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James Bernard

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James Michael Bernard (born 20 September 1925 in Nathia Gali, India) was a British composer, arranger, and orchestrator best known for his work on Hammer Film Productions horror titles. After studying at the Royal College of Music under Herbert Howells and with Benjamin Britten, James Bernard’s breakthrough came with the score for The Quatermass Xperiment (1950), which attracted the attention of Hammer’s music director John Hollingsworth. He subsequently composed the music for The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958), The Gorgon (1964), The Devil Rides Out (1968), and The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires (1974). James Bernard also worked on non‑Hammer projects such as Windom’s Way (1957), Torture Garden (1967), Nosferatu (1997), and Universal Horror (1998). He died in London on 12 July 2001.
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