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John Altman (born 5 December 1949) is an English film composer, music arranger, orchestrator and conductor.
You will have heard John Altman's music but may not recognise his name. His new memoir Hidden Man: My Many Musical Lives corrects this wrong by highlighting his work as composer, arranger, orchestrator and saxophonist for the last half century.
Patron of the National Jazz Archive, John Altman is an English film composer, arranger, orchestrator and conductor, and also a respected jazz musician. Altman was introduced to the music of the 1930s and 1940s at an early age by his uncles, bandleaders Woolf and Sid Phillips.
As an arranger John has worked with the best – Diana Ross, George Michael, Goldie, Bjork, Rod Stewart, Tom Jones, Tina Turner etc etc. He has his own hand picked London and LA big bands and quartets and regularly gigs both sides of the Atlantic and has several albums out there featuring both line ups.
Composer John Altman might be better known for his work on The Matchmaker, Hear My Song, and Little Voice, but he also orchestrated and conducted for such composers as Eric Serra and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Recently he won an Emmy Award for his score to the HBO Original Film RKO 281.
Feb 10, 2021 · John Altman, the world-renowned composer, grew up in a musically rich family and found his own passion for music at an very young age. His uncles (Woolf and Sid Phillips) were successful arrangers, bandleaders and conductors and his cousin Simon Phillips is best known as the drummer for Toto.
Feb 21, 2022 · Which is one reason why John Altman, prolific composer, conductor, arranger and player, felt the urge to write this autobiography. While less than a household name, Altman has worked with everybody: on hit records with Rod…
