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name: "Francis Haines"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/francis-haines"
fi1m_id: "francis-haines"
tmdb_id: 5460532
roles: ["Composer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T03:24:56.135321+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."
---

# Francis Haines

## Identity

Francis Haines

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/francis-haines
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** francis-haines
- **TMDB ID:** 5460532
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5460532

Composer. Born in Barnet, Middlesex, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5460532

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Piano Teacher*](https://film.one/film/the-piano-teacher.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Francis Haines is a British composer. Born Francis Philip Haines in September 1957 in Barnet, Middlesex, England, he previously performed as a keyboardist with new wave bands including The Doll, Dramatis and Gary Numan before joining The Hollies from 1983 to 1991.

After leaving The Hollies he concentrated on composing for film and television under the name Francis Haines. His credits include the score for Michael Haneke's *The Piano Teacher* (2001), *Split Second* (1992) and *Another 9½ Weeks* (1997). He has also composed extensively for British children's television series such as *Boogie Beebies* (2004–2006) and *Tikkabilla* (2003–2007).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, it.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Piano Teacher* (2001), Fi1m 82, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano-teacher.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

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

- *The Piano Teacher* (2001), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano-teacher.md)
- *Phoenix Blue* (2001), Original Music Composer

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