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Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer who has composed various film and television soundtracks. He is best known for his 1967 album Song Cycle and for his collaborations with Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys (particularly the album Smile ).
Apr 25, 2017 · By breaking with pop-music standards, Van Dyke Parks created some of the most inventive and sonically breathtaking arrangements of the past 40 years.
May 22, 2013 · Van Dyke Parks on Discover America. As well as the joyous contortions of ‘Sassafrass’, and a beautiful arrangement of Saint-Saens’ ‘Aquarium’ by the Esso Trinidad Tripoli Steelband, Songs Cycled features a number of tunes with fairly explicitly political lyrics.
Van Dyke Parks. Celebrated composer, arranger, and musician with a stellar résumé and some cult favorite albums to his credit. Read Full Biography.
Aug 18, 2022 · Van Dyke Parks on the songwriter more deserving of the “genius” tag than Brian Wilson and how the Beach Boys collaborator helped to create masterpieces.
Apr 30, 2020 · Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks have unearthed their previously unreleased cover of the jazz standard, “What a Wonderful World.” The track is one of several rarities that will appear on the...
About Van Dyke Parks. A prolific composer and arranger who has collaborated with people as diverse as Brian Wilson and Skrillex. VDP’s psychedelic Tin-Pan alley songs are the Bioshock of...
