Andrew Powell

Andrew Powell (born April 18, 1949 in Surrey , England ) is a British musician , producer , orchestrator , conductor , arranger and composer .

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Andrew Powell was born to Welsh parents. He learned to play the piano at the age of four and later to play violin , viola and percussion at Kings College School in Wimbledon . He then studied in Darmstadt with Karlheinz Stockhausen and György Ligeti before graduating from King's College in Cambridge with a degree in music. There he also joined the bands Intermodulation and Henry Cow .

Andrew Powell's career began as a soloist with The Proms . He later worked with various orchestras (including the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra ). He arranged rock albums for Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel , Cliff Richard , John Miles , Al Stewart , Mick Fleetwood , Chris Rea , Il Divo and many others. Since the Alan Parsons Project's first album ( Tales of Mystery and Imagination ), where he worked as co-composer, arranger and conductor, he has been involved in almost all of the band's albums. He also released his own album with orchestral versions of The Alan Parsons Project pieces. Andrew Powell also produced Kate Bush's first two albums ( The Kick Inside and Lionheart ) and worked with Chris de Burgh , Kansas , Elaine Paige , David Pack, Elliott and Tim Rice . He wrote the soundtracks for the films The Day of the Falcon , Rocket Gibraltar and others.

1974: Caravan to Vaccares (Soundtrack)
1982: Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (Orchestrator only)
1983: Andrew Powell and the Philharmonia Orchestra Play The Best of The Alan Parsons Project
1985: Ladyhawke (soundtrack)
1988: Rocket Gibraltar (Soundtrack)
1989: Closed Circuit (short film)
2017: Here We Go Again, Rubinot! (Short film)

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SURNAME	Powell, Andrew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British musician, producer and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 18, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH	Surrey , England


Studio albums	Tales of Mystery and Imagination • I Robot • Pyramid • Eve • The Turn of a Friendly Card • Eye in the Sky • Ammonia Avenue • Vulture Culture • Stereotomy • Gaudi