John Du Prez
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John Du Prez (born December 14, 1946 in Sheffield) is a musician who has often worked with Eric Idle for the music for Monty Python. He also co-wrote the music for the stage musical Spamalot. He was once, when he was known as Trevor Jones, the trumpet player in New Romantic band Modern Romance, who had a hit with "Everybody Salsa" in the early 1980s.
John Du Prez also composed music for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies, composing either solo or with David Frank, under the name "Orchestra On The Half Shell.", and also contributed to the film Once Bitten. He has recently contributed to the soundtrack of the animated film The Wild.
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