Angela Morley

Angela Morley (March 10, 1924 – January 4, 2009) was a British composer and conductor. In 1974, she became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Academy Award.

Morley served as an additional orchestrator for the original trilogy films Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back but remains uncredited due to contractual obligations. For A New Hope specifically, Morley orchestrated the cue "The Last Battle" for the Death Star trench run scenes. Over the years, Morley became a frequent collaborator of Star Wars composer John Williams, working as an orchestrator on many of his subsequent film scores.

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