David Lindup (10 May 1928 – 7 January 1992) was an

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composer, arranger and orchestrator best known for his collaborations with

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and his

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(often for KPM). Lindup composed music for TV series including '' The Informer'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as film scores such as '' Games That Lovers Play'' (1971), ''

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'' (1973), '' Shatter'' (1974), '' The Spiral Staircase'' (1975), and the film version of ''

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'' (1980). The library music he composed is usually uncredited in films and TV programmes, although a younger audience is likely to have heard it in recent years; ''Midnight Serenade'' is featured in two

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PlayStation 2 video games (''

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'' and '' The Sims 2: Castaway''). That song was also included in the 2018 film '' The Catcher Was a Spy''. The animated series ''

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'' is another beneficiary of Lindup's work. He orchestrated the scores for musical films such as ''

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'' (1969) and '' Scrooge'' (1970). The trailer of the film ''

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'' (1997) credits use of Lindup's composition ''Zodiac'', which is played over the opening credits along with a promotional film from the early 1970s - ''Sheffield - City On The Move''. His recording of the Dankworth-David Dearlove song "Let's Slip Away", accompanying Susan Grey, features as

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in the films ''

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'' (1960) and '' A Taste of Honey'' (1961).

Personal life

Lindup was born in

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. He was married to

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an-born British actress and singer

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; their son

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is the keyboardist for Jazz-pop band

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. Lindup died in

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on 7 January 1992.

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1928 births 1992 deaths English film score composers English male film score composers 20th-century classical musicians 20th-century English composers 20th-century British male musicians People from East Preston, West Sussex {{UK-composer-stub