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Ivor Ernst Slaney (born 27 May 1921 in West Bromwich, United Kingdom, d. 20 March 1998, Southampton, United Kingdom) was a prolific musical composer and conductor, notable for his work in film, television and radio.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ivor Slaney )〕 Slaney was educated at the Royal College of Music, and married Mary D Ludlow pianist Dolores Ventura in 1948. His father, Ernst Wallace Slaney, was the principal 'cellist in the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra in the 1920s and '30s under Sir Dan Godfrey. As a youngster Ivor joined the choir of St Stephen's Church, Bournemouth where he was also taught by Percy Whitlock, the church's Director of Music and a colleague of Ernst Slaney at the Bournemouth Pavilion. According to Whitlock's diary, Ivor was known as 'Tiny'. Ivor's mother was Grace Elizabeth Arney (b 22 April 1893, died July 1988). She married Ernst in Bristol in 1920. In 1935, aged 14, Ivor entered Kneller Hall, the British Army's School of Music. Ivor Slaney's son, Adrian E Slaney, was born in 1950. In later life Ivor Slaney lived in Milford on Sea, Hampshire. His best-known works include ''"Top Dog"'', which was used as the theme music for the BBC radio comedy series ''The Men from the Ministry'' and Carlos' Theme (from ''The Sentimental Agent'') for which he won an Ivor Novello award. Ivor Slaney also composed hundreds of mood music pieces, fanfares and "stings". Many examples are available on the DeWolfe site (see below). He also wrote the music for several Hammer Films, including ''36 Hours'' (1953), ''The Gambler and the Lady'' (1953), ''Spaceways'' (1953), and ''The House Across the Lake'' (1954), as well as the scores to ''The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It'' (1977), ''Prey'' (1977), ''Terror'' (1978), and ''Death Ship'' (1980). Slaney was composer and musical director for the 1970-71 British children's TV series ''Here Come the Double Deckers''. ==External links== *(Biography of Slaney by David Noades ) *(Ivor Slaney music (full excerpts) at www.dewolfe.co.uk ) *(Ivor Slaney at IMDB ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ivor Slaney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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