---
name: "Trevor Jones"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/trevor-jones"
fi1m_id: "trevor-jones"
imdb_id: "nm0002303"
tmdb_id: 7020
wikidata_id: "Q269244"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "23 March 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 16
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_over: 16
updated: "2026-10-07T12:20:34.674050+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Trevor Jones

## Identity

Trevor Jones

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/trevor-jones
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** trevor-jones
- **IMDb ID:** nm0002303
- **TMDB ID:** 7020
- **Wikidata ID:** Q269244
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Jones_(composer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269244, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002303/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7020

Composer. Born 23 March 1949 in Cape Town, South Africa.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 23 March 1949, Cape Town, South Africa
- **Active:** 1981–2004
- **Also known as:** Тревор Джонс
- **Frequently works with:** [Daniel Day-Lewis](https://film.one/person/daniel-day-lewis.md), [Duncan Kenworthy](https://film.one/person/duncan-kenworthy.md), [Jennifer Connelly](https://film.one/person/jennifer-connelly.md), [Jim Henson](https://film.one/person/jim-henson.md), [Michael Rooker](https://film.one/person/michael-rooker.md), [Pete Postlethwaite](https://film.one/person/pete-postlethwaite.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 76 (6), 1990s 78 (7), 2000s 54 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 68 across 15 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 11 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 6, Drama 6, Fantasy 5, Comedy 4, Thriller 4, Action 3
- **Screen time:** 29 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,356m across 15 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Jones_(composer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269244, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002303/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7020

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Time Bandits*](https://film.one/film/time-bandits.md) (80), [*Mississippi Burning*](https://film.one/film/mississippi-burning.md) (72)
- **Peacock:** [*The Dark Crystal*](https://film.one/film/the-dark-crystal.md) (78), [*Gulliver's Travels*](https://film.one/tv/gullivers-travels.md) (73)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Cliffhanger*](https://film.one/film/cliffhanger.md) (74), [*Thirteen Days*](https://film.one/film/thirteen-days.md) (70)
- **Disney+:** [*Labyrinth*](https://film.one/film/labyrinth.md) (74), [*Around the World in 80 Days*](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days-2004.md) (56)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Dark City*](https://film.one/film/dark-city.md) (76)
- **Tubi:** [*The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen*](https://film.one/film/the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen.md) (36)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Trevor Jones is a South African composer of film and television scores, who has worked primarily in the United Kingdom. Born on 23 March 1949 in Cape Town, he studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London from the age of 17 and later at the University of York. He was the first composer to attend the National Film and Television School in England.

Jones is credited with the music for *The Last of the Mohicans* (1992), *In the Name of the Father* (1993) and *Brassed Off* (1996). His other film scores include *Labyrinth* (1986), *Mississippi Burning* (1988), *Notting Hill* (1999) and *The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen* (2003).

He has received BAFTA nominations for Best Film Music for *Mississippi Burning*, *The Last of the Mohicans* and *Brassed Off*. Jones became a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in 2006 and was the first chair of the music department at the National Film and Television School in 1999.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (16)

- *Around the World in 80 Days* (2004), Fi1m 56, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days-2004.md)
- *The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen* (2003), Fi1m 36, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen.md)
- *Thirteen Days* (2000), Fi1m 70, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/thirteen-days.md)
- *Notting Hill* (1999), Fi1m 78, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/notting-hill.md)
- *Dark City* (1998), Fi1m 76, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/dark-city.md)
- *Brassed Off* (1996), Fi1m 79, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/brassed-off.md)
- *Gulliver's Travels* (1996), Fi1m 73, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/gullivers-travels.md)
- *Cliffhanger* (1993), Fi1m 74, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/cliffhanger.md)
- *In the Name of the Father* (1993), Fi1m 83, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-name-of-the-father.md)
- *The Last of the Mohicans* (1992), Fi1m 84, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-of-the-mohicans.md)
- *Sea of Love* (1989), Fi1m 75, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/sea-of-love.md)
- *Mississippi Burning* (1988), Fi1m 72, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/mississippi-burning.md)
- *Labyrinth* (1986), Fi1m 74, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/labyrinth.md)
- *The Dark Crystal* (1982), Fi1m 78, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-crystal.md)
- *Excalibur* (1981), Fi1m 79, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/excalibur.md)
- *Time Bandits* (1981), Fi1m 80, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/time-bandits.md)

## Complete filmography (71)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Labyrinth* (2012), series, Original Music Composer
- *How to Steal 2 Million* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Blood And Oil* (2010), series, Original Music Composer
- *Three and Out* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *George Washington: We Fight to Be Free* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Fields Of Freedom* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Aegis* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Chaos* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Around the World in 80 Days* (2004), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days-2004.md)
- *The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen* (2003), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen.md)
- *I'll Be There* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Dinotopia* (2002), series, Original Music Composer
- *Crossroads* (2002), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator, Musician
- *To End All Wars* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *The Long Run* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *From Hell* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Thirteen Days* (2000), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/thirteen-days.md)
- *Molly* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Cleopatra* (1999), series, Original Music Composer
- *Notting Hill* (1999), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/notting-hill.md)
- *Talk of Angels* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Titanic Town* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *The Mighty* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Merlin* (1998), series, Original Music Composer
- *Dark City* (1998), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/dark-city.md)
- *Desperate Measures* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Lawn Dogs* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *G.I. Jane* (1997), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- *Roseanna's Grave* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Brassed Off* (1996), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/brassed-off.md)
- *Loch Ness* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Gulliver's Travels* (1996), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/gullivers-travels.md)
- *Richard III* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Kiss of Death* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Hideaway* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *In the Name of the Father* (1993), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-name-of-the-father.md)
- *Cliffhanger* (1993), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/cliffhanger.md)
- *Death Train* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *The Last of the Mohicans* (1992), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-of-the-mohicans.md)
- *CrissCross* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Blame It on the Bellboy* (1992), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- *Freejack* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Chains of Gold* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *True Colors* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Arachnophobia* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Guns: A Day in the Death of America* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *By Dawn's Early Light* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Bad Influence* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Sea of Love* (1989), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/sea-of-love.md)
- *Murder on the Moon* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Mississippi Burning* (1988), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/mississippi-burning.md)
- *Just Ask for Diamond* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Dominick and Eugene* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Sweet Lies* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Angel Heart* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Inside the Labyrinth* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Labyrinth* (1986), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/labyrinth.md)
- *Runaway Train* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *This Office Life* (1984), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Dr. Fischer of Geneva* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *The Last Days of Pompeii* (1984), series, Original Music Composer
- *Aderyn Papur... and Pigs Might Fly* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Nate and Hayes* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Those Glory Glory Days* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *The Appointment* (1983), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *The World of 'The Dark Crystal'* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *The Dark Crystal* (1982), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-crystal.md)
- *The Sender* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Time Bandits* (1981), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/time-bandits.md)
- *Excalibur* (1981), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/excalibur.md)
- *Britannia* (1979), Original Music Composer

## Gallery

- ![Trevor Jones during the Movie Score Málaga 2025 celebration (Mosma) at Cervantes Theatre](https://film.one/media/person/81626/gallery-d5aea5f2b881.jpg) Trevor Jones during the Movie Score Málaga 2025 celebration (Mosma) at Cervantes Theatre — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Mosma_2025_-_Trevor_Jones-1.jpg/1280px-Mosma_2025_-_Trevor_Jones-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Trevor Jones](https://film.one/media/person/81626/gallery-4334a4d0ffb0.jpg) Trevor Jones — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Mosma_2025_-_Trevor_Jones-2.jpg/1280px-Mosma_2025_-_Trevor_Jones-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Trevor Jones during the Movie Score Málaga 2025 celebration (Mosma) at Cervantes Theatre](https://film.one/media/person/81626/gallery-9717b988fabf.jpg) Trevor Jones during the Movie Score Málaga 2025 celebration (Mosma) at Cervantes Theatre — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Mosma_2025_-_Trevor_Jones-3.jpg/1280px-Mosma_2025_-_Trevor_Jones-3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Trevor Jones during the Movie Score Málaga 2025 celebration (Mosma) at Cervantes Theatre](https://film.one/media/person/81626/gallery-7a40f88b111e.jpg) Trevor Jones during the Movie Score Málaga 2025 celebration (Mosma) at Cervantes Theatre — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Mosma_2025_-_Trevor_Jones-5.jpg/1280px-Mosma_2025_-_Trevor_Jones-5.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Trevor Jones during the Movie Score Málaga 2025 celebration (Mosma) at Cervantes Theatre](https://film.one/media/person/81626/gallery-fc4e55345032.jpg) Trevor Jones during the Movie Score Málaga 2025 celebration (Mosma) at Cervantes Theatre — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Mosma_2025_-_Trevor_Jones-4.jpg/1280px-Mosma_2025_-_Trevor_Jones-4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Order of Ikhamanga in Silver 2026: Order of Ikhamanga in Silver (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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