Biography
Howard Goodall is an English composer of music for television, stage musicals and choral works. He was educated at New College School, Stowe School and Lord Williams's School. A boy chorister, he read music at Christ Church, Oxford, where he gained a first-class degree.
Goodall composed the theme tunes and incidental music for the BBC comedy series Blackadder (1983) and Red Dwarf (1988), as well as Mr. Bean, The Vicar of Dibley and QI. He has presented educational television series on music, including Howard Goodall's 20th Century Greats (2004).
He was appointed CBE in 2011 for services to music education and has won awards including a Primetime Emmy and a Classical BRIT Award. He is married to classical music agent Val Fancourt.
