Trevor Jones
At 17, Trevor won a Scholarship and left South Africa to attend the Royal Academy of Music in London where he studied composition, orchestration, conducting, piano and organ. Having completed his studies he worked at the BBC as Classical Music Reviewer.
He continued his graduate studies at York University, England and received a BA Hons. and an MA in Music before becoming the first Composer to attend the National Film School in England.
He graduated from the National Film School having completed 23 student film scores and studying production, direction, sound, cinematography, and editing. The film ‘The Dollar Bottom’ produced and directed by fellow NFTS Students with music by Trevor was the first film at the National Film School to win an Oscar. In 1999 Trevor was elected First Chair of Music at The National Film and Television School. He was honoured with an Associateship (ARAM) and became a Fellow (FRAM) of the Royal Academy of Music. In 2005, Archbishop Desmond Tutu conferred on him an Honorary Ph.D. from The University of the Western Cape South Africa.
Trevor Jones has composed over a hundred projects for film and television.
They include, ‘Excalibur’, ‘The Dark Crystal’, ‘Runaway Train’, ‘Angel Heart’, ‘Mississippi Burning’, ‘Last of the Mohicans’ , ‘Cliffhanger’, ‘Arachnophobia’, ‘Merlin’, ‘ Sea of Love’, ‘In the Name of the Father’, ‘Richard III’, ‘Brassed Off’, ‘Dark City’ and ‘Notting Hill’ amongst many others.
His pioneering work with the fusion of Acoustic and Electronic sounds set the benchmark for film and television scores.
He has also composed music for the theatre and ballet and conducted suites of his film music for concert performances at various International Film Music Festivals.He has collaborated with David Bowie, Sting, U2, Sinead O'Connor, Charlotte Church, Britney Spears and Elvis Costello and has been a jury member for BAFTA, the Mercury Music Prize and the International Film Festival of Flanders, Ghent.
In addition to his role of Chair of Music at the NFTS, he has given lectures and Masterclasses at the Royal College of Music, The Film Music Conference at the National Film & Television Museum, The National Film Theatre, The British Academy of Film & Television Arts, The Soncinemad International Festival of Film Music, The Arts Council of Spain in Barcelona, The National Film & Television School, The Hay Festival and the School of Sound Symposium in London. In 2010 Trevor was delighted to be a guest at the EMMA-Fest in Thassos, Greece.
He has founded a scholarship for South African students to attend the National Film and Television School in England and together with the Trevor Jones Composition Studio at the University of York is further testament to his commitment to fostering the next generation of composers, musicians and film-makers.
Trevor Jones MA PhD FRAM FPRS
Nominations & Awards include:
1985 - Ivor Novello Awards nomination for Best Theme for Television Production - "The Last Place on Earth"
1989 - British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) nomination for Best Original Film Score - "Mississippi Burning"
1991 - Ivor Novello Awards nomination for Best Film Theme - "Arachnophobia
1992 - British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) nomination for Best Original Film Score - "The Last of the Mohicans"
1992 - Golden Globe nomination Best Original Score - "Last of the Mohicans"
1992 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "The Last of the Mohicans"
1993 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "In the Name of the Father"
1994 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "Cliffhanger"
1996 - British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) nomination - Anthony Asquith Award for achievement in Film Music - "Brassed Off"
1997 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "GI Jane"
1998 - Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song - "The Mighty"
1998 - Emmy Awards Nomination for Outstanding Music Composition - "Merlin"
1999 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "Notting Hill"
2001 - Ivor Novello Awards nomination for Best Original Film Score - "Thirteen Days"
2001 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "From Hell"
2002 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "Dinotopia"
2003 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"
2004 - American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Award for "Around the World in 80 Days"
2006 - Japan Academy Prize for "Aegis"
