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Shirley Anne Walker (née Rogers; 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.
"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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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.
Dec 26, 2006 · Dec. 26, 2006 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Shirley Walker, an Emmy-winning composer and orchestrator who broke ground for women in the film industry by scoring major movies and carving out a...
Sep 5, 2017 · Shirley Walker was the first American woman to be the sole composer on a major studio release. And in a profession dominated by men, she often found work assisting other film composers...
Shirley Anne Walker (née Rogers; 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 ...
