George Martin

Music director. Born 3 January 1926 in Highbury, London, England, UK. Died 8 March 2016.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar nomination

Born

3 January 1926, Highbury, London, England, UK

Died

8 March 2016

Active

1964–1973

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

75Fi1m

74Critics

We rate George’s work 1 point above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 5 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $139m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1964–1973

Genres

Adventure2
Comedy2
Music2
Action1
Animation1
Fantasy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

86BestA Hard Day's Night1964

66WorstLive and Let Die1973

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

91960s

31970s

21980s

31990s

32000s

12020s

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1965Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · A Hard Day's Night

Other awards4 won

Won1999Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Won1996Grammy Trustees Award: Grammy Trustees Award
Won1989honorary doctor of the Berklee College of Music: honorary doctor of the Berklee College of Music
Won1968Grammy Award for Album of the Year: Grammy Award for Album of the Year · Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.