Richard Stephen Robbins (December 4, 1940 – November 7, 2012) was an American-born composer, best known for his motion picture scores for the Merchant Ivory films.
He graduated from the New England Conservatory in Boston, and later received a fellowship through a fund established by the philanthropist Frank Huntington Beebe to continue his studies in Vienna.
[2] Robbins was gay, and had a relationship with Ismail Merchant, and probably James Ivory, with whom he worked on several films.
[2] Robbins was nominated for an Oscar in 1992 for his score for the film Howards End (performed by Martin Jones) and in 1993 for The Remains of the Day.
[4] Additionally, he won a Sammy Film Music Award in 1992 for Howards End.