Colin Towns is an English composer, born in London in 1949, specialising in soundtracks for film, television and commercials. Learning piano as a child, by the age of 13 he was earning money playing at weddings and birthdays in his neighbourhood of the East End of London. He went on to play in numerous dance bands, jazz ensembles and also became a session musician. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... From the earliest days of the medium, television has been used as a vehicle for advertising in some countries. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Session musicians are musicians available for hire, as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right. ...

In 1976 he was recruited as keyboardist to replace Mickey Lee Soule in the Ian Gillan Band. Over time he developed an increasing interest in composing, and encouraged by Ian Gillan co-wrote many of the songs for succeeding band Gillan. Whilst with the band he used his free time to seek opportunities to compose music beyond the heavy metal direction of Gillan. He submitted a demo soundtrack for the Mia Farrow film Full Circle which received reviews praising the music. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The Ian Gillan Band is a side project band of former Deep Purple member Ian Gillan. ... Ian Gillan in 2003 Ian Gillan (born on 19 August 1945; Hounslow, London, United Kingdom), is an English rock music vocalist known as the lead singer for legendary rock band Deep Purple, and for his year-long stint in Black Sabbath. ... The Ian Gillan Band is a side project band of former Deep Purple member Ian Gillan. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... The word demo may refer to one of the following. ... Farrow on the cover of Glamour, 1968 Mia Farrow (born Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow on February 9, 1945), is an American actress. ... Full Circle is variously the name of: A few albums by musical artists like The Doors, Rupert Holmes, Randy Travis, Pennywise, etc. ...

In 1983 Ian Gillan dissolved the band, and Towns decided to pursue soundtrack composing full-time. In that year he won the commission to write the score for the film Slayground. From then on he was in constant demand, particularly in British Television, where his body of work is prolific, and includes Dalziel and Pascoe, Cadfael, Between The Lines and Imogen's Face. His film credits include The Puppet Masters (featuring Donald Sutherland), Space Truckers (featuring Dennis Hopper) and Captives (featuring Tim Roth). 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel (usually known as Andy) and Detective Sergeant (later Detective Inspector) Peter Pascoe are two fictional Yorkshire detectives featuring in a series of novels by Reginald Hill and a BBC television series. ... Cadfael is the fictional detective in a series of murder mysteries by the late Edith Pargeter writing under the name Ellis Peters. ... Altermative topic: Subtext_programming_language. ... In 1951, Robert A. Heinlein published a science fiction novel, The Puppet Masters, in which American secret agents battle parasitic invaders from outer space. ... Donald Sutherland in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Donald McNicol Sutherland OC (born July 17, 1935) is a prolific Canadian actor with a film career spanning over 40 years. ... Space Truckers, written and directed by Stuart Gordon, is a comedy/sci-fi movie released in the spring of 1996. ... Dennis Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an American actor and film-maker. ... Tim Roth (born 14 May 1961 as Timothy Simon Smith) is an English film actor and director. ...

Town's principal musical passion is jazz and has released several albums in this genre and founding the Mask Orchestra. Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in African American musical styles blended with Western music technique and theory. ...

External links

• official website
• cool music reference
• unofficial website
• internet movie database reference