Editing Northampton (section)

=== Music ===
The composers [[Malcolm Arnold]], [[William Alwyn]], [[Trevor Hold]], [[Edmund Rubbra]] and [[Robert Walker (composer)|Robert Walker]] were born in Northampton. Northampton also boasts one of the oldest community orchestras in the U.K. – the Northampton Symphony Orchestra, which started life in 1896 as Saint Celia's Orchestral Society. Indie rock band [[The Departure]], as well as Gothic rock band [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]] formed in Northampton, the latter often cited as the godfathers of goth, helped pioneer the genre during the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. Spinoff bands [[Love and Rockets (band)|Love and Rockets]], as well as [[Tones on Tail]] were also formed in the town. The UK rapper [[Slowthai]] was born in Northampton and frequently talks about his life growing up there in his music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46705455|title=Sound of 2019: slowthai 'telling the story of the people for the people'|date=8 January 2019|publisher=[[BBC]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109011858/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46705455|archive-date=9 January 2019|access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref> Pop musician [[Sophie (musician)|SOPHIE]] was also born in the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/cool-or-pretentious-72t90xt62|title=Cool or pretentious?|date=10 January 2016|publisher=Times|access-date=1 January 2025|archive-date=22 June 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240622123454/https://www.thetimes.com/article/cool-or-pretentious-72t90xt62|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Both Dominic Major, drummer of [[London Grammar]] and [[Adrian Utley]], guitarist of [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]] originate from the town.