Known For
Sound
Born
Feb 17, 1949
Place of Birth
Heathfield, Sussex, England, UK
Credits
33 titles
Fred Frith
Biography
English musician, composer and professor, who is known for his avant-garde works involving electric guitars, film soundtracks and using improvisations in his music. He first gained prominence as a member of progressive rock band Henry Cow, in the 1970s, and collaborated with various musicians and bands throughout his career. Since the 1980s, he has composed music for film, theatre and dance. In addition, he was Professor of Composition in the Music Department at Mills College in Oakland, California until his retirement in 2018.
Known For
Filmography
Tracing Light
Music
The Anchor
Music
Greina
Music
I'll be your mirror
Music
Rhythm in the Backstroke
Music
Leaning Into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy
Original Music Composer
Zen for Nothing
Original Music Composer
Last Day of Freedom
Original Music Composer
Fritz Hauser: Sound Explorer
Music
Between Two Worlds
Music
Rage
Original Music Composer
The Time that Rests
Original Music Composer
Attwenger Adventure
Drei gegen Troja
Original Music Composer
Touch the Sound
Himself
Gambling, Gods and LSD
Original Music Composer
A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
Self
Fragments d'ici
Music
Rivers and Tides
Original Music Composer
Andy Goldsworthy et l'œuvre du temps
Music
The Tango Lesson
Original Music Composer
Middle of the Moment
Original Music Composer
Before Sunrise
Original Music Composer
Little Lieutenant
Musician
Orlando
Additional Music
John Zorn's Naked City
Musician
Thea und Nat
Original Music Composer
Eastern Cross
Original Music Composer
Step Across the Border
Self
The Top of His Head
Original Music Composer
Wolfsgrub - Portrait of My Mother
Original Music Composer
Little Red Robin Hood
Music
John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990
Themself