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Patrick Gowers

Composer
5 December 1936 to 30 May 2014

A versatile British composer whose film and television work became known after he scored Hamlet (1969), Gowers’ most notable scores included his work on Stevie (1978) and a number of Sherlock Holmes productions starring Jeremy Brett (1984-1994) . He won a Best Original Television Music BAFTA for Smiley’s People (1982).

Read Patrick Gowers' Guardian obituary here