David Alan Hughes (born 25 April 1960)[1] is an English musician, soundtrack composer, and film producer.
In the late 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s, he played with various 'post-punk' electronic Merseyside bands, including Dalek I Love You, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Godot and Thomas Lang.
He then went out on OMD's first headlining tour,[3] played with them on the Old Grey Whistle Test [4] and performed the hit single Messages on Top of the Pops.
Among the recordings including Hughes are the band's second Peel Sessions[5] and the backing tracks for the song "Souvenir".
The band toured with Dalek I Love You, but shortly afterwards, Stone started playing with China Crisis, and Godot split up.
After appearing on prestige music show The Tube (TV series) and performing a residency at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in Soho, London, they were signed to CBS by legendary A&R man Muff Winwood and changed the act's name to Thomas Lang (singer).
From 1983 to 2019 Hughes composed the soundtracks for approximately fifty films and television productions, including the major titles cited in the introduction above.
Thereafter, until 1999, he worked in partnership with John Murphy (composer), who'd been the bass player for the Thomas Lang live and recording band.