Randall Bruce Meyers (born 1955) is an American
composer
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who has worked on music for films including ''
Scrooged
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'' (1988), ''
Stuart Little 2
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'' (2002) and ''
Drugstore Cowboy
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'' (1989).
Meyers resides alternately in
Oslo
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and in
Spoleto
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History
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,
Italy
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.
He studied at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
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in
London
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from 1970 to 1974 and at the
University for Music and Drama,
Vienna
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from 1975 to 1979.
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Filmography
*1986: ''Zinoberveien'' (short)
*1989: ''A Handful of Time
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*1989: ''The Littlest Viking''
*1989: ''Den nye kapellanen'' (short)
*1990: '' Dagens Donna''
*1990: ''Herman''
*1990: ''Svampe''
*1991: ''Hvitsymre i utslåtten'' (short)
*1992: ''Bat Wings
''Bat Wings'' ( no, Flaggermusvinger) is a 1992 Norwegian drama film directed by Emil Stang Lund. It was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Diploma for Direction.
Cast
* Lars Øyno as Torstein elen i vi ...
''
*1993: '' The Last Lieutenant''
*1993: ''Michael Laudrup: A Football Player'' (documentary)
*1993: ''The Telegraphist
''The Telegraphist'' ( no, Telegrafisten) is a 1993 Norwegian film directed by Erik Gustavson. It is based on the novel '' Dreamers'' by Knut Hamsun. It stars Bjørn Floberg and Marie Richardson, as well as Kjersti Holmen, who won an Amanda for h ...
''
*1995: ''Shut Up and Listen!''
*1996: '' Virgins of Riga''
*1998: ''Huset på Kampen'' (short)
*1998: ''I Weekend''
*1999: ''Bak Sofies verden'' (TV short documentary)
*1999: ''Kongen som ville ha mer enn en krone'' (short)
*1999: ''Sophie's World
''Sophie's World'' (Norwegian: ''Sofies verden'') is a 1991 novel by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder. It follows Sophie Amundsen, a Norwegian teenager, who is introduced to the history of philosophy as she is asked "Who are you?" in a letter ...
''
*2000: ''Beyond
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Films
* ''Beyond'' (1921 film), an American silent film
* ''Beyond'' (2000 film), a Danish film directed by Åke Sandgren, OT: ''Dykkerne''
* ''Beyond'' (2010 film), a Swedish film directed b ...
''
*2000: ''The Diver''
*2000: '' Odd Little Man''
*2000: ''Sofies verden'' (TV mini-series)
*2003: ''Zenith'' (short)
*2004: ''Andreaskorset
''Andreaskorset'' (literally Andrew's Cross, released in English as ''The Crossing'') is a Norwegian erotic thriller film that premiered in 2004. The film received lukewarm reviews, and it is perhaps best remembered as one of 2004's least viewed f ...
''
*2004: ''The Universe: Cosmology Quest'' (TV movie documentary, also directed)
*2009: ''Palazzo Massacre'' (short)
References
External links
Randall Meyers website
1955 births
American film score composers
American male film score composers
American expatriates in the United Kingdom
American expatriates in Austria
American expatriates in Norway
American expatriates in Italy
Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Living people
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