Keith Emerson

Sound Nov 2, 1944 Mar 10, 2016 (aged 72) Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

29 Acting Credits

13 Crew Credits

Keith Emerson

Acting

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

Moog

Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Live at Montreux

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 40th Anniversary Reunion Concert

Inside Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1970-1995

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Works Orchestral Tour

Prog Rock at the BBC

Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)

Keith Emerson Band - Moscow

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Beyond the Beginning

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Emerson, Lake & Palmer on Tour

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Welcome Back

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Live In Zurich 1970

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Fanfare (1970-1997)

The Rhythm of Life

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Live in Concert

Emerson, Lake and Palmer: The Live Broadcasts

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: The Birth of a Band, Isle of Wight Festival 1970

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: C'est La Vie

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Masters from the Vaults

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - California Jam 1974

Crew

Inferno

Nighthawks

Godzilla: Final Wars

The Church

Murder-Rock: Dancing Death

Harmagedon

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Godzilla Fest 5: Great Monster Battle

Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders

Corpses

Best Revenge

Jimi