As a soundtrack composer, I need to appreciate all types of music but I have to admit to being partial to instrumental work. The following list is by no means extensive, conclusive or according to merit. In fact, I couldn't possibly list EVERYTHING I am into. But here is a start:
Kate Bush,
Rush,
Andreas Vollenweider,
Miles Davis,
Al DiMeola,
Chick Corea,
Stanley Clarke,
Jean-Luc Ponty,
Gerardo Nunez,
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh,
Jimi Hendrix,
Pat Metheny,
John Williams,
Jerry Goldsmith,
James Horner,
Barry Gray,
Danny Elfman,
Jean Michel Jarre,
Vangelis,
Kraftwerk,
Tangerine Dream,
Synergy,
Yellow Magic Orchestra / Ryuichi Sakamoto,
Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band,
Beatles,
Rolling Stones,
AC/DC,
George S. Clinton,
Nat King Cole,
Sam Cooke,
Ray Charles,
Ella Fitzgerald,
Nina Simone,
Billie Holiday,
Dinah Washington,
Little Richard,
Mahalia Jackson,
Julie London,
Peggy Lee,
Andy Williams,
Tony Bennett,
Dean Martin,
Johnny Cash,
Elvis Presley,
Jackson 5 / Michael Jackson,
Diana Ross & The Supremes,
Seal,
Prince,
Sade,
Everything But The Girl,
Art Of Noise / Anne Dudley,
Ultavox,
John Foxx,
Enya,
New Musik,
David Bowie,
Siouxsie & The Banshees,
Wall Of Voodoo,
The (English) Beat,
Peter Gabriel,
Blondie,
B-52s,
Devo,
Men Without Hats,
R.E.M.,
Madness,
Thomas Dolby,
Stranglers,
Adam & The Ants / Adam Ant,
Mantovani,
Ennio Morricone,
Philip Glass,
Percy Faith,
Benny Goodman,
Bob Marley & The Wailers,
Third World,
Culture,
Jacob Miller,
Trinity,
Prince Mohammed / George Nooks,
The Police / Sting,
Roxy Music / Bryan Ferry,
Shadow,
Sparrow,
Baron,
Roaring Lion,
Joe Arroyo,
Erik Satie,
Wolgang Amadeus Mozart,
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky,
Johann Sebastian Bach,
Gabriel Faure,
Giacomo Puccini,
Enigma,
Deep Forest,
Sacred Spirit,
Ofra Haza,
Oumou Sangare,
Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited,
Mory Kante,
Osibisa,
Baaba Maal,
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan,
Missy Elliott,
Dr. Dre,
Timbaland,
Snoop Dogg,
Shaggy,
Prodigy,
Black Eyed Peas
and much, much more!
I am pretty partial to my own stuff as well.
Movies
Where do I start? Again, this is not an extensive list in order of merit. Here we go:
Crash,
Training Day,
Ray,
Mo' Better Blues,
Jungle Fever,
The Godfather Trilogy,
The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy,
The Matrix Trilogy,
Pulp Fiction,
Kill Bill I & II,
Goodfellas,
The Omen Trilogy,
Schindler's List,
Shogun's Assassin,
Enter The Dragon,
Fist Of Fury,
Way Of The Dragon,
Drunken Master,
House Of Flying Daggers,
Hero,
Snake In The Eagle's Shadow,
The Day The Earth Stood Still,
Jaws,
Star Wars: Episodes I, II, III, IV, V & VI,
Ben Hur,
Gladiator,
Blade Runner,
Legend,
Angel Heart,
The Incredibles,
Finding Nemo,
Terminator I & II,
Alien,
Aliens,
Star Trek: The Wrath Of Khan,
Star Trek: First Contact,
Forbidden Planet,
Galaxy Quest,
Monty Python And The Holy Grail,
Excalibur,
Baby's Day Out,
The Princess Bride,
The Pink Panther Strikes Again,
True Romance,
What Dreams May Come,
Boyz n The Hood,
Coming To America,
Boomerang,
Blade,
Spiderman,
Spiderman 2,
X-Men,
X-Men 2,
Layer ,
Most Disney animated films,
The Ten Commandments (despite obvious historical issues)
and much more!
Television
Mostly News, Biography Channel, Discovery Channel, History Channel, Movie Channels.
Once in a while: Desperate Housewives, The Simpsons, The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, The Cosby Show, Frasier, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica (New series), Flintstones, Little House On The Prairie, The Waltons, Desmond's, Fawlty Towers, Dream On, Captain Scarlet (Old & New).
Being a control freak, I tend to look at TV shows on DVD in my own time. Most notable would be: Lost, Star Trek (Everything from the Original Series to Enterprise), Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Jesus Of Nazareth, Roots, Kung Fu.
Childhood favourites: Lost In Space, Land Of The Giants, Thunderbirds (My son loves it).
Books
The Bible, The Lord Of The Rings - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, Future Noir: The Making Of Blade Runner - Paul M. Sammon, The Ideology Of Racism - Samuel Kennedy Yeboah, Stolen Legacy - George G. M. James.
"Ashes to Ashes" Film Trailer
Starring: Wayne Gerard Trotman, Gary Cameron, Keith McCoy, Jason Ninh Cao, Tessa Brown.
Directed by: Wayne Gerard Trotman.
Music: "The Dragon" Composed & Performed by Wayne Gerard Trotman.
My name is Wayne Gerard Trotman and I was born in the year of the Dragon on the island of Trinidad, West Indies. I came to England in the 80's.
As a professional musician and composer, I've produced award winning music for television and film and composed, produced and performed all the music for 'Ashes to Ashes' BRITAIN'S FIRST KUNG FU FILM.
"If you're in the mood for an offbeat tale of martial arts, Guy Ritchie'esque gangsters and an entertaining film, then Ashes to Ashes is well worth tracking down" - MIKE LEEDER, Impact Magazine - April 2006
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