Background
Myers was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. As a teenager he went to King Edward"s School in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birmingham.
Myers was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. As a teenager he went to King Edward"s School in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birmingham.
King Edward"s School, Birmingham.
He also wrote the guitar piece "Cavatina". Myers wrote incidental music for television: for example, The Reign of Terror, a 1964 serial in the television series Doctor Who. The theme to All Gas and Gaiters.
And the theme for the British Broadcasting Corporation"s Question Time.
He is known for composing music for the cult horror films House of Whipcord, Frightmare, House of Mortal Sin and Schizo for filmmaker Pete Walker. A somewhat different version of this work, performed by John Williams, had appeared in The Walking Stick.
And yet another version had lyrics added. Cleo Laine and Iris Williams, in separate recordings as He Was Beautiful, helped to make "Cavatina" become even more popular.
During the 1980s, Myers worked frequently with director Stephen Frears.
He also scored several low budget features (Time Traveler, Blind Date, The Wind, Zero Boys) for director Nico Mastorakis, collaborating with Hans Zimmer. Myers died of cancer aged 63 in Kensington and Chelsea, London.