Stanley Myers
English composer Stanley Myers is best known for his many film and television scores. From 1958 to 1993 Myers wrote music for 130 film and television projects, among them The Deer Hunter (1978), The Border (1979), and six episodes in 1964 from the popular English TV series Doctor Who. Without doubt, the most famous music Myers ever wrote was his Cavatina for guitar (1970), which appeared in several guises, most memorably as the title theme in The Deer Hunter. On several occasions Myers collaborated with composer Hans Zimmer, as in the scores to Moonlighting (1982) and Success Is the Best Revenge (1984). Throughout the 1970s and '80s Myers was one of those ubiquitous names listed in the credits of countless film and television productions: when he wasn't providing the music, he often served as conductor (Eureka; 1984) or music supervisor (The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz; 1974). In some cases he was both composer and conductor of the film music, as in The Night of the Following Day (1968) and The Great Riviera Bank Robbery. Myers' output also includes many songs and arrangements for big band ensembles.
Stanley Myers was born in Edgbaston, England, on October 6, 1930. He studied at Oxford University and by the early ‘50s was active as a songwriter and music director for musicals. His first work in films was a collaborative effort with Reg Owen on the 1958 English movie Murder Reported.
After a gap of six years he returned to film scoring with Diary of a Young Man (1964) and six episodes of Doctor Who. Myers demonstrated a boldly chameleonic style in 1967 with his colorful score for the popular film Ulysses.
By 1970 he was regarded among the leading English composers for film. That year he produced his famous Cavatina, which was first presented in The Walking Stick (1970) in a version by guitarist John Williams. To this day, the Cavatina, in one arrangement or other, remains the dominant work by far in the sizable discography of Myers' works.
Throughout the 1970s and '80s, Myers worked prolifically, but gradually turned more and more toward television. Six of his last seven scores were for television, Sarafina (1992), starring Whoopi Goldberg, was his last big screen effort. His final two scores, Middlemarch and Heart of Darkness, were not released until 1994. Myers died in London from cancer on November 9, 1993.
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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The Deer Hunter and Other Themes
Film Soundtracks - Released by Milan on 10 Jul 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Otley - Music from the Film Score
Film Soundtracks - Released by RCA - Legacy on 29 Nov 1968
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Zero Boys: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Film Soundtracks - Released by Omega Entertainment, Inc. on 23 Dec 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Kpm 1000 Series: Lifestyles
Jazz - Released by KPM 1000 LP Series on 1 Jan 1980
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Wind: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Film Soundtracks - Released by Notefornote Entertainment on 8 Apr 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Time Traveler: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Film Soundtracks - Released by Omega Entertainment on 15 Oct 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Histoire D'o 2
Film Soundtracks - Released by Creazioni Artistiche Musicali C.A.M. S.r.l on 2 Oct 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Homo Faber (Voyager)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Milan on 18 Jul 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Acque di Primavera (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Creazioni Artistiche Musicali C.A.M. S.r.l. on 15 Mar 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo