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Andy Richards
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Andrew John Richards (born 26 October 1952) is a British pianist, composer, music producer and keyboardist.
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Birth name | Andrew John Richards |
Born | (1952-10-26) 26 October 1952 (age 71) London, England |
Genres | Pop, rock, folk, jazz, classical, alternative, soundtrack |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, producer, film scoring mixer and engineer, music supervisor |
Instrument(s) | Piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizers, Pro Tools music engineer |
Years active | 1978–present |
Website | andyrichards |
Artists he has played with[1] include Frankie Goes to Hollywood, George Michael, Propaganda, Grace Jones, Rush, Annie Lennox, Gary Moore, Pet Shop Boys, Godley & Creme, Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark, Strawbs, OMD, Malcolm McLaren, Nik Kershaw, T'Pau, Maddy Prior and Denny Laine.
Richards has performed and programmed keyboards on 8 UK No. 1 singles, namely: "Relax" (1984) and "Two Tribes" (1984) by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, "Careless Whisper" (1984) by George Michael, "The Lady in Red" (1986) by Chris de Burgh, "It's a Sin" (1987), "Always on My Mind" (1987) and "Heart" (1988) by Pet Shop Boys and "Spaceman" (1996) by Babylon Zoo.
Films Richards has worked on include[2] Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Touching the Void (2003), The Last King of Scotland (2006), Slumdog Millionaire (2009), which gained 2 Oscars for the music, and 127 Hours (2010).
On Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)[2] and Frankenweenie (2012), Richards played the classical organ in the chapel of his alma mater, Rugby School.