Francis Monkman

Francis Monkman (born in Hampstead, North London on 9 June 1949; died 12 May 2023) was an English rock, classical and film score composer remembered as a founding member of both the progressive rock band Curved Air and the classical/rock fusion band Sky. His film score compositions included the soundtrack to the British film, "The Long Good Friday". Monkman was a student at Westminster School where he studied organ and harpsichord, later studying at the Royal College of Music