Trained as a violinist at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Timothy Good began his professional musical career in 1963, touring Canada and the United States with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He joined the London Symphony Orchestra in 1964, an association that lasted 14 years. Since the mid 1970s Good has worked as a freelance musician playing on film scores, commercial dates and pop music recordings including Paul McCartney, Sade, Phil Collins and others.