Gerard Schurmann (19 January 1924 – 24 March 2020) was a Dutch-born British composer and conductor. He lived in the

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from 1981 until his death. He composed music for many film soundtracks. Schurmann was also the orchestrator for the 1962 film ''Lawrence of Arabia''. Schurmann died on 24 March 2020 at his home in the

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Early life

Gerard Schurmann was born to a Dutch father and a Hungarian pianist mother who had studied with

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Film music

*'' The Long Arm'' (1956) *'' The Man in the Sky'' (1957) *''

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'' (1958) *'' The Two Headed Spy'' (1958) *''

Horrors of the Black Museum ''Horrors of the Black Museum'' (1959) is a British-American horror film starring Michael Gough and directed by Arthur Crabtree. It was the first film in what film critic David Pirie dubbed Anglo-Amalgamated's "Sadian trilogy" (the other two b ...

'' (1959) *'' Cone of Silence'' (1960) *''

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'' (1961) *'' The Ceremony'' (1963) *'' Dr Syn, Alias the Scarecrow'' (1963) *''

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'' (1965) *'' The Lost Continent'' (1968) *''

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'' (1968) *''

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'' (1984) *'' The Gambler'' (1997)

Discography

*''Concerto for Orchestra'', ''Violin Concerto'' *''Six Studies of Francis Bacon'', ''Variants for Small Orchestra'' (1997) *''Music for Violin and Piano'' *''Chamber Music, Vol. 2'' *''Chamber Music, Vol. 3'' *''Chamber and Instrumental Music and Songs, Vol. 4''

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* 1924 births 2020 deaths People from Java 20th-century British composers 21st-century British composers British male composers British male conductors (music) Dutch emigrants to the United Kingdom 20th-century British male musicians 21st-century British male musicians British expatriates in the United States {{UK-composer-stub