J. Peter Robinson


John Peter Robinson is an English composer, musician, and arranger known for his film and television scores.

Early years and pop music career

Robinson studied piano and composition at the Royal Academy of Music and performed as a session keyboardist throughout the 1970s, working with artists such as Brand X, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, Shawn Phillips, Quatermass, Sun Treader/Morris Pert, Carly Simon, Bryan Ferry, Stealers Wheel, Andrew Lloyd Webber, the Hollies, Stanley Clarke and others. As a successful pop arranger, he has also collaborated in later years with Eric Clapton, Manhattan Transfer, Al Jarreau and Melissa Etheridge, among others.

Film music career

Robinson made his film music debut as a solo composer in 1985, scoring a number of successful films including The Believers, The Kiss, Cocktail, Blind Fury, Wayne's World, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Highlander III: The Sorcerer, Vampire in Brooklyn, Firestorm, The World's Fastest Indian and The Bank Job. He also composed for numerous television films and series including The Wonder Years, Eerie, Indiana, Tales from the Crypt, Todd McFarlane's Spawn, The Outer Limits, and Charmed.
In addition he scored the horror films The Wraith and The Gate with Michael Hoenig, and scored the English-language version of Godzilla 2000. He also composed music for the 1989 movie The Wizard, as well as two songs from the film Shelter, and music in dozens of episodes of the TV series Charmed.

Discography

Quatermass

Singles:
  • 1970: "Black sheep of the family/Good Lord Knows"
  • 1971: "Gemini/Black sheep of the family"
  • 1971: "One Blind Mice/Punting"
Album:

Jesus Christ Superstar

Shawn Phillips

  • 1970: Contribution
  • 1970: Second Contribution
  • 1971: Collaboration: Piano, organ, bass on "Moonshine" and orchestral arrangements on "The Only Logical Conclusion"
  • 1973: Bright White: Keyboards and orchestral arrangements on "All The Kings and Castles"
  • 1974: Furthermore
  • 1974: Do you wonder
  • 1976: Rumplestiltskin's Resolve
  • 1977: Spaced
  • 1978: Transcendance: Piano on "Implication"
  • 2024: Outrageous : Live album as a duo with Shawn from the 1975-76 tour

Carly Simon

  • 1972: No Secrets: Piano on "Embrace Me, You Child"

Yvonne Elliman

Sun Treader

  • 1973: Zin Zin
  • 2001: ''The Voyage''

Stomu Yamashta's Red Buddha Theater

  • 1973: The Man From The East - Original Score - Robinson on Fender Rhodes on 4 songs
  • 2007: Two Originals - The Man From The East & Red Buddha Theater - Compilation

Bryan Ferry

Ablution

  • 1974: Ablution - With John Gustafson, Barry De Souza, Jayson Lindh, Jan Schaffer, Malando Gassama, Ola Brunkert

Lenny White

  • 1975: ''Venusian Summer''

David Bowie

Stomu Yamashta's Go

  • 1977 : Go Too - Keyboards

Brand X

Phil Collins

Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida)

Mike Rutherford

Eric Clapton

Joan Armatrading

Partial filmography

Film

Television

Television films

Kate's Secret

Television series

Awards and nominations