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Howard Blake

British pianist, composer and conductor Howard Blake has divided his time between music for the screen and a contemporary classical oeuvre comprising over six hundred scores. Born in London on October 28, 1938, he learned piano and violin, then studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Harold Craxton (piano) and Howard Ferguson (composition). After becoming a session musician, he signed with EMI and recorded two albums, before assisting Laurie Johnson - on Bernard Herrmann's recommendation - with the music for The Avengers and other soundtracks. In 1977, he composed the themes f...