English arranger, composer and conductor
Nicholas Ingman
(born 29 April 1948) is an English
arranger
, composer and
conductor
in the commercial music field. His collaborators include
Paul McCartney
,
Mick Jagger
,
Bjork
,
Rob Dougan
, and the British
X-factor
.
[1]
Born and educated in London, Ingman moved to the US at the age of seventeen to study at the
Berklee College of Music
and the
New England Conservatory
, both in Boston. After returning to London, he took a postgraduate course at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
. His first job was as assistant arranger with record producer
Norrie Paramor
. While there, here worked with
Cliff Richard
,
the Shadows
,
Sacha Distel
, and many more.
[2]
During this time, he composed many library music tracks and the theme tune to
BBC
TV series
Keeping Up Appearances
. In 1974, Ingman produced and arranged the six shortlisted songs for the UK's
Eurovision Song Contest
entry, performed by
Olivia Newton-John
. He conducted the orchestra for the song chosen by viewers "
Long Live Love
" at the contest staged in Brighton, UK, where it placed 4th. Going freelance in the mid-1970s, Ingman worked consistently with such artists as
Diana Ross
,
Enrique Iglesias
, the
Pet Shop Boys
, Queen
[
clarification needed
]
, and
Tina Turner
. He was also employed by a large number of American radio stations to provide easy listening tracks for their networks, scoring over 300 tracks every year. In the 1980s and 1990s, Ingman continued his work with major acts such as
Radiohead
,
Oasis
,
Annie Lennox
,
Bjork
,
David Bowie
,
Elton John
,
Eric Clapton
, and
Atticus Ross
with whom he toured around the USA.
During this time, Ingman worked regularly with the
London Symphony Orchestra
and the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
. In 1987, Ingman was invited by the
Royal Academy of Music
to create the Commercial Music Course, the first one in the country, which he ran for over ten years. Ingman was awarded Hon RAM in 2001 and Hon LCM from the
London College of Music
where he was a visiting professor. His film work as an orchestrator and conductor includes the films as
Shakespeare in Love
,
Billy Elliot
,
Nowhere Boy
, and
The Passion of the Christ
. He conducted the original recording of
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
's Oscar-Winning score for
Finding Neverland
. Ingman's work as an arranger has accounted for 14 No. 1 singles and five double platinum albums in the UK. He has been nominated for a
Grammy
three times for his work with Eric Clapton,
Sade Adu
, and a recording of
West Side Story
with the
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
.
[3]
There is evidence on Discogs, which indicates that Nick Ingman was also involved in the 1973 album
Moody
, a set of instrumental covers of then popular songs such as "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "You Are The Sunshine of My Life", which were released under the name The Gentle Rain (aka Gentle Rain). This album has been heavily sampled as well by artists such as Dr Octagon (in his 1996 release
Dr Octagonecologyst
).
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