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David Whitaker (composer)

February 07, 2023

For the video game music composer, see David Whittaker (video game composer).

David Sinclair Whitaker (6 January 1931 – 11 January 2012)[1] was an English composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s.[2]

David Whitaker
Birth nameDavid Sinclair Whitaker
Also known asDavid Whittaker
Born(1931-01-06)6 January 1931
Surrey, England
Died11 January 2012(2012-01-11) (aged 81)
Oxfordshire, England
Occupation(s)Composer, songwriter, arranger, conductor
Years active1968–2011

Musical works

Whitaker, who was born in Kingston upon Thames, collaborated with many prestigious British and French artists including Air, Etienne Daho, Marianne Faithfull, Claude François, Serge Gainsbourg, France Gall, Johnny Hallyday, The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Page (for the soundtrack to Death Wish II), Saint Etienne, Simply Red and Sylvie Vartan, and other international artists including Lee Hazlewood, Kings of Convenience and Francesco De Gregori.[2]

Whitaker recorded several sessions with the BBC Radio Orchestra at the Maida Vale Studios, London, in the early 1980s, featuring a mixture of his own compositions and arrangements, to high acclaim.

In 1992, David Whitaker (along with Adrian Burch), arranged and produced a recording of the Buddy Holly hit "Heartbeat" with vocals performed by actor/singer Nick Berry. It was to be used as the title theme for popular ITV drama series Heartbeat, which also starred Berry. The single was released in 1992 and reached number 2 on the U.K. chart. It was used on every episode of the series until its cancellation in 2010. David and Adrian also composed incidental music for many episodes, although with an increase in the number of episodes produced per year and the reduction in production time per episode, episodes later began to be heavily scored with sections of 1960s pop songs.

Alongside his other collaborations, David Whitaker recorded many interpretations of songs for albums released by Reader's Digest. They were usually credited to David Whitaker And His Orchestra.

Work with Shel Talmy

Shel Talmy was a major record producer with whom Whitaker collaborated. Talmy used Whitaker as arranger and orchestra leader extensively on his sessions from 1965 through to the 1970s, which included singles released on Talmy's Planet label.

Talmy produced Music To Spy By, the 1966 David Whitaker Orchestra album for CBS, composed of Whitaker originals.

He also produced the albums And A Touch Of Love by Bill Davies, and The Revolutionary Piano of Nicky Hopkins, for which Whitaker did the arrangements.

Whitaker was also the arranger on the Talmy-produced fortieth birthday by Lee Hazlewood, Forty.

Talmy was also involved with several of the film soundtracks that Whitaker composed, and was the musical director on the film, Scream And Scream Again, starring Vincent Price and Christopher Lee.

Selected film scores

Discography

Compilation

  • 2002: The David Whitaker Songbook, 1 CD Collection "Musée de l’Imaginaire", Album 20 Tricatel - Compiled by Thomas Jamois and Bertrand Burgalat with the help of David Whitaker (all selections arranged and conducted by David Sinclair Whitaker), track listing:
  1. The Andrew Oldham Orchestra
    The Last Time
    (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) Westminster Music / ABKCO Music, Inc. (BMI)
    (P) 1967 Immediate Records, lnc
  2. Long Chris
    La Petite fille de l’hiver
    (Éric Demarsan, Long Chris) Ed. Tulsa
    (P) 1967 Philips
  3. OST Run Wild, Run Free
    Philip’s Triumph
    (David Whitaker) Screen Gems-Columbia, BMI
    (P) 1969 SGC
  4. Music To Spy By
    Strange Affair
    (David Whitaker)
    (P) 1965 CBS
  5. Nico
    I‘m Not Saying
    (Gordon Lightfoot) Chelsea Music Publishing
    (P) 1965 Andrew Loog Oldham Production
  6. Music to spy by
    Alive at Last
    (David Whitaker)
    (P) 1965 CBS
  7. OST Run Wild, Run Free
    A Ride on the White Colt
    (David Whitaker) Screen Gems-Columbia, BMI
    (P) 1969 SGC
  8. Lee Hazlewood
    What’s More I Don’t Need Her
    (Lee Hazlewood) Lee Hazlewood Music, Corp
    (P) 1970 Lee Hazlewood Music, Corp
  9. David Whitaker
    Pavane
    (David Whitaker)
    (P) 1974 Reserved rights
  10. David Whitaker
    Susie
    (David Whitaker)
    (P) 1974 Reserved rights
  11. OST Run Wild, Run Free
    Philip on the Moors
    (David Whitaker) Screen Gems-Columbia, BMI
    (P) 1969 SGC
  12. OST Run Wild, Run Free
    Philip Grows Up
    (David Whitaker) Screen Gems-Columbia, BMI
    (P) 1969 SGC
  13. OST Hammerhead
    Hood Explore The Triton
    (David Whitaker) Screen Gems-Columbia, BMI
    (P) 1968 Colgems Records, lnc
  14. Music To Spy By
    Interception
    (David Whitaker)
    (P) 1965 SGC
  15. France Gall
    Chanson Indienne (Indian Song)
    (lyrics: Robert Gall; music: David Whitaker) Ed. Sidonie
    (P) 1968 Philips
  16. OST Harry un ami qui vous veut du bien
    L’Autoroute des vacances
    (David Whitaker) Ed. Diaphana / BMG Music Pub.
    (P) 2000 Diaphana / Source
  17. Marianne Faithfull
    Plaisir d'Amour
    (Public domain)
    (P) 1965 Andrew Loog Oldham Production
  18. Music To Spy By
    Cressida
    (David Whitaker)
    (P) 1965 SGC
  19. Music To Spy By
    Mr Mouthpiece
    (David Whitaker)
    (P) 1965 SGC
  20. Air
    Remember (David Whitaker version)
    (Nicolas Godin, Jean-Benoît Dunckel) Ed. Revolvair
    (P) 1998 Source
  21. David Whitaker
    Dominique
    (David Whitaker)
    (P) 1973 Reserved rights

Awards

Death

Whitaker died on 11 January 2012.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "David Whitaker". dailytelegraph.co.uk. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b Conte, Christophe (16 January 2012). (in French). Les Inrockuptibles. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Awards: David Whitaker". AMG. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

External links

  • David Whitaker at IMDb

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with many prestigious British and French artists including Air Etienne Daho Marianne Faithfull Claude Francois Serge Gainsbourg France Gall Johnny Hallyday The Rolling Stones Jimmy Page for the soundtrack to Death Wish II Saint Etienne Simply Red and Sylvie Vartan and other international artists including Lee Hazlewood Kings of Convenience and Francesco De Gregori 2 Whitaker recorded several sessions with the BBC Radio Orchestra at the Maida Vale Studios London in the early 1980s featuring a mixture of his own compositions and arrangements to high acclaim In 1992 David Whitaker along with Adrian Burch arranged and produced a recording of the Buddy Holly hit Heartbeat with vocals performed by actor singer Nick Berry It was to be used as the title theme for popular ITV drama series Heartbeat which also starred Berry The single was released in 1992 and reached number 2 on the U K chart It was used on every episode of the series until its cancellation in 2010 David and Adrian also composed incidental music for many episodes although with an increase in the number of episodes produced per year and the reduction in production time per episode episodes later began to be heavily scored with sections of 1960s pop songs Alongside his other collaborations David Whitaker recorded many interpretations of songs for albums released by Reader s Digest They were usually credited to David Whitaker And His Orchestra Work with Shel TalmyShel Talmy was a major record producer with whom Whitaker collaborated Talmy used Whitaker as arranger and orchestra leader extensively on his sessions from 1965 through to the 1970s which included singles released on Talmy s Planet label Talmy produced Music To Spy By the 1966 David Whitaker Orchestra album for CBS composed of Whitaker originals He also produced the albums And A Touch Of Love by Bill Davies and The Revolutionary Piano of Nicky Hopkins for which Whitaker did the arrangements Whitaker was also the arranger on the Talmy produced fortieth birthday by Lee Hazlewood Forty Talmy was also involved with several of the film soundtracks that Whitaker composed and was the musical director on the film Scream And Scream Again starring Vincent Price and Christopher Lee Selected film scores Edit1968 Hammerhead directed by David Miller starring Vince Edwards 1968 Don t Raise the Bridge Lower the River directed by Jerry Paris starring Jerry Lewis 1969 The Desperados directed by Henry Levin starring Jack Palance 1969 Run Wild Run Free directed by Richard C Sarafian starring John Mills 1970 Scream and Scream Again directed by Gordon Hessler starring Vincent Price Christopher Lee 1970 Eyewitness directed by John Hough starring Mark Lester Susan George 1971 Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde directed by Roy Ward Baker starring Ralph Bates Martine Beswick 1972 Vampire Circus directed by Robert Young starring Adrienne Corri 1972 That s Your Funeral directed by John Robins starring Bill Fraser 1972 Danny Jones directed by Jules Bricken starring Frank Finlay 1974 Vampira directed by Clive Donner starring David Niven Teresa Graves 1974 Mistress Pamela directed by Jim O Connolly starring Ann Michelle 1978 The Playbirds directed by Willy Roe starring Mary Millington 1978 Dominique directed by Michael Anderson starring Cliff Robertson Jean Simmons 1979 Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair directed by Willy Roe starring Alan Lake Mary Millington 1982 The Sword and the Sorcerer directed by Albert Pyun starring Lee Horsley Kathleen Beller 1998 Shadow Run directed by Geoffrey Reeve starring Michael Caine James Fox 2000 With a Friend Like Harry Harry un ami qui vous veut du bien directed by Dominik Moll starring Sergi Lopez 2006 Lemming directed by Dominik Moll starring Charlotte Rampling Charlotte GainsbourgDiscography EditCompilation Edit 2002 The David Whitaker Songbook 1 CD Collection Musee de l Imaginaire Album 20 Tricatel Compiled by Thomas Jamois and Bertrand Burgalat with the help of David Whitaker all selections arranged and conducted by David Sinclair Whitaker track listing The Andrew Oldham OrchestraThe Last Time Mick Jagger Keith Richards Westminster Music ABKCO Music Inc BMI P 1967 Immediate Records lnc Long ChrisLa Petite fille de l hiver Eric Demarsan Long Chris Ed Tulsa P 1967 Philips OST Run Wild Run FreePhilip s Triumph David Whitaker Screen Gems Columbia BMI P 1969 SGC Music To Spy ByStrange Affair David Whitaker P 1965 CBS NicoI m Not Saying Gordon Lightfoot Chelsea Music Publishing P 1965 Andrew Loog Oldham Production Music to spy byAlive at Last David Whitaker P 1965 CBS OST Run Wild Run FreeA Ride on the White Colt David Whitaker Screen Gems Columbia BMI P 1969 SGC Lee HazlewoodWhat s More I Don t Need Her Lee Hazlewood Lee Hazlewood Music Corp P 1970 Lee Hazlewood Music Corp David WhitakerPavane David Whitaker P 1974 Reserved rights David WhitakerSusie David Whitaker P 1974 Reserved rights OST Run Wild Run FreePhilip on the Moors David Whitaker Screen Gems Columbia BMI P 1969 SGC OST Run Wild Run FreePhilip Grows Up David Whitaker Screen Gems Columbia BMI P 1969 SGC OST HammerheadHood Explore The Triton David Whitaker Screen Gems Columbia BMI P 1968 Colgems Records lnc Music To Spy ByInterception David Whitaker P 1965 SGC France GallChanson Indienne Indian Song lyrics Robert Gall music David Whitaker Ed Sidonie P 1968 Philips OST Harry un ami qui vous veut du bienL Autoroute des vacances David Whitaker Ed Diaphana BMG Music Pub P 2000 Diaphana Source Marianne FaithfullPlaisir d Amour Public domain P 1965 Andrew Loog Oldham Production Music To Spy ByCressida David Whitaker P 1965 SGC Music To Spy ByMr Mouthpiece David Whitaker P 1965 SGC AirRemember David Whitaker version Nicolas Godin Jean Benoit Dunckel Ed Revolvair P 1998 Source David WhitakerDominique David Whitaker P 1973 Reserved rightsAwards EditDavid Whitaker nominated in 2001 for the Cesar Award for Best Music Written for a Film with the French movie With a Friend Like Harry Harry un ami qui vous veut du bien directed by Dominik Moll 3 Death EditWhitaker died on 11 January 2012 1 References Edit a b David Whitaker dailytelegraph co uk 2 February 2012 Retrieved 2 February 2012 a b Conte Christophe 16 January 2012 David Whitaker mort d un arrangeur de genie in French Les Inrockuptibles Archived from the original on 19 January 2012 Retrieved 16 January 2012 Awards David Whitaker AMG Retrieved 7 May 2010 External links EditDavid Whitaker at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Whitaker composer amp oldid 1136272028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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