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     • One of the most respected composers of her time, a mentor to younger writers and a trailblazing figure whose work led the way for the many women composers of today, Shirley Walker is remembered for her keen dramatic sense and no-nonsense approach to her work.
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   Who was Shirley Walker?

   • Shirley Anne Walker (née Rogers, April 10, 1945 – November 30, 2006) was an American movie and television composer and conductor. She was one of the few female movie score composers working in Hollywood. Walker was one of the first female composers to earn a solo score credit on a major Hollywood motion picture.

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   How did Shirley Walker die?

   • Or what she did. Shirley Walker died Thursday, Nov. 30, of complications from a stroke she suffered while visiting her sister in Reno, Nev. She was 61. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards – one in 1996, as music director of The Adventures of Batman & Robin, the other in 2001 as one of the composers of Batman Beyond.

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   Was Shirley Walker a great composer?

   • "Shirley Walker was a great composer, period," says Paul Broucek, president of music for New Line Cinema. "There was never any worry that Shirley wasn't going to deliver a really rich score that was going to elevate any film that she was scoring. She was a dream."

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   Is Shirley Walker dead or still alive?

   • Walker died on November 30, 2006 from stroke -related problems in Reno, Nevada at the age of 61. ↑ Southern, Nathan. "Biography: Shirley Walker". allmovie.

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   How did Shirley Walker make film music history?

   • Shirley Walker also made film-music history. She held the record for composing more original scores for major-studio feature films than any other American woman: Suspenseful music for all three Final Destination films, an offbeat score for Willard, edgy music for Escape From L.A., the symphonic score for Memoirs of an Invisible Man and others.

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   Who were some composers who worked with Shirley Walker?

   • Several of the composers who worked with her remain in awe of her talent and generosity. Shirley Walker "was all about making great music," says Michael McCuistion, a composer who received his first job as a professional film composer from her. "Shirley took me under her wing. She believed in me and, most importantly, told me so.

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   Shirley Walker died Thursday, Nov. 30, of complications from a stroke she suffered while visiting her sister in Reno, Nev. She was 61. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards – one in 1996, as music director of The Adventures of Batman & Robin, the other in 2001 as one of the composers of Batman Beyond.

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6. www.imdb.com › name › nm0002980Shirley Walker - Biography - IMDb

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   Shirley Walker. Music Department: Dick Tracy. Shirley Walker was born in Napa, California in 1945. She was educated at Pleasant Hill High School; attended San Francisco State College on piano scholarship; studied composition with Dr. Roger Nixon; and piano with Harald Logan of Berkeley, California. She was soloist with San Francisco Symphony ...

   • Birth Date: April 10, 1945

   • Death Date: November 29, 2006

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   May 25, 2000 · Composer Shirley Walker was one of the first female composers to write a feature film score for a major studio. She has worked on the award winning "Batman: The Animated Series" and its spin-offs, and has composed scores for Escape from LA, Turbulence, and most recently, Final Destination.

8. intheirownleague.com › 2019/10/22 › retrospectiveRetrospective: The Musical Legacy of Shirley Walker

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   Oct 22, 2019 · They were either mentored or collaborated with an overlooked heroine of female representation in film, composer Shirley Walker. She is perhaps best known for creating the theme for the horror film series, “Final Destination” but achieved so much more.

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   Nov 30, 2006 · Shirley Walker (April 10, 1945 - November 30, 2006) was an American film and television composer and conductor. She was one of the few female film score composers working in Hollywood.

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    Shirley Anne Walker (née Rogers, April 10, 1945 – November 30, 2006) was an American movie and television composer and conductor. She was one of the few female movie score composers working in Hollywood.