Background
Easdale was born in Manchester, England.
Easdale was born in Manchester, England.
He was educated at Westminster Abbey School and the Royal College of Music.
His orchestral works included Five pieces for orchestra, Six Poems, and Tone Poem. Foreign choir, Easdale wrote the Missa Coventrensis. Easdale also composed film and theatre music
He worked for the General Post Office (Government Printing Office) Film Unit, on films such as Big Money (1937), Job in a Million (1937) and Men in Danger (1939).
His film scores included several for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, including Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), The Elusive Pimpernel (1950), The Battle of the River Plate (1956), Miracle in Soho (1957), The Queen"s Guards (1961) and Powell"s controversial Peeping Tom (1960). A Civil Defense of some of Easdale"s film music was released in January 2011.
Recorded in 2010 by the British Broadcasting Corporation National Orchestra of Wales with the British Broadcasting Corporation National Chorus of Wales. The Civil Defense includes the full ballet from The Red Shoes (from the original score, complete with Ondes Martenot), it also includes music from Black Narcissus and Gone to Earth.
