Shirley Walker

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 14 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Dick Tracy Music Department

(1990)

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Music Department

(1993)

Escape from L.A. Music Department

(1996)

True Lies Music Department

(1994)

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Filmography

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Music department (88 credits)

2017 Justice League Action (TV Series) (composer - 1 episode)

- Time Share (2017) ... (composer: theme music)

2015 Effloresce (Short) (music supervisor)

2014 The Gray Ghost: Sweating Bullets (Short) (stock music)

2011 Final Destination 5 (composer: original themes)

2010 What If...? (TV Series) (music by - 1 episode)

- Episode #1.2 (2010) ... (music by)

2009 The Final Destination (composer: original themes)

2006 Black Christmas (synthesizer programmer)

2006 Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3' (Video documentary) (composer: stock music from "Final Destination 3")

2006 Final Destination 3 (conductor) / (score orchestrator)

2003 Willard (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2003 Final Destination 2 (musician: synthesist)

2001 The Zeta Project (TV Series) (supervising composer - 12 episodes)

- Kid Genius (2001) ... (supervising composer)

- Ro's Reunion (2001) ... (supervising composer)

- Taffy Time (2001) ... (supervising composer)

- Crime Waves (2001) ... (supervising composer)

- Shadows (2001) ... (supervising composer)

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1999-2000 Batman Beyond (TV Series) (supervising composer - 27 episodes)

- Where's Terry? (2000) ... (supervising composer)

- Payback (2000) ... (supervising composer)

- Sentries of the Last Cosmos (2000) ... (supervising composer)

- April Moon (2000) ... (supervising composer)

- Plague (2000) ... (supervising composer)

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2000 Final Destination (music conductor) / (orchestrator - uncredited)

1996-2000 Superman (TV Series) (composer - 45 episodes)

- Legacy: Part II (2000) ... (composer: Superman theme)

- Legacy (2000) ... (composer: Superman theme)

- The Demon Reborn (1999) ... (composer: Superman theme)

- A Fish Story (1999) ... (composer: Superman theme)

- Superman's Pal (1999) ... (composer: Superman theme)

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1999 Simply Sisters (TV Series) (composer: theme music)

1999 Mystery Men (composer: additional music)

1999 Spawn (TV Series) (main title theme by - 6 episodes)

- Prophecy (1999) ... (main title theme by)

- Chasing the Serpent (1999) ... (main title theme by)

- Hunter's Moon (1999) ... (main title theme by)

- Seed of the Hellspawn (1999) ... (main title theme by)

- Twitch Is Down (1999) ... (main title theme by)

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1997-1999 The New Batman Adventures (TV Series) (composer - 24 episodes)

- Mad Love (1999) ... (composer: theme music)

- Beware the Creeper (1998) ... (composer: theme music)

- Judgment Day (1998) ... (composer: theme music)

- Chemistry (1998) ... (composer: theme music)

- Girl's Night Out (1998) ... (composer: theme music)

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1997 The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest (TV Movie) (composer: theme and end credits)

1997 Turbulence (conductor)

1996 Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (TV Movie) (composer: theme music)

1996 Escape from L.A. (conductor)

1996 Fear (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1996 Rasputin (TV Movie) (conductor)

1996 Eden (conductor)

Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series) (supervising composer - 57 episodes, 1992 - 1995) (composer - 10 episodes, 1994)

- The Lion and the Unicorn (1995) ... (supervising composer)

- A Bullet for Bullock (1995) ... (supervising composer)

- Catwalk (1995) ... (supervising composer)

- Showdown (1995) ... (supervising composer)

- Deep Freeze (1994) ... (composer: theme music)

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1995 Batman Forever (additional orchestrator - uncredited)

1995 Johnny Mnemonic (conductor - uncredited) / (orchestrator - uncredited)

1995 A Goofy Movie (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1995 Bad Company (orchestrator)

1994 True Lies (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1994 Renaissance Man (conductor - uncredited)

1993 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (conductor)

1993 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series) (composer - 1 episode)

- Other Mothers (1993) ... (composer: theme music)

1993 Striking Distance (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1993 The Real McCoy (conductor)

1992 Batman: Secrets of the Caped Crusader (Video) (stock music: from Batman the Animated Series)

1992 Toys (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1992 A League of Their Own (conductor)

1992 Straight Talk (conductor)

1992 Article 99 (conductor)

1992 Gladiator (conductor)

1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man (conductor - uncredited)

1992 Radio Flyer (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1991 The Butcher's Wife (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1991 True Identity (conductor)

1991 Backdraft (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1991 Defending Your Life (conductor - uncredited) / (orchestrator)

1991/I White Fang (composer: cue "The Bear") / (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1990 Edward Scissorhands (conductor)

1990 Child's Play 2 (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1990 Pacific Heights (composer: additional music - uncredited) / (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1990 Darkman (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1990 Arachnophobia (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1990 Days of Thunder (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1990 Singer & Sons (TV Series) (orchestrator - 4 episodes)

- Our's Not to Reason Why Shmy (1990) ... (orchestrator: theme music)

- Once Bitten (1990) ... (orchestrator: theme music)

- The Boxer Rebellion (1990) ... (orchestrator: theme music)

- Two Sons for Singer (1990) ... (orchestrator: theme music)

1990 Dick Tracy (additional orchestrations) / (composer: additional music - uncredited) / (score conductor)

1990 Bird on a Wire (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1990 Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (orchestrator - uncredited)

1990 Nightbreed (composer: additional music) / (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1990 Strike It Rich (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1989 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (conductor - uncredited)

1989 Immediate Family (conductor)

1989 Kill Me Again (conductor)

1989 Black Rain (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1989 Batman (conductor)

1989 Paint It Black (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1989 Fletch Lives (conductor)

1989 Red Earth, White Earth (TV Movie) (orchestrator)

1989 Mother, Mother (Short) (music recordist)

1988 Angela Lansbury's Positive Moves (Video documentary) (score producer)

1988 Scrooged (music conducted by)

1988 Ernest Saves Christmas (orchestrator - uncredited)

1988 The Accused (conductor)

1987 Malone (orchestration)

1986 Children of a Lesser God (additional orchestrator) / (conductor)

1984 Ghost Warrior (composer: additional music) / (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1984 The Dungeonmaster (conductor)

1983 Mickey's Christmas Carol (Short) (orchestrator - uncredited)

1983 Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (conductor)

1983 Touched (conductor)

1982 The Plague Dogs (orchestrator)

1981 The End of August (musical director)

1981 The Fox and the Hound (composer: additional music - uncredited)

1979 The Black Stallion (composer: additional music)

1979 Apocalypse Now (musician: synthesizer)

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Composer (63 credits)

2015 Effloresce (Short)

2012 Beyond and Back (Documentary)

2012 Designs for a Future War (Video documentary short)

2006 Black Christmas

2006 Final Destination 3

2006 Death's Design: Making 'Final Destination 3' (TV Short documentary)

2003 Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life (Video documentary short)

2003 Cheating Death: Beyond and Back (Video documentary short)

2003 Rat People: Friends and Foes (Video documentary short)

2003 Willard

2003 Final Destination 2

2002 Ritual

2002 Disappearance (TV Movie)

1999-2001 Batman Beyond (TV Series) (10 episodes)

- Countdown (2001)

- Out of the Past (2000)

- Untouchable (2000)

- King's Ransom (2000)

- Rats (1999)

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2000 Premonitions (Video documentary short)

2000 The Others (TV Series) (13 episodes)

- Mora (2000)

- Life Is for the Living (2000)

- $4.95 a Minute (2000)

- Till Then (2000)

- The Ones That Lie in Wait (2000)

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2000 Final Destination

1997-2000 Superman (TV Series) (7 episodes)

- Legacy: Part II (2000)

- Legacy (2000)

- Superman's Pal (1999)

- Absolute Power (1999)

- Obsession (1998)

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1999 Simply Sisters (TV Series)

1997-1999 The New Batman Adventures (TV Series) (14 episodes)

- Mad Love (1999)

- Legends of the Dark Knight (1998)

- Old Wounds (1998)

- Critters (1998)

- Torch Song (1998)

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1998 From Garbage to Gridiron (TV Movie)

1997-1998 Spawn (TV Series) (12 episodes)

- Hellzapoppin (1998)

- Deathblow (1998)

- Send in the KKKlowns (1998)

- Colors of Blood (1998)

- Access Denied (1998)

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1997-1998 The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon (1998)

- The Love Bug (1997)

1998 Baby Monitor: Sound of Fear (TV Movie)

1997 The Notorious 7 (TV Movie)

1997 Todd McFarlane's Spawn (Video)

1997 Asteroid (TV Movie)

1997 Turbulence

1996 Escape from L.A.

1996 The Crying Child (TV Movie)

1995-1996 Space: Above and Beyond (TV Series) (23 episodes)

- ...Tell Our Moms We Done Our Best (1996)

- And If They Lay Us Down to Rest... (1996)

- Sugar Dirt (1996)

- Stardust (1996)

- R & R (1996)

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1996 It Came from Outer Space II (TV Movie)

1995 Prelude to Eden (Short)

1995 The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space (TV Movie)

1992-1995 Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series) (31 episodes)

- The Terrible Trio (1995)

- Deep Freeze (1994)

- Baby-Doll (1994)

- Harlequinade (1994)

- House and Garden (1994)

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1994 The Haunting of Seacliff Inn (TV Movie)

1994 Viper (TV Series) (8 episodes)

- Crown of Thorns (1994)

- Thief of Hearts (1994)

- The Scoop (1994)

- Past Tense (1994)

- Wheels of Fire (1994)

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1993 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

1993 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Other Mothers (1993)

1993 Fait Accompli (Short) (original music by)

1992 Flash III: Deadly Nightshade (Video)

1992 Majority Rule (TV Movie)

1992 Promise Not to Tell (TV Movie documentary)

1992 Sexual Advances (TV Movie)

1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1990-1991 The Flash (TV Series) (22 episodes)

- Trial of the Trickster (1991)

- Alpha (1991)

- Good Night, Central City (1991)

- Done with Mirrors (1991)

- Twin Streaks (1991)

Show all 22 episodes

1991 Born to Ride

1990 Chicago Joe and the Showgirl

1989-1990 China Beach (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- F.N.G. (1990)

- Phoenix (1990)

- How to Stay Alive in Vietnam: Part 2 (1989)

1990 Strike It Rich

1984-1989 Falcon Crest (TV Series) (12 episodes)

- Suspicion (1989)

- Tuscany Venus (1988)

- Dangerous Ground (1986)

- Finders and Losers (1986)

- Shattered Dreams (1986)

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1988 Angela Lansbury's Positive Moves (Video documentary)

1988 Knots Landing (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Blushing Bride (1988)

1986 Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Rapist: Part 2 (1986)

- The Gimp (1986)

1986 Fluppy Dogs (TV Movie)

1985 Berrenger's (TV Series) (1 episode)

- For Gloria's Benefit (1985)

1984 Ghoulies

1984 The Dungeonmaster

1983 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Celebrity and the Arcade Kid (1983)

1983 Touched

1982 Tucker's Witch (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Abra-Cadaver (1982)

1981 The End of August

1980 Lou Grant (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Hazard (1980)

- Guns (1980)

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Soundtrack (13 credits)

2017 The Simpsons (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- 22 for 30 (2017) ... (writer: "Basketball" - uncredited)

2011-2014 Pastor Mike Online (TV Series) (arranger - 15 episodes)

- Is It O.K. To Edit DNA? (2014) ... (arranger: "Fighting 17th" - uncredited)

- Dispensationalism: True or False? (2014) ... (arranger: "Fighting 17th" - uncredited)

- Hebrew Roots of the Blood Moons (2014) ... (arranger: "Fighting 17th" - uncredited)

- Heavenly Rewards and the Second Coming of Christ (2014) ... (arranger: "Fighting 17th" - uncredited)

- ObamaCare Loophole, Ecumenism and Dot Com Defined (2014) ... (arranger: "Fighting 17th" - uncredited)

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2010 Scrat's Continental Crack-Up (Short) (writer: "Big Chase")

2010 Christmas Tree of Might (TV Short) (performer: "Joker's Hideout, Joker's Favor", "Pokey Christmas Music")

2003 Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (Video) ("Batman: The Animated Series Theme")

2003 Star Search (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- The One with Guest Judge Chaka Khan (2003) ... (writer: "Basketball")

2002 Like Mike (writer: "Basketball")

1997-1999 The New Batman Adventures (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)

- Mad Love (1999) ... (writer: "Batman The Animated Series")

- Holiday Knights (1997) ... (writer: "Batman The Animated Series")

1997 Turbulence (arranger: "Carol o' the Bells")

1995 A Goofy Movie (arranger: "After Today")

1992 Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Christmas with the Joker (1992) ... (writer: "Batman The Animated Series")

1990 Dick Tracy (arranger: "Sooner Or Later (I Always Get My Man)", "What Can You Lose")

1990 Nightbreed (music: "Charge of the Berserkers")

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Thanks (4 credits)

2006 Final Destination 3 (in memory of)

2005 Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2003 The Year of the Rat (Video documentary) (very special thanks)

2000 The Perfect Souffle: Testing 'Final Destination' (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

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Self (4 credits)

2006 The Music of Apocalypse Now (Video documentary short)
Herself

2006 Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3' (Video documentary)
Herself - Music Composer

2004 John Carpenter: Fear Is Just the Beginning... The Man and His Movies (Video documentary)
Herself

2003 The Year of the Rat (Video documentary)
Herself - Music Composer

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Trivia:

Shortly after graduating from Pleasant Hill High School, Shirley composed the score for a full length musical adaptation of Moliere's "The Imaginary Invalid" called "Make Way For Love", with Book & Lyrics by W. Grant Gray, which had its world premiere at the high school, with Shirley playing keyboards with a quartet at all performances. See more »