Stanley Myers

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination. See more awards »

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The Witches Composer

(1990)

Prick Up Your Ears Composer

(1987)

The Deer Hunter Composer

(1978)

Jarhead Soundtrack

(2005)

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Composer (143 credits)

1994 Middlemarch (TV Mini-Series)

1993 Heart of Darkness (TV Movie)

1993 Stalag Luft (TV Movie)

1986-1993 Screen Two (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- The Clothes in the Wardrobe (1993)

- The Snapper (1993)

- Heading Home (1991)

- Children Crossing (1990)

- He's Asking for Me (1990)

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1993 Head Over Heels (TV Series)

1992 Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris (TV Movie)

1992 Sarafina!

1992 My Friend Walter (TV Movie)

1992 Claude

1991 A Murder of Quality (TV Movie)

1991 Cold Heaven

1991 Voyager

1991 Iron Maze

1990 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1990 Never Come Back (TV Mini-Series) (3 episodes)

- Episode #1.3 (1990)

- Episode #1.2 (1990)

- Episode #1.1 (1990)

1990 The Witches

1989 Age-Old Friends (TV Movie)

1989 Screenplay (TV Series) (1 episode)

- A Small Mourning (1989)

1989 Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

1989 Torrents of Spring

1989 Ladder of Swords

1989 Danny the Champion of the World (TV Movie)

1989 The Play on One (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Heartland (1989)

1988 The Boost

1988 Christabel (TV Mini-Series)

1988 The Most Dangerous Man in the World

1988 Paperhouse

1988 Tidy Endings (TV Movie)

1988 Nightmare at Noon

1988 Trading Hearts

1988 Track 29

1988 Stars and Bars

1988 Taffin

1988 Baja Oklahoma (TV Movie)

1988 The Nature of the Beast

1988 Stones for Ibarra (TV Movie)

1987 A Wreath of Roses (TV Movie)

1987 Harry's Kingdom (TV Movie)

1987 Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

1987 Wish You Were Here

1987 The Second Victory

1987 Pack of Lies (TV Movie) (music by)

1987 Scoop (TV Movie)

1987 Prick Up Your Ears

1986 Nature (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Pantanal: Prairie of Great Waters (1986) ... (original music)

1986 The Singing Detective (TV Mini-Series) (2 episodes)

- Heat (1986) ... (uncredited)

- Skin (1986) ... (uncredited)

1986 The Wind (Video)

1986 Castaway

1986 Monte Carlo (TV Mini-Series) (2 episodes)

- Episode #1.2 (1986)

- Episode #1.1 (1986)

1986 Strong Medicine (TV Movie)

1986 Separate Vacations

1986 The Zero Boys

1985 Star Quality: Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (TV Movie)

1985 Dreamchild

1985 My Brother Jonathan (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Episode #1.5 (1985)

- Episode #1.4 (1985)

- Episode #1.3 (1985)

- Episode #1.2 (1985)

- Episode #1.1 (1985)

1985 The Lightship

1985 My Beautiful Laundrette (as Ludus Tonalis)

1985 Insignificance

1983-1985 Widows (TV Mini-Series) (6 episodes)

- Episode #2.2 (1985)

- Episode #2.1 (1985)

- Episode #1.4 (1983)

- Episode #1.3 (1983)

- Episode #1.2 (1983)

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1985 Florence Nightingale (TV Movie)

1985 Black Arrow (TV Movie)

1984 The Next One

1984 The Story of O 2

1984 The Chain

1984 The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Movie)

1984 Success Is the Best Revenge

1973-1984 Play for Today (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- Rainy Day Women (1984)

- Dear Brutus (1981)

- A Passage to England (1975)

- The Operation (1973)

1984 Blind Date

1984 Diana (TV Mini-Series) (10 episodes)

- Part Ten - May 1944 (1984)

- Part Nine - June 1943 (1984)

- Part Eight - June 1943 (1984)

- Part Seven - November 1940 (1984)

- Part Six - October 1939 (1984)

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1983 A Pattern of Roses (TV Movie)

1983 Beyond the Limit

1983 Eureka (music composed by)

1982 Moonlighting

1982 Nancy Astor (TV Mini-Series) (9 episodes)

- The Last of the Southern Belles (1982)

- Guests for the Weekend (1982)

- Scandals (1982)

- The First Lady (1982)

- A House in Buckinghamshire (1982)

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1981 The Incubus (music composed by)

1981 Lady Chatterley's Lover

1981 The Gentleman Bandit (TV Movie)

1980 Border Cop

1980 Sheppey (TV Movie)

1980 The Watcher in the Woods

1980 The Martian Chronicles (TV Mini-Series) (3 episodes)

- The Martians (1980)

- The Settlers (1980)

- The Expeditions (1980)

1979 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

1979 Yesterday's Hero (uncredited)

1979 The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

1978 Absolution

1978 The Class of Miss MacMichael

1978 The Deer Hunter

1978 Summer of My German Soldier (TV Movie)

1978 The Comeback

1978 The Greek Tycoon

1977 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

1976 Schizo

1976 Coup de Grâce

1976 The Confessional

1975 The Legend of Robin Hood (TV Mini-Series) (6 episodes)

- Part 6 (1975)

- Part 5 (1975)

- Part 4 (1975)

- Part 3 (1975)

- Part 2 (1975)

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1975 Conduct Unbecoming

1975 The Wilby Conspiracy

1974 Frightmare

1974 Stayover in Tirol (TV Movie)

1974 Caravan to Vaccares

1974 Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs

1974 Shoulder to Shoulder (TV Mini-Series) (5 episodes)

- Sylvia Pankhurst (1974)

- Christabel Pankhurst (1974)

- Lady Constance Lytton (1974)

- Annie Kenney (1974)

- The Pankhursts (1974)

1974 House of Whipcord

1973 Is This a Record? (Short)

1973 Road Movie

1973 The Blockhouse

1973 Divorce His - Divorce Hers (TV Movie)

1973 The Love Ban

1972 A Free Woman

1972 Sitting Target

1972 King, Queen, Knave

1972 X, Y and Zee

1967-1971 All Gas and Gaiters (TV Series) (31 episodes)

- The Bishop Loses His Chaplain (1971)

- The Bishop Has a Rest (1971)

- The Bishop Shows His Loyalty (1971)

- The Bishop Gives a Present (1971)

- The Bishops Entertains (1971)

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1971 A Severed Head

1971 Long Ago, Tomorrow

1970 Tam Lin

1970 Take a Girl Like You

1970 Underground

1970 Charley's Grants (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- Episode #1.6 (1970)

- Episode #1.5 (1970)

- Episode #1.4 (1970)

- Episode #1.3 (1970)

- Episode #1.2 (1970)

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1970 The Walking Stick

1970 Tropic of Cancer

1969 Two Gentlemen Sharing

1969 World in Ferment (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- Episode #1.6 (1969) ... (music by)

- Episode #1.5 (1969) ... (music)

- Episode #1.4 (1969) ... (music by)

- Episode #1.3 (1969)

- Episode #1.2 (1969)

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1969 Age of Consent (international version)

1969 Michael Kohlhaas - Der Rebell (alternate score: UK release)

1969 Otley

1969 The Night of the Following Day

1968 Never a Cross Word (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Mr and Mrs Baldock and Friend (1968) ... (music composed by)

1968 Separation

1968 No Way to Treat a Lady

1967 A Series of Bird's (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- Back to the Front (1967)

- The Eric Giddings Story 2: The Plot Thins (1967)

- The Eric Giddings Story (1967)

- Here Come the Trendies (1967)

- The Plot of Land (1967)

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1967 Ulysses

1967 Four Tall Tinkles (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- At Least It's a Precaution Against Fire (1967)

- A Row of Potted Plants (1967)

- A Punt with Friends Under a Haystack on the River Mersey (1967)

- We're Due in Eastbourne in Ten Minutes (1967)

1966 Five More (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Exit 19 (1966)

1966 Kaleidoscope

1966 Three Rousing Tinkles (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- The Best I Can Do for You by Way of a Gate-leg Table Is a Hundred-weight of Coal (1966)

- If Those Are Mr. Heckmondwick's Own Personal Pipes They've Been Lagged Once Already (1966)

- The Father by Adoption of One of the Former Marquis of Rangoon's Natural Grand-daughters (1966)

1965-1966 The Wednesday Play (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- The Big Man Coughed and Died (1966)

- The Coming Out Party (1965)

- The End of Arthur's Marriage (1965) ... (uncredited)

- The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne (1965)

- Wear a Very Big Hat (1965)

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1966 Road to Saint Tropez (Short)

1964 Six (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Don't I Look Like a Lord's Son? (1964)

1964 Diary of a Young Man (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- Relationships (1964)

- Life, or a Girl Called Fred (1964)

- Power (1964)

- Marriage (1964)

- Money (1964)

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1964 Doctor Who (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- Prisoners of Conciergerie (1964)

- A Bargain of Necessity (1964)

- The Tyrant of France (1964)

- A Change of Identity (1964)

- Guests of Madame Guillotine (1964)

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1964 So Much to Remember (TV Movie)

1961 ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) (1 episode)

- A Resounding Tinkle (1961)

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Music department (55 credits)

1989 Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (conductor)

1988 The Boost (orchestrator)

1988 Stars and Bars (conductor - uncredited)

1987 Wish You Were Here (conductor)

1987 Prick Up Your Ears (composer: theme music)

1986 The Wind (Video) (conductor)

1985 Dreamchild (conductor)

1985 The Lightship (conductor)

1985 My Beautiful Laundrette (music producer)

1985 Black Arrow (TV Movie) (conductor)

1984 The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Movie) (conductor)

1983 Eureka (music conductor)

1981 The Incubus (conductor)

1980 Sheppey (TV Movie) (conducted by)

1979 Yesterday's Hero (musical director)

1979 The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (conductor)

1978 Absolution (conductor)

1978 The Comeback (conductor)

1978 The Greek Tycoon (orchestrator)

1977 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (conductor)

1977 Take Hart (TV Series) (composer: stock music "Cavatina" (The Gallery - 1977, uncredited)

1976 Schizo (conductor - uncredited)

1976 The Confessional (conductor)

1975 The Wild West Show (TV Series) (title music - 6 episodes)

- The Magnificent Eight (1975) ... (title music)

- Billy the Kid (1975) ... (title music)

- Oh! Oh! Antonio (1975) ... (title music)

- Melvyn's Marauders (1975) ... (title music)

- Mad Mick (1975) ... (title music)

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1974 Frightmare (conductor)

1974 Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs (conductor - uncredited)

1974 The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (music supervisor)

1974 House of Whipcord (conductor)

1973 Road Movie (conductor)

1972 Today Mexico, Tomorrow the World (Short) (songwriter)

1972 Sitting Target (conductor)

1966-1971 All Gas and Gaiters (TV Series) (musical director - 33 episodes)

- The Bishop Loses His Chaplain (1971) ... (musical director)

- The Bishop Has a Rest (1971) ... (musical director)

- The Bishop Shows His Loyalty (1971) ... (musical director)

- The Bishop Gives a Present (1971) ... (musical director)

- The Bishops Entertains (1971) ... (musical director)

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1971 Percy (music supervisor)

1971 A Severed Head (conductor - uncredited)

1970 Tam Lin (conductor)

1970 Take a Girl Like You (conductor - uncredited)

1969-1970 Where Was Spring? (TV Series) (music arranged & directed by - 12 episodes)

- Episode #2.7 (1970) ... (music arranged & directed by)

- Episode #2.6 (1970) ... (music arranged & directed by)

- Episode #2.5 (1970) ... (music arranged & directed by)

- Episode #2.4 (1970) ... (music arranged & directed by)

- Episode #2.3 (1970) ... (music arranged & directed by)

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1970 The Walking Stick (conductor)

1970 Tropic of Cancer (conductor)

1969 Two Gentlemen Sharing (conductor)

1969 Age of Consent (conductor - uncredited)

1969 Otley (conductor)

1969 The Night of the Following Day (conductor)

1966-1967 The Late Show (TV Series) (musical director - 23 episodes)

- Episode #1.23 (1967) ... (musical director)

- Episode #1.22 (1967) ... (musical director)

- Episode #1.21 (1967) ... (musical director)

- Episode #1.20 (1967) ... (musical director)

- Episode #1.19 (1967) ... (musical director)

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1967 Ulysses (conductor)

1967 Four Tall Tinkles (TV Series) (conductor - 4 episodes)

- At Least It's a Precaution Against Fire (1967) ... (conductor)

- A Row of Potted Plants (1967) ... (conductor)

- A Punt with Friends Under a Haystack on the River Mersey (1967) ... (conductor)

- We're Due in Eastbourne in Ten Minutes (1967) ... (conductor)

1966 Kaleidoscope (conductor) / (orchestrator - uncredited)

1966 Three Rousing Tinkles (TV Series) (conductor - 3 episodes)

- The Best I Can Do for You by Way of a Gate-leg Table Is a Hundred-weight of Coal (1966) ... (conductor)

- If Those Are Mr. Heckmondwick's Own Personal Pipes They've Been Lagged Once Already (1966) ... (conductor)

- The Father by Adoption of One of the Former Marquis of Rangoon's Natural Grand-daughters (1966) ... (conductor)

1966 Road to Saint Tropez (Short) (conductor)

1966 Theatre 625 (TV Series) (music by - 1 episode)

- A Man Like That (1966) ... (music by)

1965 Vision On (TV Series) (composer: stock music "Cavatina" (The Gallery - 1965-1976, uncredited)

1965 The Party's Over (composer: party music - uncredited)

Doctor Who (TV Series) (conductor - 6 episodes, 1964) (composer - 1 episode, 1964)

- Prisoners of Conciergerie (1964) ... (conductor: incidental music)

- A Bargain of Necessity (1964) ... (conductor: incidental music)

- The Tyrant of France (1964) ... (conductor: incidental music)

- A Change of Identity (1964) ... (conductor: incidental music)

- Guests of Madame Guillotine (1964) ... (conductor: incidental music)

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1957 Murder Reported (composer: song)

1954 Stand-In (TV Special) (words and music by)

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Soundtrack (38 credits)

2018 Tanssi kanssain (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Episode #1.15 (2018) ... (writer: "Kauriinmetsästäjä" (Cavatina))

2015 Show Jana Krause (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)

- Episode dated 11 November 2015 (2015) ... (music: "On byl nádherný")

2013 Dirty Weekend ("Time Out")

Uvolnete se, prosím (TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2010) (music - 1 episode, 2010)

- Episode dated 4 June 2010 (2010) ... (lyrics: "On byl nádherný") / (music: "On byl nádherný")

2010 On Tour (writer: "Girl on the Sand")

2007 Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)

- Round 5 (2007) ... (writer: "Dance Like This")

- Round 4 (2007) ... (writer: "He Was Beautiful")

2007 Grindhouse (music: "Time Out" - uncredited)

2006 Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Scar (2006) ... (writer: "Cavatina" - uncredited)

2005 Jarhead (writer: "Cavatina")

2000 Jam (TV Mini-Series) ("Tell Her You Love Her")

1997 I Love You, Don't Touch Me! (writer: "Girl on the Sand")

1995 Tuttu juttu (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Episode #5.13 (1995) ... (writer: "Hän jäi muistoihin" (Cavatina))

1991 Celeste (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)

- Episode #1.1 (1991) ... (music: "Cavatina" - uncredited)

1988 Paperhouse (arranger: "Requiem")

1987 Wish You Were Here (arranger: "Waltz" (unidentified), "Cosi fan tutti" - uncredited)

1987 Prick Up Your Ears (music: "Dancing Hearts")

1985 Insignificance (music: "Life Goes On")

1984 The Story of O 2 (music: "Never Will You Know")

1984 The Chain (writer: "The Chain")

1984 Blind Date (performer: "First Victim" (Instrumental), "Killer's Theme" (Instrumental), "Chase to Blindness" (Instrumental), "Killer's Aria" (Instrumental), "Slowed Down Aria" (Instrumental), "Stalking The Killer" (Instrumental), "I Need Your Love" (Instrumental))

1984 Scandalous (music: "Time Out" - uncredited)

1981 Venom (music: "Time Out" - uncredited)

Top of the Pops (TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes, 1979) (music - 2 episodes, 1979)

- Episode #16.45 (1979) ... (music: "He Was Beautiful (Cavatina) (The Theme From The Deer Hunter)")

- Episode #16.43 (1979) ... (music: "He Was Beautiful (Cavatina) (The Theme From The Deer Hunter)")

- Episode #16.25 (1979) ... (writer: "Cavatina (Theme From The Deer Hunter)")

- Episode #16.24 (1979) ... (writer: "Cavatina (Theme From The Deer Hunter)")

- Episode #16.21 (1979) ... (writer: "Theme From The Deer Hunter (Cavatina)")

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1978 The Deer Hunter (arranger: "Troika" - uncredited) / (music: "Cavatina" (1970) - uncredited) / (writer: "Sarabande" (1978) - uncredited)

1976 The Sweeney (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Selected Target (1976) ... (writer: "Time Out")

1975 The Wilby Conspiracy (music: "All the Wishing in the World" (uncredited), "Geliefde Man")

1974 The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (arranger: "When the Saints Go Marching In", "Camptown Races", "Mademoiselle from Armentieres" - uncredited)

1971 Long Ago, Tomorrow (music: "Many Loving Things")

1970 Take a Girl Like You (lyrics: "Somebody's Somebody", "Something Inside") / (music: "It Takes A Lot of Loving", "Somebody's Somebody", "Something Inside") / (performer: "Another Love", "Pretty Jenny", "Organ Fantasia In D Minor", "The First Time", "Blue Jenny" - uncredited) / (writer: "Another Love", "Pretty Jenny", "I Wish You Would", "Organ Fantasia In D Minor", "The First Time", "Blue Jenny" - uncredited)

1970 The Walking Stick (writer: "Cavatina")

1969 Two Gentlemen Sharing (lyrics: "Wait A Minute Baby") / (music: "Wait A Minute Baby")

1969 Age of Consent (music: "Tell Her You Love Her" - uncredited)

1969 Otley (writer: "Homeless Bones")

1968 No Way to Treat a Lady (music: "A Quiet Place") / (performer: "The Miller Of Dee", "No Way To Treat A Lady (Main Title)", "Kate's Place", "Kate Comes On", "A Quiet Place", "Alpert Memorial", "Nail Him", "Kate Comes On Stronger", "The Fifth Victim", "St. Matthew Fashion", "The Last Act", "No Way To Treat A Lady (End Titles)") / (writer: "The Miller Of Dee", "No Way To Treat A Lady (Main Title)", "Kate's Place", "Kate Comes On", "Alpert Memorial", "Nail Him", "Kate Comes On Stronger", "The Fifth Victim", "St. Matthew Fashion", "The Last Act", "No Way To Treat A Lady (End Titles)")

1966 Kaleidoscope (performer: "Kaleidoscope (Main Title)", "Kinky Dolly", "Shazam!", "D.B. 6", "Angel's Theme", "Kaleidoscope", "Barney", "A Present for Daddy", "Dominion's Deal", "Kings Full", "Kaleidoscope (End Title)") / (writer: "Kaleidoscope (Main Title)", "Kinky Dolly", "Shazam!", "D.B. 6", "Angel's Theme", "Kaleidoscope", "Barney", "A Present for Daddy", "Dominion's Deal", "Kings Full", "Kaleidoscope (End Title)")

1965 The Wednesday Play (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Up the Junction (1965) ... (writer: "Bad Girl")

1959 Desert Mice (music: "Christmas Star")

1958 The Frank Sinatra Show (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)

- Sammy Davis Jr. (1958) ... (music: "Tell Her You Love Her" - uncredited)

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