Stanley Myers

Stanley Myers
Background information
Born6 October 1930
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Died9 November 1993(1993-11-09) (aged 63)
Kensington and Chelsea, London, England
GenresFilm score
Occupation(s)Composer, conductor
Spouse(s)Eleanor Fazan

Stanley Myers (6 October 1930 – 9 November 1993) was an English composer and conductor,[1] who scored over sixty films and television series, working closely with filmmakers Nicolas Roeg, Jerzy Skolimowski and Volker Schlöndorff.[2] He is best known for his guitar piece "Cavatina", composed for the 1970 film The Walking Stick and later used as the theme for The Deer Hunter.[3] He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film Music for Wish You Were Here (1987), and was an early collaborator with and mentor of Hans Zimmer.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 887–8. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
  2. ^ "Stanley Myers". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter". Classic FM. 22 August 2014.

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