Shirley Walker

Shirley Anne Walker (April 10, 1945 – November 30, 2006) was an American film and television composer and conductor. She was one of the few female film score composers working in Hollywood during her career. Walker was one of the first female composers to earn a solo score credit on a major Hollywood motion picture (preceded by Suzanne Ciani for 1981's The Incredible Shrinking Woman) and according to the Los Angeles Times, is remembered as a pioneer for women in the film industry.
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- 1945-04-10 · Napa, California, USA
- Died
- 2006-11-29
Known for
- Batman (1989) — Conductor
- Final Destination (2000) — Original Music Composer
- Final Destination 2 (2003) — Original Music Composer
- Final Destination 3 (2006) — Original Music Composer
- True Lies (1994) — Conductor
- The Fox and the Hound (1981) — Additional Music
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) — Conductor
- A Goofy Movie (1995) — Orchestrator
- Batman: The Animated Series (1992) — Original Music Composer
- Escape from L.A. (1996) — Original Music Composer
- Backdraft (1991) — Orchestrator
- Black Rain (1989) — Orchestrator
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) — Original Music Composer
- Fear (1996) — Orchestrator
- Bird on a Wire (1990) — Orchestrator
- The Accused (1988) — Conductor