# Christopher Benstead

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{{Short description|British film composer, arranger and sound engineer}}
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| birth_place  = [Kingston upon Hull](/source/Kingston_upon_Hull)
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| occupation   = [Composer](/source/Composer)
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'''Christopher Benstead''' is a British film [composer](/source/composer), [arranger](/source/arranger) and [Academy-Award](/source/Academy-Award) winning re-recording mixer.

Collaborating extensively with director [Guy Ritchie](/source/Guy_Ritchie), Benstead composed the score for the feature ''[The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare](/source/The_Ministry_of_Ungentlemanly_Warfare),'' starring [Henry Cavill](/source/Henry_Cavill), and the much anticipated [Netflix](/source/Netflix) series ''[The Gentlemen](/source/The_Gentlemen_(2024_TV_series))'', a follow-up to the [2019 film](/source/The_Gentlemen_(2019_film)) that Benstead also scored. His music for ''[Guy Ritchie's The Covenant](/source/Guy_Ritchie's_The_Covenant)'', starring [Jake Gyllenhaal](/source/Jake_Gyllenhaal), and the [Jason Statham](/source/Jason_Statham) thrillers'' [Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre](/source/Operation_Fortune%3A_Ruse_de_Guerre)'' and ''[Wrath of Man](/source/Wrath_of_Man)'' were received to much critical acclaim''.''

He also arranged and composed additional music for Guy Ritchie's ''[Aladdin](/source/Aladdin_(2019_film)),'' alongside legendary songwriter and composer [Alan Menken](/source/Alan_Menken), and produced and arranged the songs in the film, working with [Will Smith](/source/Will_Smith) to create re-imagined versions of the [original](/source/Aladdin_(1992_Disney_film))'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](/source/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(2017_film))'', working closely with Alan Menken and director [Bill Condon](/source/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](/source/Alfonso_Cuar%C3%B3n)’s 2013 film ''[Gravity](/source/Gravity_(2013_film))'', starring [Sandra Bullock](/source/Sandra_Bullock) and [George Clooney](/source/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>

==References==
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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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