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John Metcalfe
real name John William Metcalfe
UK‐based composer, arranger and violist
United Kingdom
John Metcalfe is credited on 651 releases across 174 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1985–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
651
Credits
174
Albums
5
Decades active
543
In collections
Biography
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John Metcalfe’s musical experience ranges from his classical work as viola player and leader of the Duke Quartet, to being part of Durutti Column, as well as orchestral arranger for artists such as Simple Minds, Bat For Lashes, Blur and Peter Gabriel.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
651 releases · 174 albums · active 1985–2025
- Performance · 1,069
- Other credits · 121
- Production · 16
- Engineering · 13
Studios: Maison Rouge · The Town House · RAK Studios · The Wool Hall
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Parklife
1994
We
2022
The Great Escape
1995
Viva Hate
1988
Modern Life Is Rubbish
1993
Ghost Stories
2014
Moon Music
2024
Stranger Things (Music From The Netflix Original Series)
2017
Music Of The Spheres
2021
I/O
2023
Everyday Life
2019
+
2011
Songs Of Surrender
2023
Down The Way
2010
Where The Light Goes
2023
Rockferry
2008
The Blue Notebooks
2004
Hex
1994
+-=÷× (Tour Collection)
2024
To Lose My Life...
2009
The Boy With No Name
2007
Tales Of Us
2013
Suedehead
1988
Whoosh!
2020
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