Prisoner (1967). His film scores include Cash on Demand (1961), Two Letter Alibi (1962), Fanatic (1965), The Deadly Bees (1966), Hostile Witness (1968), My Side of the Mountain (1969), Cry of the Banshee (1970), Dark Places (1973), Callan (1974), Swallows and Amazons (1974), All Creatures Great and Small (1975), The Uncanny (1977), Martin's Day (1985) and Mata Hari (1985). In 1966, under the pseudonym Wilfred Wylam, Josephs composed the score for Man of Magic, a musical based on the life of magician Harry Houdini, with book by John Morley and Aubrey Cash. Produced by impresario Harold Fielding, the show opened at the Manchester Opera House on 22 October before transferring to the Piccadilly Theatre in London where it ran for 135 performances. His other notable works include an opera Rebecca (1983), based on Daphne du Maurier's novel, a ballet Cyrano (1991) and the Aelian Dances, based on Newcastle folk songs (the title is a reference to Newcastle's Roman name) and a music theatre piece in memory of his nephew, A Child of the Universe op. 80. and a children's opera Alice in Wonderland Op 144 (1985–1988) . Recordings Requiem, Robert Dawe, baritone; Daphne Harris, soprano (2nd movement – Yitgadal); Adelaide String Quartet, with Pamela de Almeida, 2nd cello; Adelaide Chorus; Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Measham, Unicorn-Kanchana LP DKP 9032 (released on double CD in November 2015 – Lyrita SRCD.2352) References External links The Wilfred Josephs Society Wilfred Josephs at the Internet Movie Database Obituary by his publisher 1927 births 1997 deaths 20th-century classical composers Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama English classical composers English film score composers English male film score composers People from Gosforth Musicians from Tyne and Wear English dentists 20th-century English composers English male classical composers 20th-century British male musicians Alumni of King's College, Newcastle 20th-century dentists