David Sinclair Whitaker (6 January 1931 – 11 January 2012) was an English composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s.
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.
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.
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David Sinclair Whitaker (6 de enero de 1931 - 11 de enero de 2012) fue un compositor, compositor, arreglista y director de orquesta inglés más activo en los años sesenta y setenta.
Whitaker, quien nació en Kingston upon Thames, colaboró con muchos artistas británicos y franceses de prestigio, como Air, Etienne Daho, Marianne Faithfull, Claude François, Serge Gainsbourg, France Gall, Johnny Hallyday, The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Page (para la banda sonora de Death Wish II), Saint Etienne, Simply Red y Sylvie Vartan, y otros artistas internacionales como Lee Hazlewood, Kings of Convenience y Francesco De Gregori.
Whitaker grabó varias sesiones con la BBC Radio Orchestra en los Estudios Maida Vale, en Londres, a principios de la década de 1980, con una mezcla de sus propias composiciones y arreglos, con gran éxito.
En 1992, David Whitaker (junto con Adrian Burch), arregló y produjo una grabación del éxito de Buddy Holly "Heartbeat" con voces interpretadas por el actor / cantante Nick Berry. Debía usarse como tema del título de la popular serie dramática de ITV, Heartbeat, que también protagonizó Berry. El single fue lanzado en 1992 y alcanzó el número 2 en la lista del Reino Unido. Se utilizó en todos los episodios de la serie hasta su cancelación en 2010. David y Adrian también compusieron música incidental para muchos episodios, aunque con un aumento en el número de episodios producidos por año y la reducción en el tiempo de producción por episodio, los episodios comenzaron más tarde. para ser fuertemente anotado con secciones de canciones pop de los años sesenta.
Junto a sus otras colaboraciones, David Whitaker grabó muchas interpretaciones de canciones para álbumes lanzados por Reader's Digest. Por lo general, fueron acreditados a David Whitaker y su orquesta.
Tracklist:
A1 Interception
A2 Pistol Packing Paris
A3 Two Shades Of Black
A4 Mr. Mouthpiece
A5 Strange Affair
A6 Kremlin-Koke-Kaviar
B1 This'll Kill You
B2 Federation Of Finks
B3 Cressida
B4 Reflection In Fact
B5 Boneyard
B6 Alive At Last
Label: CBS – BPG 62532
Country: UK
Released: 1966
Genre: Jazz, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Big Band, Space-Age, Theme
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