Kevin McAlea
Biography
Kevin McAlea is an Irish keyboard player and songwriter, known for his work with Kate Bush, David Gilmour, and Barclay James Harvest and for writing English lyrics for the song "99 Luftballons", as the international hit "99 Red Balloons". He also plays saxophone, guitar, and uilleann pipes. He has built several analog synthesizer systems and had an early interest in electronic music.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Movie - 1994, 2h 15m • as Band member
A singer struggles to dance well in rehearsal with her band. A power outage leaves her alone in the studio, reviewing her life, when a mysterious woman appears through the mirror and gives her a pair of Red Shoes. The cursed shoes dance beautifully, but endlessly. The singer is drawn irresistibly into the fey world beyond the mirror, where she must redeem three magic symbols from the mysterious woman in order to obtain release from the cursed shoes.
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1979, 2h 15m • as Piano, keyboards, saxophone, 12-string guitar
Groundbreaking and visionary, this is archival documentation of Kate Bush’s one and only tour. Originally known as the “Kate Bush Tour” as well as the “Lionheart Tour”, it later became known under the moniker “The Tour of Life”. The only official video release from the '79 tour was an abridged 12-song set titled “Live at Hammersmith Odeon” in 1981. In 1994, "Live at Hammersmith Odeon" was released as a VHS box set that contained a CD of the performance. This footage presents the tour performance from beginning to end and consists of all three acts as well as encores and backstage warm-ups. The audio is from the soundboard recording of the concert.
Movie - 1980, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A l'occasion du trentième anniversaire d'un concert de Barclay James Harvest en plein air à Berlin (Ouest) en 1980. Berlin - Loving is easy - Mockingbird - Sip of wine - Nova lepidoptera - In memory of the martyrs - Life is for living - Child of the universe - Hymn - Berlin Bonus : Jonathan - Titles - Moongirl - One night - Beyond the grave
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as Himself
A live performance from Kate Bush's critically and commercially successful The Tour of Life, recorded on May 13th, 1979.
Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.