Paul Ferris

Paul Ferris

Richard Paul Ferris (May 2, 1941 – October 30, 1995) was an English film composer.

Born in Corby, Northamptonshire, England, Ferris provided scores for various low budget British horror films during the late 1960s - early 1970s. He is probably best known for his rousing score for Michael Reeves' "Witchfinder General" (1968), in which he also appeared in a bit part under the pseudonym “Morris Jar” (in tribute to composer Maurice Jarre). Due to convoluted rights issue problems, Ferris' critically acclaimed music had been wiped from the soundtrack for the film's U.S. videotape and laserdisc releases for decades, replaced by a generic synthesizer score by Kendall Schmidt. In 2007, the film was released on DVD under the MGM Midnite Movies banner by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment with Ferris' score intact.

A long time sufferer of Huntington's Chorea, Ferris committed suicide at the age of 54.

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