Stanley Myers Biography (1933?-1993)

Born October 6, 1933 (some sources say 1930), in Birmingham, England; died ofcancer, November 9, 1993, in England; married Eleanor Fazen; married YvonneStammose; children: one son. Career: Composer and music director. Composer of music for television commercials. Awards, Honors: Cannes International Film Festival Award, best artistic contribution in full length films, 1987, for Prick Up Your Ears..

Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer, music director
Birth Details: October 6, 1933?; Birmingham, England
Death Details: November 9, 1993; England

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Music Director
Tropic of Cancer, 1970
The Devil's Widow (also known as The Ballad of Tam-Lin, The Devil's Woman, and Tam Lin), British International, 1972
The Confessional (also known as House of Mortal Sin), Atlas, 1975
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Howard Mahler, 1979
Yesterday's Hero, EMI, 1979
The Watcher in the Woods, Buena Vista, 1980
Absolution (also known as Murder by Confession), Enterprise, 1981
The Incubus, Artists Releasing, 1981
Blind Date (also known as Deadly Seduction), New Line Cinema, 1984
Other Film Work
Conductor, Kaleidoscope (also known as The Bank Breaker), Warner Bros., 1966
Orchestrator, The Greek Tycoon, Universal, 1978
Conductor, Eureka, United Artists, 1982
Music producer, My Beautiful Laundrette, Orion, 1986
Orchestrator, The Boost, Hemdale, 1988
RECORDINGS
Albums
Recorded Loguerythms with soloist Annie Ross, Changes withsoloist John Williams, and contributed to several soundtrack albums.
WRITINGS
Scores for Films, Unless Otherwise Noted
Kaleidoscope (also known as The Bank Breaker), Warner Bros., 1966
Ulysses, Continental Distributing, 1967
No Way to Treat a Lady, Paramount, 1968
(With Procol Harum) Separation, Continental Distributing, 1968
The Night of the Following Day, United Artists, 1969
Otley, Columbia, 1969
Two Gentlemen Sharing, American International Pictures, 1969
Michael Kohlhaas-Der Rebell, Columbia, 1969
Age of Consent, Nautilus Productions, 1969
Take a Girl Like You, Columbia, 1970
Underground, United Artists, 1970
The Walking Stick (also known as Resistance), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
Janice, 1970
Tropic of Cancer, 1970
Percy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
And song "Many Loving Things," Long Ago, Tomorrow (also known as The Raging Moon), Cinema 5, 1971
A Severed Head, Columbia, 1971
The Devil's Widow (also known as The Ballad of Tam-Lin, The Devil's Woman, and Tam Lin), British International, 1972
Sitting Target, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
King, Queen, Knave (also known as Herzbube), Avco-Embassy,1972
X Y and Zee (also known as Zee and Co.), Columbia, 1972
Its a Two-Foot Six-Inch above the Ground World (also known as The Love Ban), British Lion, 1973
The Blockhouse, Hemdale, 1973
Caravan to Vaccares, Rank, 1974
House of Whipcord, American International Pictures, 1974
Frightmare (also known as Frightmare 2 and Once upon a Frightmare), Ellman, 1974
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (also known as L'apprentissage de Duddy Kravitz), Paramount, 1974
Little Malcolm (also known as Little Malcolm and His Struggle against the Eunuchs), Multicetera, 1974
Conduct Unbecoming, Allied Artists, 1975
And song "All the Wishing in the World," The Wilby Conspiracy, United Artists, 1975
The Confessional (also known as House of Mortal Sin), Atlas, 1975
Coup de grace (also known as Der Fangschuss), Cinema V, 1976
Schizo (also known as Amok; Blood of the Undead), Niles International, 1977
The Class of Miss MacMichael, Brut, 1978
The Deer Hunter, Warner Bros., 1978
The Greek Tycoon, Universal, 1978
The Comeback (also known as The Day the Screaming Stopped),Lone Star, 1978
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Howard Mahler, 1979
Song "Cavatina," The Secret Policeman's Ball, [Great Britain], 1979

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery, [Great Britain], 1979
The Border (also known as The Blood Barrier and Border Cop), [Great Britain], 1979
The Watcher in the Woods, Buena Vista, 1980
Absolution (also known as Murder by Confession), Enterprise, 1981
Lady Chatterley's Lover (also known as L'amant de Lady Chatterley), Prodis, 1981
The Incubus, Artists Releasing, 1981
(With Hans Zimmer) Moonlighting, Universal, 1982
The Next One, Allstar, 1982
Eureka, United Artists, 1982
(With Richard Harvey) Beyond the Limit (also known as The Honorary Consul), Paramount, 1983
Blind Date (also known as Deadly Seduction), New Line Cinema, 1984
(With Hans Zimmer) Success Is the Best Revenge, Gaumont, 1984
Histoire d'O: Chapitre 2 (also known as The Story of O, Part 2 and Histoire d'O: Numero 2), [France], 1984
And title song, The Chain, Rank, 1985
(With Max Harris) Dreamchild, Universal, 1985
(With Will Jennings and Roy Orbison) And song "Life Goes On," Insignificance, Island Alive, 1985
The Lightship, Warner Bros., 1985
The Second Victory (also known as Die Narbe and Der Zweite Sieg), J & M, 1986
My Beautiful Laundrette, Orion, 1986
(With Hans Zimmer) The Zero Boys, Omega, 1986
New World, 1986
Separate Vacations, Alliance, 1986
Castaway, Cannon, 1987
Prick Up Your Ears, Samuel Goldwyn, 1987
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, Cinecom, 1987
(With Hans Zimmer) The Wind, Omega, 1987
And songs "Lost in a Dream" and "Gentle Wind," Wish You Were Here(also known as Too Much), Atlantic, 1987
Trading Hearts, Cineworld, 1987
(With Billy Connolly) Absolution, Trans World, 1988
Stars and Bars, Columbia, 1988
(With Hans Zimmer) Taffin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
Track 29, Island, 1988
(With Hans Zimmer) The Nature of the Beast, Film Four International, 1988
The Boost, Hemdale, 1988
(With Hans Zimmer) Paperhouse, Vestron, 1989
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, Cinecom, 1989
Torrents of Spring (also known as Acque di primavera), Millimeter, 1989
Ladder of Swords, 1989
The Witches, Warner Bros., 1990
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Cinecom International, 1990
(With Hans Zimmer and Richard Harvet) Dark Obsession (also known as Diamond Skulls), Circle Releasing, 1991
Iron Maze, Castle Hill, 1991
Homo Faber (also known as Passenger Faber, Voyager,and The Voyager), Action Films, 1991
Cold Heaven, Hemdale, 1992
Sarafina!, Buena Vista, 1992
Music for Television
Series
Incidental music, Doctor Who (also known as Dr. Who), BBC,1964
Widows, Thames Television/Euston Films, 1983
Miniseries
Shoulder to Shoulder, BBC, 1974, then broadcast on MasterpieceTheatre, PBS, 1975
The Martian Chronicles, NBC, 1980
Nancy Astor, BBC-2, 1982, then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1984
Christabel, BBC-2, then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, both 1988
Never Come Back, BBC-2, 1990
"A Matter of Quality," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1991
Middlemarch, BBC-2, then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre,PBS, both 1994
Movies
Diary of a Young Man, BBC, 1964
Divorce His; Divorce Hers, Harlech Television, 1973
The Summer of My German Soldier, CBS, 1978
The Gentleman Bandit, 1981
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood, 1984
Wild Horses, 1985
Black Arrow, Southern Television, 1985
Florence Nightingale, 1985
Monte Carlo, 1986
Arthur Hailey's Strong Medicine (also known as Strong Medicine), 1986
Scoop, London Weekend Television, 1987
Baja Oklahoma, HBO, 1988
Age-Old Friends (also known as A Month of Sundays), HBO, 1989
Danny, the Champion of the World, The Disney Channel, 1989
Heading Home, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
Mrs. 'arris Goes to Paris (also known as Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris), 1992
Stalag Luft, Yorkshire Television, 1993
Heart of Darkness, TNT, 1994
Also composed music for Smart Money.
Episodic
"Up the Junction," The Wednesday Play, BBC, 1965
"Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill" (also known as "Noel Coward Stories"), Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1987
"Tidy Endings," HBO Showcase, HBO, 1988
Specials
"Pack of Lies," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1987
My Friend Walter, 1992
Other Music for Television
Summer Lightning (also known as Strohfeuer), 1972
A Wreath of Roses, 1987
Harry's Kingdom, 1987
Stones for Ibarra, 1988
Children Crossing, 1990
The Summer House (also known as Clothes in the Wardrobe), 1992
Also composer for Diana. *

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