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Francis Monkman(1949-2023)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Superb multi-instrumentist (he masters keyboards and guitars), he has played in two of the most renowned British bands in the 70s, 'Curved Air' and 'Sky'. Also a famous session musician, he appears in lots of albums. After leaving 'Sky' he started his solo career, having recorded a couple of albums, "Dweller on the threshold", and "21st Century Blues" He also appears as a performer in several famous movie soundtracks, such as 'Empire strikes back, The', 'Raiders of the lost ark', 'Superman II', or some James Bond movies.
BornJune 9, 1949
DiedMay 12, 2023(73)
BornJune 9, 1949
DiedMay 12, 2023(73)
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Known for

Bob Hoskins in Racket (1980)
Racket
7.5
  • Composer
  • 1980
Invasion: UFO (1980)
Invasion: UFO
5.7
  • Soundtrack("Dawn of an Era" theme from The World of Seagram)
  • 1980
Maggie Kirkpatrick in Prisoner (1979)
Prisoner
8.1
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Propulsion", uncredited, "Endurance of Man")
Oliver Reed, Rosalind Cash, Glenda Jackson, and Michael Murphy in L'école ras le bol (1978)
L'école ras le bol
5.3
  • Music Department
  • 1978

Credits

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  • Dealer Boots
    TV Short
    • music
    • 2013
  • Les Aventuriers de l'arche perdue (1981)
    Les Aventuriers de l'arche perdue
    8.4
    • musician: synthesizer (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Think Again
    8.3
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music "Achievements of Man" (1981, uncredited)
    • 1981–1985
  • The Great Skycopter Rescue (1980)
    The Great Skycopter Rescue
    4.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Did You See..? (1980)
    Did You See..?
    5.7
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music "Think Big" (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Kenny Baker, Jeremy Bulloch, and Peter Mayhew in L'Empire contre-attaque (1980)
    L'Empire contre-attaque
    8.7
    • musician: synthesizer (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Oliver Reed, Rosalind Cash, Glenda Jackson, and Michael Murphy in L'école ras le bol (1978)
    L'école ras le bol
    5.3
    • special arrangements
    • 1978
  • David Niven, Gina Lollobrigida, and John Moulder-Brown in Roi, dame, valet (1972)
    Roi, dame, valet
    5.4
    • composer: electronic music
    • 1972

Composer



  • The Innocent (1985)
    The Innocent
    5.2
    • Composer
    • 1985
  • Panorama (1953)
    Panorama
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Bob Hoskins in Racket (1980)
    Racket
    7.5
    • Composer
    • 1980

Soundtrack



  • Vince Staples in Lazor Wulf (2019)
    Lazor Wulf
    5.4
    TV Series
    • music: "The Dawn Of An Era"
    • music: "The Dawn Of An Era", "Stargazing"
    • music: "Passajig (A)" (uncredited)
    • 2019–2020
  • 1983 (2018)
    1983
    6.7
    TV Series
    • music: "Current Affairs"
    • 2018
  • Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond in The Grand Tour (2016)
    The Grand Tour
    8.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Lydia" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Sophie Quinton in Miss Montigny (2005)
    Miss Montigny
    6.4
    • writer: "Lydia"
    • 2005
  • Maggie Kirkpatrick in Prisoner (1979)
    Prisoner
    8.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Propulsion"
    • writer: "Propulsion"
    • arranger: "Endurance of Man" ...
    • 1979–1983
  • Les chiens de chasse (1982)
    Les chiens de chasse
    4.3
    • music: "Risk Runner (B)" (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • The Tale of Tiffany Lust
    5.9
    • performer: "Female of the Species", "Man & Superwoman"
    • writer: "Female of the Species", "Man & Superwoman" (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Griffin Dunne and David Naughton in Le Loup-garou de Londres (1981)
    Le Loup-garou de Londres
    7.5
    • music: "Rebel" (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • A Girl's Best Friend
    6.5
    • performer: "Daredevil"
    • writer: "Daredevil" (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Invasion: UFO (1980)
    Invasion: UFO
    5.7
    • arranger: "Dawn of an Era" theme from The World of Seagram
    • performer: "Dawn of an Era" theme from The World of Seagram
    • writer: "Dawn of an Era" theme from The World of Seagram
    • 1980
  • Did You See..? (1980)
    Did You See..?
    5.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Think Big" (uncredited)
    • 1980–1993
  • Double Your Pleasure
    6.0
    • music: "New Dawn", "Rock City" (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • John Thaw and Dennis Waterman in Regan (1975)
    Regan
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Stress"
    • 1978
  • David Niven, Gina Lollobrigida, and John Moulder-Brown in Roi, dame, valet (1972)
    Roi, dame, valet
    5.4
    • Soundtrack ("Speak To Me", "Voskin Rock")
    • 1972

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Discogs
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative names
    • Curved Air
  • Born
    • June 9, 1949
    • Hampstead, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 12, 2023
    • UK(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Uiko Chida(divorced, 1 child)
  • Parents
      Kenneth Monkman
  • Other works
    Albums with Curved Air:

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