Amazingly prolific, Carl Davis – born in Brooklyn, New York on October 28, 1936
- was one of the world's most admired conductors and a great composer, who wrote
numerous film scores, orchestrated Paul McCartney's classical scores, and
composed the music for a huge array of television shows (from Play for Today and
The Naked Civil Servant to the 2006 FIFA World Cup music). Carl Davis first
acquired his love of music from his mother, a pianist, and quickly became
proficient on piano, mastering a range of different musical styles. His first
professional engagements were as a teenage...