Stanley Myers

Stanley Myers

British film composer (1930-1993)

Stanley Myers was an English composer and conductor, who scored over sixty films and television series, working closely with filmmakers Nicolas Roeg, Jerzy Skolimowski and Volker Schlöndorff. He is best known for his guitar piece "Cavatina", composed for the 1970 film The Walking Stick and later used as the theme for The Deer Hunter. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film Music for Wish You Were Here (1987), and was an early collaborator with and mentor of Hans Zimmer.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 9 films (1967–1985) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1985 Black Arrow John Hough 60 min. 16mm
1978 A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man TEXTURE FILMS INC DIVISION OF PUBLIC MEDIA INC 5547 NO RAVENSWOOD AVE CHICAGO IL 60640 98 min 16mm sound
1978 The Comeback Pete Walker 93 min Color
1974 A Free Woman New Yorker Films 100 min 16mm sound
1974 The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz International Cinemedia Center, Ltd 121 min Color sound
1970 Tropic Of Cancer Tropic Film Corp 88 min Color sound
1969 Otley. Bruce Cohn Curtis Films Ltd. 91 min 35mm Color sound
1969 TWO GENTLEMEN SHARING. American International Productions (England) Ltd. 35 mm sound
1967 No Way to Treat a Lady Sol C. Siegel Productions 1:48:00 16mm Color sound