Patrick Ray Leonard (born March 14, 1956) is an American songwriter, keyboardist, film composer, and music producer, best known for his longtime collaboration with Madonna. His work with Madonna includes her albums True Blue (1986), Who's That Girl (1987), Like a Prayer (1989), I'm Breathless (1990), and Ray of Light (1998). He scored Madonna's 2008 documentary I Am Because We Are, played keyboards with her at Live Aid (1985), and was musical director and keyboardist on The Virgin Tour (1985) and the Who's That Girl World Tour (1987).
Leonard has also worked with a wide variety of other artists including late-period Pink Floyd and solo Roger Waters, Elton John, Leonard Cohen, Bryan Ferry, Julian Lennon, Rod Stewart, Michael Jackson, Fleetwood Mac, Jeff Beck, Bryan Adams, Peter Cetera, Jewel, Blue October, Duncan Sheik, Michael W. Smith, Marianne Faithfull, and Robbie Robertson. He was half of the groups Toy Matinee with Kevin Gilbert and Third Matinee with Richard Page. He has also acted as composer for a variety of films and stage productions.
Leonard collaborated with Leonard Cohen, acting as a writer and producer for 2012's Old Ideas and 2014's Popular Problems, and co-writer, co-producer of 2016's You Want It Darker. "Nevermind", a song from Popular Problems that Leonard co-wrote and produced, was featured as the title theme for Season 2 of HBO's True Detective. Cohen remarked that Leonard "is such a magnificent composer. I don't think there's anybody working today with those kinds of skills."
In 1997, Leonard released the instrumental album Rivers on his own record label, Unitone. In 2024, he released the double album It All Comes Down to Mood on his current label, Ruudy 6 Recordings.
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Date: 15 March 1956
By EDWARD A. MORROW Special to The New York Times
Edward MORROW
Govt frees Beltran, all civilians held in revolt; cancels orders to arrest pol opponents who have been hiding since revolt broke out; restores const guarantees; Beltran comments
Date: 14 March 1956
Special to The New York Times
Govt orders Beltran freed
Date: 14 March 1956
Mar 8 papers chosen for Ayer Cup typography contest
Date: 14 March 1956
Annual rept
Date: 15 March 1956
Special to The New York Times
presented, Phila area
Date: 15 March 1956
Hayden Planetarium sets spring arrival
Date: 15 March 1956
By WILLIAM M. FREEMAN Special to The New York Times
Natl Advertisers Assn weighs 15% comm system; sees need for gradual changes; chmn Ebel cites AAAA consent decree; pres West sees no drastic changes