ron geesin with david gilmour - atom heart mother

When the group returned from the US, the work was recorded in EMI's Abbey Road Studios. He analysed and mapped the whole tape, then composed all the material, including melodies, for 10 brass, 20 choir and solo cello. After the band found themselves deadlocked over how to complete the title track from Atom Heart Mother in 1970, Pink Floyd entrusted the backing track mix on tape with him while they went on a US tour. Geesin is known for his collaborations with Pink Floyd and Roger Waters. After scoring The Body (1970), his other film scores include John Schlesinger's film Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), Ghost Story (1974), Sword of the Valiant (1984) and The Girl in the Picture (1985).

Many of his electronic compositions were used as soundtracks to ITV's 1970s and 1980s television broadcasts for schools and colleges. In 1971, he produced and played on the pastoral ' Songs for the Gentle Man' by Bridget St John.

After leaving the Original Downtown Syncopators, Geesin’s 'chance careering' took three main distinct but parallel routes: 1) live improvised performances in venues as diverse as folk clubs and the Royal Albert Hall 2) music and effects for The Media, including all four domestic BBC Radio networks, and advertising, documentary and feature films 3) stand-alone works for LPs and CDs.Īfter his first solo album in 1967, A Raise of Eyebrows, Geesin launched a one-man record company with the self-released As He Stands, Patruns, and Right Through. The band was based in Crawley, Sussex, England. Ron Geesin began his career from 1961 to 1965 as pianist with The Original Downtown Syncopators (ODS), a revivalist jazz band emulating the American Original Dixieland Jazz Band. Ronald Frederick Geesin (born 17 December 1943) is a Scottish musician, composer and writer known for his unusual creations and novel applications of sound, as well as for his collaborations with Pink Floyd and Roger Waters.

Ron geesin with david gilmour - atom heart mother