Keith Emerson
Sound • Born 1944-11-02 – Died 2016-03-10
Biography
Keith Noel Emerson was a keyboardist and founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), the acclaimed English progressive rock group. The musician was responsible for writing and arranging much of the music for the band, which also included singer, bassist, and producer Greg Lake and drummer and percussionist Carl Palmer. Prior to ELP, Emerson was in a number of other bands, including The Nice, a late-1960s band that blended rock, jazz and classical music. The group was formed in 1967 by Emerson, Lee Jackson, David O'List and Ian Hague to back soul singer P. P. Arnold; Brian Davison later replaced Hague. Emerson’s bands’ music was featured in films and television series including the shows Doctor Who, That ‘70s Show, Freaks and Geeks, and Heroes. He also composed the theme song for the 1980s British television series Up the Elephant and Round the Castle. He later worked as a music producer and arranger, contributing to the films Inferno, Nighthawks, starring Sylvester Stallone; and the animated series Iron Man. The keyboard virtuoso also released solo albums, including Honky, Changing States, the all-piano album Emerson Plays Emerson, and contributions to Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin tribute albums. Emerson died March 10, 2016, in Santa Monica, California. He was 71 years old.
Filmography
29 credits
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Fanfare (1970-1997)
Movie • 2017
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Pictures At An Exhibition
Movie • 1972
Self
Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)
Movie • 1970
Self
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Live at Montreux
Movie • 1997
keyboard
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
Movie • 1996
Self
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 40th Anniversary Reunion Concert
Movie • 2011
Inside Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1970-1995
Movie • 2003
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Works Orchestral Tour
Movie • 1977
The Rhythm of Life
Movie • 2023
Keith Emerson Band - Moscow Tarkus
Movie • 2010
Himself
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Live in Concert
Movie • 2004
Keyboards
Emerson, Lake and Palmer: The Live Broadcasts
Movie • 2006
Himself
Moog
Movie • 2004
Self
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Beyond the Beginning
Movie • 2005
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Movie • 1996
Keyboards
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Movie • 2001
Self
Emerson, Lake & Palmer on Tour
Movie • 1973
Self
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: The Birth of a Band, Isle of Wight Festival 1970
Movie • 2006
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: C'est La Vie
Movie • 2010
Keyboards
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Welcome Back
Movie • 1992
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Live In Zurich 1970
Movie • 1971
Keith Emerson
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Masters from the Vaults
Movie • 2004
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Live In Tokyo 1972
Movie • 1972
Self - Organ & Keyboards
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - California Jam 1974
Movie • 1974
Self - Organ & Keyboards
Prog Rock at the BBC
Movie • 2009
Self
Keith Emerson Band Featuring Marc Bonilla
Movie • 2008
self
Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties
Movie • 2017
Moogfest 2006: Live
Movie • 2007
Keyboard Wizards - The Ultimate Anthology
Movie • 2003