David Campbell (composer)

David Campbell
Campbell in 2009
Background information
Birth nameDavid Richard Campbell
Born (1948-02-07) 7 February 1948 (age 76)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Arranger
  • composer
  • conductor
Instruments
  • Viola
  • violin
  • piano
Years active1965–present
Websitedavidmusic.com

David Richard Campbell (born 7 February 1948) is a Canadian-American arranger, composer, and conductor. He has composed and arranged music for many films, including North Country (2005), Brokeback Mountain (2005), August: Osage County (2013), Annie (2014), Foxcatcher (2014), Rock of Ages (2012), Dreamgirls (2006), and Joy (2015). He has also worked on over 450 gold and platinum albums by artists of a wide range of genres, including The Rolling Stones, Neil Diamond, Metallica, Radiohead, Evanescence, Rush, Beyoncé, Muse, Michael Jackson, Aaliyah, Ariana Grande, Harry Styles, Aerosmith, Juanes, Garth Brooks, and various albums by his son Beck.[1][2][3]

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  2. ^ Lewis, Randy (10 July 2009). "Lewis, Randy, "David Campbell and Beck: father yields to the son*"". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. ^ Fusilli, Jim (20 May 2014). "David Campbell, Arranger-Conductor to the Stars". E.wsj.com. Retrieved 12 June 2014.