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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.
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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Ox
- Origin
- Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / film score composer / musician / bandleader
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of York
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Trevor Jones born?
Born March 23, 1949 (age 77).
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.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.