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Martyn Ford

Martyn Ford is credited on 1,044 releases across 139 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1971–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,044

Credits

139

Albums

6

Decades active

498

In collections

Biography

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English horn player, arranger, and conductor, born in Rugby (1944). Ford was originally classically trained; he studied French horn at the Royal Academy of Music. While in his senior year there, he formed his own orchestra. He found work as an arranger and conductor for releases by Caravan, Barclay James Harvest, Bryan Ferry, Johnny Nash, Japan, and Elton John, as well as for the soundtrack for the film Tommy. Took part as a conductor in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, representing Cyprus.

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Credited work

1,044 releases · 139 albums · active 1971–2025

  • Performance · 1,532
  • Production · 112
  • Other credits · 92
  • Engineering · 3
  • Mastering · 2

Studios: Air Studios · Ramport Studios · The Town House · Abbey Road Studios

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