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Joe Meek(1929-1967)

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Joe Meek was born on 5 April 1929 in Newent, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006), The Rum Diary (2011) and Live It Up! (1963). He died on 3 February 1967 in London, England, UK.
BornApril 5, 1929
DiedFebruary 3, 1967(37)
BornApril 5, 1929
DiedFebruary 3, 1967(37)
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Known for:

Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Wristcutters: A Love Story
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Telstar (Demo)")
  • 2006
Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary (2011)
The Rum Diary
6.1
  • Soundtrack("Telstar")
  • 2011
Heinz Burt, David Hemmings, Steve Marriott, and Jennifer Moss in Live It Up! (1963)
Live It Up!
5.6
  • Music Department(uncredited)
  • 1963
Alan Rothwell and Carol White in Linda (1960)
Linda
  • Music Department("Linda")
  • 1960

Credits

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Music Department

  • Eric Freeman Sweet Memories of Newent (2019)
    Eric Freeman Sweet Memories of Newent
    • "Telstar"
    • producer: "Telstar"
    • Video
    • 2019
  • Heinz Burt, David Hemmings, Steve Marriott, and Jennifer Moss in Live It Up! (1963)
    Live It Up!
    • music and lyrics composed by
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Farewell Performance (1963)
    Farewell Performance
    • score, orchestrations, and musical direction by
    • 1963
  • John Leyton in The Johnny Leyton Touch (1962)
    The Johnny Leyton Touch
    • composer: song "Can't You Hear the Beat of a Broken Heart?"
    • Short
    • 1962
  • The Scales of Justice (1962)
    The Scales of Justice
    • music producer: theme (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1962
  • Alan Rothwell and Carol White in Linda (1960)
    Linda
    • music producer: "Linda"
    • 1960

Composer

  • Pop Gear (1965)
    Pop Gear
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Nine, Dalmuir West
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1962

Soundtrack

  • Sebastian Stan and Daisy Edgar-Jones in Fresh (2022)
    Fresh
    • performer: "I Hear a New World"
    • writer: "I Hear a New World"
    • 2022
  • Tom Wheeler in Life on Earth? (2020)
    Life on Earth?
    • writer: "Telstar"
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Carmen (2017)
    Carmen
    • writer: "I Hear A New World"
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Wszystkie nieprzespane noce (2016)
    Wszystkie nieprzespane noce
    • performer: "I Hear A New World"
    • writer: "I Hear A New World"
    • 2016
  • John Lennon and The Beatles in Love Me Do: The Beatles '62 (2012)
    Love Me Do: The Beatles '62
    • writer: "Telstar"
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary (2011)
    The Rum Diary
    • writer: "Telstar"
    • 2011
  • Kevin Spacey, James Corden, JJ Feild, and Con O'Neill in Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2008)
    Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
    • performer: "Orbit Around the Moon (aka Husky Team)"
    • writer: "Telstar", "Dreams Do Come True", "Been Invited to a Party", "Temptation Baby", "Orbit Around the Moon (aka Husky Team)", "Diggin' My Potatoes", "Bublight"
    • writer: "Valley of No Return"
    • 2008
  • Jon Hamm in Mad Men (2007)
    Mad Men
    • writer: "Telstar" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
    Wristcutters: A Love Story
    • performer: "Telstar (Demo)"
    • writer: "Telstar (Demo)"
    • 2006
  • The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000)
    The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
    • writer: "Telstar"
    • Video
    • 2000
  • À cause d'elle (1993)
    À cause d'elle
    • writer: "Telstar"
    • 1993
  • Arena (1975)
    Arena
    • writer: "Telstar"
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • Michael O'Donoghue in Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
    Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
    • music: "The Haunting Theme from Mondo Video"
    • 1979
  • Heinz Burt, David Hemmings, Steve Marriott, and Jennifer Moss in Live It Up! (1963)
    Live It Up!
    • writer: "Law and Disorder", "Keep Moving", "Loving Me This Way", "Temptation Baby", "Please Let It Happen to Me", "Live It Up", "Don't You Understand", "Don't Take You From Me"
    • 1963
  • Farewell Performance (1963)
    Farewell Performance
    • writer: "Dreams Do Come True", "The Ice Cream Man"
    • 1963

Personal details

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  • Born
    • April 5, 1929
    • Newent, Gloucestershire, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 3, 1967
    • London, England, UK(suicide)
  • Other works
    Songwriter: Wrote / produced "Telstar", a hit for The Tornados.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Biographical Movies
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 4 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Meek took a single-barrelled shotgun from under his bed at the studio he'd built in a flat above a leather goods shop at 304 Holloway Road in north London and, following a heated argument, shot and killed his landlady Violet Shenton, before turning the gun on himself.

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