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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Action Adventure
Alternative & Indie - Released by West One Music on 1 Oct 2005
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Kingdoms and Dynasties
Alternative & Indie - Released by The Scoring House on 13 Jun 2017
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The Macabre Case of Prom Piram
Film Soundtracks - Released by Altus on 8 Jun 2020
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Virtuoso Recorder Concertos
Classical - Released by Altus on 1 Jan 1998
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Animal Farm (Original Television Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Varese Sarabande on 5 Oct 1999
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Scenes of China
World - Released by Asia Record Collective on 22 Dec 2020
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The Spirit of Suriyothai
World - Released by AMI Records on 15 Mar 2002
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The Book of Secrets (Pt. 2)
Alternative & Indie - Released by The Scoring House on 2 Oct 2015
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More Animal Stories
Richard Harvey, Roger William Wade, Traditional
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by One Media iP Group on 30 Oct 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo