Gary Bernard Stewart Yershon (born 2 November 1954) is an English

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. His works include music for theatre, radio, television, film, and dance. He is an Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Born in London, he began his career as an actor. He worked as writer/translator (e.g. ''

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'' for the

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, and as musical director for

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's 1994 production of ''

The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a "play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, ''The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with music ...

'' at the

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. He composed the music for

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's 2008 film ''

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'', 2010 film '' Another Year'', 2014 film ''

Mr. Turner ''Mr. Turner'' is a 2014 biographical drama film based on the last 25 years of the life of artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). Written and directed by Mike Leigh, the film stars Timothy Spall in the title role, with Dorothy Atkinson, Paul Je ...

'' and 2018 film ''

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''. He wrote the

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and

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to the

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''. Yershon was nominated for the 2009

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for Outstanding Music in a Play. In 2010 he was nominated for a European Film Award for his work on '' Another Year''. In 2015 for the

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, he received a nomination for the

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for his work on ''Mr. Turner''.

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* 1954 births English film score composers English male film score composers Living people Musicians from London {{Composer-stub