You may not know the name Michael Brook, composer, producer, musician, but it’s very possible you have heard his music or seen a film where he has contributed to the soundtrack. Films like “An Inconvenient Truth”, “Brooklyn” or “The Perks Of Being A Wallflower”.
We first heard Mr B when he opened a concert for Fripp and Sylvian at the Royal Albert Hall. He also played with the band, using his “infinite guitar“. His solo set is not available, but the Fripp/Sylvian concert is on CD.
He has done a lot of film and production work, and many collaborations, but we want to commend his solo albums.
Cobalt Blue/Live At The Aquarium are both great albums and are available together (1992).
We love the album RockPaperScissors (2006) or Bellcurve (2007), a mixture of orchestral, guitar, songs, poetry. Bellcurve is technically a remix of the other but both are great to listen to, full of invention and a great overall sound.
The only problem with Mr Brook is that his music is hard to find on physical media, but it can be found. Even finding clips is hard:
But not impossible: