Richard Harvey
Richard Harvey showed a marked musical proficiency from an early age, taking up the flute when he was four years old. By the time he graduated from London's Royal College of Music in 1972, he was playing the recorder flute, krumhorn, and other medieval and Renaissance-era instruments as well as the mandolin and various keyboards, all at a level that made him a candidate for membership in the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Instead, he chose to work with Musica Reservata, an ensemble specializing in early music performed on authentic instruments. He subsequently crossed paths with a likeminded RCM graduate, Brian Gulland -- who played the bass krumhorn, among other instruments -- and formed what eventually became Gryphon, an unusual band that started out as a period-instrument folk quartet and soon evolved into a folk/progressive rock sextet.
Gryphon lasted until the end of the 1970s, by which time their music had crossed over to more mainstream rock sounds. Starting at the end of the 1970s, Harvey moved into the field of television and film music, scoring such varied productions as The Martian Chronicles (1980), Defense of the Realm (1985), and Half Moon Street (1986). He has also played on such albums as Lionheart by Kate Bush, Gordon Giltrap's Fear of the Dark, Gerry Rafferty's Night Owl, and the various Symphonic Rock CDs. He should not be confused with the similarly named drummer from the Divinyls.
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Arabian Nights (Original Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Varese Sarabande on 1 Jan 2000
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Silk and Bamboo
Hucky Eichelmann, Richard Harvey
World - Released by AMI Records on 26 Feb 2001
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Choral Soundscapes
Classical - Released by The Scoring House on 19 Dec 2017
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Cinematic Adventures
Alternative & Indie - Released by The Scoring House on 1 Sep 2010
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Drums of Thunder
Alternative & Indie - Released by West One Music on 27 Feb 2024
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I See His Blood
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Jérôme Kuhn
Classical - Released by Altus on 17 Feb 2023
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Tribal Journeys
Alistair Hawkins, Richard Harvey
Alternative & Indie - Released by West One Music on 1 Nov 2009
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Ancestral
Richard Harvey, Sandy McLelland
World - Released by West One Music on 1 Feb 2003
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The Best Christmas Ever
Ambient/New Age - Released by The Scoring House on 3 Sep 2021
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The Last Farmer (Kadaisi Vivasayi / கடைசி விவசாயி) (Original Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Altus on 20 Dec 2023
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Smile - A Most Cheerful Earful (Part 1)
Richard Harvey, Brian Gulland, Graham Preskett
Humour - Released by The Scoring House on 1 Jan 2011
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This Is Our Story
Alternative & Indie - Released by The Scoring House on 24 Apr 2018
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Aspiration
Richard Harvey, Sandy McLelland
Alternative & Indie - Released by West One Music on 1 Sep 2004
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Raw Analogue
Alistair Hawkins, Richard Harvey
Electronic - Released by The Scoring House on 24 Mar 2020
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Death Of A President (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Altus on 11 Oct 2018
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Smile - A Most Cheerful Earful (Part 2)
Graham Preskett, Richard Harvey, Brian Gulland
Humour - Released by The Scoring House on 1 Jan 2011
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo