John Baker
Sound
- Born
- October 12, 1937 · Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
- Died
- February 7, 1997 (age 59)
John William Baker (12 October 1937 – 7 February 1997) was a British musician and composer who worked in jazz and electronic music.
Baker was educated at the Royal Academy of Music where he studied piano and composition. In 1960 he joined the BBC as a sound mixer, before transferring, in 1963, to the BBC Radiophonic Workshop where he remained until 1974.
Read moreShow less
After struggling with alcoholism, Baker recorded no further music after being sacked by the Radiophonic Workshop in 1974. He died from liver cancer in 1997.
Known for
Behind the camera9
- 2019Doctor Who: The Macra Terror Music
- 1997Heartless ADR Recordist, ADR Editor
- 1971Welcome Home Original Music Composer
- 1969Codename: Portcullis Original Music Composer
- 1968Doctor Who: The Invasion Music
- 1967Doctor Who: The Macra Terror Music
- 1965Time in Advance Music
- 1965Help! Sound Effects
- 1965Boy and Bicycle Original Music Composer