David Butterworth is an experienced orchestrator & arranger, possessing over two decades of experience, who offers a wide range of services for composers and producers of commercial music.
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In the capacity of supervising orchestrator his credits include OSCAR, BAFTA and EMMY award-winning scores for a diverse range of film and television productions including: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, OVER THE MOON, THE AERONAUTS, OUR PLANET, BABY DRIVER, SUICIDE SQUAD, FURY, GRAVITY, THE WORLD’S END and ATTACK THE BLOCK (Steven Price); SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMEGEDDON, EARLY MAN, PROFESSOR MARSTON & THE WONDER WOMEN, HATE FROM A DISTANCE and LOVE’S KITCHEN (Tom Howe); History’s KNIGHTFALL, BBC’s ROBIN HOOD and C4’s ELIZABETH (Andy Price).
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As a contributing orchestrator he has worked on scores written by other leading composers including Harry Gregson-Williams, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Joseph Trapanese and Geoff Zanelli. Credits include LADY AND THE TRAMP, ROBIN HOOD (2018), WONDER WOMAN, THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, THE MARTIAN, MORTDECAI, A NEW YORK WINTER’S TALE and TOTAL RECALL.
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He also arranges music for live performance and projects include: OUR PLANET LIVE (Silverback Productions, WWF & Steven Price), THE WAR OF THE WORLDS – DOMINION THEATRE 2016 (Jeff Wayne), GRAVITY: SUITE FOR ORCHESTRA (Steven Price) as performed at the inaugural 2014 Oscar Concert, and TIM MINCHIN TOUR 2010/11. In 2012 he worked with Howard Goodall, Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra on Rowan Atkinson’s MR BEAN / CHARIOTS OF FIRE sketch for the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony.
David Butterworth
ORCHESTRATOR & ARRANGER
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Original arrangements
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Arranging / orchestration from a pencil sketch
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Arranging / orchestration of an electronic demo (from a DAW or MIDI file)
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Additional orchestration
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Takedowns / transcription
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Score reading
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Conducting (if there's genuinely no budget and you're desperate)
On any project the level of orchestration and / or arranging required can vary from transcription through to additional composition. David is at ease working at either level according to the requirements of the composer.
David is fluent in the use of Sibelius. He was fluent in the use of Finale, but then it all got a bit much. He would love to be fluent in the use of Dorico but he's far too old to start messing with two decades' worth of muscle memory.
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