birth_place nationality notableworks birth_date period genre article_title education name occupation alma_mater
devizes , wiltshire , england british '' eastenders '' 15 august 1944 1975 -- present film , television simon may
 dauntsey 's school simon may musician/composer cambridge university
simon may

simon may -lrb- born 15 august 1944 -rrb- is a british musician and composer , best known for composing some of british television 's best known theme tunes , including `` eastenders '' and `` howards ' way '' , and for composing the music for the 1988 film `` the dawning '' .
