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All Music Review by Mark Deming [+]On his third studio album, Randy Newman found a middle ground between the heavily orchestrated pop of his debut and the more stripped-down, rock-oriented approach of 12 Songs, and managed to bring new strength to both sides of his musical personality in the process.

Sail Away

"Discography Browserprevious next Stream or buy on: Release Date1972Duration30:07Genre Pop/Rock Styles Baroque Pop Singer/Songwriter Contemporary Pop/Rock Recording Location Amigo Studios, Los Angeles, CAPoppi Studios, Los Angeles, CAWestern Studios, Los Angeles, CASubmit Corrections Album Moods Acerbic Cynical/Sarcastic Literate Reflective Sardonic Snide Sophisticated Stylish Witty Wry Amiable/Good-Natured Eccentric Humorous Irreverent Melancholy Nostalgic Poignant Relaxed Self-Conscious Sentimental Bittersweet Complex Elegant Ironic Plaintive Provocative Tense/Anxious Theatrical Cerebral Gentle Brooding Album Themes Drinking Feeling Blue Hanging Out Introspection Maverick Mischief Reflection Reminiscing Randy Newman Sail Away All Music Rating 10 User Ratings ( 734 ) Your Rating Overview User Reviews Credits Releases Similar Albums Share this pagefacebook twitter google+

The title track, which Newman has described as a sort of commercial jingle written for slave traders looking to recruit naïve Africans, and ""Old Man,"" in which an elderly man is rejected with feigned compassion by his son, were set to Newman 's most evocative arrangements to date and rank with the most intelligent and effective use of a large ensemble by anyone in pop music.

On the other end of the scale, ""Last Night I Had a Dream"" and ""You Can Leave Your Hat On"" are lean, potent mid-tempo rock tunes, the former featuring some slashing and ominous slide guitar from Ry Cooder, and the latter a witty and willfully perverse bit of erotic absurdity that later became a hit for Joe Cocker (who sounded as if he took the joke at face value).

Elsewhere, Newman cynically ponders the perils of a stardom he would never achieve (""Lonely at the Top,"" originally written for Frank Sinatra ), offers a broad and amusing bit of political satire (""Political Science""), and concludes with one of the most bitter rants against religion that anyone committed to vinyl prior to the punk era (""God's Song [That's Why I Love Mankind]"").

Whether he's writing for three pieces or 30, Newman makes superb use of the sounds available to him, and his vocals are the model of making the most of a limited instrument.

Overall, Sail Away is one of Newman 's finest works, musically adventurous and displaying a lyrical subtlety that would begin to fade in his subsequent works. Read More ↓User Reviews There are no user reviews for this album. Sign up or Log In to your All Music Account to write a review.

Track Listing Sample Title/Composer Performer Time1Sail Away Randy Newman Randy Newman2:562Lonely at the Top Randy Newman Randy Newman2:323He Gives Us All His Love Randy Newman Randy Newman1:534Last Night I Had a Dream Randy Newman Randy Newman3:015Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear Randy Newman Randy Newman2:006Old Man Randy Newman Randy Newman2:427Political Science Randy Newman Randy Newman2:008Burn On Randy Newman Randy Newman2:339Memo to My Son Randy Newman Randy Newman1:5610Dayton, Ohio 1903Randy Newman Randy Newman1:4711You Can Leave Your Hat On Randy Newman Randy Newman3:1112God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)Randy Newman Randy Newman3:36blue highlight denotes track pick "

Singing elegant, melancholic songs in a glamorously tattered voice, Leonard Cohen emerged from Montreal in the 1960s, an artist well into his thirties before he even made his first album. After a few records, he was royalty, on equal footing with Joni Mitchell, Randy Newman, and other top-notch singer-songwriters.

Leonard Cohen Bio

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His songs sound like sinful confidences shared over a bottle of blood-red wine; sadness is his strong suit, though sex is never far from his mind. Over the years he's racked up classics like ""So Long Marianne,"" ""First We Take Manhattan,"" and the gorgeous ballad ""Hallelujah,"" which in the 1990s and 2000s became ubiquitous in cover versions by Jeff Buckley and others.

After escaping into semi-retirement around the turn of the millennium, Cohen found that his former business manager had bilked him out of $5 million, and in 2008 the 73-year-old was forced to hit the road. Cohen's world tour — his first in 15 years — turned out to be triumphant, as Cohen testified for three hours a night to adoring audiences. Cohen, who was born in 1934 to a middle class Montreal family, already had his style down on 1967's Songs of Leonard Cohen.

No one has ever accused him of being a real guitarist, but for some reason, you can always tell it's him playing. In ""Suzanne,"" ""Master Song,"" and the peerless ""So Long, Marianne,"" he sounds bemused by his own romantic travails, inventing what one critic has called ""his tuneless, grave, infinitely self-mocking vocal presence.""

His songs are strictly verse-chorus-verse, with hardly any bridges or fancy bits. Robert Altman used three of the tunes in the soundtrack to Mc Cabe & Mrs. Miller, adding to Cohen's legend. Songs From a Room (1969) is thin and sparse, weighed down by ""Bird on a Wire,"" a sweet song which became a schlock standard somewhere along the line. But 1971's Songs of Love and Hate is the real deal. Even the track with the children's choir is so intense you can't turn it off.

Bursting with wit and imagination, Cohen sings about jealous rivals (""Famous Blue Raincoat""), demon lovers (""Avalanche""), virgin warrior goddesses (""Joan of Arc""), and God knows what else (""Let's Sing Another Song, Boys"").

New Skin for the Old Ceremony (1974) is almost as great, featuring the boho romance ""Chelsea Hotel No. 2. ""Cohen has never been in a hurry to make a record just to have product in the racks. Apparently he has the novel idea that before you make an album, you should wait until you have an album's worth of good songs.

So sometimes his output is sporadic. Most titles have been valuable. The only total waste is the Phil Spector collaboration Death of a Ladies' Man, though the song title of ""Don't Go Home With Your Hard-On"" made tongues wag in 1977.

Recent Songs (1979) has ""Came So Far for Beauty."" (Next line: ""And I left so much behind."") 1985's Various Positions has ""Hallelujah,"" which unexpectedly became Cohen's signature song after Jeff Buckley revived it and a parade of artists covered it through the 2000s.

I'm Your Man (1988) perversely adds cheesy Eurodisco synths and disco-girl vocals to some of his bleakest tunes: ""Everybody Knows,"" ""First We Take Manhattan,"" ""Tower of Song.""

The Future has a hilarious eight-minute send-up of Irving Berlin's ""Always,"" plus political/spiritual statements along the lines of ""Anthem"" (""There is a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in"").

By the end of the decade Cohen's rep as a sage elder was ultra tight, inspiring doom disciples such as Kurt Cobain, Trent Reznor, and Nick Cave. He spent most of the 1990s becoming a monk on a mountaintop Zen Buddhist retreat in L. A., while Cobain was up in Seattle singing, ""Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld/So I can sigh eternally.""

Ten New Songs (2001) was his first work in 10 years, offering ""Alexandra's Leaving"" and ""You Have Loved Enough,"" the epitaph Cohen has been writing for himself throughout his career. Of his five live albums, Field Commander Cohen isn't half bad. Surely it's better than 2004's Dear Heather, a collaboration with his romantic partner Anjani Thomas.

They also worked together on 2006's Blue Alert. That year also found Cohen publishing a collection of poems and drawings entitled Book of Longing. In 2005 the singer suffered every boomer's nightmare — his retirement fund was empty. Cohen alleged that former manager Kelley Lynch bamboozled him for more than $5 million, and for all intents and purposes he was broke. He created a short-term fix by hitting the road and touring the globe. Everywhere he went — from Coachella to Glastonbury — kudos followed, and pundits believed him to be at the top of his game.

When it came time to give his speech at his 2008 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he recited the lyrics of his ""Tower of Song.

""On January 31, Cohen was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. The DVD Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 was also released in 2010. Portions of this biography appeared in The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (Simon & Schuster, 2001).

Jim Macnie contributed to this story. Hear Feist's Delicate Rendition of Leonard Cohen Classic Singer releases sparse ""Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye"" three days before Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen in Montreal Leonard Cohen's Final Poetry Book Gets Release Date'The Flame' will include intimate, previously unpublished notebook sections, illustrations, prose pieces "

]The show made self-deprecating references to the theme music controversy in the episode ""Mr. Monk and the TV Star"", where obsessed fan Marci Maven and Sharona both express distaste for the new theme music to a CSI parody called Crime Lab: SF.

Monk  (TV series)

"Monk Genre Police procedural Comedy-drama Mystery Created by Andy Breckman David Hoberman Starring Tony Shalhoub Bitty Schram Jason Gray-Stanford Ted Levine Traylor Howard Opening theme Instrumental theme by Jeff Beal (season 1) "" It's a Jungle Out There "" by Randy Newman (seasons 2–8)Ending theme Instrumental theme by Jeff Beal (season 1; season 2, episode 12) ""It's a Jungle Out There"" (instrumental) (seasons 2–8)Country of origin United States Original language (s)English No.

of seasons 8No. of episodes 125 ( list of episodes)Production Executive producer (s)Andy Breckman David Hoberman Tony Shalhoub (seasons 4–8)Tom Scharpling (seasons 5–8)Rob Thompson (seasons 6–8)Camera setup Film; Single-camera Running time 40–45 minutes Production company (s)Mandeville Films Touchstone Television Universal Television USA Cable Entertainment (2002–04)Universal Network Television (2002–04)NBC Universal Television Studio (2004–07)Universal Media Studios (2007–08)Universal Cable Productions (2008–09)Distributor Disney-ABC Domestic Television (2002) NBCUniversal Television Distribution (2003- present)Release Original network USA Network Picture format 480i ( NTSC ), 1080i ( HDTV)Original release July 12, 2002 – December 4, 2009External links Website Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the title character, Adrian Monk.

It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a police procedural series, but also exhibits comic and dramatic tones in its exploration of the main characters' personal lives. The series was produced by Mandeville Films and Touchstone Television in association with Universal Television.

The series debuted on July 12, 2002, on USA Network. It continued for eight seasons, with the final season concluding on December 4, 2009.

The series held the record for the most-watched scripted drama episode in cable television history from 2009 through 2012 (broken by The Walking Dead) with "" Mr. Monk and the End – Part II "", its series finale, with 9.4 million viewers, 3.2 million of them in the 18–49 demographic.

[1]Contents [ hide ]1 Premise2 Characters2.1 Main characters2.2 Secondary characters3 Episodes3.1 Episode titles3.2 Plot formats3.3 ""Here's what happened"" segments4 Production4.1 Location4.2 Theme music5 Reception5.1 Accolades6 Other media6.1 Little Monk6.2 TV movie6.3 Soundtrack6.4 Podcast6.5 Novel series6.6 DVD releases7 References8 External links Premise [ edit]Adrian Monk was a brilliant detective for the San Francisco Police Department until his wife, Trudy, was killed by a car bomb in a parking garage, which Monk then believed was intended for him. In a later episode, he discovers the bomb was truly meant for Trudy. He later believes that Trudy's death was part of a larger conspiracy that she had uncovered during her time as a journalist.

Trudy's death led Monk to suffer a nervous breakdown. He was then discharged from the force and became a recluse, refusing to leave his house for three and a half years.

Until the final episode, Trudy's death was Monk's only unsolved case. He is finally able to leave the house with the help of his nurse /assistant, Sharona Fleming.

In season 3, this assistant changes to Natalie Teeger, a woman whom he meets by solving her case in season 3. The breakthrough allows him to work as a private detective and a consultant for the homicide unit, despite limitations rooted in his obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), which has grown significantly worse since Trudy's death. Monk's compulsive habits are numerous, and a number of phobias compound his situation, such as his fear of germs.

Monk is afraid of 312 things, including milk, ladybugs, harmonicas, heights, imperfection, enclosed spaces, driving, food touching on his plates, messes, and risk.

(He has a breakthrough from claustrophobia later in the series.) The OCD and plethora of phobias inevitably lead to very awkward situations and cause problems for Monk and anyone around him as he investigates cases. These same personal struggles, particularly the OCD, are what aid him in solving cases: his sharp memory, specific mindset, and attention to detail. In one episode, "" Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan "", Marci Maven has compiled a list of all of Adrian's fears.

In another episode, he tries to conquer his fears by doing various activities which involve his phobias. For example, he tries drinking milk, climbing a ladder, and putting a ladybug on his hand, but when things are scattered unorganized across a table, he cannot resist the compulsion to arrange them neatly. Captain Leland Stottlemeyer and Lieutenant Randy Disher call on Monk when they have trouble with investigations.

Stottlemeyer is often irritated by Monk's behavior, but respects his friend and former colleague's amazing insight and observational abilities, as does Disher. Ever since childhood, Monk's obsessive attention to detail has allowed him to spot tiny discrepancies, find patterns, and make connections that others often miss.

Something someone says or does usually triggers Monk to make the connection. In his spare time, Monk continues to search for information about his wife's death, and is plagued with the idea that he may never determine who killed Trudy. He dedicates his life to solving other murders because he feels this is fixing disorder in the world.

He becomes especially intrigued when a woman is killed, or when someone is killed with some type of bomb, because this reminds him of Trudy's murder. In the middle of season 3, Sharona decides to remarry her ex-husband and move back to New Jersey, prompting Monk to hire Natalie Teeger as his new assistant.

Natalie is a widow and mother of an 11-year-old daughter, Julie. Monk discovers Natalie when she is involved in a murder case herself, in "" Mr. Monk and the Red Herring "". Monk has a brother Ambrose and a half-brother, Jack Jr., whom Monk first learns about when his father tells him in season five.

[2] He later meets Jack Jr. in the episode "" Mr. Monk's Other Brother "" during season seven. Characters [ edit]Main article: List of Monk characters See also: List of Monk cast members Main characters [ edit]Jason Gray-Stanford, Traylor Howard and Tony Shalhoub sign autographs at Edwards Air Force Base after the season 4 episode "" Mr. Monk and the Astronaut ""Adrian Monk ( Tony Shalhoub) is a former homicide detective and a current consultant for the San Francisco Police Department.

He has an extreme case of OCD and is well known for his various fears and phobias, including, but certainly not limited to, heights, snakes, crowds, glaciers, rodeos and milk. His wife Trudy was murdered in 1997, and he is haunted by her death (and the fact that it was unsolved) until the series finale.

Sharona Fleming ( Bitty Schram; seasons 1–3) is Monk's nurse and later becomes his first assistant. She refuses to baby him, often forcing him to do things that are unpleasant to him. Her final appearance as a regular character is in "" Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine "" (3.09).

She moves to New Jersey midway through season three, leaving only a note. However, she returns in the final season in "" Mr. Monk and Sharona "" (8.10) in order to give closure to her character. By "" Mr. Monk and the End (Part Two) "" (8.16), it was revealed that she and Randy have moved to New Jersey together.

Natalie Teeger ( Traylor Howard; seasons 3–8) is Monk's second and final assistant. Although she is more deferential to her boss than Sharona, referring to him as ""Mr. Monk"", she is not hesitant about telling him when his eccentricities are going too far.

A young widow who lives with her daughter Julie, Natalie lost her husband Mitch when he was shot down over Kosovo in 1998.

She first appears in "" Mr. Monk and the Red Herring "" (3.10). Natalie was introduced partway through season three when Bitty Schram, who played Sharona, left ""precipitous [ly]"", reportedly over a contract dispute. Traylor Howard had not yet seen the show and was unenthusiastic about her manager's urgings to audition as Schram's replacement. She nevertheless tried out and got the part. Despite her initial ""cool"" reception from fans, show co-creator Andy Breckman believes Traylor quickly and successfully filled the void.

""I will always be grateful to Traylor because she came in when the show was in crisis and saved our baby […] We had to make a hurried replacement, and not every show survives that. I was scared to death."" [3]Captain Leland Stottlemeyer ( Ted Levine) is the head of the Homicide Division of the San Francisco Police Department.

He and Monk have been good friends since Monk was on the police force, and he continues to be Monk's friend throughout the series.

He does his best to help Monk but is occasionally annoyed by Monk's phobias and the damage they can cause. In the first two seasons, Stottlemeyer is reluctant to work with Monk, seemingly annoyed by the idea that he could not handle his cases himself.

By seasons three and four, his faith in Monk's contribution is well-cemented and his collaboration unquestionable. Lieutenant Randy Disher ( Jason Gray-Stanford) is a lieutenant in the Homicide Division of the SFPD.

He is naive and often portrayed as slightly dim. The other characters are often irritated by him, but they also care about him. In season eight he is seen kissing Sharona, and in the series finale he moves to Summit, New Jersey where they move in together. He becomes Chief of Police there. Secondary characters [ edit]Julie Teeger ( Emmy Clarke) is Natalie's teenage daughter.

She first appeared in "" Mr. Monk and the Red Herring "" (3.10) and last appeared in "" Mr. Monk and the End – Part I"" (8.15). In her final appearance, Julie prepares to attend college to study theater. Dr. Charles Kroger ( Stanley Kamel) was Monk's psychiatrist during the first six seasons of the show.

His last appearance is in "" Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece "" (6.14). His character was said to have died of a heart attack when Monk returned for season seven, due to Kamel having died of a heart attack on April 8, 2008, between production of seasons six and seven. [4]Dr. Neven Bell ( Héctor Elizondo) is Monk's second psychiatrist. He first appears in "" Mr. Monk Buys a House "" (7.01).

[5] [6] [7] Dr. Bell was introduced in 2008 to replace Dr. Kroger after the death of actor Stanley Kamel. Trudy Monk (Stellina Rusich in the first and second seasons and by Melora Hardin starting in the third season) is Monk's deceased wife. Her husband Monk's attempt to solve her murder is the show's overarching plot arc, from the premiere episode to the 125th, finale episode.

Kevin Dorfman ( Jarrad Paul) was an accountant and Monk's talkative and nosy upstairs neighbor. He first appears in the season two episode "" Mr. Monk and the Paperboy "" (2.10). He was murdered by fellow magician Karl Torini in the season seven episode "" Mr. Monk and the Magician "" (7.15).

Harold Krenshaw ( Tim Bagley ), another patient of Dr. Kroger, is Adrian's intermittent nemesis for much of the series. He and Monk have constant disputes, due to their incompatible obsessions. Harold first appeared in "" Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf "" (3.06) when he and Monk bickered about the arrangement of magazines in Dr. Kroger's waiting room.

In "" Mr. Monk and the Election "" (3.15) Krenshaw is Natalie's opponent for a spot on the board of her daughter Julie's school. He is prominently mentioned in the beginning of "" Mr. Monk and the Actor "" (5.01). He plays a critical role in "" Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink "" (5.07). He plays an unusual role in "" Mr. Monk and the Daredevil "" (6.07) with disclosure of details of his past and introduction to his family.

After Dr. Kroger dies, Harold constantly tries to discover the identity of Monk's new therapist. He finally does uncover Dr. Bell's name in "" Mr. Monk Fights City Hall "" (7.16). He bumps into an undercover Monk in "" Mr. Monk Is Someone Else "" (8.04). In the episode "" Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy "" (8.08), Harold and Monk finally become friends by conquering claustrophobia together.

Harold generously leaves the group at the end of the episode so that Monk can share private therapy with Dr. Bell. Benjy Fleming (Kane Ritchotte during the pilot episode and seasons two and three, and Max Morrow during the first season) is Sharona's son.

His last appearance is in the season three episode "" Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month "" (3.07). Ambrose Monk ( John Turturro) is Adrian's agoraphobic brother. He is based on Mycroft Holmes. He first appears in the season two episode "" Mr. Monk and the Three Pies "" (2.11), for which John Turturro won an Emmy for his performance.

Jack Monk ( Dan Hedaya) is the father of Adrian and Ambrose. He abandoned the family when Adrian and Ambrose were young (having left for Chinese food and never came back) and started another family.

He appears only in the season five episode "" Mr. Monk Meets His Dad "" (5.09). Jack Monk, Jr. ( Steve Zahn) is the other son of Jack Monk, he is Adrian's half brother and a known convict.

He appears only in the season seven episode "" Mr. Monk's Other Brother "" (7.10). Dale ""The Whale"" Biederbeck ( Adam Arkin in the first season, Tim Curry in the second season, and Ray Porter in the sixth season) is Adrian Monk's archenemy and most hated rival.

He is a wealthy, morbidly obese financier whom Adrian blames for ruining one of the last years of Trudy's life. He first appears in "" Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale "" (1.03), at the end of which Monk sends him to prison for a murder-for-hire.

Biederbeck later appears funneling information to Monk about Trudy's murder in "" Mr. Monk Goes to Jail "" (2.16).

At the end of "" Mr. Monk Is on the Run (Part Two) "" (6.16), Dale ""The Whale"" loses his pocket politician (the Lieutenant Governor) during a failed conspiracy to assassinate the governor and is left powerless and without access to the outlandish special privileges he had enjoyed in prison for the remainder of his sentence.

Karen Stottlemeyer ( Glenne Headly) is Leland Stottlemeyer's wife from the beginning of the series until their divorce in "" Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage "" (4.12). It is later revealed in the season eight episode "" Mr. Monk Is the Best Man "" (8.13) that she is actually Leland's second wife. She is a filmmaker who specializes in documentaries. She first appears in "" Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man "" (2.05). Linda Fusco ( Sharon Lawrence) is Captain Stottlemeyer's girlfriend in season six. She first appears in "" Mr. Monk, Private Eye "" (5.05) and later in "" Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan "" (6.01).

She last appears in "" Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend "" (6.04). Trudy Jensen ( Virginia Madsen) is Captain Stottlemeyer's love interest in season eight.

She is a freelance journalist, first appearing in "" Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk "" (8.09) and marries Stottlemeyer in "" Mr. Monk Is the Best Man "" (8.13). Marci Maven ( Sarah Silverman) is Monk's overzealous admirer. She first appears in "" Mr. Monk and the TV Star "" (2.12) and later in "" Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan "" (6.01), and "" Mr. Monk's 100th Case "" (7.07).

Episodes [ edit]Main article: List of Monk episodes Season Timeslot ( ET) # Ep. Premiered Ended TV season Viewers (in millions)Date Premiere Viewers (in millions) Date Finale Viewers (in millions)1Friday 10:00 pm (July 12, 2002 – March 17, 2006)13 July 12, 2002 4.8 [8] October 18, 2002 2002216June 20, 20035.4 [9] March 5, 20042003–04316June 18, 20045.5 [10] March 4, 20054.44 [11]2004–05416July 8, 20056.38 [12] March 17, 20065.4 [13]2005–065Friday 9:00 pm (July 7 – August 25, 2006) Friday 10:00 pm (November 17, 2006) Friday 9:00 pm (December 22, 2006 – March 2, 2007) 16July 7, 20065.3 [14] March 2, 20075.7 [15]2006–076Friday 9:00 pm (July 13, 2007 – December 4, 2009)16July 13, 20074.88 [16] February 22, 20086.88 [17]2007–08 5.37 [18]716July 18, 20085.64 [19] February 20, 20095.54 [20]2008–098 16 August 7, 2009 5.14 [21] December 4, 2009 9.44 [22] 2009Episode titles [ edit]Much like novels in a series about a starring detective, all but one of the episodes have titles in the form of ""Mr. Monk and (a person or thing)"", e.g.

""Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend"", ""Mr. Monk (does something)"", e.g. ""Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus"", ""Mr. Monk (is something)"", e.g. ""

Mr. Monk Is on the Run "", or ""Mr. Monk Gets (something)"", e.g. "" Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized "". The one exception is the season eight episode "" Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk "". While solving a murder is the main plot for most episodes, there are a few episodes in which Monk helps investigate other crimes, such as kidnappings in the season two episode ""Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny"" and the season three episode ""Mr. Monk and the Kid"", or a failed murder plot in the season six episode ""Mr. Monk and the Daredevil"".

There are a number of times where the episode is not about the murder itself but about finding evidence to arrest the killer, e.g. ""Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert"", or ""Mr. Monk and the Genius"", and episodes where the murder is related to the main plot, e.g.

in ""Mr. Monk on Wheels"". Some episodes actually start as a totally different type of case, but eventually a murder happens, e.g.

a suspected abduction turns into a murder case in "" Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized "". In season seven, in the 100th episode, Monk solved his 100th (and 101st) case since his wife's death, a milestone in his career.

In a humorous twist, in the episode "" Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan "" Marci Maven ( Sarah Silverman) refers directly to cases Monk has solved by the titles of the episodes. Plot formats [ edit]Episodes about a murder generally follow one of four basic plot outlines: The killer is known, and how the crime was committed is known.

The episode is spent trying to find evidence to arrest that person, and these episodes are hence patterned similarly to many episodes of Columbo. Monk knows who the killer is, and knows what the motive is, but the killer has a seemingly air-tight alibi. The episode is spent trying to break that alibi and find out how the killer did it. In a number of episodes, the plot involves trying to find out the killer, how the murder was done, and why.

In some episodes, the killer's M. O. is known, but not who did it or why. ""Here's what happened"" segments [ edit]Most episodes feature a sequence in which Monk reveals how the crime was committed, almost always prefaced with the words ""Here's what happened"" (or a variation of that phrase) and shown in black and white.

Most of these sequences are featured near the end of the episode, but have occasionally occurred at the beginning ("" Mr. Monk Takes the Stand "") or towards the middle.

Some of these sequences are told in an unusual fashion, such as being told to a bear ("" Mr. Monk Goes Camping ""), in the form of a bedtime story ("" Mr. Monk and the Kid ""), being chanted during a ritual at a monastery ("" Mr. Monk and the Miracle ""), in a dream ("" Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra "" and "" Mr. Monk's Favorite Show ""), being told by someone other than Monk (by Sharona in "" Mr. Monk Goes To Jail "", by Natalie in "" Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees "", and by Disher in "" Mr. Monk Visits a Farm ""), being rapped out by a rapper (guest star Snoop Dogg in "" Mr. Monk and the Rapper ""), and being told in another language ("" Mr. Monk Falls in Love "").

Harold Krenshaw gives a fictitious summation about Monk in "" Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy ."" Monk states a summation twice, in flashback and in present, in "" Mr. Monk and Little Monk "" as himself and as young Monk.

In at least three episodes ("" Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike ,"" "" Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized ,"" and "" Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door ""), Monk gives several versions of the same summation, but all except for the last one are false as a result of his being unable to concentrate. In "" Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever ,"" Monk and Disher give simultaneous summations of different crimes. There are only a few episodes that do not contain a summation. The first episode not to feature a summation was the season one episode "" Mr. Monk and the Airplane .

""Production [ edit]According to an interview with executive producer David Hoberman, [23] ABC first conceived the series as a police show with an Inspector Clouseau -like character suffering from obsessive–compulsive disorder.

Hoberman said ABC wanted Michael Richards for the show, [23] but Richards turned it down. Hoberman brought in Andy Breckman as creator, and Breckman, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, introduced Dr. Kroger as a Doctor Watson -like character and an Inspector Lestrade -like character which eventually became Captain Stottlemeyer. Although ABC originated the show, the network handed it off to the USA Network. USA is now owned by NBC ( NBC Universal ). [24] Monk was the first ABC Studios -produced show aired on USA Network instead of ABC. Although ABC initially refused Monk, they did air repeats of the show on ABC in the summer and fall of 2002, and then again in the spring of 2004.

On January 12, 2006, USA Network announced that Monk had been picked up through at least season six as one of the ""highest-rated series in cable history.""

[25] An in-joke reference to this contract renewal was also inserted into the episode "" Mr. Monk and the Big Reward "", which aired around this time. Season five premiered Friday, July 7, 2006, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time. This marked the first time change for the program, which aired at 10:00 p.m. during its first four seasons.

The change allowed the show to work as a lead-in to a new USA Network series, Psych, another offbeat detective program. Monk has followed a consistent format of airing half of its 16 episodes in mid-year and the second half early the following year, with the exception of the first season, which broadcast entirely from July 2002 through October 2002, and the final season, which broadcast entirely between August and December 2009.

Previously aired episodes of Monk began airing on NBC Universal sibling network NBC April 6, 2008. NBC eyed the show because its block with Psych could be plugged into NBC's schedule intact. The shows were being used to increase the amount of scripted programming on the network as production of its own scripted programming ramped back up following the writers' strike.

[26] Ratings for the broadcast debut were well below NBC averages for the time period. The show came in third behind Big Brother 9 on CBS and Oprah's Big Give on ABC.

[27]Location [ edit]Although set in the San Francisco Bay Area, Monk is for the most part shot elsewhere except for occasional exteriors featuring city landmarks. The pilot episode was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, with some location shooting in San Francisco, and the subsequent season one episodes were shot in the Toronto, Ontario, area.

[28] Most of the episodes from seasons two through six were filmed in the Los Angeles, California, area, including on-stage at Ren-Mar Studios for seasons two through five and at Paramount Studios for season six.

These include the sets for Monk's apartment, the police station and Stottlemeyer's office, Dr. Kroger's office and Natalie's house. [29] In season two, episode eight, a building for the Toronto Star can also be seen in a cut scene. In the later part of season 4, there was some on-location filming done in San Francisco. Many portions of the episode ""Mr. Monk and the Big Reward"" were noticeably shot on location, including a climactic chase scene where Monk and Natalie are chased by three bounty hunters. [30] Other filming was done in Chinatown, which is shown in the opening of "" Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty "" as Stottlemeyer and Disher chase wanted fugitive Miguel Escobar ( Carlos Gomez) up Jackson Street. In ""Mr. Monk and the Astronaut,"" some on-location filming was done at Edwards Air Force Base. Theme music [ edit]During the first season of Monk, the series used a jazzy instrumental intro to the show by songwriter Jeff Beal, performed by guitarist Grant Geissman. [31] The theme won the 2003 Emmy Award for Best Main Title Music. [32]NYC actor Colter Rule was hired by USA Network to do all radio and TV promos for the series from its inception, lending an ironic, understated tone which contributed to the show's early popularity. The original tag was ""Monk! America's Favorite Defective Detective!"" When season two began, the series received a new theme song, entitled "" It's a Jungle Out There "", by Randy Newman. Reaction to the new theme was mixed. A review of season two in the New York Daily News included a wish that producers would revert to the original theme. [33] Shalhoub expressed his support for the new theme in USA Today, saying its ""dark and mournful sound,… [its] tongue-in-cheek, darkly humorous side… completely fits the tone of the show."" [34] Newman was awarded the 2004 Emmy Award for Best Main Title Music for ""It's a Jungle Out There"". [35

]The show made self-deprecating references to the theme music controversy in the episode ""Mr. Monk and the TV Star"", where obsessed fan Marci Maven and Sharona both express distaste for the new theme music to a CSI parody called Crime Lab: SF.

In the epilogue of the story, Marci implores Monk to promise her that he will never change the theme music if he ever gets his own show. When Monk agrees to the promise (only so he can go back to bed), the original music is heard as the scene fades to credits, and it plays through the credits. The original theme is heard in the season three episode ""Mr. Monk and the Game Show"". It is also heard in several other episodes as the show enters the credits and then leads into the new theme's instrumental.

In the season five episode ""Mr. Monk and the Leper"", while looking around a victim's apartment, Randy doodles out the old theme song on the piano, much to Stottlemeyer's exasperation. The music was also heard in the season seven episode ""Mr. Monk and the Bully"". The latest use of the original theme music was in the season eight episode ""Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk"" in 2009.

In the season six episode ""Mr. Monk and the Rapper"", Snoop Dogg guest-starred as Murderuss, a rapper who is being wrongly accused of car-bombing a rival rapper. For the episode, Snoop Dogg also performed a hip-hop cover of ""It's a Jungle Out There"" which substitutes for Randy Newman's version in the opening credits, and later is heard at the end before transitioning into the regular credit music.

The June 16, 2008, re-airing of the pilot episode featured a new credit sequence with the Newman theme. The season eight episode ""Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk"" features a slower version of the original theme with a muted trumpet playing the melody. Randy Newman also wrote a new song for the final episode entitled ""When I'm Gone"". The song was released on i Tunes on December 1, 2009 and won the 2010 Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.

For a few episodes where Trudy is featured, a somber but pleasant ending theme was used. The ending theme is last used in "" Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra "". Reception [ edit]Accolades [ edit]Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Monk The series was given many awards and nominations, including winning eight Emmy Awards, one Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Other media [ edit]Little Monk [ edit]Main article: Little Monk USA Network premiered a ten-episode online series entitled ""Little Monk"" on August 22, 2009. It includes Adrian Monk and Ambrose Monk during their middle-school years, bringing a back story to Monk's detective skills and phobias.

As they would have been middle schoolers in the late 1960s and early 1970s, however, viewers will see anachronisms; the various cars seen in the episodes, as well as some of the clothes, do not belong to the period. TV movie [ edit]On February 17, 2012, Andy Breckman announced that a script had been completed for a TV movie titled Mr. Monk For Mayor. Breckman stated that the film should begin production in summer 2012 in California for a release date in December 2012.

Breckman also stated that he hoped a sequel would be produced as well. [36] The idea was rejected for budgetary reasons. [37]Soundtrack [ edit]The show's soundtrack features its original music score, composed by Jeff Beal. Podcast [ edit]A ""behind the scenes"" audio podcast entitled ""Lunch at Monk"" is available for download through the USA website.

[38] In the podcast, cast and crew members of the show are interviewed over lunch. Novel series [ edit]Since 2006, during the airing of season four, Lee Goldberg has produced a series of novels based on the original television series. [39] All of the novels are narrated by Natalie Teeger, Monk's second assistant. For the most part, the novels remain faithful to the television series, with slight discontinuity.

Two of the novels were later adapted into regular episodes. On December 31, 2012, the last novel to be written by Lee Goldberg was released. After Lee Goldberg left the series Hy Conrad wrote four more books, ending with Mr. Monk and the New Lieutenant. [40]Number Title Author ISBN Publication date Notes1 Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse Lee Goldberg0-451-21729-2 January 3, 2006 Adapted in 2006 into the season 5 episode "" Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing ""2 Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii 0-451-21900-7 July 5, 20063 Mr. Monk and the Blue Flu 0-451-22013-7 January 2, 2007 Adapted in 2009 into the season 8 episode "" Mr. Monk and the Badge ""4Mr.

Monk and the Two Assistants 0-451-22097-8July 3, 2007 First appearance of Sharona Fleming in any Monk -related media since 2004.

Rendered non-canon by the episode ""Mr. Monk and Sharona"".5 Mr. Monk in Outer Space 0-451-22098-6 October 30, 20076Mr. Monk Goes to Germany 0-451-22099-4July 1, 2008 This novel was written before, but published after, the airing of "" Mr. Monk Is on the Run "", so events in this story run contrary to the series timeline.

The foreword acknowledges some discontinuity.7 Mr. Monk Is Miserable 0-451-22515-5 December 2, 2008 Direct sequel to Mr. Monk Goes to Germany.8 Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop 0-451-22698-4 July 7, 20099Mr. Monk in Trouble0-451-22905-3December 1, 2009 Excerpt ""The Case of the Piss-Poor Gold"" was published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 200910 Mr. Monk Is Cleaned Out 0-451-23009-4 July 6, 2010 [41]11Mr.

Monk on the Road 0-451-23211-9January 4, 2011 Excerpt ""Mr. Monk and the Seventeen Steps"" was published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 201012Mr. Monk on the Couch 0-451-23386-7June 7, 2011 Excerpt ""Mr. Monk and the Sunday Paper"" was published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, June/July 201113Mr.

Monk on Patrol0-451-23664-5 January 3, 2012 [42]14Mr. Monk Is a Mess0-451-23687-4 June 5, 2012 [43]Direct sequel to Mr. Monk on Patrol15Mr. Monk Gets Even0-451-23915-6 December 31, 2012 [44]Direct sequel to Mr Monk Is a Mess16 Mr. Monk Helps Himself Hy Conrad0-451-24093-6 June 4, 201317Mr.

Monk Gets on Board 0-451-24095-2January 7, 2014 Direct sequel to Mr. Monk Helps Himself. The novel itself was noted by Conrad to have been adapted from a never-filmed season 3 script for an episode called ""Mr. Monk Is At Sea"", which would have had Monk and Sharona investigate a murder on a cruise ship.

That episode was never filmed because no cruise line, out of sensitivity to the plot, wanted to loan a ship to the production crew to use for shooting.18 Mr. Monk Is Open for Business 0-451-47056-7 June 3, 2014 Direct sequel to Mr. Monk Gets on Board.19Mr.

Monk and the New Lieutenant 0-451-47058-3January 6, 2015 Direct sequel to Mr. Monk Is Open for Business. It is confirmed by Hy Conrad through his Facebook and website that New Lieutenant will be the final Monk novel he will write for the series.

DVD releases [ edit]Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released all 8 seasons of Monk on DVD in Region 1. On October 5, 2010, Universal released Monk- The Complete Series: Limited edition boxset on DVD in Region 1. A 32-disc set featuring all 8 seasons of the series as well as special features and a collectible 32-page booklet.

[45]Monk episodes from seasons 1–8 are also available on i Tunes. All seasons are also available in HD format.

The Region 2 DVDs of seasons 1–3 are in the 4:3 aspect ratio. DVD name Ep# Release dates Region 1 Region 2 Region 4Season One 13 June 15, 2004 [46] December 27, 2004 January 18, 2005Season Two 16 January 11, 2005 [47] July 18, 2005 September 21, 2005Season Three 16 June 5, 2005 [48] February 27, 2006 March 22, 2006Season Four 16 June 27, 2006 [49] September 18, 2006 November 15, 2006Season Five 16 June 26, 2007 [50] September 17, 2007 April 1, 2009Season Six 16 July 8, 2008 [51] September 8, 2008 February 3, 2010Season Seven 16 July 21, 2009 [52] August 23, 2010 [53] June 30, 2010 [54]Season Eight 16 March 16, 2010 [55] May 9, 2011 [56] December 1, 2010 [57]Complete Series 125 October 5, 2010 August 29, 2011 December 7, 2016References [ edit]^ Kung, Michelle (December 7, 2009). ""

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In 1983, John Williams, who was a friend of both Alfred and Lionel, invited Newman to work on Return of the Jedi, orchestrating the scene where Darth Vader dies. [6] Afterwards Newman met in New York producer Scott Rudin, who invited him to compose the score for Reckless (1984).

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Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (February 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Thomas Newman Newman at Classic Brit Awards in 2010Background information Birth name Thomas Montgomery Newman Born October 20, 1955 (age 62)Los Angeles, California, U. S. Origin Los Angeles, California, U. S. Occupation (s) Film score composer Years active 1979–present Thomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955) is an American composer best known for his many film scores.

Newman has been nominated for fourteen Academy Awards and three Golden Globes, and has won two BAFTAs, six Grammys and an Emmy Award.

Newman was honored with the Richard Kirk award at the 2000 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music.

[1]Contents [ hide ]1 Personal life2 Film scoring career3 Filmography3.1 Film3.1.1 1980s3.1.2 1990s3.1.3 2000s3.1.4 2010s4 Additional soundtracks5 Awards and nominations5.1 American Film Institute6 References7 External links Personal life [ edit]Born in Los Angeles, California, he is the youngest son of Martha Louis Montgomery (1920–2005) and composer Alfred Newman (1900–1970), who won the Academy Award for Best Original Score nine times.

He is a member of a film-scoring dynasty in Hollywood that includes his father Alfred, brother David Newman, sister Maria Newman, uncles Lionel Newman and Emil Newman, cousin Randy Newman (also known as a singer and songwriter), and his first cousin, once removed, Joey Newman.

His paternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, and his mother was from Mississippi. During their upbringing, Martha herded her sons into violin lessons in the San Fernando Valley every weekend. [2] Newman later studied composition and orchestration for two years at the University of Southern California, [3] before transferring to Yale University, where he graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in 1977 and a Master of Music in 1978.

[4] While at Yale, he met composer Stephen Sondheim, who became an early mentor. [2]Newman and his wife, Ann Marie, have three children. They reside in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. Film scoring career [ edit]At first, Newman was more interested in musical theater than in film composition, working with Sondheim in Broadway plays. [5] Lionel, who succeeded Alfred as music director for 20th Century Fox, gave Thomas his first scoring assignment on a 1979 episode of the series The Paper Chase. [1]

Newman said that he thought ""it was a tough job, at first"" for requiring him to ""develop vocabularies and a sense of procedure"", only getting comfortable with writing scores ""and not fraudulent in my efforts"" after 8 years.

[7]In 1992, Newman composed the score to Martin Brest 's film Scent of a Woman. In 1994, he got his first Academy Award nominations with the scores to The Shawshank Redemption and Little Women. [5] He also scored the film The War. In 1996, he scored Diane Keaton 's Unstrung Heroes, receiving yet another Oscar nomination. In 1998, he scored Robert Redford 's The Horse Whisperer as well as Meet Joe Black. In 1999, Newman composed the score to Sam Mendes ' first feature film American Beauty, created using mainly percussion instruments.

Newman believed the score helped move the film along without disturbing the ""moral ambiguity"" of the script, saying ""It was a real delicate balancing act in terms of what music worked to preserve that."" [8] This was his first collaboration with Mendes, and he would go on to score all of the director's subsequent films except for the comedy-drama Away We Go, which featured songs instead of a score.

He received a fourth Oscar nomination for this score, and although he lost again (to John Corigliano for The Red Violin ), he did receive a Grammy and a BAFTA. His critical and commercial success has continued in the following years with his scores for films such as Meet Joe Black, The Green Mile, Erin Brockovich, In the Bedroom and The Salton Sea.

He was nominated consecutively for a further three Academy Awards, for Road to Perdition (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004).

However, he lost on each occasion to Elliot Goldenthal (for Frida ), Howard Shore (for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ), and Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (for Finding Neverland) respectively. He was again nominated for an Oscar for scoring Steven Soderbergh 's The Good German (2006). At the Oscar ceremony, he appeared in the opening segment by Errol Morris, who jokingly stated that Newman had been nominated for and failed to win an Oscar eight times.

Newman replied: ""No, I've failed seven but this will be my eighth"", and indeed, he again lost, this time to Gustavo Santaolalla for Babel. His first score since The Good German was for the 2008 animated film WALL-E, collaborating for the second time with director Andrew Stanton (with the first collaboration being Finding Nemo ). The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (as had Nemo ). Newman received two Oscar nominations: one for Best Original Score, and another for Best Original Song for ""Down to Earth"", which he co-wrote with Peter Gabriel. He was nominated in the Original Score category with two other veteran composers, James Newton-Howard and Danny Elfman, both of whom have also been nominated for several Oscars but each time unsuccessfully.

Newman lost both the score and song nominations to A R Rahman for his work on Slumdog Millionaire. He and Peter Gabriel did however win a Grammy for ""Down to Earth"". In 2008, Newman scored Towelhead and Sam Mendes' Revolutionary Road and in 2009 he scored Brothers. In 2011 he scored The Help, The Debt, The Iron Lady, and The Adjustment Bureau. [9]In 2012, Newman scored The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

He also scored the 23rd James Bond movie Skyfall, directed by his longtime collaborator Sam Mendes, which celebrates the film franchise's 50th anniversary. [10] His work on this film earned him his eleventh Oscar nomination and a second BAFTA win. During 2013, he scored Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects and Saving Mr. Banks.

The latter score was very well received by film music critics, earning Newman BAFTA and Oscar nominations for the second consecutive year, both of which he lost to Steven Price for Gravity. Newman's 2014 projects included The Judge and Get on Up. He scored 2015's The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, marking the first time Newman has scored a sequel to a film he also wrote the score for.

[11]In 2016, Newman scored the motion picture Passengers starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt.

Newman likes to vary the instrumentation in his scores, ranging from full orchestra to percussion-only music. He is also fond of incorporating unusual instruments such as the zither, hurdy-gurdy, psaltery and hammered dulcimer, [1] or unexpected sounds, like Aboriginal chants and the chirping of cicadas.

The composer declared that he has ""an interest in mundane experimentation."" [5]Filmography [ edit]Film [ edit]1980s [ edit]Year Title Director (s) Studio (s) Notes1984 Reckless James Foley Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer N/ARevenge of the Nerds Jeff Kanew Interscope Communications20th Century Fox N/AGrandview, U. S. A. Randal Kleiser CBS Entertainment Production Warner Bros. (theatrical)CBS/Fox Video (VHS release)Paramount Home Entertainment (DVD release)N/A1985Desperately Seeking Susan Susan Seidelman Orion Pictures Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande.

Album shared with Making Mr. Right Girls Just Want to Have Fun Alan Metter New World Pictures N/AThe Man with One Red Shoe Stan Dragoti 20th Century Fox N/AReal Genius Martha Coolidge Tri Star Pictures N/A1986Gung Ho Ron Howard Paramount Pictures First collaboration with Ron Howard One track released by Milan on the compilation album Ron Howard – Passions & Achievements Jumpin' Jack Flash Penny Marshall Largo Entertainment Silver Pictures 20th Century Fox Song album with two Newman tracks1987Light of Day Paul Schrader Tri Star Pictures Song album with one Newman track The Lost Boys Joel Schumacher Warner Bros. Song album with one Newman track Less Than Zero Marek Kanievska20th Century Fox Song album; no Newman score; score album released by La-La Land Records in September 2016.1988The Great Outdoors Howard Deutch Hughes Entertainment Universal Pictures Song album with one Newman track The Prince of Pennsylvania Ron Nyswaner Fine Line Features New Line Cinema N/A1989Cookie Susan Seidelman Lorimar Film Entertainment Warner Bros. N/A1990s [ edit]Year Title Director (s) Studio (s) Notes1990Men Don't Leave Paul Brickman Geffen Pictures Warner Bros. N/AWelcome Home, Roxy Carmichael Jim Abrahams Paramount Pictures Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande1991Career Opportunities Bryan Gordon Hughes Entertainment Universal Pictures Song album with three Newman tracks released by Curb The Linguini Incident Richard Shepard Academy Entertainment Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande Naked Tango Leonard Schrader New Line Cinema N/AThe Rapture Michael Tolkin Fine Line Features New Line Cinema Song album with ten Newman tracks Deceived Damian Harris Touchstone Pictures N/AFried Green Tomatoes Jon Avnet Act III Communications Universal Pictures Song album with three Newman tracks and separate score album, both released by MCA1992The Player Robert Altman Avenue Pictures Spelling Films Fine Line Features (US)Pathé (International)Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande Whispers in the Dark Christopher Crowe Paramount Pictures Varèse Sarabande album release cancelled; released by Intrada in 2012Scent of a Woman Martin Brest City Light Films Universal Pictures Soundtrack released by MCA1993Flesh and Bone Steve Kloves Paramount Pictures Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande Josh and S. A. M. Billy Weber Castle Rock Entertainment New Line Cinema Columbia Pictures Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande1994Threesome Andrew Fleming Motion Picture Corporation of America Tri Star Pictures Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande.

Twinned with American Buffalo The Favor Donald Petrie Orion Pictures N/AThe Shawshank Redemption Frank Darabont Castle Rock Entertainment Columbia Pictures First collaboration with Frank Darabont Soundtrack released by Sony BMGThe War Jon Avnet Universal Pictures Song album with 12 Newman tracks released by MCALittle Women Gillian Armstrong Columbia Pictures Soundtrack released by Sony Classical1995Unstrung Heroes Diane Keaton Hollywood Pictures Soundtrack released by Hollywood Records How to Make an American Quilt Jocelyn Moorhouse Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures Soundtrack released by MCA1996Up Close & Personal Jon Avnet Cinergi Pictures Touchstone Pictures Soundtrack released by Hollywood Records Phenomenon Jon Turteltaub Touchstone Pictures Song album with one Newman track released by Reprise American Buffalo Michael Corrente Capitol Films Channel Four Films The Samuel Goldwyn Company Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande.

Twinned with Threesome The People vs. Larry Flynt Miloš Forman Phoenix Pictures Columbia Pictures Soundtrack released by Angel Records1997Red Corner Jon Avnet Avnet-Kerner Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Soundtrack released by EARMad City Costa Gavras Warner Bros. Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande Oscar and Lucinda Gillian Armstrong Australian Film Finance Corporation Fox Searchlight Pictures Soundtrack released by Sony Classical1998The Horse Whisperer Robert Redford Touchstone Pictures Soundtrack released by Hollywood Records Meet Joe Black Martin Brest City Light Filmsw Universal Pictures Soundtrack released by Universal Records1999American Beauty Sam Mendes Dream Works Pictures First collaboration with Sam Mendes Soundtrack released by Dream Works Records The Green Mile Frank Darabont Castle Rock Entertainment Warner Bros. Second collaboration with Frank Darabont Soundtrack released by Warner Bros. Records.2000s [ edit]Year Title Director (s) Studio (s) Notes2000Erin Brockovich Steven Soderbergh Jersey Films Universal Pictures (US) Columbia Pictures (International)First collaboration with Steven Soderbergh Soundtrack released by Sony Classical Pay It Forward Mimi Leder Bel Air Entertainment Tapestry Films PathéWarner Bros. Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande2001In the Bedroom Todd Field Good Machine Miramax Films Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande2002The Salton Sea D. J. Caruso Castle Rock Entertainment Warner Bros. Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande Road to Perdition Sam Mendes The Zanuck Company Dream Works Pictures (US) 20th Century Fox (International)Second collaboration with Sam Mendes Soundtrack released by Decca Records White Oleander Peter Kosminsky Umbrella Entertainment Warner Bros. Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande2003Finding Nemo Andrew Stanton Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Pictures First collaboration with Andrew Stanton, and Newman's first score for an animated film Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records2004Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Brad Silberling Nickelodeon Movies Paramount Pictures (US) Dream Works Pictures (International)Soundtrack released by Sony Classical2005Cinderella Man Ron Howard Imagine Entertainment Miramax Films Universal Pictures (North America)Buena Vista Pictures (International)Second collaboration with Ron Howard Soundtrack released by Decca Records Jarhead Sam Mendes Universal Pictures Third collaboration with Sam Mendes Soundtrack released by Decca Records2006Little Children Todd Field New Line Cinema Soundtrack released by Silva Screen Records The Good German Steven Soderbergh Virtual Studios Section Eight Productions Warner Bros. Second collaboration with Steven Soderbergh Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande2007Towelhead Alan Ball Scott Rudin Productions This is that Corporation Warner Independent Pictures Soundtrack released by Lakeshore Records2008WALL-EAndrew Stanton Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Pictures Second collaboration with Andrew Stanton Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records Revolutionary Road Sam Mendes BBC Films Dream Works Pictures Paramount Vantage (US)United International Pictures (International)Fourth collaboration with Sam Mendes Soundtrack released by Nonesuch2009Brothers Jim Sheridan Relativity Media Lionsgate Soundtrack released by Relativity Music Group2010s [ edit]Year Title Director (s) Studio (s) Notes2011The Adjustment Bureau George Nolfi Media Rights Capital Universal Pictures Soundtrack released by Relativity Music Group The Help Tate Taylor Reliance Entertainment Participant Media Image Nation1492 Pictures Touchstone Pictures Dream Works Pictures Score album released by Varèse Sarabande The Debt John Madden Marv Films Miramax Films Focus Features (US) Universal Pictures (International)Soundtrack released by Relativity Music Group, Silva Screen Music The Iron Lady Phyllida Lloyd PathéFilm4UK Film Council Canal+Goldcrest Films The Weinstein Company (US) 20th Century Fox (UK)Soundtrack released by Sony Classical2012The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John Madden Participant Media Blueprint Pictures Fox Searchlight Pictures Soundtrack released by Sony Classical Skyfall Sam Mendes Eon Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Columbia Pictures Fifth collaboration with Sam Mendes Soundtrack released by Sony Classical2013Side Effects Steven Soderbergh Film Nation Entertainment Open Road Films Third collaboration with Steven Soderbergh Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande Saving Mr. Banks John Lee Hancock Walt Disney Pictures BBC Films Essential Media Entertainment Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records2014Get on Up Tate Taylor Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures N/AThe Judge David Dobkin Village Roadshow Pictures Warner Bros. Soundtrack released by Water Tower Music2015The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel John Madden Participant Media Blueprint Pictures Fox Searchlight Pictures N/AHe Named Me Malala Davis Guggenheim Image Nation Abu Dhabi FZParticipant Media Soundtrack released by Sony Classical Bridge of Spies Steven Spielberg Touchstone Pictures Dream Works Pictures20th Century Fox First Steven Spielberg theatrical film without his long-time composer John Williams since The Color Purple (1985), and Newman's first collaboration with Steven Spielberg Spectre Sam Mendes Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Columbia Pictures Sixth collaboration with Sam Mendes Soundtrack released by Decca Records2016Finding Dory [12]Andrew Stanton Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios Third collaboration with Andrew Stanton Passengers Morten Tyldum Columbia Pictures Village Roadshow Pictures N/A2017Victoria & Abdul Stephen Frears Focus Features Working Title Films N/AThank You for Your Service Jason Hall Universal Pictures Dream Works Pictures N/A2018Unsane Steven Soderbergh Fingerprint Releasing Bleecker Street Regency Enterprises N/AYear Title Director (s) Notes1985 Amazing Stories Various Episode ""Santa '85.""

Soundtrack released by Intrada1990 Heat Wave Kevin Hooks1992 Those Secrets David Manson Soundtrack released by Masters Film Music Citizen Cohn Frank Pierson2000 Boston Public Various Main Title Theme2001 Six Feet Under Various Main title Theme2003 Angels in America Mike Nichols Soundtrack released by Nonesuch2012 The Newsroom Various Main Theme and Pilot2017 Five Came Back Various Main Theme Additional soundtracks [ edit]2005: Brokeback Mountain (Trailer) (from The Shawshank Redemption)2005: Corpse Bride (Trailer) (from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events)2005: Madagascar (from American Beauty)2005: Fun with Dick and Jane (from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events)2007: Sicko (from Little Children, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events and In the Bedroom)2007: No Reservations (Trailer) (from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events and American Beauty)2009: Bigfoot (Trailer) (from WALL-E)2010: Alice in Wonderland (Teaser Trailer) (from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events)Newman has composed music for television as well, including theme music for the series Boston Public and the miniseries Angels in America.

His theme music for the television show Six Feet Under won two Grammy Awards in 2003, for Best Instrumental Composition as well as Best Instrumental Arrangement. Newman also wrote a commissioned concert work for orchestra, Reach Forth Our Hands, for the 1996 Cleveland Bicentennial. The Los Angeles Philharmonic has commissioned a new work by Newman to be performed by the Kronos Quartet and Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Leonard Slatkin, during the orchestra's 2009–2010 season.

He composed the incidental music for the Washington Shakespeare Theatre Company 's 2014 production of As You Like It, directed by Michael Attenborough and starring Zoe Waites.

[13]Awards and nominations [ edit]As of 2017, Newman has received a total of fourteen Academy Award nominations, however he has yet to win the award, making him the most nominated living composer to have never won an Oscar, and behind Alex North, who received 15 unsuccessful nominations.

Thirteen of his nominations are in the Best Original Score category, while one is for Best Original Song. His first major successes for which he was recognised, came in 1994, when he earned two Academy Award nominations for his scores to Little Women and The Shawshank Redemption; he was the only double-nominee that year, although he lost to Hans Zimmer for The Lion King.

He received his third Academy Award nomination in 1996 for the score to Diane Keaton 's comedy Unstrung Heroes, but again lost, this time to Alan Menken for Pocahontas.

He has also received three Golden Globe nominations including one for Best Original Score for 1999's American Beauty and two for Best Original Song, as well as nine Grammy nominations and five wins.

Award Year Category Project Outcome Academy Award1995 Best Music, Original Score Little Women Nominated Best Music, Original Score The Shawshank Redemption Nominated1996 Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score Unstrung Heroes Nominated2000 Best Music, Original Score American Beauty Nominated2003 Best Music, Original Score Road to Perdition Nominated2004 Best Music, Original Score Finding Nemo Nominated2005 Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Nominated2007 Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score The Good German Nominated2009 Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score WALL-ENominated Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song (with Peter Gabriel) for ""Down to Earth"" Nominated2013 Best Music, Original Score Skyfall Nominated2014 Best Music, Original Score Saving Mr. Banks Nominated2016 Best Music, Original Score Bridge of Spies Nominated2017 Best Music, Original Score Passengers Nominated Annie Award 2004 Outstanding Music in an Animated Feature Production Finding Nemo Won BAFTA Award2000 Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music American Beauty Won2009 Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music WALL-E Nominated2013 Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music Skyfall Won2014 Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music Saving Mr. Banks Nominated Classical Brit Award 2010Soundtrack of the Year Revolutionary Road Won Emmy Award1991 Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music Against the Law Nominated2002 Outstanding Main Title Theme Music Six Feet Under Won Golden Globe Award2000 Best Original Score – Motion Picture American Beauty Nominated2009 Best Original Song – Motion Picture (with Peter Gabriel) for ""Down to Earth""WALL-ENominated2012 Best Original Song – Motion Picture (with Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas) for ""The Living Proof""The Help Nominated Grammy Award1995 Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television The Shawshank Redemption Nominated1997 Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television Unstrung Heroes Nominated2001 Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media American Beauty Won2003 Best Instrumental Composition for Title Theme Six Feet Under Won Best Instrumental Arrangement for Title Theme Six Feet Under Won2005 Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Angels in America Nominated2009 Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media WALL-ENominated Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (with Peter Gabriel) for ""Down to Earth"" Won Best Instrumental Arrangement (with Peter Gabriel) for Score Track, ""Define Dancing"" Won2014Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Skyfall Won2015 Saving Mr. Banks Nominated2017 Bridge of Spies Nominated Best Instrumental Composition for End Title Bridge of Spies Nominated Saturn Awards1999 Best Film Music Meet Joe Black Nominated2000 Best Film Music The Green Mile Nominated2004 Best Film Music Finding Nemo Nominated2017 Best Film Music Passengers Nominated World Soundtrack Awards2003 Best Original Soundtrack of the Year Road to Perdition Nominated2005Soundtrack Composer of the Year Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Nominated2008 Best Original Song Written Directly for Film (with Peter Gabriel) for ""Down to Earth""WALL-EWon Best Original Score of the Year Nominated American Film Institute [ edit]Newman's scores for American Beauty and The Shawshank Redemption were nominated for AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores.

References [ edit]^ a b c ""Richard Kirk Award: Thomas Newman Fulfills the Promise of His Legacy"". bmi.com. Retrieved 2010-11-03.^ a b Groves, Martha (December 3, 2009). ""A member of a musical dynasty writes a postcard about the past"". Los Angeles Times.^ ""On Music Dictionary"". Music.vt.edu. Retrieved 2014-05-15.^ ""Yale News | Yale Alumni Go to the Oscars"".

News.yale.edu. 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2014-05-15.^ a b c Wallace, Amy (March 22, 1998). ""The Newman Conquests"". Los Angeles Times.^ ""When John Williams Can't Go, Whom Does Spielberg Call? Thomas Newman"". NPR.org. 17 October 2015.^ ""Oscar Watch: 'Skyfall' Builds Academy Support, Composer Thomas Newman Overdue for Oscar|Thompson on Hollywood"". Blogs.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2014-05-15.^ Burlingame, Jon (January 20, 2000). ""Spotlight: Thomas Newman"".

Variety. Retrieved 14 January 2013.^ Burlingame, Jon (December 16, 2011). ""Newman: 'Help,' 'Iron Lady' exhibit contrasting styles"". Variety. Retrieved March 2, 2014.^ ""Thomas Newman to compose Skyfall score"". MI6-HQ.com. 4 January 2012.^ ""Thomas Newman to Return for 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2' - Film Music Reporter"".^ Barcomb, James (June 6, 2014).

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Retrieved November 11, 2014. External links [ edit]Thomas Newman on IMDb Preceded by David Arnold 1997-2008James Bond film score composer 2012–present Succeeded by none [ show]v t e James Bond music [ show]Awards for Thomas Newman Authority control World Cat Identities VIAF: 100233733 LCCN: n91058376 ISNI: 0000 0001 1478 5927GND: 124479162 SUDOC: 071506535 BNF: cb13927103j (data) BIBSYS: 3103474Music Brainz: 348f3a5f-5112-4d72-b33b-11c60b4f9af2 BNE: XX1078172 SNAC: w6348srj Categories:1955 births 20th-century American composers 21st-century American composers American film score composers American people of Russian-Jewish descent Annie Award winners BAFTA winners (people) Emmy Award winners Grammy Award winners Jewish American composers Living people Male film score composers Musicians from Los Angeles Newman family (music) "

]In 1998, Gabriel appeared on the soundtrack of Babe: Pig in the City as the singer of the song ""That'll Do"", written by Randy Newman. The song was nominated for an Academy Award, and Gabriel and Newman performed it at the following year's Oscar telecast.

Peter Gabriel

"This article is about the musician. For his four eponymous albums, see Peter Gabriel (disambiguation). For the Czech footballer, see Petr Gabriel. For the French mathematician, see Pierre Gabriel. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification.

Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (March 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Peter Gabriel Gabriel in 2008Background information Birth name Peter Brian Gabriel Born 13 February 1950 (age 68)Chobham, Surrey, England Origin Godalming, Surrey, England Genres Progressive rock [1] art rock [2]art pop [3] experimental [4] worldbeat [5]pop rock [6]Occupation (s) Singer, songwriter, record producer, humanitarian Instruments Vocals keyboards flutepercussion Years active 1967–present Labels Atco, Atlantic, Geffen, Mercury, Real World, Republic, Charisma / Virgin / Virgin EMI / Universal Associated acts Genesis, Kate Bush, Sting, Cat Stevens, Robert Fripp Website petergabriel.com Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis.

[1] After leaving Genesis in 1975, [7] [8] Gabriel launched a successful solo career with "" Solsbury Hill "" as his first single.

His 1986 album, So, is his best-selling release and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the U. S. [9] [10] The album's most successful single, "" Sledgehammer "", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards. Gabriel has been a champion of world music for much of his career. He co-founded the WOMAD festival in 1982. [11] He has continued to focus on producing and promoting world music through his Real World Records label.

He has also pioneered digital distribution methods for music, co-founding OD2, one of the first online music download services. [12] Gabriel has also been involved in numerous humanitarian efforts. In 1980, he released the anti- apartheid single "" Biko "".

[11] He has participated in several human rights benefit concerts, including Amnesty International 's Human Rights Now! tour in 1988, and co-founded the Witness human rights organisation in 1992. [11] Gabriel developed The Elders with Richard Branson, which was launched by Nelson Mandela in 2007. [13]Gabriel has won three Brit Awards —winning Best British Male in 1987, [14] six Grammy Awards, [15] thirteen MTV Video Music Awards, the first Pioneer Award at the BT Digital Music Awards, [16] the Q magazine Lifetime Achievement, [17] the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement, [18] and the Polar Music Prize.

[19] He was made a BMI Icon at the 57th annual BMI London Awards for his ""influence on generations of music makers"". [20]In recognition of his many years of human rights activism, he received the Man of Peace award from the Nobel Peace Prize laureates, [21] and Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

[22] All Music has described Gabriel as ""one of rock's most ambitious, innovative musicians, as well as one of its most political"".

[23] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010, [24] followed by his induction as a solo artist in 2014. [25] In March 2015, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of South Australia in recognition of his achievements in music.

Contents [ hide ]1 Early life2 Genesis2.1 Costumes2.2 Departure3 Solo career3.1 1976–1985: Peter Gabriel albums3.2 1985–2000: So, Passion, Us, and hiatus3.3 2000–present: OVO, Up, Scratch My Back and New Blood4 Musicians and collaborators as a solo artist5 WOMAD and other projects6 Activist for humanitarian causes7 Politics8 Appearances: 2005–present9 Personal life10 Discography10.1 With Genesis10.2 Solo albums10.3 Soundtrack Albums11 Awards and nominations12 See also13 References14 External links Early life [ edit]Peter Brian Gabriel was born on 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey. [26] His father, Ralph Parton Gabriel (1912–2012), was an electrical engineer, and his mother, Edith Irene ( née Allen), who was from a musical family, taught him to play the piano at an early age.

[27] His great-great-great-uncle, Sir Thomas Gabriel, 1st Baronet, served as Lord Mayor of London from 1866 to 1877. [27] Gabriel attended Cable House, a private primary school in Woking; St Andrews Prep School in Horsell; and Charterhouse School in Godalming from 1963. He played drums in his first rock bands, and Mike Rutherford commented in 1985 that ""Pete was—and still is, I think—a frustrated drummer"".

[28]Genesis [ edit]Main article: Genesis (band)Gabriel founded Genesis in 1967 with fellow Charterhouse School pupils Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips, Mike Rutherford, and drummer Chris Stewart.

The name of the band was suggested by fellow Charterhouse alumnus, the pop music impresario Jonathan King, who produced their first album, From Genesis to Revelation. Gabriel has said to be influenced by many different sources in his way of singing, such as Family lead singer Roger Chapman and theatrical singer Arthur Brown.

In 1970, he played the flute on the Cat Stevens album, Mona Bone Jakon. Genesis drew some attention in Britain and eventually also in Italy, Belgium, Germany, and other European countries, largely due to Gabriel's flamboyant stage presence, which involved numerous bizarre costume changes and comical, dreamlike stories told as the introduction to each song (originally Gabriel developed these stories solely to cover the time between songs that the rest of the band would take tuning their instruments [29] and fixing technical glitches).

The concerts made extensive use of black light with the normal stage lighting subdued or off. A backdrop of fluorescent white sheets and a comparatively sparse stage made the band into a set of silhouettes, with Gabriel's fluorescent costume and make-up providing the only other sources of light.

Costumes [ edit]Gabriel as ""Britannia"", or "" The Moonlit Knight "", 1974Early Genesis concerts were hampered by a bad PA system that made it difficult for audiences to understand what Gabriel was singing. According to Mike Rutherford, this drove Gabriel to find other ways to impress his personality on the audience, leading to his performing in various costumes. [28]In an episode of the 2007 British documentary series Seven Ages of Rock, Steve Hackett recalled the first appearance of Gabriel ""in costume"".

It was the dress-wearing, fox-headed entity immortalised on the cover of Foxtrot. Hackett and the rest of the band had no inkling that Gabriel was going to do this, and at the time Hackett worried that it would ruin the performance.

It was a success, encouraging Gabriel to continue wearing stage clothes while singing. Among Gabriel's many famous costumes, which he developed to visualise the musical ideas of the band as well as to gain press coverage, were ""Batwings"" for the band's usual opening number, "" Watcher of the Skies "". Other costumes included ""The Flower"" and ""Magog"", which were both alternately worn for "" Supper's Ready "" from the album Foxtrot.

""Britannia"" was worn for "" Dancing with the Moonlit Knight "", and ""The Reverend"" for "" The Battle of Epping Forest "" (both from Selling England by the Pound ). ""The Old Man"" was worn for "" The Musical Box "" from Nursery Cryme. ""The Slipperman"" and ""Rael"" were worn during ""The Colony of Slippermen"", in which ""Rael"" was the protagonist of the album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.

Departure [ edit]Gabriel's departure from Genesis on 15 August 1975 [7] [8], which stunned fans of the group and left many commentators wondering if the band could survive, was the result of several factors.

His stature as the lead singer of the band and the added attention garnered by his flamboyant stage persona led to tensions within the band. [29] Genesis had always operated more or less as a collective, and Gabriel's burgeoning public profile led to fears within the group that he was being unfairly singled out as the creative hub.

The band also began to feel confined by the reputation (and fans' expectations) attached to their famously elaborate theatrical performances, believing that the visual element of their performances was receiving more attention than their music.

Tensions were heightened by the ambitious album and tour of the concept work The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, a Gabriel-created concept piece that saw him taking on the lion's share of the lyric writing.

During the writing and recording of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Gabriel was approached by director William Friedkin, allegedly because Friedkin had found Gabriel's short story in the liner notes to Genesis Live interesting. Gabriel left Genesis to pursue a film project with Friedkin, only to rejoin a week later. [28] The decision to quit the band was made before the tour supporting The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, with Gabriel explaining his decision to the band while keeping it from the press until the conclusion of that tour.

Bassist Mike Rutherford recalled that they all ""could see it coming"". [28] Although tensions were high, both Gabriel and the remaining members of Genesis have stated publicly that Gabriel left the band on good terms.

The breaking point came with the difficult pregnancy of Gabriel's wife, Jill, and the subsequent birth of their first child, Anna-Marie. When he opted to stay with his sick daughter and wife, rather than record and tour, the resentment from the rest of the band led Gabriel to conclude that he had to leave the group. ""

Solsbury Hill "", Gabriel's debut single as a solo artist, recorded in 1976 and appearing on the Car album in 1977, was written specifically about his departure from Genesis. The song reached the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart, and also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978, reaching No.

68. [30] In 1982, Gabriel reunited with his former Genesis colleagues for the one-off concert Six of the Best, to recoup debts that arose from his involvement in the staging of the first WOMAD concert. Solo career [ edit]Gabriel did not title his first four solo albums, which were all labelled Peter Gabriel using the same typeface, but which featured different cover designs (by Hipgnosis ); in all of these designs, Gabriel's face is wholly or partially obscured in some way.

The albums are usually differentiated by number in order of release ( I, II, III, IV ), or by sleeve design, with the first three solo albums often referred to as Car, Scratch, and Melt respectively, in reference to their cover artwork.

His fourth solo album, also called Peter Gabriel, was titled Security in the U. S. at the behest of Geffen Records. For many years, Gabriel was managed by Gail Colson. [31]After acquiescing to distinctive titles, Gabriel used a series of two-letter words to title his next three albums: So, Us, and Up.

His most recent greatest hits compilation is titled Hit; within the two-CD package, disc one is labelled ""Hit"" and disc two is labelled ""Miss"", an echo of the 1996 compilations by Joni Mitchell entitled Hits and Misses.1976–1985: Peter Gabriel albums [ edit]Gabriel performing, August 1978Gabriel recorded his first self-titled solo album in 1976 and 1977 with producer Bob Ezrin.

His first solo success came with the single "" Solsbury Hill "", an autobiographical piece about a personal spiritual experience on top of the Iron Age hill fort, Solsbury Hill, in Somerset, England. Gabriel has said of the song's meaning, ""It's about being prepared to lose what you have for what you might get ...

It's about letting go."" [32] Although mainly happy with the music, Gabriel felt that the album, and especially the track ""Here Comes the Flood"" was over-produced. Sparser versions can be heard on Robert Fripp 's Exposure, and on Gabriel's greatest hits compilation Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats (1990). Gabriel worked with guitarist Fripp as producer of his second solo LP, in 1978. This album was leaner, darker and more experimental, and yielded decent reviews, but no major hits.

Gabriel developed a new interest in world music (especially percussion), and for bold production, which made extensive use of recording tricks and sound effects.

His third album is often credited as the first LP to use the now-famous "" gated drum "" sound. [33] Phil Collins played drums on several tracks, including the opener, ""Intruder"", which featured the gated reverbed, cymbal-less drum kit sound which Collins would also use on his single "" In the Air Tonight "", becoming his signature sound in the 1980s. Gabriel had requested that his drummers use no cymbals in the album's sessions, and when he heard the result he asked Collins to play a simple pattern for several minutes, then built ""Intruder"" around it. The album achieved some chart success with the songs "" Games Without Frontiers "" (No. 4 UK, No.

48 U. S.), and "" Biko "". Arduous and occasionally damp recording sessions at his rural English estate in 1981 and 1982 resulted in Gabriel's fourth LP release, on which Gabriel took more production responsibility. It was one of the first commercial albums recorded entirely to digital tape (using a Sony mobile truck) and featured the early, extremely expensive, Fairlight CMI sampling computer, which had already made its first brief appearances on the previous album.

Gabriel combined a variety of sampled and deconstructed sounds with world-beat percussion and other unusual instrumentation to create a radically new, emotionally charged soundscape.

The sleeve art consisted of inscrutable, video-based imagery. Despite the album's peculiar sound, odd appearance, and often disturbing themes, it sold very well. This album featured his first Top 40 hit in the U. S., "" Shock the Monkey "", as well as the song "" I Have the Touch "". The music video for ""Shock the Monkey"", which featured Gabriel in white face paint and a caged macaque, received heavy play on MTV.

Geffen Records gave his fourth self-titled album a name in the U. S., Security, to mark his arrival on the label and to differentiate the album from the first three.

Alternate versions of Gabriel's third and fourth albums were also released with German lyrics. The third album consisted of the studio recording overdubbed with new vocals, while the fourth album was also remixed and several tracks were extended or altered in slight ways. Gabriel toured extensively for each of his albums. Initially, he pointedly eschewed the theatrics that had defined his tenure with Genesis.

For his second solo tour, his entire band shaved their heads. By the time of the fourth album, he began involving elaborate stage props and acrobatics which had him suspended from gantries, distorting his face with Fresnel lenses and mirrors, and wearing unusual make-up. Recordings of the 1982 tour supporting his fourth Peter Gabriel album were released as the double LP Plays Live. Some of the dates of his 1983 summer tour of the U. S. and Canada included a section opening for David Bowie.

The stage was set for Gabriel's critical and commercial break-out with his next studio release, which was in production for almost three years.

During the recording and production of the album, he also developed the film soundtrack for Alan Parker 's 1984 feature Birdy, which consisted of new material as well as remixed instrumental tracks from his previous studio album.1985–2000: So, Passion, Us, and hiatus [ edit]""Don't Give Up""A 1986 duet with Kate Bush, ""Don't Give Up"" tells of the despair of a man who feels defeated by the economic system, and the support and wise counsel sung in the refrain.

Problems playing this file? See media help. In 1985, Gabriel recorded his fifth studio album So. Released in 1986, Gabriel achieved his greatest popularity with songs from So; [2] the album charted at No.

1 in the UK Albums Chart and No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in the U. S. [34] [35] It is certified triple platinum in the UK, and five times platinum in the U. S. [9] [10] The album produced three UK Top 20 hits, "" Sledgehammer "", "" Big Time "", and "" Don't Give Up "" – a duet with Kate Bush.

[34] The album also produced three Top 40 hits in the U. S., ""Sledgehammer"", "" In Your Eyes "" (featured in the John Cusack film Say Anything ), and ""Big Time"". [35] ""Sledgehammer"" peaked at No. 1 in the United States, knocking Genesis' "" Invisible Touch "" off the top spot, and No. 4 in the UK. [35] The ballad ""Don't Give Up"" was about the devastation of unemployment. Gabriel co-produced So with Daniel Lanois, also known for his work with U2 and Brian Eno. [36] In 1990, Rolling Stone ranked So number No. 14 on its list of ""Top 100 Albums of the Eighties"".

[37]Gabriel performing in Giants Stadium, New Jersey, June 1986. ""Sledgehammer,"" which dealt specifically with the themes of sex and sexual relations through lyrical innuendos, was accompanied by a much-lauded music video, which was a collaboration with director Stephen R. Johnson, Aardman Animations, [38] and the Brothers Quay. The video set a new standard for art in the music video industry and won nine MTV Video Music Awards in 1987, a record which still stands as of 2015.

[38] In 1998, it was named the station's number one animated video of all time. [39] A follow-up video for the song "" Big Time "" also broke new ground in music video animation and special effects.

The song is a story of ""what happens to you when you become a little too successful"", in Gabriel's words. The success of the album earned Peter Gabriel two awards at the Brit Awards in 1987: Best British Male Solo Artist and Best British Video for ""Sledgehammer"". [14] Gabriel was also nominated for four Grammy Awards: Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, Song of the Year, Record of the Year (all three for ""Sledgehammer""), and Album of the Year for So.

[40]In 1989, Gabriel released Passion, the soundtrack for Martin Scorsese 's movie The Last Temptation of Christ. For this work, he received his first Grammy Award, in the category of Best New Age Performance. He also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score – Motion Picture. The video that accompanied the album, ZAAR, was done by Stefan Roloff in his pioneering Moving Painting technique. Gabriel released Us in 1992 (also co-produced with Lanois), an album in which he explored the pain of recent personal problems; his failed first marriage, and the growing distance between him and his first daughter.

Gabriel's introspection within the context of the album Us can be seen in the first single release "" Digging in the Dirt "" directed by John Downer.

Accompanied by a disturbing video featuring Gabriel covered in snails and various foliage, this song made reference to the psychotherapy which had taken up much of Gabriel's time since the previous album. Gabriel describes his struggle to get through to his daughter in ""Come Talk To Me"" directed by Matt Mahurin, which featured backing vocals by Sinéad O'Connor.

O'Connor also lent vocals to ""Blood of Eden"", directed by Nichola Bruce and Michael Coulson, the third single to be released from the album, and once again dealing with relationship struggles, this time going right back to Adam 's rib for inspiration.

The result was one of Gabriel's most personal albums. It met with less success than So, reaching No. 2 in the album chart on both sides of the Atlantic, and making modest chart impact with the singles ""Digging in the Dirt"" and the funkier "" Steam "", which evoked memories of ""Sledgehammer"".

Gabriel followed the release of the album with a world tour (with Paula Cole or Joy Askew filling O'Connor's vocal role) and accompanying double CD and DVD Secret World Live in 1994.

Gabriel employed an innovative approach in the marketing of the Us album. Not wishing to feature only images of himself, he asked artist filmmakers Nichola Bruce and Michael Coulson to co-ordinate a marketing campaign using contemporary artists. Artists such as Helen Chadwick, Rebecca Horn, Nils-Udo, Andy Goldsworthy, David Mach and Yayoi Kusama collaborated to create original artworks for each of the 11 songs on the multi-million-selling CD.

Coulson and Bruce documented the process on Hi-8 video. Bruce left Real World and Coulson continued with the campaign, using the documentary background material as the basis for a promotional EPK, the long-form video All About Us and the interactive CD-ROM Xplora1.

Gabriel won three more Grammy Awards, all in the Music Video category. He won the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video in 1993 and 1994 for the videos to ""Digging in the Dirt"" and ""Steam"" respectively.

Gabriel also won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for his Secret World Live video.2000–present: OVO, Up, Scratch My Back and New Blood [ edit]Following a five-year hiatus, Gabriel re-emerged with OVO, a soundtrack for the live Millennium Dome Show in London in 2000, and Long Walk Home, the music from the Australian movie Rabbit-Proof Fence, early in 2002.

This soundtrack also received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Score – Motion Picture. In September 2002, Gabriel released Up, his first full-length studio album in a decade. Entirely self-produced, Up returned to some of the themes of his work in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Only one of the three singles managed to crack the top 50—in part because almost every track exceeded six minutes in length, with multiple sections—but the album sold well globally, as Gabriel continued to draw from a loyal fan base from his almost four decades in the music business. Up was followed by a world tour featuring his daughter Melanie Gabriel on backing vocals, and two concert DVDs, Growing Up Live (2003) and Still Growing Up: Live & Unwrapped (2004).

Gabriel contributed to the WALL-E soundtrack in 2008 with Thomas Newman, including the film's closing song, "" Down to Earth "", for which they received the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. The song was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and a Academy Award for Best Original Song.

In 2010, Gabriel released Scratch My Back. The album is composed entirely of cover songs including material written by such artists as David Bowie, Lou Reed, Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Regina Spektor, and Neil Young.

The concept for the record was that Gabriel covered songs by various artists, and those artists, in turn, covered Gabriel songs released on a follow-up album called And I'll Scratch Yours. [41] Scratch My Back features only orchestral instrumentation; there were no guitars, drums, or electronic elements that are usual attributes of Gabriel records. A brief tour followed the album's release where Gabriel performed with a full orchestra and two female backup singers, his daughter Melanie Gabriel and Norwegian singer-songwriter Ane Brun.

In October 2011, Gabriel released New Blood, a collection of his earlier songs recorded with an orchestra.

A special edition of the album features solely instrumental versions of some of the songs. Gabriel embarked on the 2012 Back to Front Tour in which he performed the entire So album with a band composed of the musicians who originally played on the record, to mark its 25th anniversary.

[42] Following this tour, Gabriel took a sabbatical to spend time with his family. Early 2014 saw another Back to Front tour in Europe. [43] [44] In June 2016, Peter Gabriel released the single ""I'm Amazing"". The song was written several years prior, in part as a tribute to Muhammad Ali.

[45] As such, the single was released two weeks after Ali's death. He embarked on a joint tour with Sting titled the Rock Paper Scissors North American Tour in the same month. [46]Musicians and collaborators as a solo artist [ edit]Gabriel has worked with a relatively stable crew of musicians and recording engineers throughout his solo career.

Bass and Stick player Tony Levin performed on every Gabriel studio album and every live tour except for Scratch My Back, the soundtracks Passion and Long Walk Home, and the New Blood Tour.

Guitar player David Rhodes has been Gabriel's guitarist of choice since 1979. Prior to So, Jerry Marotta was Gabriel's preferred drummer, both in the studio and on the road.

(For the So and Us albums and tours Marotta was replaced by Manu Katché, who was then replaced by Ged Lynch on parts of the Up album and all of the subsequent tour). Gabriel is known for choosing top-flight collaborators, from co-producers such as Ezrin, Fripp, Lillywhite, and Lanois to musicians such as Natalie Merchant, Elizabeth Fraser, L. Shankar, Trent Reznor, Youssou N'Dour, Larry Fast, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sinéad O'Connor, Kate Bush, Ane Brun, Paula Cole, John Giblin, Peter Hammill, Papa Wemba, Manu Katché, Bayete, Milton Nascimento, Phil Collins, Stewart Copeland and One Republic. Over the years, Gabriel has collaborated with singer Kate Bush several times; Bush provided backing vocals for Gabriel's ""Games Without Frontiers"" and ""No Self Control"" in 1980, and female lead vocal for ""Don't Give Up"" (a Top 10 hit in the UK) in 1986, and Gabriel appeared on her television special. Their duet of Roy Harper 's "" Another Day "" was discussed for release as a single, but never appeared. [ citation needed]He also collaborated with Laurie Anderson on two versions of her composition ""Excellent Birds"" – one for her 1984 album Mister Heartbreak, [47] and another version called ""This is the Picture (Excellent Birds)"", which appeared on cassette and CD versions of So. Gabriel sang (along with Jim Kerr of Simple Minds) on ""Everywhere I Go"", from The Call 's 1986 release, Reconciled. On Toni Childs ' 1994 CD, The Woman's Boat, Gabriel sang on the track, ""I Met a Man"". [48

]In 1998, Gabriel appeared on the soundtrack of Babe: Pig in the City as the singer of the song ""That'll Do"", written by Randy Newman. The song was nominated for an Academy Award, and Gabriel and Newman performed it at the following year's Oscar telecast.

He performed a similar soundtrack appearance for the 2004 film Shall We Dance?, singing a cover version of ""The Book of Love"" by The Magnetic Fields. Gabriel appeared on Robbie Robertson 's self-titled album, singing on ""Fallen Angel""; co-wrote two Tom Robinson singles; and appeared on Joni Mitchell 's 1988 album Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm, on the track ""My Secret Place"".

In 2001, Gabriel contributed lead vocals to the song ""When You're Falling"" on Afro Celt Sound System 's Volume 3: Further in Time. [49] In the summer of 2003, Gabriel performed in Ohio with a guest performance by Uzbek singer Sevara Nazarkhan. Gabriel collaborated on tracks with electronic musician BT, who also worked on the OVO soundtrack with him. The tracks were never released, as the computers, they were contained on were stolen from BT's home in California.

He also sang the lyrics for Deep Forest on their theme song for the movie Strange Days. In addition, Gabriel has appeared on Angelique Kidjo 's 2007 album Djin Djin, singing on the song ""Salala"".

Gabriel has recorded a cover of the Vampire Weekend single "" Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa "" with Hot Chip, where his name is mentioned several times in the chorus. He substitutes the original line ""But this feels so unnatural / Peter Gabriel too / This feels so unnatural/ Peter Gabriel too"" with ""It feels so unnatural / Peter Gabriel too / and it feels so unnatural / to sing your own name.""

[ citation needed]WOMAD and other projects [ edit]Gabriel's interest in world music was first apparent on his third album. This influence has increased over time, and he is the driving force behind the World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) movement. He created the Real World Studios and record label to facilitate the creation and distribution of such music by various artists, and he has worked to educate Western culture about the work of such musicians as Yungchen Lhamo, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Youssou N'dour.

He has a long-standing interest in human rights and launched Witness, [50] a nonprofit which trains human rights activists to use video and online technologies to expose human rights abuses. In 2006, his work with WITNESS and his long-standing support of peace and human rights causes was recognised by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates with the Man of Peace award.

In the 1990s, with Steve Nelson of Brilliant Media and director Michael Coulson, he developed advanced multimedia CD-ROM-based entertainment projects, creating Xplora (the world's largest selling music CD-ROM), and subsequently the EVE CD-ROM.

EVE was a music and art adventure game directed by Michael Coulson and co-produced by the Starwave Corporation in Seattle; it won the Milia d'Or award Grand Prize at the Cannes in 1996. In 1994, Gabriel starred in the Breck Eisner short film ""Recon"" as a detective who enters the minds of murder victims to find their killer's identity.

Gabriel helped pioneer a new realm of musical interaction in 2001, visiting Georgia State University 's Language Research Center to participate in keyboard jam sessions with bonobo apes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (This experience inspired the song ""Animal Nation"", which was performed on Gabriel's 2002 ""Growing Up"" tour and was featured on the Growing Up Live DVD and The Wild Thornberrys Movie soundtrack.)

Gabriel's desire to bring attention to the intelligence of primates also took the form of Ape Net, a project that aimed to link great apes through the internet, enabling the first interspecies internet communication. [51]He was one of the founders of on Demand Distribution ( OD2 ), one of the first online music download services. Its technology is used by MSN Music UK and others, and has become the dominant music download technology platform for stores in Europe.

[ citation needed] OD2 was bought by US company Loudeye in June 2004 and subsequently by Finnish mobile giant Nokia in October 2006 for $60 million. [ citation needed]Gabriel is co-founder (with Brian Eno) of a musicians union called Mudda, short for ""magnificent union of digitally downloading artists.""

[52] [53]In 2000, Peter Gabriel collaborated with Zucchero, Anggun and others in a charity for kids with AIDS. Erick Benzi wrote words and music and Patrick Bruel, Stephan Eicher, Faudel, Lokua Kanza, Laam, Nourith, Axelle Red have accepted to sing it. [ citation needed]In 2003, Gabriel contributed a song for the video game Uru: Ages Beyond Myst. [54] In 2004, Gabriel contributed another song (""Curtains"") and contributed voice work on another game in the Myst franchise, Myst IV: Revelation.

[55]During the latter part of 2004, Gabriel spent time in a village in eastern Nepal with musician Ram Sharan Nepali, learning esoteric vocal techniques. Gabriel subsequently invited Nepali to attend and perform at the Womad festival in Adelaide, Australia.

[56]In June 2005, Gabriel and broadcast industry entrepreneur David Engelke purchased Solid State Logic, a manufacturer of mixing consoles and digital audio workstations. [57]In May 2008, Gabriel's Real World Studios, in partnership with Bowers & Wilkins, started the Bowers & Wilkins Music Club – now known as Society of Sound – a subscription-based music retail site.

Albums are currently available in either Apple Lossless or FLAC format. [58]He is one of the founding supporters of Asteroid Day.

[59]Activist for humanitarian causes [ edit]In 1986, he started what has become a longstanding association with Amnesty International, becoming a pioneering participant in all 28 of Amnesty's Human rights concerts – a series of music events and tours staged by the US Section of Amnesty International between 1986–1998. He performed during the six-concert A Conspiracy of Hope US tour in June 1986; the twenty-concert Human Rights Now! world tour in 1988; the Chile: Embrace of Hope Concert in 1990 and at The Paris Concert For Amnesty International in 1998.

He also performed in Amnesty's Secret Policeman's Ball benefit shows in collaboration with other artists and friends such as Lou Reed, David Gilmour and Youssou N'Dour; Gabriel closed those concerts performing his anti- apartheid anthem ""Biko"".

[60] He spoke of his support for Amnesty on NBC 's Today Show in 1986. [61]Inspired by the social activism he encountered in his work with Amnesty, in 1992, Gabriel co-founded WITNESS, a non-profit organisation that equips, trains and supports locally based organisations worldwide to use video and the internet in human rights documentation and advocacy.

In 1995, Gabriel and Cape Verdean human rights activist Vera Duarte were awarded the North–South Prize in its inaugural year.

[62] [63]Peter Gabriel at WITNESS Gala 2007In the late 1990s, Gabriel and entrepreneur Richard Branson discussed with Nelson Mandela their idea of a small, dedicated group of leaders, working objectively and without any vested personal interest to solve difficult global conflicts. On 18 July 2007, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nelson Mandela announced the formation of a new group, The Elders, in a speech he delivered on the occasion of his 89th birthday.

Kofi Annan serves as Chair of The Elders and Gro Harlem Brundtland as Deputy Chair. The other members of the group are Martti Ahtisaari, Ela Bhatt, Lakhdar Brahimi, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Jimmy Carter, [64]Hina Jilani, Graça Machel, Mary Robinson, [64] and Ernesto Zedillo.

Desmond Tutu is an Honorary Elder, as was Nelson Mandela. The Elders is independently funded by a group of donors, including Branson and Gabriel. The Elders use their collective skills to catalyse peaceful resolutions to long-standing conflicts, articulate new approaches to global issues that are causing or may later cause immense human suffering, and share wisdom by helping to connect voices all over the world.

They work together to consider carefully which specific issues to approach. In November 2007, Gabriel's non-profit group WITNESS launched The Hub, a participatory media site for human rights. In September 2008, Gabriel was named as the recipient of Amnesty International's 2008 Ambassador of Conscience Award. In the same month, he received Quadriga United We Care award of Werkstatt Deutschland along with Boris Tadić, Eckart Höfling and Wikipedia.

The award was presented to him by Queen Silvia of Sweden. [65]In 2010, Gabriel lent his support to the campaign to release Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning after being convicted of committing adultery. [66]In December 2013, Gabriel posted a warm video message in tribute to the deceased former South African president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela.

Gabriel was quoted: To come out of 27 years in jail and to immediately set about building a Rainbow Nation with your sworn enemy is a unique and extraordinary example of courage and forgiveness.

In this case, Mandela had seen many of his people beaten, imprisoned and murdered, yet he was still willing to trust the humanity and idealism of those who had been the oppressors, without whom he knew he could not achieve an almost peaceful transition of power.

There is no other example of such inspirational leadership in my lifetime. [67] [68]Gabriel has criticized Air France for their continued transport of monkeys to laboratories. In a letter to the airline, Gabriel wrote that in laboratories, ""primates are violently force-fed chemicals, inflicted with brain damage, crippled, addicted to cocaine or alcohol, deprived of food and water, or psychologically tormented and ultimately killed.""

[69]In March 2014, Gabriel publicly supported #withsyria, a campaign to rally support for victims of the Syrian Civil War. [70]In November 2014, Gabriel, along with Pussy Riot, and Iron & Wine supported Hong Kong protesters at Hong Kong's Lennon Wall in their efforts.

[71]In March 2015, Gabriel was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of South Australia in recognition of his commitment to creativity and its transformational power in building power in building peace and understanding.

[72]He composed the song ""The Veil"" for Oliver Stone 's film Snowden. [73]Politics [ edit]Gabriel has been described as one of rock's most political musicians by All Music. [23] In 1992, on the 20th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday tragedy, Gabriel joined several left-wing figures such as Peter Hain, Jeremy Corbyn, Tony Benn, Ken Loach, John Pilger and Adrian Mitchell in voicing his support for a demonstration in London calling for British withdrawal from Northern Ireland.

[74]At the 1997 general election, he declared his support for the Labour Party, which won that election by a landslide after 18 years out of power, led by Tony Blair.

[75] In 1998, he was named in a list of the biggest private financial donors to Labour. [76] However, he subsequently distanced himself from the Labour government following Tony Blair's support for George W. Bush and Britain's involvement in the Iraq War, which he strongly opposed. [77] Gabriel later explained his decision for funding Labour, saying, ""after all those years of Thatcher, that was the only time I've put money into a political party because I wanted to help get rid of the Tory government of that time"".

[78]In 2005, Gabriel gave a Green Party of England and Wales general election candidate special permission to record a cover of his song "" Don't Give Up "" for his campaign.

[79] In 2010, The Guardian described Gabriel as ""a staunch advocate of proportional representation "". [80] In 2013, he stated that he had become more interested in online petitioning organisations to effect change than traditional party politics.

[77]In 2012, Gabriel condemned the use of his music by conservative American talk radio personality Rush Limbaugh during a controversial segment in which Limbaugh vilified Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke.

A statement on behalf of Gabriel read: ""Peter was appalled to learn that his music was linked to Rush Limbaugh's extraordinary attack on Sandra Fluke.

It is obvious from anyone that knows Peter's work that he would never approve such a use. He has asked his representatives to make sure his music is withdrawn and especially from these unfair, aggressive and ignorant comments."" [81]Gabriel has declared his support for the two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

In 2014, he contributed songs to a new compilation album to raise funds for humanitarian organisations aiding Palestinian Arabs in Gaza. Gabriel was quoted: ""I am certain that Israelis and Palestinians will both benefit from a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders.

We have watched Palestinians suffer for too long, especially in Gaza. I am not, and never was, anti-Israeli or anti-Semitic, but I oppose the policy of the Israeli government, oppose injustice and oppose the occupation... I am proud to be one of the voices asking the Israeli government: 'Where is the two-state solution that you wanted so much?' and clearly say that enough is enough."" [82]Appearances: 2005–present [ edit]Peter Gabriel performing at the 2011 Skoll Awards.

Gabriel produced and performed at the Eden Project Live 8 concert in July 2005. In his earliest days, Gabriel played flute on Cat Stevens 's first album on the Island records label, Mona Bone Jakon as a ""nervous session musician "". Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, joined him on stage 33 years after that experience, in Johannesburg during Nelson Mandela 's 46664 concert. The two performed the Stevens hit "" Wild World "". A double DVD set, Still Growing Up: Live & Unwrapped, was released in October 2005.

FIFA asked Gabriel and Brian Eno to organise an opening ceremony for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany, planned to take place a couple of days before the start of the tournament; however, the show was cancelled in January 2006 by FIFA.

Rumours of a possible reunion of the original Genesis line-up began circulating in 2004 after Phil Collins stated in an interview that he was open to the idea of sitting back behind the drums and ""let Peter be the singer.""

The classic line-up has only reformed for a live performance once before, in 1982. However, the group did work together to create a new version of the 1974 song "" The Carpet Crawlers "", ultimately released on the Turn It On Again: The Hits album as ""The Carpet Crawlers 1999"".

Gabriel later met with other Genesis band members, to discuss a possible reunion tour of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. He chose to opt out of a reunion tour, and his former bandmates, Collins, Banks, and Rutherford chose to tour as Genesis without him.

On 10 February 2006, at the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Gabriel performed John Lennon 's "" Imagine "" during the opening of the festivities. In November 2006, the Seventh World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome presented Gabriel with the Man of Peace award. The award, presented by former President of the USSR and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev and Walter Veltroni, Mayor of Rome, was an acknowledgement of Gabriel's extensive contribution and work on behalf of human rights and peace.

The award was presented in the Giulio Cesare Hall of the Campidoglio in Rome. At the end of the year, he was awarded the Q magazine Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to him by American musician Moby.

In an interview published in the magazine to accompany the award, Gabriel's contribution to music was described as ""vast and enduring. ""Gabriel took on a project with the BBC World Service 's competition ""The Next Big Thing"" to find the world's best young band.

Gabriel judged the final six young artists with William Orbit, Geoff Travis, and Angélique Kidjo. The Times reported on 21 January 2007, that Peter Gabriel had announced that he planned to release his next album in the US without the aid of a record company.

Gabriel, an early pioneer of digital music distribution, had raised £2 million towards recording and 'shipping' his next album, Big Blue Ball in a venture with investment boutique Ingenious Media. Gabriel is expected to earn double the money that he would through a conventional record deal. Commercial director Duncan Reid of Ingenious explains the business savvy of the deal, saying, ""If you're paying a small distribution fee and covering your own marketing costs, you enjoy the lion's share of the proceeds of the album.

Gabriel is expected to outsource CD production for worldwide release through Warner Bros. Records. The new album deal covers the North America territory, where Gabriel is currently out of contract.

[83]The album Big Blue Ball was launched in America thanks to a venture capital trust initiative. Bosses at London-based firm Ingenious raised more than 2 million GBP to help promote the release in the United States. The venture capitalists, Gabriel and his Real World Limited partners, have created a new joint venture company, High Level Recordings Limited, to oversee the release of the album, which took place in 2008.

Gabriel appeared on a nationwide tour for the album in 2009. [84]Gabriel was a judge for the 6th and 8th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists.

[85]In February 2009, Gabriel announced that he would not be performing on the 2008 Academy Awards telecast because producers of the show were limiting his performance of ""Down to Earth"" from WALL-E to 65 seconds. John Legend and the Soweto Gospel Choir performed the song in his stead. Gabriel's 2009 tour appearances included Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Venezuela.

His first ever performance in Peru was held in Lima on 20 March 2009, during his second visit to the country. His concert in Mexico City, on 27 March 2009, attracted more than 38,000 fans. On 25 July 2009, he played at WOMAD Charlton Park, his only European performance of the year, to promote Witness. The show included two tracks from the then-forthcoming Scratch My Back: Paul Simon 's ""The Boy in the Bubble"" and The Magnetic Fields ' ""The Book of Love"".

[86]On 21 August 2010, Gabriel performed a live set for "" Guitar Center Sessions"" on Direc TV. The episode also included an interview with Gabriel by the host of the program, Nic Harcourt. [87]On 5 October 2011, at the Royal Festival Hall, London Gabriel appeared at the end of an interview of US President Carter by Channel 4 News presenter, Jon Snow, to lead the 2,500-strong audience in a rendition of happy birthday to mark the President turning 87.

On 9 November 2011, he appeared and performed on CBS 's Late Show with David Letterman. In 2012, Gabriel toured in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the So album. The tour was called ""Back to Front"", and included the members of the original ""So"" tour including Tony Levin, David Rhodes, and others.

Each performance included the entire So album. John Cusack also made a cameo appearance at the Hollywood Bowl and Santa Barbara performances. At these performances, Cusack appeared from offstage during the intro to ""In Your Eyes"" and handed Gabriel a ghetto blaster, a homage to his scene serenading Ione Skye in the movie ""Say Anything"".

Gabriel's cover of ""Heroes"" by David Bowie features in the 2014 movie Lone Survivor, starring Mark Wahlberg. [88] The cover was also featured in the 2016 Netflix series Stranger Things. [89] Gabriel subsequently performed the song with a full symphony orchestra at a concert at the Brandenburg Gate to mark the 25th anniversary of the tearing down of the Berlin Wall on 9th Nov 2014, as the song lyrics reference ""standing by the Wall,"" Bowie's original version having been written and recorded in West Berlin.

In 2014, he appeared as himself in the BBC comedy series The Life of Rock with Brian Pern. The titular character, portrayed by Simon Day, is an affectionate parody of Gabriel. Pern claims to have ""invented world music"" and been ""the first musician to use Plasticine in videos"". [90] Also in 2014, Gabriel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his solo career by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.

They performed Gabriel's ""Washing of the Water"" together. In 2016, he was featured on a song named ""Artificial Intelligence"" (referred as 'A. I.') by the American pop-rock band One Republic. [91] [92]Personal life [ edit]Gabriel has two daughters with his first wife, Jill Moore: [64] Anna-Marie (born 26 July 1974) and Melanie (born 23 August 1976).

He was married to Moore from 17 March 1971 until their divorce in 1987. Moore's father was Lord Moore of Wolvercote.

Anna-Marie is a filmmaker who filmed and directed Gabriel's Growing Up on Tour: A Family Portrait and Still Growing Up: Live & Unwrapped DVDs and Melanie is a musician who has been a backing vocalist in her father's band since 2002. Gabriel has two sons with his second wife, Meabh Flynn: [41] Isaac Ralph (born 27 September 2001) and Luc (born 5 July 2008).

Gabriel and Flynn have been married since 9 June 2002. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Gabriel lived with actress Rosanna Arquette.

He has resided in Wiltshire for many years; he runs Real World Studios from Box, Wiltshire. He previously lived in the Woolley Valley near Bath, Somerset. In 2010, he joined a campaign to stop an agricultural development at the valley, which had also inspired his first solo single, "" Solsbury Hill "", in 1977.

[93]Discography [ edit]Main article: Peter Gabriel discography With Genesis [ edit]From Genesis to Revelation (1969)Trespass (1970)Nursery Cryme (1971)Foxtrot (1972)Selling England by the Pound (1973)The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)Solo albums [ edit]Peter Gabriel (1977)Peter Gabriel (1978)Peter Gabriel (1980)Peter Gabriel (1982)So (1986)Us (1992)Up (2002)Scratch My Back (2010)New Blood (2011)Soundtrack Albums [ edit]Birdy (1985) (soundtrack)Passion (1989) (soundtrack)OVO (2000) (soundtrack)Long Walk Home (2002) (soundtrack)Awards and nominations [ edit]Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Peter Gabriel See also [ edit]List of ambient music artists List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (US)List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart List of artists who reached number one on the US Mainstream Rock chart List of best selling music artists24997 Petergabriel References [ edit]^ a b Hudak, Joseph.

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. Monk has been arrested twice, once when he walked into a house thinking it was his ( Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum) and when he was framed for the murder of the man who killed Trudy ( Mr. Monk Is on the Run, Part 1 ).

Adrian Monk

"Attention! You can vote for Monk and Trudy as the cutest couple ever in the Cutest Couples Tournament! Unite to bring them to the top! You can vote here: You can also vote for Randy and Sharona, Leland and T. K., and Natalie and Steven.

Adrian Monk Status Alive Gender Male Family Trudy Monk (wife) Ambrose Monk (brother) Jack Monk Jr. (half-brother) Jack Monk (father) Unnamed mother Molly Evans (stepdaughter)Friends Leland Stottlemeyer Randy Disher Sharona Fleming Natalie Teeger Charles Kroger Neven Bell Kevin Dorfman Molly Evans Occupation Private Detective SFPD Detective (former)Interests Cleaning Arranging Organizing Disinfecting Investigating Appearances All episodes Portrayed By Tony Shalhoub Adrian Monk is a former homicide detective from the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD). He was forced to leave the force due to his -compulsive disorder (OCD), which was severely intensified by the death of his wife, Trudy Monk.

After some time, he began currently working as a consultant for the SFPD. His character is loosely based on Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. History Edit===Early Life===Monk monkey,s new family Monk was born on February 17, 1959. His family grew up in Marin County, California.

His parents were very strict and far from warm or affectionate. His father, Jack Monk, a textbook writer, left the family in July of 1972 after going to pick up some Chinese food. Adrian spoke to him again in "" Mr. Monk Meets His Dad "". According to "" Mr. Monk In Outer Space "", he spoke to his brother Ambrose as well but left him collecting his mail saying that he would pick it up in one of his Volkswagen.

For all of his childhood, he also had various bad experiences with Christmas: Notably, in 1964, his mother was sick, his older brother Ambrose locked himself in the basement to avoid Christmas, his dad was ""dad"", and Monk himself received a Christmas gift from his dad consisting of only one walkie-talkie, to which Jack Monk coldly stated that Monk would have been better off with one anyways as he didn't have any friends.

This contributed, in part, to his hatred of the Christmas season in his adult years. When he left, Ambrose and Mrs. Monk were nearly comatose, leaving it up to Adrian to hold the family together; cooking the meals and doing the shopping.

[1]He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1981. While there, he acquired the nickname ""Captain Cool"" because he would often spend his weekends defrosting the refrigerator in the student lounge. It was there that he met the love of his life, Trudy. He met her at the library when another student asked her for her phone number and Adrian let her write her number down on piece of paper using his back.

Due to his ""very sensitive skin,"" he was able to figure out her phone number. It took him over three weeks to call her, which he later said was the bravest thing he ever did. [2]Adrian and Trudy were married for seven years before her untimely death. A car bomb exploded while she was in a parking garage.

Trudy was not killed outright, but lingered long enough to speak a few last words to the EMT: ""bread and butter,"" the words she would always say when she and Adrian would be separated on the streets.

[3]Devastated at her loss and his inability to solve her murder, Adrian's phobias and compulsive behaviors reached a new extreme. He received a psychological discharge from the police department, which only furthered his depression.

For three years, he was virtually catatonic, never leaving his apartment. Eventually, his former colleague, Leland Stottlemeyer, hired a private nurse, Sharona Fleming, to try and coax him back into his life. [4]For some time following Trudy's death, Adrian would read a collection of poetry by Ralph Emerson every night. Monk is still mourning his wife Trudy, who was killed by a car bomb in 1997. He has not yet fully solved the case, although he has discovered that the car bomb was built by Warrick Tennyson for a six-fingered male.

Monk has devoted the last nine years of his life to finding the man who killed his wife, and to consulting with San Francisco police detectives on various cases. A con was set up where a woman pretends to be Trudy in one episode, in order to gain access to a storage locker in her co-worker's possession.

At the end of that episode, the impostor Trudy is caught in between a gunfight and mortally wounded. The impostor dies in Monk's arms. He has several phobias, including germs, heights, crowds, milk, and glaciers. Besides dealing with his OCD, Monk's assistants also appear to have a hands-on role in organizing his consultancy work.

His former assistant, Sharona Fleming, quit after several years of loyal service to her boss to go back to New Jersey and remarry her ex-husband.

He suffered depression following her departure, but rebounded upon the arrival of her replacement, Natalie Teeger . While his obsessive attention to minute detail cripples him socially, it makes him a gifted detective and profiler; he has an uncanny ability to reconstruct entire crimes based on little more than scraps of detail that seem unimportant (if noticed at all) by his colleagues.

Although he may appear defenseless, he has on more than one occasion been able to physically stand up for himself against his enemies, when provoked into a fight.

[5]Though it is stated in the pilot that his obsessive compulsive disorder is a result of his wife's murder, he still shows signs of it in flashbacks where he is with Trudy or before he met her, even as a child.

It is strongly hinted that his parents were very strict and over-protective, which may also have contributed to his disorder. It appears that Monk had his symptoms mostly under control for much of his life, but lost control of his OCD after Trudy's death. Family Edit Monk has a brother, Ambrose, who has only left his house twice in his (adult) life due to his extreme agoraphobia.

Their father, Jack Monk (originally from New Hope, Pennsylvania), abandoned the family when they were children, which had a profound impact on their respective illnesses; the chaos and emotional instability brought about by their father's sudden absence created in them a pathological need for order and self-control.

While Ambrose still believes in their father's return (to the point of setting an extra plate at the dinner table in case he comes back), Adrian has refused to forgive him. Monk's mother died in 1994, though it is unknown why. His father disappeared when Monk was eight years old. Adrian and Ambrose never hear from him until the episode "" Mr. Monk Goes Home Again "", where he leaves a note on Ambrose's door, saying he is proud of Ambrose for leaving the house.

In Mr. Monk's Other Brother, it is revealed that Monk's second brother, Jack Jr., is an escapee from prison. Monk's father returned to San Francisco in 2006, where he was arrested for running a red light and resisting arrest.

He was bailed out by Adrian, who did not forgive him for leaving at first, but after solving a murder involving Jack's boss, they bonded again.==Background Information and Notes== Monk Conti The deductive genius part of Monk's personality was inspired by Sherlock Holmes, and the obsession with neatness and order part of that personality may have been inspired by Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot. Monk ran track in high school but quit after an incident at a track meet. At the beginning of the meet he bent down to tie his shoe and missed the starting gun.

He periodically blacks out from time to time and says things he would not usually say, without remembering his actions afterwards. Monk is said to be allergic to tomatoes [6] (however, he eats a tomato in "" Mr. Monk on Wheels "" and shows no problems)

. Monk has been arrested twice, once when he walked into a house thinking it was his ( Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum) and when he was framed for the murder of the man who killed Trudy ( Mr. Monk Is on the Run, Part 1 ).

Monk has been institutionalized at least once, in Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum. In the episode "" Mr. Monk Meets His Dad "", Monk is 47 years old. According to "" Mr. Monk and the Airplane "", one of his favorite plays is The Music Man . According to the episode "" Mr. Monk and the Big Game "", Monk has solved 105 murders since the start of his career.

This is every case he has ever worked on, barring his wife's. In "" Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion "", it is revealed that Monk was nicknamed ""Captain Cool"" in college.

When Natalie mentions the name ""Captain Cool"" to a couple going to the reunion, she learns that Monk spent every weekend defrosting his refrigerator. He was a weird and nervous guy. Monk refuses to drink tap water, or any bottled water except the 'Sierra Springs' brand; in the episode "" Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico ,"" he nearly dehydrates because he does not have access to this brand in Mexico (Monk stated in the episode that he had had nothing to drink for 36 hours).

Starting from season 6, Monk only drinks Summit Creek water (as confirmed by Marci Maven ). In ""Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert,"" when Monk, Natalie, and Kendra Frank are questioning Kris Kedder about the murder of roadie Greg Murray, Monk mentions that he plays the clarinet.

In ""Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger,"" Monk actually plays the clarinet with Willie Nelson. The name ""Adrian Monk"" actually has 10 letters, which is Monk's favorite number. Monk claims to wear the same thing every day but has been seen in different shades of brown, including brownish yellow.

He also wears a sweater, and when in his home he takes off his blazer. In the Season 3 episode "" Mr. Monk and the Kid "", Monk bonded with a toddler named Tommy, and is about to adopt him (the child previously having lived with a woman who was arrested for murder), but Monk realizes he couldn't adopt the child as his mental health issues prevent him from providing the attention and care a child needs.

In the Season 3 episode, "" Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra "", Monk experiences a hallucinatory vision of Trudy that they should have had children during their time together, before his degeneration which began with Trudy's death. It has been said by Monk that he does not drink alcohol, though he did have a sip of wine in "" Mr. Monk Gets Drunk "" on his and Trudy's anniversary. This is probably because it was Trudy's favorite wine and he is at the winery that they honeymooned at.

He is able to get 'buzzed' after one sip, complete with a hangover the next morning, causing him to find that Larry Zweibel, the man who sat with him that night, apparently does not exist, but eventually, Monk is found to not have hallucinated.

In the same episode, Monk inadvertently consumes an entire bottle of wine (under the pretense that he was drinking nonalcoholic wine) when he was trying to get Nicoletto, a suspect in the homicide investigation, drunk so he would spill details.

Monk was extremely reluctant to talk about his sex life with Trudy Monk during their marriage, to the extent that he even went as far as to sing showtunes during the remainder of his session with Dr. Kroger instead of talk about his sex-life when he was given the choice between the two. Monk's OCD is almost never described on-air as such (the exception being in Mr. Monk and the Other Woman ), even when a direct question is asked.

He has been described as 'very particular' and 'very persnickety', among other things such as 'near sighted' in Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan when he closely examines Steven Leight's ear.

Monk apparently does not understand why some people deliberately lose in tennis when meeting a potential mate, as Benjy deduced that much when he tried to brush it off as being something that Benjy will understand when he gets older when he asked why Sharona was deliberately losing at tennis against a guy she just met in "" Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation . ""Monk takes 3 showers a day with a star-shaped nozzle, uses a 5 watt nightlight, and sleeps only on dark pillowcases. The only TV Channel that Monk watches is Channel 10. [7]Monk is the only character to be in every episode.

In the Season 6 episode "" Mr. Monk and the Naked Man "", Monk (while in session with Dr. Kroger) actually remembers his own birth.

This may indicate he has an eidetic memory. In Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist, he states that he brushes 12 times a day and flosses every 90 minutes. His name and his brother's name are both based on two cities in Texas (which coincidentally was also the place where Jack Monk, their father, started working shortly after leaving the Monk family). Monk has a chipped tooth. He broke this tooth in Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist. He refuses to have it fixed due to the fact that his super mega phobia is the fear of the dentist.

Monk has rarely (if ever) experienced an adverse reaction to the frequently gruesome condition of homicide victims, though he is often distracted by any of his other phobias during the initial investigation phase. References Edit↑ "" Mr. Monk and Little Monk ""↑ "" Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion ""↑ Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale↑ "" Mr. Monk and the Candidate ""↑ "" Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing ""↑ Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum↑ Mr. Monk Is on the Run, Part 1 "