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Composer (Music Score) Born: March 23, 1949 in Cape Town, South Africa Biography:Trevor Jones is perhaps one of the most diverse film composers of modern cinema. In his years scoring films, Jones has worked on everything from remarkably intimate, personal dramas (Dominick and Eugene [1988]) to large-scale action blockbusters that only Hollywood can produce (Cliffhanger [1993]). Perhaps his diversity lies in the fact that, unlike other composers, Jones was not inspired by what he heard during his early years of soaking in cinema, but what he didn't hear. Growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, Jones spent much of his youth in the dilapidated Gem Theater opposite his childhood home. The theater had seen better days, and by the time young Jones became a regular, it wasn't unusual for the soundtrack to cut out for long periods during a film. It was the eerie silence -- and the resulting lack of impact that the film had as a result -- that first prompted the knowing young cinephile to... Full Biography
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