Graham Donald Harry Preskett[1] is a British composer and musician who has been active since the early 1970s. He appeared on the Mott the Hoople albums Mott (1973) and The Hoople (1974), playing violin on both, and arranging and conducting on the latter.
Graham Preskett | |
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| Birth name | Graham Donald Harry Preskett |
| Genres | Film score, contemporary music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, violin, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, harmonica |
| Formerly of | Development |
| Website | http://www.preskett.com/ |
Background edit
In his autobiography Snakes and Ladders (2016), Whitesnake guitarist Micky Moody wrote of their 1978 album Snakebite:
Also in the line-up was a multi-instrumentalist, who played almost everything, could write, read and arrange music like most of us write, read and arrange our names, and was a charming and funny man to boot.
— Micky Moody, Snakes and Ladders – My Autobiography: A Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey as Whitesnake's Guitarist[2]
Selected works edit
Preskett is credited on the following releases:[3]
- Mott – Mott the Hoople (1973), violin
- The Hoople – Mott the Hoople (1974), arranger, conductor, violin, tubular bells, orchestration
- Streets... – Ralph McTell (1975), arranger, string arrangements
- Afternoon Sunshine – Edwin Starr (1977), fiddle
- City to City – Gerry Rafferty (1978), vocals, mandolin, violin, fiddle, keyboards, string arrangements, brass arrangements, string machine
- "Baker Street" – Gerry Rafferty (1978), string arrangements
- Snakebite – Whitesnake (1978), violin
- Something to Talk About score (1995; with Hans Zimmer), primary artist, composer[4]
- Musical Tour of Scotland (1995), arranger, piano, violin, producer
- The Da Vinci Code soundtrack (2006; with Hans Zimmer), arranger, composer
References edit
- ^ "Graham Preskett". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ Moody, Micky (2016-11-03). Snakes and Ladders - My Autobiography: A Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey as Whitesnake's Guitarist. Bonnier Zaffre. ISBN 978-1-78606-348-9.
- ^ "Graham Preskett | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ Graham Preskett, Hans Zimmer - Something To Talk About [Original Motion Picture Score] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-03-07
External links edit
- Discogs - Graham Preskett