Shirley Walker Biography (1945-)

Born April 10, 1945, in Napa, CA; married Don Walker, 1967; children: Colin,Ian. Addresses: Agent: Blue Focus Management, 15233 Ventura Blvd., #200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.; Contact: Bmi, 8730 Sunset Blvd., 3rd Floor West,Los Angeles, CA 90069-2211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Composer, conductor, orchestrator, musician
Birth Details: April 10, 1945; Napa, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Conductor
Children of a Lesser God, Paramount, 1986
The Accused, Paramount, 1988
Scrooged, Paramount, 1988
Batman, Warner Bros., 1989
Black Rain, Paramount, 1989
Immediate Family, Columbia, 1989
Kill Me Again, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 1989
Nightbreed (also known as Clive Barker's Nightbreed), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Darkman, 1990
Bird on a Wire, Universal, 1990
Days of Thunder, Paramount, 1990
Arachnophobia, Buena Vista, 1990
Edward Scissorhands, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Pacific Heights, 1990
(Uncredited) Defending Your Life, Warner Bros., 1991
Backdraft, MCA/Universal, 1991
True Identity, Buena Vista, 1991
The Butcher's Wife, Paramount, 1991
Article 99, Orion, 1992
A League of Their Own, Columbia, 1992
Toys, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Radio Flyer, Sony Pictures Releasing, 1992
Gladiator, Sony Pictures Releasing, 1992
Striking Distance, Sony Pictures Releasing, 1993
The Real McCoy, Universal, 1993
True Lies, 1994
(Uncredited) Johnny Mnemonic, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Warner Bros., 1995
Fear (also known as No Fear and Obsession mortelle),Universal, 1996
Escape from L.A. (also known as John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.), Paramount, 1996
Turbulence, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
Final Destination, New Line Cinema, 2000
Film Orchestrator
Malone, Orion, 1987
The Accused, Paramount, 1988
Batman, Warner Bros., 1989
Black Rain, Paramount, 1989
(Uncredited) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, New Line Cinema, 1990
Bird on a Wire, Universal, 1990
Days of Thunder, Paramount, 1990
Arachnophobia, Buena Vista, 1990
Nightbreed (also known as Clive Barker's Nightbreed), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Defending Your Life, Warner Bros., 1991
Backdraft, MCA/Universal, 1991
The Butcher's Wife, Paramount, 1991
White Fang, Buena Vista, 1991
Toys, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Radio Flyer, Sony Pictures Releasing, 1992
True Lies, 1994
Johnny Mnemonic, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
Bad Company, Buena Vista, 1995
Fear (also known as No Fear and Obsession mortelle),Universal, 1996
Film Work
Other
Musician: synthesizer, Apocalypse Now (also known as ApocalypseNow Redux), 1979
Music director, The End of August (also known as The Awakeningof Eve and The Awakening), 1982
Music director, Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn, Universal, 1983
Music director, The Dungeonmaster, Empire Pictures, 1983
Additional orchestrator, Children of a Lesser God, 1986
Music recordist, Mother, Mother, 1989

Additional orchestrator, Dick Tracy, Buena Vista, 1990
Additional music orchestrator, Darkman, 1990
Synthesist, Final Destination 2, New Line Cinema, 2003
Television Work
Series
Music director, Superman, 1988
Music supervisor, Batman: The Animated Series (animated; also known as The Adventures of Batman & Robin), Fox, 1992
Music director, Batman Beyond (animated; also known as Batman of the Future), The WB, 1999-2001
Movies
Conductor, Rasputin, HBO, 1996
Supervising producer, Batman Beyond: The Movie (animated), 1999
WRITINGS
Film Scores
The Black Stallion, 1979
(And song "Si tu savais") The End of August (also known as TheAwakening of Eve and The Awakening), 1982
Touched, International Film Marketing, 1983
The Dungeonmaster, Empire Pictures, 1983
Violated (also known as Victimized), Vestron Video, 1984
Ghoulies, Empire Pictures, 1985
The Dungeonmaster (also known as Ragewar), Empire Pictures,1985
Strike It Rich (also known as Loser Takes All and MoneyTalks), Miramax, 1990
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl, New Line Cinema, 1990
Born to Ride, Warner Bros., 1991
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (also known as Les aventures d'un homme invisible), Warner Bros., 1992
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (also known as Batman: Mask of thePhantasm: The Animated Movie, Batman: The Animated Movie, and Mask of the Phantasm; animated), Warner Bros., 1993
Escape from L.A. (also known as John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.), Paramount, 1996
Turbulence, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
Final Destination, New Line Cinema, 2000
The Perfect Souffle: Testing the Final Destination, New Line HomeVideo, 2000
Pam Coronado: Intuitive Investigator, New Line Home Video, 2000
Ritual (also known as Tales from the Crypt Presents: Revelation and Tales from the Crypt Presents: Voodoo), Miramax, 2001
Final Destination 2, New Line Cinema, 2003
Willard, New Line Cinema, 2003
Film Additional Music
White Fang, Buena Vista, 1991
Mystery Man, MCA/Universal, 1999
Other Film Music Work
Special music arranger and additional music improvisation, The Black Stallion, 1979
Song writer ("Charge of the Berserkers"), Nightbreed (also known as Clive Barker's Nightbreed), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Traditional arranger, "Carol O' the Bells," Turbulence, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
Television Scores
Series
Tucker's Witch, 1982
Berrenger's, 1985
The Flash, CBS, 1990
Batman: The Animated Series (animated; also known as The Adventures of Batman & Robin), Fox, 1992
Space: Above and Beyond, Fox, 1995
Superman (animated; also known as Superman: The Animated Series), The WB, 1996
Spawn (animated; also known as Todd McFarlane's Spawn), HBO, 1997
The New Batman/Superman Adventures (animated), The WB, 1997
Batman Beyond (animated; also known as Batman of the Future), The WB, 1999-2001
The Others, NBC, 2000
Also scored the first season of Viper.
Television Additional Music
Series
China Beach, ABC, 1988
Television Supervising Composer
Series
Batman Beyond (animated; also known as Batman of the Future), The WB, 1999-2001
The Zeta Project (animated), The WB, 2001
Television Themes
Series
Superman, 1988
The New Batman/Superman Adventures (animated), The WB, 1997
Television Main Title Music
Series
Spawn (also known as Todd McFarlane's Spawn; animated), HBO, 1997
Television Scores
Movies
The Flash, CBS, 1990
Majority Rule, Lifetime, 1992
Sexual Advances, ABC, 1992
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn, USA Network, 1994
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space, Starz!, 1995
It Come from Outer Space II, Sci-Fi Channel, 1996
The Crying Child, USA Network, 1996
The Love Bug, ABC, 1997
Baby Monitor: Sound of Fear, USA Network, 1998
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon (also known as The Philadelphia Phenomenon), ABC, 1998
Disappearance, TBS, 2002
Television Music
Movies
Theme, Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (animated), The WB, 1996
Theme and end credits, The Batman/Superman Movie (animated; also known as Batman/Superman Adventures: World's Finest), The WB, 1998
Television Scores: Miniseries
Asteroid, NBC, 1997
Television Scores
Specials
Disney's Fluppy Dogs, ABC, 1986
Other Mothers, CBS, 1993
Publications
Wrote SCL Working Conditions Questionnaire; The Score, SCL periodical: Packaging Scores, The Business of Quality Orchestration, New Low Budget Film Rate, Assumption Agreements, and The Special Payments Fund.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

Shirley Walker Official Site, http://walker.filmmusic.com, March 26, 2003

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