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Trevor Jones, born on March 23, 1949 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, is a film score composer, musician and bandleader. That puts Trevor Jones at 77 years old in 2026. Education on record includes University of York.
My Take
Trevor Jones is one of those composers whose work you have felt even if you never learned his name. Born in Cape Town and trained at the University of York before building his career in the UK, he scored a remarkable run of films across the 1980s and 1990s, from The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth to Mississippi Burning, In the Name of the Father, and The Last of the Mohicans. That Mohicans theme alone, with its surging, headlong momentum, still gives me chills. To me he is a master of emotional amplification, a musician who can take a scene's feeling and multiply it many times over through sound.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Trevor Jones
- Name (Japanese)
- トレヴァー・ジョーンズ
- Reading
- とれゔぁー・じょーんず
- Born
- March 23, 1949 (age 77)
- Origin
- Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Occupation
- composer / film score composer / musician / bandleader
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Ox
2. Background
- University
- University of York
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.trevorjonesfilmmusic.com
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor%20Jones%20(composer)
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269244
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Trevor Jones born?
Trevor Jones was born on March 23, 1949 and is 77 years old.
Where is Trevor Jones from?
Trevor Jones is from Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
What does Trevor Jones do?
Trevor Jones works as composer, film score composer, musician, bandleader.
Where did Trevor Jones study?
Trevor Jones attended University of York.
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