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Royal College of Music.
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David Arnold
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He began to play percussion at the age of 12 and went on to study at the Royal College of Music in London. He eventually became principal percussionist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and was subsequently appointed professor at the Guildhall School of Music. He has conducted many leading orchestras around the world, including the Royal Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic, British Broadcasting Corporation Philharmonic, Raidió Teilifís Éireann National Symphony Orchestra, and the Czechoslovakian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Now concentrating on conducting, composing, arranging and producing, he also acts as a music consultant for concerts and recording.
He has worked with a diverse range of artists in both classical and popular music He has written and arranged for television and radio for many years, and has a huge music library of arrangements.
David wrote the original Classic FM jingle, including the many arrangements and variations that have been heard on the London-based radio station for 20 years, apart from a break of 18 months. He has also written music for British Broadcasting Corporation World Service and for radio and television in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, including the Sky News HD music theme and the current LBC and Smooth Radio network jingles.
He is not related to the British film composer David Arnold.
