Shirley Walker
Shirley Walker (born April 10, 1945 in Napa , California , USA ; † November 30, 2006 in Los Angeles ) was an American composer , conductor , pianist and producer.
Life
After studying music at San Francisco State College , she worked with various hotel and jazz bands. She then was a pianist with the Oakland Symphony Orchestra and the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra .
Her film career began as a synthesizer player for the soundtrack for the film Apocalypse Now . She also composed the theme song for the television series Superman and Viper . She worked as a conductor for some of Danny Elfman's film scores , including his Batman film soundtracks, until her director John Carpenter gave her the chance to write, produce and conduct her first own score for a Hollywood film. She then continued to work as a film music composer and wrote the scores for Flucht aus LA (John Carpenter's Escape from LA) and the first three Final Destination films , among other things . She was also responsible for music in the series Space 2063 and in the comedy Der kickende Müllmann .
In 1967 she married Don Walker and they have two sons, Colin (* 1970) and Ian (* 1972). Shirley Walker died on November 30, 2006 at the age of 61 from complications from a brain aneurysm .
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1992: Memoirs of an Invisible ( Memoirs of an Invisible Man )
- 1993: Batman Mask of the Phantasm ( Batman: Mask of the Phantasm )
- 1996: Escape from LA ( John Carpenter's Escape from LA )
- 1997: Turbulence
- 1997: A Great Beetle Returns ( The Love Bug )
- 1998: The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon ( The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon )
- 2000: Final Destination
- 2003: Final Destination 2
- 2003: Willard
- 2006: Final Destination 3
- 2006: Black Christmas
Series
- 1992–1998: Batman ( Batman: The Animated Series )
- 1995–1996: Space 2063 ( Space: Above and Beyond )
- 1997–2000: Superman ( Superman: The Animated Series )
- 1999–2001: Batman of the Future ( Batman Beyond )
Web links
- Shirley Walker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Walker, Shirley |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer, conductor, pianist and producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Napa , California, USA |
DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 2006 |
Place of death | los Angeles |