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Trevor Jones

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Trevor Jones was born in 1949 in Cape Town. With a scholarship he went to the Royal Academy of Music in London in 1967. Later he earned a master's in film and media music at the University of York and attended the National Film and Television School. He worked mainly in Britain. For Jim Henson he wrote The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986); in Labyrinth his score stands alongside songs by David Bowie. He became best known for The Last of the Mohicans (1992), which he wrote together with Randy Edelman. He also made Excalibur (1981), Mississippi Burning (1988), Brassed Off (1996) and Notting Hill (1999), among others. In 1999 he became the first head of the music department at the National Film and Television School.

Listening

Listening tip. In The Last of the Mohicans, listen to how a tight, repeated string rhythm builds the tension beneath the broad main theme.

Discography

Studio albums

Other work

In School of Rock

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See also

Categories: ArtistsSymphonic revival (Williams era)Fantasy epic and world-buildingBritish costume drama and literary adaptation