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Andy Richards (born 26 October 1952) is a British–Australian pianist, keyboardist, music producer and composer. The artists he has played with〔http://www.allmusic.com/artist/andy-richards-mn0000046036/credits〕 include Frankie Goes to Hollywood, George Michael, Propaganda, Grace Jones, Rush, Annie Lennox, Gary Moore, Pet Shop Boys, Godley & Creme, Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark, Strawbs, OMD, Malcolm McLaren, Nik Kershaw, T'Pau, Maddy Prior and Denny Laine. Richards has performed and programmed keyboards on 8 UK No. 1 singles, namely: ''Relax'' (1984) and ''Two Tribes'' (1984) by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, ''Careless Whisper'' (1984) by George Michael, ''The Lady in Red'' (1986) by Chris de Burgh, ''It's a Sin'' (1987), ''Always on My Mind'' (1987) and ''Heart'' (1988) by Pet Shop Boys and ''Spaceman'' (1996) by Babylon Zoo. The movies Richards has worked on include〔http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1226706/〕 ''Bridget Jones's Diary'' (2001), ''Touching the Void'' (2003), ''The Last King of Scotland'' (2006), ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (2009), which gained 2 Oscars for the music, and ''127 Hours'' (2010). On Tim Burton's ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' (2007)〔http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1226706/〕 and ''Frankenweenie'' (2012), Richards played the classical organ in the chapel of his alma mater, Rugby School. ==Early life== Richards began studying piano at the age of 6. At 8, he went to Yarlet School in Staffordshire, England. He also took up the organ and by age 13, whilst at Rugby School (Warwickshire), he dropped piano tuition to focus full-time on the classical organ. He studied with David Gatward in the school chapel which housed a cathedral-sized 4 manual Walker organ.〔http://www.rugbyschool.net/pipe-organs〕 He left Rugby School at the age of 17 and moved to London where he played with various artists and bands, including the singer Maggie Nicols at her experimental voice and jazz workshops at the Oval House Theatre. At that time, Richards also took jazz piano lessons with jazz pianist Howard Riley. At 19, he returned to the Midlands and studied piano, organ and composition under Dr. Leon Forrester. In 1975 he gained an LRAM in Pianoforte Teaching and 1976 an ARCM in Pianoforte Performance, while at the same time working and playing in a number of semi-professional rock and jazz-rock bands in Stoke-on-Trent. After completing his studies with Leon Forrester, Richards taught music at South Cheshire College. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andy Richards」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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