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Hal Shaper(1931-2004)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Hal Shaper was born on 18 July 1931 in Cape Town, South Africa. Hal was a composer, known for First Blood (1982), The Boys from Brazil (1978) and Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004). Hal died on 8 January 2004 in Cape Town, South Africa.
BornJuly 18, 1931
DiedJanuary 8, 2004(72)
BornJuly 18, 1931
DiedJanuary 8, 2004(72)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Sylvester Stallone in First Blood (1982)
First Blood
7.7
  • Music Department
  • 1982
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
The Boys from Brazil
7.0
  • Soundtrack("WE'RE HOME AGAIN")
  • 1978
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
7.4
  • Soundtrack("Follow Me")
  • 2004
The Assassination Bureau (1969)
The Assassination Bureau
6.4
  • Soundtrack("Life Is a Precious Thing", "Students' Pledge Song" (uncredited), "To Know My Love Loves Me" (uncredited))
  • 1969

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Music Department

  • Adam Adamant Lives! (2020)
    Adam Adamant Lives!
    Podcast Series
    • theme music composer
    • 2020
  • Sylvester Stallone in First Blood (1982)
    First Blood
    7.7
    • lyrics by
    • 1982
  • Madame Claude 2 (1981)
    Madame Claude 2
    4.3
    • song lyrics
    • 1981
  • The Joy of Flying (1977)
    The Joy of Flying
    4.3
    • english lyrics
    • 1977
  • Today Mexico, Tomorrow the World
    Short
    • songwriter
    • 1972
  • Cemetery Without Crosses (1969)
    Cemetery Without Crosses
    6.7
    • lyricist: theme song
    • 1969
  • Marcello Mastroianni and Elaine Taylor in Diamonds for Breakfast (1968)
    Diamonds for Breakfast
    4.7
    • lyrics by
    • 1968
  • It's Topol
    TV Series
    • special material
    • 1968
  • Celeste Yarnall in Eve (1968)
    Eve
    4.8
    • lyricist
    • 1968
  • Gerald Harper in Adam Adamant Lives! (1966)
    Adam Adamant Lives!
    7.0
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1966–1967

Composer

  • Bernard Miles and Piers Eady in Treasure Island (1982)
    Treasure Island
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Layout for 5 Models
    • Composer
    • 1972

Soundtrack

  • Diminishing Returns (2016)
    Diminishing Returns
    3.0
    Podcast Series
    • lyrics: "It's a Long Road"
    • 2019
  • Madeleine Stowe and Emily VanCamp in Revenge (2011)
    Revenge
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Softly, as I Leave You" (uncredited)
    • 2014
  • Bruce Nul: Le Film (2013)
    Bruce Nul: Le Film
    Video
    • lyrics: "It's A Long Road"
    • 2013
  • Angela and Friends
    4.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Christmas in the Sun"
    • 2009
  • Matt Monro in Matt Monro: A Portrait of (2005)
    Matt Monro: A Portrait of
    7.9
    Video
    • writer: "Softly as I Leave You" (uncredited)
    • 2005
  • Plauto (recuerdo distorsionado de un tonto eventual) (2004)
    Plauto (recuerdo distorsionado de un tonto eventual)
    3.4
    • Soundtrack ("We Are The Champions")
    • 2004
  • Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
    Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
    7.4
    • writer: "Follow Me"
    • 2004
  • EastEnders (1985)
    EastEnders
    4.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Softly, as I Leave You" (uncredited)
    • 2002
  • Sylvester Stallone in First Blood (1982)
    First Blood
    7.7
    • lyrics: "It's a Long Road"
    • 1982
  • The Boys from Brazil (1978)
    The Boys from Brazil
    7.0
    • lyrics: "WE'RE HOME AGAIN"
    • 1978
  • Get It Together (1977)
    Get It Together
    4.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Early Morning Rain"
    • writer: "Southern Comfort"
    • 1977–1978
  • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire in The Muppet Show (1976)
    The Muppet Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Song for Kermit"
    • 1977
  • Top of the Pops (1964)
    Top of the Pops
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Southern Comfort"
    • 1977
  • The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
    The Cassandra Crossing
    6.3
    • lyrics: "It's All a Game" (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Colt 38 Special Squad (1976)
    Colt 38 Special Squad
    6.7
    • writer: "I Still Get the Blues", "I'll Find My Way to You"
    • 1976

Personal details

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  • Born
    • July 18, 1931
    • Cape Town, South Africa
  • Died
    • January 8, 2004
    • Cape Town, South Africa

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  • Trivia
    Owned a music publishing company, Hal Shaper Ltd, which among others, published Keff McCulloch's Doctor who music scores.

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