| LALO | Schifrin of film scores |
| COPELAND | Stewart ___, drummer for The Police; composer of film scores for Rumble Fish, Wall Street and Talk Radio (8) |
| AARON | US composer of film scores, ballets and choral works, ... Copland |
| MANCINI | Henry, composer of film scores including Breakfast at Tiffany's (7) |
| AURIC | Georges, French composer of film scores such as 1952's Moulin Rouge (5) |
| ROUGHCUT | Preliminary version of film score used at end of Rocky |
| INCIDENTALMUSIC | Part of film score, perhaps minus canticle I'd composed (10,5) |
| ENNIO | First name of film score composer Mr Morricone (5) |
| ARG | Country of film scorer Lalo Schifrin: abbr. |
| BACKGROUNDMUSIC | Part of some film scores |
| COMPOSER | Writer of music, film scores etc (8) |
| NYMAN | Composer noted for his film scores of Peter Greenaway's productions including The Cook, the Thief, H |
| MIKIS | Greek composer of the film scores for Serpico and Ill Met by Moonlight (5,11) |
| THEODORAKIS | Greek composer of the film scores for Serpico and Ill Met by Moonlight (5,11) |
| RONGOODWIN | Plymouth-born composer whose film scores include those for Battle of Britain and Frenzy (3,7) |
| WELCH | Ed -, musical collaborator with Spike Milligan whose film scores include 1978 film drama The Thirty Nine Steps (5) |
| JOHNBARRY | English composer whose award-winning film scores include Dances with Wolves and Out of Africa |
| EERIE | Like horror movie film scores |
| HARRYNILSSON | Composer whose film scores include Skidoo (5,7) |
| GUITARLALO | Schifrin, when playing off-key rock music? |
