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Rupert Hine
Rupert Neville Hine (21 September 1947 – 4 June 2020) was an English record producer and musician. He produced albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, the Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, Formula and Eleanor McEvoy. Additionally, Hine recorded eleven albums, including those billed under his own name, the pseudo-band name Thinkman, and as a member of the band Quantum Jump; with the latter, he achieved a number 5 hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1979, "The Lone Ranger". Additionally, he composed for film and television soundtracks, including the 1989 Ian Fleming biopic Goldeneye and the black comedy Better Off Dead.
Hine was born in Wimbledon, London on 21 September 1947. He was the son of Maurice, a timber merchant, and Joan (née Harris), a Red Cross nurse. He grew up in a house full of music; his mother was an amateur ballet dancer and his father an amateur musician who also played drums in a jazz band when he was young. Hine's mother was convinced he would be an architect, but Hine's early ambition was to become a cartographer. Hine started playing in the school band at age 14 and played the mouth organ, mostly because it was the cheapest instrument to buy. He attended St John's School in Horsham, West Sussex, before he moved to King's College School in Wimbledon. He was musically self-taught.
In the early 1960s, Hine formed half of the folk duo Rupert & David with David MacIver. The duo performed in pubs and clubs and occasionally shared the stage with a then-unknown Paul Simon. The duo's one released single (on the Decca label in 1965) was a cover of Simon's "The Sound of Silence". The single was not a success, but was notable for featuring a young Jimmy Page on guitar and Herbie Flowers on bass. For several years Hine wrote songs with MacIver while working at temporary jobs, until he was helped by Deep Purple's bassist Roger Glover, whom Hine knew from Glover's previous band Episode 6. Hine and MacIver were signed to Deep Purple's Purple label. Glover produced Hine's first solo album, Pick Up a Bone (1971). Unfinished Picture (1973) followed, but neither album was successful. However, Hine now became increasingly in demand as an independent producer, first with the 1972 single "Who Is the Doctor", featuring Jon Pertwee narrating over the theme music from TV's Doctor Who. He then produced Yvonne Elliman's album Food of Love (1973), a second world war-themed compilation album called Colditz (1973), and Kevin Ayers's The Confessions of Dr Dream and Other Stories (1974).
In 1973, Hine, along with guitarist Mark Warner, bassist John G. Perry (then of Caravan) and drummer Trevor Morais (formerly of The Peddlers) formed the band Quantum Jump, releasing two albums, Quantum Jump (1976) and Barracuda (1977). After the re-release of the single "The Lone Ranger" (from Quantum Jump) became an unexpected UK Top five hit in 1979, a third album – Mixing, a reworking of tracks selected from the first two Quantum Jump albums – was released. That same year he produced Camel's album I Can See Your House from Here.
After Quantum Jump disbanded, Hine released a trilogy of albums under his own name, including Immunity (1981); Waving Not Drowning (1982); and The Wildest Wish to Fly (1983). The American release of Wildest Wish dropped two tracks, radically reworked two others and incorporated two tracks from 1981's Immunity – including "Misplaced Love", which featured a guest vocal by Marianne Faithfull and had been a minor hit in Australia, reaching number 14 on the chart. In 1985, Hine wrote and produced much of the soundtrack for the black comedy film Better Off Dead. Later he and composer Eric Serra wrote "The Experience of Love", the end title song for GoldenEye. His film soundtrack credits also include The Fifth Element (composed by Serra), and The Addams Family.
Hine obtained a number of credits with some of the biggest musicians of his era. In 1984, he topped the UK Albums Chart with Howard Jones' debut album, Human's Lib, and that same year enjoyed his most high-profile achievement with his work on Tina Turner's album Private Dancer, which established Turner as a solo star and sold 20 million copies. Hine produced the Grammy-winning single "Better Be Good to Me" as well as co-writing "I Might Have Been Queen".
In 1986, he created a solo project called Thinkman with a set of actors for stage performance. There were three albums released under this project: The Formula (1986), Life is a Full Time Occupation (1988), and Hard Hat Zone (1990). Thinkman is credited for one song on the Better Off Dead soundtrack, while Hine is credited for six.
In 1990, Hine and Kevin Godley worked together on the project "One World One Voice", a musical chain letter that travelled the world starting with Sting and Afrika Bambaataa in New York and ending 300 artists/musicians later, in Moscow. It was an environmental awareness album, and a two-hour television program, broadcast the same day to 650 million people worldwide.
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Rupert Hine
Rupert Neville Hine (21 September 1947 – 4 June 2020) was an English record producer and musician. He produced albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, the Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, Formula and Eleanor McEvoy. Additionally, Hine recorded eleven albums, including those billed under his own name, the pseudo-band name Thinkman, and as a member of the band Quantum Jump; with the latter, he achieved a number 5 hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1979, "The Lone Ranger". Additionally, he composed for film and television soundtracks, including the 1989 Ian Fleming biopic Goldeneye and the black comedy Better Off Dead.
Hine was born in Wimbledon, London on 21 September 1947. He was the son of Maurice, a timber merchant, and Joan (née Harris), a Red Cross nurse. He grew up in a house full of music; his mother was an amateur ballet dancer and his father an amateur musician who also played drums in a jazz band when he was young. Hine's mother was convinced he would be an architect, but Hine's early ambition was to become a cartographer. Hine started playing in the school band at age 14 and played the mouth organ, mostly because it was the cheapest instrument to buy. He attended St John's School in Horsham, West Sussex, before he moved to King's College School in Wimbledon. He was musically self-taught.
In the early 1960s, Hine formed half of the folk duo Rupert & David with David MacIver. The duo performed in pubs and clubs and occasionally shared the stage with a then-unknown Paul Simon. The duo's one released single (on the Decca label in 1965) was a cover of Simon's "The Sound of Silence". The single was not a success, but was notable for featuring a young Jimmy Page on guitar and Herbie Flowers on bass. For several years Hine wrote songs with MacIver while working at temporary jobs, until he was helped by Deep Purple's bassist Roger Glover, whom Hine knew from Glover's previous band Episode 6. Hine and MacIver were signed to Deep Purple's Purple label. Glover produced Hine's first solo album, Pick Up a Bone (1971). Unfinished Picture (1973) followed, but neither album was successful. However, Hine now became increasingly in demand as an independent producer, first with the 1972 single "Who Is the Doctor", featuring Jon Pertwee narrating over the theme music from TV's Doctor Who. He then produced Yvonne Elliman's album Food of Love (1973), a second world war-themed compilation album called Colditz (1973), and Kevin Ayers's The Confessions of Dr Dream and Other Stories (1974).
In 1973, Hine, along with guitarist Mark Warner, bassist John G. Perry (then of Caravan) and drummer Trevor Morais (formerly of The Peddlers) formed the band Quantum Jump, releasing two albums, Quantum Jump (1976) and Barracuda (1977). After the re-release of the single "The Lone Ranger" (from Quantum Jump) became an unexpected UK Top five hit in 1979, a third album – Mixing, a reworking of tracks selected from the first two Quantum Jump albums – was released. That same year he produced Camel's album I Can See Your House from Here.
After Quantum Jump disbanded, Hine released a trilogy of albums under his own name, including Immunity (1981); Waving Not Drowning (1982); and The Wildest Wish to Fly (1983). The American release of Wildest Wish dropped two tracks, radically reworked two others and incorporated two tracks from 1981's Immunity – including "Misplaced Love", which featured a guest vocal by Marianne Faithfull and had been a minor hit in Australia, reaching number 14 on the chart. In 1985, Hine wrote and produced much of the soundtrack for the black comedy film Better Off Dead. Later he and composer Eric Serra wrote "The Experience of Love", the end title song for GoldenEye. His film soundtrack credits also include The Fifth Element (composed by Serra), and The Addams Family.
Hine obtained a number of credits with some of the biggest musicians of his era. In 1984, he topped the UK Albums Chart with Howard Jones' debut album, Human's Lib, and that same year enjoyed his most high-profile achievement with his work on Tina Turner's album Private Dancer, which established Turner as a solo star and sold 20 million copies. Hine produced the Grammy-winning single "Better Be Good to Me" as well as co-writing "I Might Have Been Queen".
In 1986, he created a solo project called Thinkman with a set of actors for stage performance. There were three albums released under this project: The Formula (1986), Life is a Full Time Occupation (1988), and Hard Hat Zone (1990). Thinkman is credited for one song on the Better Off Dead soundtrack, while Hine is credited for six.
In 1990, Hine and Kevin Godley worked together on the project "One World One Voice", a musical chain letter that travelled the world starting with Sting and Afrika Bambaataa in New York and ending 300 artists/musicians later, in Moscow. It was an environmental awareness album, and a two-hour television program, broadcast the same day to 650 million people worldwide.