- Nov 5 Epic Soundtracks [Kevin Paul Godfrey], British musician (Swell Maps, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls), dies in his sleep at 38
- Nov 10 Tommy Tedesco, American jazz and Los Angeles session guitarist (Wrecking Crew; Lalo Schifrin), dies of lung cancer at 67
- Nov 12 Carlos Surinach, Spanish-American composer, dies at 82
- Nov 13 André Boucourechliev, Bulgarian-French composer, dies at 72
- Nov 15 Saul Chaplin [Kaplan], American Oscar Award-winning stage, and screen composer, arranger, and orchestrator (An American in Paris; "The Anniversary Song"), dies at 85
- Nov 17 Wilfred Josephs, British composer (Rebecca; Requiem), dies at 70
- Nov 21 Robert Simpson, British classical composer, and broadcaster (BBC), dies at 76
Michael Hutchence (1960-1997)
Nov 22 Australian rock vocalist (INXS - "Devil Inside": "New Sensation"), and actor (Dogs in Space), commits suicide at 37
- Nov 25 Barbara [Monique Andrée Serf], French singer ("L'Aigle noir"), dies at 67
- Nov 25 Fenton Robinson, US blues guitarist (Tennessee Woman), dies at 62
- Nov 26 Francis Paudras, designer and jazz fan, dies at 62
- Nov 28 William "Smitty" Smith, American rock keyboardist and session musician (Motherlode - "When I Die"), dies of a heartattack at 53