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For the 18th century American poet née Anne Dudley, see Anne Bradstreet.

Anne Dudley (born May 7 1956 in Chatham, Kent, England) is an orchestral composer and pop musician and was the BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association between January 2002 and January 2005. She has worked in both the classical and pop genres.

Trained as a classical performer, Dudley then moved to the competitive commercial field as a session musician, where her professional relationship with Trevor Horn began (Dudley made significant contributions to the Horn-produced "Lexicon of Love" album) and also her work with groups such as Pet Shop Boys ABC and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Her scoring of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Rattlesnakes" album was a standout early effort. She was a founding member of The Art of Noise, whose pioneering attitude towards sampling has extended to music production of today.

Dudley's music for film includes the powerful score for American History X, as well as The Crying Game and Buster, and in 1998 she won the "Best Original Musical or Comedy Score" Oscar for The Full Monty (now the highest grossing film in the UK of all time). Her TV music includes scores for Kavanagh Q.C., Jeeves and Wooster and The Perfect Blue. She has also worked as a session musician for many clients.

External links

• Anne Dudley's official webpage
• Anne Dudley and BBC Concert Orchestra
• Anne Dudley (at www.cinemusic.net)
• Anne Dudley (from VH1)
• Zang Tuum Tumb and all that

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