David Arnold (conductor)

David Arnold (conductor)

David Arnold is a British composer, conductor and music producer.

Born in 1951, he began to play percussion at the age of 12 and went on to study at the Royal College of Music in London. He eventually became principal percussionist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and was subsequently appointed professor at the Guildhall School of Music.

He has conducted many leading orchestras around the world, including the Royal Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, RTE National Symphony Orchestra, and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. He is currently Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, a post he has held for more than 10 years.

Now concentrating on conducting, composing, arranging and producing, he also acts as a music consultant for concerts and recording. He has worked with a diverse range of artists in both classical and popular music. He has written and arranged for television and radio for many years and has a huge music library of arrangements.

He wrote the original Classic FM jingle, including the many arrangements and variations that were heard on the London-based radio station until 2008.[1] He has also written music for BBC World Service and for radio and television in the UK and elsewhere, [1] including the Sky News HD music theme. [2]

He is not related to the British film composer of the same name, David Arnold.

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