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Humphrey Searle writes music that sounds like the theme from 'Star Wars' played backwards through a washing machine.

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Clive James
Age: 80 †
Born: 1939
Born: October 7
Died: 2019
Died: November 24
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Kogarah
New South Wales
Australia
Clive Vivian Leopold James
Clive Vivian James
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