Stewart Copeland

1952–presentUnited States 1970s

About Stewart Copeland

Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American musician and composer. He is best known as the drummer of the English rock band the Police (1977–86, 2007–08). Before the Police, he played drums with the progressive rock band Curved Air (1975–76). As a composer, Copeland's work includes the scores of the films Wall Street (1987), Men at Work (1990), Good Burger (1997), and We Are Your Friends (2015); the theme music for television shows The Equalizer, The Amanda Show, and Dead Like Me; and the scores for video games in the Spyro series and Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare. He has also written pieces for ballet, opera, and orchestra. According to MusicRadar, Copeland's "distinctive drum sound and uniqueness of style has made him one of the most popular drummers to ever get behind a drumset". He was ranked the 10th-best drummer of all time by Rolling Stone in 2016. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Police in 2003, the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2005, and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013.

Discography

Rumble Fish (1983)

The Rhythmatist (1985)

The Equalizer & Other Cliffhangers (1987)

Wall Street / Salvador (1987)

Talk Radio / Wall Street (1988)

Mr. Doubles (1989)

Noah's Ark (1990)

Silent Fall (1994)

Rapa Nui (1994)

The Leopard Son (1996)

Little Boy Blue (1998)

Four Days in September (1998)

Simpatico (Music From The Motion Picture) (1999)

Orchestralli (2004)

The Stewart Copeland Anthology (2007)