Geoff Love, born on September 4, 1917, in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England, was a prolific British orchestra leader, arranger, and composer known for his lush, easy-listening sound.
Under the pseudonym Manuel & The Music of the Mountains, he achieved fame with albums like The Music of the Mountains (1960), blending Latin rhythms and orchestral melodies. Love began as a trombonist in dance bands during the 1930s, later arranging for artists like Gracie Fields and Vera Lynn post-World War II.
His career flourished in the 1950s with EMI Records, where he conducted for stars like Shirley Bassey and produced instrumental hits like “The Tango” (credited as Manuel). Love’s versatility shone in TV themes, including The Avengers and film scores like Star Wars adaptations. His Big Band series, reviving wartime classics, also gained popularity.
Selling millions of records, he earned seven gold discs and an Ivor Novello Award. Known for mentoring talents like producer Norman Newell, Love balanced commercial success with creativity until his death on July 8, 1991, in London. Married to Joy with two sons, his legacy endures in the timeless appeal of his orchestral arrangements.
176 recordings by Geoff Love you can hear on Instrumentals Forever:
633 Squadron • 8th Army March • A Fistful Of Dollars • A Man And A Woman • A Time For Us • A Walk In The Black Forrest • Airport 1975 • All Creatures Great And Small • All I Do Is Dream Of You • Also sprach Zarathustra • Andalucia (The Breeze And I) • April In Portugal • As Time Goes By • Batman • Battle Of Britain • Begin The Beguine • Birthday Cakewalk • Blakes 7 • Brideshead Rivisited • Can You Read My Mind (Love Theme from ”Superman”) • Canadian Sunset • Casino Royale • Cavatina (Theme from ”The Deer Hunter”) • Chariot’s Of Fire • Chi Mai • Claire de Lune • Colditz March • Colonel Bogey • Death Wish • Desafinado • Devil’s Gallop (From ”Dick Barton, Special Agent”) • Diamonds Are Forever • Did You Ever See A Dream Walking • Dr Who • Dream • Dream A Little Dream Of Me • Drifting And Dreaming • Earthquake • Ebb Tide • Elizabethan Serenade • Elvira Madigan • Eye Level • Flight Fantastic • For A Few Dollars More • Frenzy • From Russia With Love • Girl Of My Dreams • Goldfinger • Guantanamera • Gun Law • Gunfight At The OK Corral • Harry Lime Theme • High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) • Holiday For Strings • Hombre • How The West Was Won • I Can Dream, Can’t I • I Have Dreamed • I’ll See You In My Dreams • I’m A Dreamer, Aren’t We All • In A 18th Century Drawing Room • In The Heath Of The Night • Jaws • La Bamba • La Ronde • Laramie • Lara’s Theme • Lawrence Of Arabia • Legend Of The Glass Mountain • Live And Let Die • Love Is Blue • Love Theme From ”Airport” • Love Theme From ”The Godfather” • Love Theme from ”The Winds Of War” • Main title and Cantina Band from ”Star Wars” • Maria Elena • Maverick • Mexican Hat Dance • Moonlight Serenade • Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang • Never On Sunday • On Her Majesty’s Secret Service • Once Upon A Time In The West • One Note Samba • Out Of My Dreams • Papillon • Paris By Night (Le Rififi) • Picnic Theme Moonglow • Princess Leia’s theme from ”Star Wars” • Psycho • Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head • Rawhide • Return Of The Saint • Romance • Sentimental Journey • Shaft • Sink The Bismark • South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way) • Spanish Eyes • Spanish Harlem • Spiderman • Stompin’ At The Savoy • Stranger On The Shore • String Of Pearls • Sucu Sucu • Superman • Tara’s Theme from ”Gone With The Wind” • Terry’s Theme • The Apartment • The Ballad Of Cat Ballou • The Big Country • The Big Country (Another Day, Another Sunset) • The Big Valley • The Bionic Woman • The Blue Danube • The Call Of The Far-Away Hills from ”Shane” • The Caroussel Waltz • The Continental • The Dam Busters • The Eiger Sanction • The Entertainer • The Executioner • The Exodus Song • The Floral Dance • The French Connection • The Girl From Ipanema • The Good, The Bad And The Ugly • The Great Escape March • The Green Berets Theme • The Green Leaves Of Summer from ”The Alamo” • The Guns Of Navarone • The Harry Lime Theme • The High And The Mighty • The Incredible Hulk • The James Bond Theme • The Last Waltz • The Legend Of Jesse James • The Longest Day • The Magnificent Seven • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance • The Man With The Golden Gun • The Morning After (From ”The Poseidon Adventure”) • The Onedin Line • The Peanut Vendor • The Poor People Of Paris • The Six Million Dollar Man • The Song from ”Moulin Rouge” • The Song from ”The Wild Bunch” • The Stripper • The Towering Inferno • The Virginian • Theme from ”A Summer Place” • Theme from ”Blake’s Seven” • Theme from ”Close Encounters Of The Third Kind” • Theme from ”Is Paris Burning” • Theme from ”Logan’s Run” • Theme from ”Reach For The Sky” • Theme from ”The Time Machine” • Theme from ”Where Eagles Dare” • Theme From ”Z” • Themes from ”The Omega Man” • Three Days Of The Condor • Thunderball • Tijuana Taxi • Toccata In D Minor (Bach) (From ”Rollerball”) • True Grit • Tubular Bells (From ”The Exorcist”) • Wagons Ho! from ”Wagon Train” • We Have All The Time In The World • We’ll Meet Again • Where Eagles Dare • Who Pays The Ferryman • Wonder Woman • You Only Live Twice • You Stepped Out Of A Dream • Zorba’s Dance •
