William Orbit, pop producer for Madonna, All Saints and more, dies aged 69

William Orbit, the British music producer whose dreamy yet propulsive style invigorated work by Madonna, Blur, All Saints, U2 and more, has died aged 69. Success came relatively late for Orbit – at least in pop music terms. “William is a complete madman genius,” Madonna said of the Ray of Light sessions. View image in fullscreen Orbit with Madonna at the 1999 Grammys, accepting the best pop album award for Ray of Light. “Let’s put this Madonna ROL [Ray of Light] 2.0 thing to rest here and now folks.