Biography
Craig Pruess (born 1950) is an American composer, musician, arranger and gold & platinum record producer who has been living in Britain since 1973. His career has covered diverse areas including: record production for international stars such as Anu Malik, Sir Cliff Richard, Sarah Brightman, Sheila Walsh (whose first album, "War of Love" was produced and arranged by Craig and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1983); musical arrangements for Massive Attack, Def Leppard, Bond; feature film soundtrack music (The Lady of Heaven, Bride & Prejudice, Bend It Like Beckham, It's a Wonderful Afterlife, What's Cooking?, Bhaji on the Beach); world music producing, performing (sitar, keyboards and African percussion) and arranging for international acts such as Massive Attack, Katie Melua, Manic Street Preachers, Def Leppard and Pascal Obispo; television music (“Beecham House”, "Peak Practice", Sue Lawley Show, Rich Deceiver, ZigZag Kenya, Samson Superslug) and also arranging, sitar and sound design work (for such well known composers as Danny Elfman, Gabriel Yared, Patrick Doyle, Carl Davis, John Altman, Rachel Portman, and George Fenton); television and film advertising/corporate music (over 300 commercials to date); lecturing and teaching; concert performing (solo and with his own ensembles but also with Mike Oldfield for the world premiere of "Tubular Bells II", September 1992, at the Edinburgh Castle); sound engineering, synthesizer and computer music programming, sound design and music technology innovations.
Filmography
all 15
Movies 14
TV Shows 1
self 1
Never Forget Tibet (2022)
The Lady of Heaven (2021)
Meeting the Beatles in India (2020)
An Officer & His Holiness: The Dalai Lama's Secret Escape into Exile (2019)
Hi India (2016)
Beyond Me (2010)
It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)
Scream of the Ants (2007)
The Mistress of Spices (2005)
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
What's Cooking? (2000)
Rich Deceiver (1995)
What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny? (1994)
Bhaji on the Beach (1993)
Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells II (1992)
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GenderMale
Birthday1950-12-18 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceWhite Plains, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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