This singer, guitarist and composer is best known as a Beatles-loving, cello-hugging art rocker who virtually invented studio-conjured orchestral pop.

His songs start with the folksy sound of his high, reedy voice and his fingerpicked guitar or banjo, then unfurl as orchestral pop.

The Ladybug Transistor tinkered with a moment rather than a mood, invoking the orchestral pop of the 1960's.

It contains a wide variety of styles ranging from industrial, funk, and hip-hop to blues, jazz, and orchestral pop.

Although these records owed more to orchestral pop than rock, they were nonetheless influential on up-and-coming folk rock musicians on both sides of the Atlantic.

Rather than overhaul Ms. Sinatra's classic sound - a mix of go-go rhythms, country twang and orchestral pop - her collaborators have paid it homage.

White Willow is a Norwegian art rock band, mixing elements of orchestral pop, 70 s progressive rock, jazz-rock...

Brian Wilson's legacy shimmers through the songs of the Silent League, which uses a few musicians to create grandly expansive orchestral pop.

Aerogramme, another Scottish act, is perhaps more intriguing: the group combines orchestral pop with blaring guitars that suggest heavy metal.

"This One" features orchestral pop and gleeful tones.