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Hal Beckett

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Hal Beckett
Born
CitizenshipCanadian
Occupation(s)Composer; conductor; sound designer
Years active1992–present

Hal Foxton Beckett is a Canadian composer and music producer.

Career

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Beckett began his musical studies in Halifax, and later moved to Vancouver and attended the University of British Columbia to study composition and electronic music. He helmed the recording of one hundred and ten Olympic national anthems to be used in the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1] He has also written hours of music for television shows, films, and more.

Works

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Films

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  • Everest: Climb For Hope (1992)
  • Out of Bounds (1996)
  • Two of Hearts (1999)
  • Poison (2001)
  • Betraying Reason (2003)
  • Last Chance Café (2006)
  • A Daughter's Conviction (2006)
  • Imaginary Playmate (2006)
  • To Be Fat Like Me (2007)
  • Cleaverville (2007)
  • Second Sight (2007)
  • Nobody (2008)
  • Held Hostage (2009)
  • Final Storm (2010)
  • Battle of the Bulbs (2010)
  • Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray (2011)
  • Notes From the Heart Healer (2012)
  • The Wishing Tree (2012)
  • After All These Years (2012)
  • Blind Detective (2013)
  • Hats Off to Christmas! (2013)
  • Happy Face Killer (2014)
  • Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014)
  • Surprised by Love (2015)
  • 'Tis The Season For Love (2015)
  • The Hollow (2016)
  • All Yours (2016)
  • All Anything or Love (2016)
  • Operation Christmas (2016)
  • Harvest Love (2017)
  • A Harvest Wedding (2017)
  • Royal New Year's Eve (2017)
  • The Sweetest Heart (2018)
  • Reunited at Christmas (2018)
  • Every Day Is Christmas (2018)
  • In God I Trust (2018)
  • Bottled With Love (2019)
  • Sweet Mountain Christmas (2019)
  • Picture a Perfect Christmas (2019)
  • Christmas at the Plaza (2019)
  • Christmas at Dollywood (2019)
  • A Family Christmas Gift (2019)
  • A Valentine's Match (2020)
  • Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mysteries (2020)
  • Wedding Every Weekend (2020)
  • You're Bacon Me Crazy (2020)
  • The Christmas Yule Blog (2020)
  • A Clüsterfünke Christmas (2021)
  • A Lot Like Christmas (2021)
  • Mid-Love Crisis (2022)
  • In Merry Measure (2022)
  • Christmas Class Reunion (2022)
  • When Christmas Was Young (2022)

Television

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Awards

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In 2016, he received a star on the Granville Street StarWalk in Vancouver.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hal Beckett". WCSO. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  2. ^ sixty4media (2020-03-03). "Hal Beckett". BC ENTERTAINMENT HALL OF FAME. Retrieved 2023-08-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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