John Du Prez (born Trevor Jones; 14 December 1946 in Sheffield, England) is a musician, conductor, and composer. Du Prez was a member of the 1980s multi-hit Salsa-driven pop band Modern Romance and has since written several film scores including Oxford Blues (1984), Once Bitten and the final Carry On film, Carry On Columbus (1992). He contributed to The Wild (2006) soundtrack.
He and Eric Idle were awarded the 2010 Musical Score for "Monty Python's Spamalot" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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Eric Idle and his musical, "Monty Python's Spamalot" at the Nightblue Performing Arts Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2014 Joseph Jefferson Non-Equity Award for Musical Production.
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Whilst a member of 1980s pop band Modern Romance, John Du Prez shared in the following hit singles: 'Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White' b/w 'Who Is John Du Prez?' (1982) UK #15; 'Best Years of Our Lives' b/w 'We've Got Them Running (The Counting Song) (1982) UK #4; 'High Life' b/w 'You Just Can't Kill The Beat' (1983) #8; 'Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm' b/w 'I Can't Help Myself' (1983) UK #14; 'Walking in the Rain' b/w 'Walking in the Rain (Blues)' (1983) UK #7 Thailand #1; 'Good Friday' b/w 'Good Feelings' (1983) UK #96; 'Best Mix of Our Lives' b/w 'Best Years of Our Lives' (1985) UK #81. He also shared in the hit albums 'Adventures in Clubland' (1982) Venezuala #1 (Certified Gold, South America); 'Trick of the Light' (1983) UK #53; 'Party Tonight' (1983) UK #45. John left Modern Romance in 1984 - he features posthumously on the bands final single, 'Best Mix of Our Lives', which showcases Modern Romance's biggest hits.
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His musical, "Spamalot," at the Drury Lane Oakbrook Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for the 2011 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Production of a Musical-Large.
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At one time he weighed almost 29 stones, but managed to lose 11, following a knee problem caused by the weight.
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2014
conductor / music producer / musical director
Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy
2010
conductor / music producer
One Foot in the Grave
TV Series music arranger - 41 episodes, 1990 - 2000 music producer - 1 episode, 1993
Captain Star
1997
TV Series music arranger - 4 episodes
A Good Man in Africa
1994
conductor / music producer
A Fine Romance
1989
TV Series composer - 13 episodes
A Fish Called Wanda
1988
conductor - uncredited
She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas
1985
conductor
A Private Function
1984
conductor
Oxford Blues
1984
conductor
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982
Documentary composer: title music - as John Duprez
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Clangers
2015
TV Series 26 episodes
What About Dick?
2012
Video
Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy
2010
The Large Family
2006
TV Series 3 episodes
Fascination
2004
The Place of Lions
1997
TV Movie
Captain Star
1997
TV Series 4 episodes
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
1996
A Good Man in Africa
1994
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
1993
Carry on Columbus
1992
Thacker
1992
TV Movie
Mystery Date
1991
as John DuPrez
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1991
Bullseye!
1990
Screen Two
1988-1990
TV Series 3 episodes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990
UHF
1989
A Chorus of Disapproval
1989
A Fine Romance
1989
TV Series 1 episode
Number 27
1988
A Fish Called Wanda
1988
The Nihilist's Double Vision
1987
TV Movie
Sunday Premiere
1987
TV Series 1 episode
Personal Services
1987
Love with the Perfect Stranger
1986
TV Movie
Once Bitten
1985
She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas
1985
A Private Function
1984
Oxford Blues
1984
Bullshot Crummond
1983
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983
Short
The Meaning of Life
1983
The Pantomime Dame
1982
Documentary
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gent de paraula
2014
TV Series music - 1 episode
Nostalgia Critic
2010
TV Series music - 1 episode
Premios Ondas 2009
2009
TV Special writer: "El lamento de la diva"
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut
2009
TV Mini-Series writer - 1 episode
BCN aixeca el teló
2008
TV Special writer: "The Song That Goes Like This"
The Wild
2006
performer: "Really Nice Day", "Really Nice Day Finale" / producer: "Really Nice Day", "Really Nice Day Finale" / writer: "Really Nice Day", "Really Nice Day Finale"
The 59th Annual Tony Awards
2005
TV Special writer: "Find Your Grail"
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
1996
music: "Secret Of Survival", "Mr.Toad", "Friends Is What We Is"
Splitting Heirs
1993
arranger: "SOMEONE STOLE MY BABY"
Mystery Science Theater 3000
1993
TV Series writer - 1 episode
One Foot in the Grave
1992
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1991
writer: "That's Your Consciousness"
A Chorus of Disapproval
1989
arranger: "All Through the Night", "Fox May Steal", "O Jenny, O Jenny, Where Hast Thou Been?", "O Polly", "Let Us Take The Road", "Beautiful Dreamer", "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo", "The Man on the Flying Trapeze", "Tom Tinker's My True Love", "Gin Thou Wert Mine Awn Thing" Traditional, "Lumps of Pudding" Traditional - uncredited
$5 Million
