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My Take
Patrick Leonard is a name casual listeners rarely register, yet his fingerprints are all over the music many of us grew up with. As Madonna's longtime collaborator he helped shape Like a Prayer and Ray of Light, two of her most ambitious records. That fascinates me, because the songwriter and producer behind the curtain is often the real architect of an era's sound. A Michigan keyboardist who could write, arrange, and produce film scores too, he is a craftsman in the truest sense. I have a soft spot for these unsung designers of hit records, the people who built the bones of songs the world still sings.
Overview
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).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Patrick Leonard
- Name (Japanese)
- パトリック・レナード
- Reading
- ぱとりっく・れなーど
- Born
- March 14, 1956 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Monkey
- Origin
- Crystal Falls, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- songwriter / record producer / keyboardist / manufacturer / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.