Karl Francis

Karl’s career has already spanned four decades with his roots lying in ‘Funk Soul’ music when he was the keyboardist for Galliano. During these years his portfolio of work has been incredibly diverse, ranging from mainstream pop through to working with Manchester United & providing theme tunes / incidental music for Friends & Hero’s, Postman Pat & Rupert The Bear.

His mainstream career began at PWL where he earned significant recognition for his songwriting & production work with artists including Tina Cousins, 5ive, Westlife &, most notably, Steps. Karl’s artistic talents were an undeniable contribution to the success of Steps who achieved 2 number-one albums in the UK, 14 consecutive top-5 singles (Including 2 number-ones) &, most recently, have enjoyed their 25th anniversary come back tour. Released in 2020 the ‘What The Future Holds’ album went to number one on the iTunes chart & included ‘Heartbreak In This City’, written & produced by Karl, which also achieved number-one success.

Karl’s capabilities include composition & musical scores for full orchestral pieces & his latest endeavours are focussed on TV & film music production. This draws upon his experience working with Disney for Beauty & The Beast, Channel 5 for Rupert the Bear & BBC for Postman Pat.

www.karlfrancis.com

Credits

https://credits.muso.ai/analytics/0d7cf0b4-55f7-417e-bb94-4fccae380f4a

References;

Steps (Songwriter, producer, artist for the past 25 years)

5,6,7,8 -

One for Sorrow -

Heartbreak in this City -

Westlife (Producer)

Seasons in the Sun -

Rupert The Bear, Follow The Magic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Bear,_Follow_the_Magic…

Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service

Friends & Hero’s

https://www.friendsandheroes.com/uk

https://www.youtube.com/user/friendsandheroestv