Biography
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.
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Filmography
all 61
Movies 57
TV Shows 4
self 3
Director 1
Herself (archive footage)
Heart of Batman (2018)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Black Christmas (2006)
Movie
3.5
Self - Music Composer
Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3' (2006)
Movie
Composer
Final Destination 3 (2006)
Movie
5.7
Self
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies (2004)
Movie
Composer
Willard (2003)
Movie
4.81
Original Music Composer
Final Destination 2 (2003)
Movie
5.52
Composer
Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life (2003)
Movie
Music
Ritual (2002)
Movie
5.12
Composer
Disappearance (2002)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Final Destination (2000)
Movie
5.99
Theme Song Performance
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest (1998)
Movie
6.33
Composer
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon (1998)
Movie
Composer
Baby Monitor: Sound of Fear (1998)
Movie
Music
The Love Bug (1997)
Movie
5.38
Main Title Theme Composer / Main Title Theme Composer / Original Music Composer
The New Batman Adventures (1997)
TV
6.56
Original Music Composer
Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Asteroid (1997)
Movie
Composer
Turbulence (1997)
Movie
4.75
Theme Song Performance
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996)
Movie
5
Composer
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Movie
5.75
Composer
The Crying Child (1996)
Movie
Original Music Composer
It Came from Outer Space II (1995)
Movie
Music
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space (1995)
Movie
Music
Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
TV
5.13
Orchestrator
A Goofy Movie (1995)
Movie
5.75
Composer
Prelude to Eden (1995)
Movie
Composer
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn (1994)
Movie
Conductor
True Lies (1994)
Movie
6.07
Original Music Composer
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Movie
5.12
Composer
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade (1992)
Movie
Composer
Majority Rule (1992)
Movie
Composer
Promise Not to Tell (1992)
Movie
Composer
Sexual Advances (1992)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Movie
1
Original Music Composer
The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster (1991)
Movie
Orchestrator / Conductor
Backdraft (1991)
Movie
6.57
Composer
Born to Ride (1991)
Movie
Orchestrator
Defending Your Life (1991)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Flash (1990)
Movie
Orchestrator / Conductor
Bird on a Wire (1990)
Movie
5.79
Composer
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990)
Movie
Additional Music / Orchestrator / Conductor
Nightbreed (1990)
Movie
2
Composer
Strike It Rich (1990)
Movie
Conductor
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Movie
5.47
Conductor
Immediate Family (1989)
Movie
Conductor
Kill Me Again (1989)
Movie
6
Orchestrator / Conductor
Black Rain (1989)
Movie
5.8
Conductor
Batman (1989)
Movie
6.07
Recording Supervision
Mother, Mother (1989)
Movie
Composer
Angela Lansbury's Positive Moves (1988)
Movie
Composer
Fluppy Dogs (1986)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Ghoulies (1985)
Movie
5.53
Original Music Composer
The Dungeonmaster (1984)
Movie
Composer
Touched (1983)
Movie
Music
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
TV
Original Music Composer / Music Director
The End of August (1981)
Movie
Additional Music
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Movie
6.7
Conductor
Amber Waves (1980)
Movie
Music
Knots Landing (1979)
TV
5.33
Composer
Cheating Death: Beyond and Back
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.88
Based on 2.27 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1979
1989
1993
1991
2018
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderFemale
Birthday1945-04-10
Deathday2006-11-30 (61 years old)
Birth PlaceNapa, United States of America
ChildrenIan Walker
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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