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Trevor Jones

1949 - Today

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Trevor Alfred Charles Jones (born 23 March 1949) is a South African composer of film and television scores, who has worked primarily in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his scoring work during the 1980s and 1990s, where he worked on many acclaimed films including Excalibur, Runaway Train, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Mississippi Burning, The Last of the Mohicans and In the Name of the Father. Jones has collaborated with filmmakers like John Boorman, Andrei Konchalovsky, Jim Henson, Alan Parker, Jim Sheridan, Barbet Schroeder and Michael Mann. Jones has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards for Best Film Music - for Mississippi Burning, The Last of the Mohicans, and Brassed Off. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Trevor Jones is the 1,004th most popular composer (down from 852nd in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 56th in 2019) and the most popular South African Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Trevor Jones ranks 1,004 out of 1,451. Before him are Harrison Birtwistle, Zacharia Paliashvili, Matthew Locke, William Christie, Wacław of Szamotuły, and Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg. After him are Vasily Safonov, Mykhailo Verbytskyi, Artur Kapp, Jón Leifs, Hermann Goetz, and Francesco Araja.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Trevor Jones ranks 339. Before him are Erik Estrada, Ryohei Suzuki, Luís Pereira, Paulo César Carpegiani, Zé Mário, and Paul Nurse. After him are Patti LuPone, Alex Higgins, Alfred Riedl, Dutch Mantel, Nené, and Francisco Maturana.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Trevor Jones ranks 91 out of 454. Before him are Alice Krige (1954), Laurens van der Post (1906), Joan Harrison (1935), J. B. M. Hertzog (1866), Athol Fugard (1932), and Chris Heunis (1927). After him are Janet Suzman (1939), Frances Ames (1920), Evelyn Mase (1922), Lawrence Stevens (1913), John Cranko (1927), and Piet Retief (1780).

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Among COMPOSERS In South Africa

Among composers born in South Africa, Trevor Jones ranks 1. After him are Enoch Sontonga (1873).

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