David Hartley (musician)

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David Hartley or Dave Hartley is a musician especially notable for several collaborations with Sting. Their cooperations include writing songs for the Walt Disney Animation Studios The Emperor's New Groove , arranging for the song "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from Cold Mountain , [1] and performing on the Sting albums Brand New Day and Sacred Love as a string arranger and conductor as well as playing piano and Hammond organ.

Together with Sting he has received an Annie Award and a BFCA Award for songs of The Emperor's New Groove, as well as nominations for an Oscar, Golden Globe, Grammy, BATFA TV and Golden Satellite Award. [2]

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References

  1. "Cold Mountain (film), Technical Details". Archived from the original on 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  2. Internet Movie Database, Awards for David Hartley