David Lindup
David Lindup (10 May 1928 – 7 January 1992) was an English composer, arranger and orchestrator best known for his collaborations with John Dankworth and his library music (often for KPM). Lindup composed music for TV series including The Informer, Survival, Journey to the Unknown, The Persuaders! and Diamonds, as well as film scores such as Games That Lovers Play (1971), White Cargo (1973), Shatter (1974), The Spiral Staircase (1975), and the film version of Rising Damp (1980). The library music he composed is usually uncredited in films and TV programmes, although a younger audience is likely to have heard it in recent years; Midnight Serenade is featured in two Electronic Arts video games for PlayStation 2 (The Godfather and The Sims 2: Castaway). That song was also included in the 2018 film The Catcher Was a Spy. The animated series SpongeBob SquarePants is another beneficiary of Lindup's work. He orchestrated the scores for musical films such as Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) and Scrooge (1970). The trailer of the film The Full Monty (1997) credits use of Lindup's composition Zodiac, which is played over the opening credits along with a promotional film from the early 1970s - Sheffield - City On The Move. His recording of the Dankworth-David Dearlove song "Let's Slip Away", accompanying Susan Grey, features as source music in the films Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) and A Taste of Honey (1961).
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Top Tracks
- Ballroom Beat Bonanza
- Secret Agent
- Storyboard
- Testing Time
- Makin' Whoopee (From "Whoopee")
- I Hadn't Anyone Till You
- Laughter on the March
- Superformance
- Men of Action
- Crash Program (Short Version)
- Crash Program
- Remembrances
- The Zodiac
- French Kick
- The Fast Machine
- Slinky
- Black Stockings
- Beginners Please
- Hop Skip and Jump
- I Say, I Say, I Say (Link)
Albums (40)
- Swings, Grooves & Stomps - Live The Life, Let Loose: 1969-1974 (2024)
- Inner City Beat: Detective Themes, Spy Music and Imaginary Thrillers 1967-1977 (2014)
- Vintage Remix Boutique - Skeewiff vs Kpm (2012)
- Music for Comedy (2011)
- Bootleg Beats (2009)
- The Kpm 1000 Series - Volume 2 (2006)
- The Kpm 1000 Series - Volume 1 (2006)
- Classic Television and Radio Themes (2001)
- Sounds of the 60's & 70's - 1 (1997)
- Blow Up presents Exclusive Blend Volume 1 (1996)
- The Seventies (1994)
- The Sixties (1993)
- Bruton BRG33: Broadcast (1985)
- Bruton BRJ21: The Entertainers, Vol. 2 (Edited) (1981)
- Bruton BRJ20: The Entertainers, Vol. 1 (Edited) (1981)
- Bruton BRS3: Small Band Jazz (1979)
- Bruton BRF1: Comedy Situations (1978)
- Bruton BRS2: Swing with the Big Bands (1978)
- Bruton BRF2: Comedy Cornball (1977)
- Kpm 1000 Series: The Nature of Woodwind (1976)
- Kpm 1000 Series: Friends and Lovers (1975)
- Kpm 1000 Series: Outdoor Life (1975)
- Kpm 1000 Series: Metropolis (1975)
- Kpm 1000 Series: Woodwind (1974)
- Dramatic Action (1973)
- Kpm 1000 Series: The Rhythm of Modern Life / Vaudeville (1972)
- Kpm 1000 Series: Life Is for Living (1972)
- The Oscar Brandenburg Orchestra Volume 2 (1971)
- Kpm 1000 Series: Happy Novelties (1970)
- Kpm 1000 Series: Gentle Sounds - Volume 3 (1970)
- Kpm 1000 Series: Impact and Action - Volume II (1970)
- Kpm 1000 Series: Open Air (1970)
- Kpm 1000 Series: Underscore - Volume 2 (1970)
- Kpm 1000 Series: Nature Study (1969)
- Kpm 1000 Series: Flamboyant Themes - Volume II (1968)
- Kpm 1000 Series: Flamboyant Themes (1968)
- Kpm 1000 Series: Underscore (1968)
- Kpm 1000 Series: Impact and Action (1967)
- Kpm 1000 Series: Pleasure Spectacle (1967)
- Kpm 1000 Series: A Light Jazz Feeling (1967)
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