BMG Releases ‘Police Deranged for Orchestra’
“Police Deranged for Orchestra” is the title of a new album by former Police drummer Stewart Copeland which BMG released on June 23. For the project, Copeland newly arranged the famous band’s hits for orchestra.
You’ve never heard “Every Breath You Take” and other famous Police hits like this before: Stewart Copeland, former drummer of the band and seven-time Grammy-winning composer, newly arranged and recorded Police songs for orchestra. “Police Deranged for Orchestra” is the title of the album released by BMG on June 23. Copeland was not only supported by an orchestra but also by bassist Armand Sabal, who has collaborated with Paul Simon, guitarist Rusty Anderson, who worked with Paul McCartney, and vocalists Amy Keys, Carmel Helene, and Ashely Támar.
Stewart Copeland started working on “Police Deranged for Orchestra” in 2021. The project began as a score for a movie he made out of Super 8 footage of the band that he had shot during their rise to glory. “Film puts capricious demands on music, so I had to carve up the songs to serve the scenes in the movie, and once the scalpel was out, a whole new frenzy of inspiration from Police music began,” said Stewart Copeland. The release of the new album is accompanied by an international “Police Deranged for Orchestra Live” tour, which features performances by locally based symphony orchestras along with the core six-member band and vocal ensemble.
