Christopher Benstead

{{Short description|British film composer, arranger and sound engineer}} {{Use British English|date=December 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox person | image = | image_size = | name = Christopher Benstead | birth_date = | birth_place = Kingston upon Hull | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Composer | years_active = 2004-present }}

'''Christopher Benstead''' is a British film composer, arranger and Academy-Award winning re-recording mixer.

Collaborating extensively with director Guy Ritchie, Benstead composed the score for the feature ''The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,'' starring Henry Cavill, and the much anticipated Netflix series ''The Gentlemen'', a follow-up to the 2019 film that Benstead also scored. His music for ''Guy Ritchie's The Covenant'', starring Jake Gyllenhaal, and the Jason Statham thrillers'' Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre'' and ''Wrath of Man'' were received to much critical acclaim''.''

He also arranged and composed additional music for Guy Ritchie's ''Aladdin,'' alongside legendary songwriter and composer Alan Menken, and produced and arranged the songs in the film, working with Will Smith to create re-imagined versions of the original's songs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chris Benstead|url=http://coolmusicltd.com/composers/chris-benstead/ |access-date=2021-04-22|website=Cool Music|language=en-GB}}</ref> He also arranged the title music for Guy Ritchies Young Sherlock based on Kasabians 'Days are forgotten'.

Benstead composed additional music for ''Beauty and the Beast'', working closely with Alan Menken and director Bill Condon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Beauty and the Beast (2017)|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/59ba56fb132a1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214234129/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/59ba56fb132a1 |url-status=dead|archive-date=14 December 2017|access-date=2021-04-22|website=BFI|language=en}}</ref>

He received Oscar and BAFTA awards for his work as re-recording mixer on Alfonso Cuaron’s 2013 film ''Gravity'', starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Benstead was presented the Vice-Chancellor’s Alumni Award for his music mixing on ''Gravity''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Forever Surrey - University of Surrey|url=https://alumni.surrey.ac.uk/alumni-new/news/news-items/news---chris-benstead-receives-award|access-date=2021-04-22|website=alumni.surrey.ac.uk|archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422094239/https://alumni.surrey.ac.uk/alumni-new/news/news-items/news---chris-benstead-receives-award|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|1666163}} * [https://twitter.com/chrisbenstead?lang=en Twitter] * [https://www.spitfireaudio.com/editorial/features/christopher-benstead/ In Conversation: Spitfire Audio]

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