negatives
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Chantage à la drogue (1968)
    Chantage à la drogue
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Stephen Boyd and Camilla Sparv in Services spéciaux, division K (1968)
    Services spéciaux, division K
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • La malédiction des Whateley (1967)
    La malédiction des Whateley
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Londres la primitive (1965)
    Londres la primitive
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Dave Clark and Barbara Ferris in Sauve qui peut (1965)
    Sauve qui peut
    5.6
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1965

Soundtrack

  • Amie Donald and Violet McGraw in M3GAN (2022)
    M3GAN
    6.3
    • performer: "Silicon Chip"
    • writer: "Silicon Chip"
    • 2022
  • Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy in Last Night in Soho (2021)
    Last Night in Soho
    7.0
    • performer: "Primitive London 1"
    • writer: "Primitive London 1"
    • 2021
  • Anne Heche, Vincent Kartheiser, Dallas Roberts, Marc Meyers, Alex Wolff, and Ross Lynch in Mon ami Dahmer (2017)
    Mon ami Dahmer
    6.2
    • writer: "Petal On A Wind" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Jenny Agutter in I Start Counting (1970)
    I Start Counting
    6.9
    • music: "Lawdy Lawdy"
    • writer: "I Start Counting", "They Want Love", "Children" (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Scotland Yard au parfum (1967)
    Scotland Yard au parfum
    6.5
    • music: "Viva La Tamla Motown" (uncredited)
    • 1967

Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 8, 1927
    • Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 18, 2005
    • Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Esther Muller1969 - ?

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Drummer, and joint leader of The Ivor and Basil Kirchin Orchestra. Sometimes known as the Kirchin Brothers, Ivor was in fact Basil's father.

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