You will have heard John Altman’s music but may not recognise his name. His new memoir Hidden Man: My Many Musical Lives corrects this wrong by highlighting his work as composer, arranger, orchestrator and saxophonist for the last half century.
In this transcript of his 2021 Strange Brew Podcast interview with Jason Barnard, John covers many of those moments that captured popular conciousness. From ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’ from Life of Brian, the tank chase through St. Petersburg in the James Bond movie Goldeneye and working with The Rutles, Van Morrison, George Michael, Rod Stewart and Bjork, John talks about his many musical lives: John Altman
