Shirley Walker

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Shirley Walker

Sound April 10, 1945

Napa, California, USA

Shirley Anne 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…

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Batman

Batman

7.2 1989 Movie
Final Destination

Final Destination

6.6 2000 Movie
Final Destination 2

Final Destination 2

6.3 2003 Movie
True Lies

True Lies

7.1 1994 Movie
Final Destination 3

Final Destination 3

6.2 2006 Movie
The Fox and the Hound

The Fox and the Hound

7.2 1981 Movie
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

7.2 1989 Movie
Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

8.6 1992 TV Show
A Goofy Movie

A Goofy Movie

7.0 1995 Movie
Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

5.9 1996 Movie
Backdraft

Backdraft

6.7 1991 Movie
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

7.5 1993 Movie

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Shirley Anne 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 during her career. Walker was one of the first female composers to earn a solo score credit on a major Hollywood motion picture (preceded by Suzanne Ciani for 1981's The Incredible Shrinking Woman) and according to the Los Angeles Times, is remembered as a pioneer for women in the film industry.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2018
    Heart of Batman

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2006
    Black Christmas

    Movie Original Music Composer

  3. 2006
    Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3'

    Movie Self - Music Composer

  4. 2006
    Final Destination 3

    Movie Original Music Composer

  5. 2004
    John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

    Movie Self

  6. 2003
    Cheating Death: Beyond and Back

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 2003
    Willard

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 2003
    Final Destination 2

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 2003
    Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 2002
    Ritual

    Movie Music

  11. 2002
    Disappearance

    Movie Music

  12. 2000
    The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"

    Movie Thanks

  13. 2000
    Premonitions

    Movie Music

  14. 2000
    Final Destination

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1998
    The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1998
    Baby Monitor: Sound of Fear

    Movie Music

More credits
  1. 1997
    The Love Bug

    Movie Music

  2. 1997
    The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  3. 1997
    The New Batman Adventures

    TV show Main Title Theme Composer

  4. 1997
    Asteroid

    Movie Original Music Composer

  5. 1997
    Turbulence

    Movie Original Music Composer

  6. 1996
    Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  7. 1996
    Escape from L.A.

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 1996
    The Crying Child

    Movie Music

  9. 1996
    Fear

    Movie Orchestrator

  10. 1995
    It Came from Outer Space II

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 1995
    The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 1995
    Space: Above and Beyond

    TV show Music

  13. 1995
    A Goofy Movie

    Movie Orchestrator

  14. 1995
    Prelude to Eden

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1994
    The Haunting of Seacliff Inn

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1994
    True Lies

    Movie Conductor

  17. 1993
    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

    Movie Original Music Composer

  18. 1992
    The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

    Movie Music

  19. 1992
    Majority Rule

    Movie Music

  20. 1992
    Batman: The Animated Series

    TV show Original Music Composer

  21. 1992
    Promise Not to Tell

    Movie Music

  22. 1992
    Sexual Advances

    Movie Music

  23. 1992
    Memoirs of an Invisible Man

    Movie Original Music Composer

  24. 1991
    The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster

    Movie Original Music Composer