Van Dyke Parks

Van Dyke Parks is an American composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist known for blending orchestral pop, baroque pop, Americana and Caribbean and folk influences. His work is marked by literate, often whimsical songwriting and intricate, eclectic arrangements that incorporate piano, harpsichord and a wide range of orchestral and vernacular instruments. Parks has been active as a solo artist and as an arranger and collaborator with other musicians, and his recordings often explore eclectic, genre-crossing textures and American musical traditions.