---
name: "Barrington Pheloung"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/barrington-pheloung"
fi1m_id: "barrington-pheloung"
imdb_id: "nm0006224"
tmdb_id: 27265
wikidata_id: "Q717964"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "10 May 1954"
died: "31 July 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-18T07:49:49.179867+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Barrington Pheloung

## Identity

Barrington Pheloung

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/barrington-pheloung
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** barrington-pheloung
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006224
- **TMDB ID:** 27265
- **Wikidata ID:** Q717964
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrington_Pheloung, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q717964, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006224/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27265

Composer. Born 10 May 1954 in Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Died 31 July 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 10 May 1954, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- **Died:** 31 July 2019
- **Active:** 1987–2013
- **Frequently works with:** [Anthony Minghella](https://film.one/person/anthony-minghella.md), [Colin Dexter](https://film.one/person/colin-dexter.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 1990s 80 (1), 2000s 80 (1), 2010s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 75 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 3, Mystery 2, Comedy 1, Fantasy 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrington_Pheloung, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q717964, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006224/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27265

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*Inspector Morse*](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md) (84)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Endeavour*](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md) (82)

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## Biography

Barrington Pheloung was an Australian composer and conductor based in the United Kingdom. Born in Manly, New South Wales, he moved to London in his late teens and studied composition, conducting and guitar at the Royal College of Music.

He composed the theme and incidental music for the long-running ITV series *Inspector Morse* (1987–2000), as well as its sequel *Lewis* and prequel *Endeavour*. His film scores include *Truly Madly Deeply* (1990), in which he also appeared, *Hilary and Jackie* (1998) and *Shopgirl* (2005). He received BAFTA nominations for his work on *Inspector Morse* and *Hilary and Jackie*.

Earlier in his career Pheloung wrote numerous ballet scores and worked with companies including the London Contemporary Dance Theatre. He also composed for other television series such as *Dalziel and Pascoe*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, bbc.co.uk, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Endeavour* (2013), Fi1m 82, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *Red Riding* (2009), Fi1m 80, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/red-riding.md)
- *Truly Madly Deeply* (1991), Fi1m 80, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/truly-madly-deeply.md)
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), Fi1m 84, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *My Feral Heart* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Endeavour* (2013), series, Music — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *The Mapmaker* (2012), Music
- *Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Red Riding* (2009), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/red-riding.md)
- *Incendiary* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *And When Did You Last See Your Father?* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Lewis* (2007), series, Music
- *Little Fugitive* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Shopgirl* (2005), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The World of Nat King Cole* (2004), Music
- *Shaolin: Wheel of Life* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Cor, Blimey!* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Seeing Red* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Hilary and Jackie* (1998), Music Supervisor, Original Music Composer
- *The Gift* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Inside Out: Portraits of Children* (1997), Music
- *Saint-Ex* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *The One That Got Away* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *The Mangler* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Reckoning* (1995), Music
- *Shopping* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Nostradamus* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *The Cinder Path* (1994), series, Original Music Composer
- *Anne Rice: Birth of the Vampire* (1994), Music
- *Wall of Silence* (1993), Music
- *The Legends of Treasure Island* (1993), series, Music
- *The Legends of Treasure Island* (1993), Music
- *Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Rik Mayall Presents: Briefest Encounter* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Naked Sport: Welcome to the Sewer* (1993), Music
- *Twin Dragons* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Brown Bear's Wedding* (1991), Music
- *Stanley and the Women* (1991), series, Original Music Composer
- *Truly Madly Deeply* (1991), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/truly-madly-deeply.md)
- *My Kingdom for a Horse* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Portrait of a Marriage* (1990), series, Original Music Composer
- *Red Empire* (1990), series, Original Music Composer
- *Friendship's Death* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)

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