Bert Shefter was a Russia

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n film composer

Composer

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 who worked primarily in America

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His first work in film was as musical director for the production One Too Many

One Too Many

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in 1950.

In later years he struck up an alliance with fellow film composer Paul Sawtell

Paul Sawtell

Paul Sawtell was a Polish-born film score composer in the United States.Sawtell began his career with RKO, and eventually joined Universal Pictures. Sawtell worked on many western and horror films, and also scored the Sherlock Holmes films The Pearl of Death and The Scarlet Claw. In the late...

 and they produced many film scores together. Most notably they provided the music to the classic science fiction films Curse of the Fly

Curse of the Fly

Curse of the Fly is the second and final sequel to the 1958 version of The Fly. It was released in 1965, and unlike the other films in the series was produced in England. Directed by Don Sharp. Screenplay by Harry Spalding. Starring Brian Donlevy, George Baker, Carole Gray, Burt Kwouk, Yvette...

, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

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, Kronos

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, and It! The Terror from Beyond Space

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

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in 1958. In 1965 they composed some scores for the director Russ Meyer

Russ Meyer

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, such as the cult classic Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! and Motorpsycho

Motorpsycho

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The last score they provided was for the Mexican film Emiliano Zapata

Emiliano Zapata

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in 1970 shortly before Paul Sawtell's death.

After this he would write two further scores for film on his own: The Gatling Gun in 1973 and Revenge of the Fists of Fury in 1975.

He retired in 1975 and died in 1999 at the age of 97.