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Post by PigsnieLite on Jul 5, 2011 3:00:31 GMT -5
Probably becuz Im distuntly related to Evelyn Waugh. Heh. Its like you & Wombuttian arm hair. Besides, its the story of sinistur Catholic families, fancy roadsters, 6 black Cordelias & the scrofulous middle class.
I also like dozens of other dramas (ie. ROME, HOUSE OF CARDS, ELIZABETH I) but they dont haf super memorable soundtracks.
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Post by Avril on Jul 5, 2011 7:14:53 GMT -5
Fair enough. Your lovely sad soundtrack made me rush to put on Morricone, which made me wonder about those soundtracks we constantly return to, and why. Pleasure, is my answer.  |
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Post by PigsnieLite on Jul 5, 2011 11:26:01 GMT -5
I guess we love mournful tunes. And BRIDESHEAD is particularly long on the oboe.  |
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Post by Frito Freddie on Jul 5, 2011 23:02:22 GMT -5
My favourite track from original BRIDESHEAD REVISITED album by Geoffrey Burgon. Just jack up the sound a bit. So lovely & sad. RAIN IN VENICE. I guess we love mournful tunes. And BRIDESHEAD is particularly long on the oboe. I've been wondering what the name of this song is. It would be kinda cool if they made a music box version of it. I'd play it at the graveyard. |
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Post by PigsnieLite on Jul 6, 2011 2:07:39 GMT -5
The dead would certainly appreciate it, I say. plink plink plink ...
Isnt it weird how this melody sounds just like rain?
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Post by Avril on Jul 6, 2011 3:42:41 GMT -5
Geoffrey Burgon - a new discovery (for me, at any rate).  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_BurgonWow, he wrote a lot for TV and film. Film scores
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
The Dogs of War (1981)
Turtle Diary (1985)
Television scores
The Letter (1969)
Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974)
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom (1976)
As You Like It (1978)
Testament of Youth (1979)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979)
Brideshead Revisited (1981)
How Many Miles to Babylon? (1982)
Soft Targets (1982)
Bewitched (1985)
Bleak House (1985)
The Death of a Heart (1985)
The Happy Valley (1987)
Chronicles of Narnia
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and Prince Caspian (1989)
The Silver Chair (1990)
Robin Hood (1991)
A Foreign Field (1993)
Martin Chuzzlewit (1994)
Silent Witness (1996); opening titles music, prominently featuring contralto vocals, was composed by John Harle
Turning World (1996)
Cider with Rosie (1998)
When Trumpets Fade (1998)
Ghost Stories for Christmas (2000)
Longitude (2000)
The Forsyte Saga (2002–2003)
Island at War (2004)
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Post by PigsnieLite on Jul 6, 2011 3:51:15 GMT -5
He should be as famous as Han Zimmer. But he isnt. Rest inPeace, Mr Burgon! I think youre fabulous!   |
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Post by Avril on Jul 6, 2011 3:55:15 GMT -5
Geoffrey Burgon passes away, aged 69
Wednesday, 22 September 2010 15:13
The acclaimed British composer, famed for his TV and film scores, died peacefully last night in the company of family.
Burgon found huge commercial and critical success with his TV and film scores. Among his most famous works were Brideshead Revisited, The Chronicles Of Narnia, Dr Who, Monty Python’s Life Of Brian and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. He was a double Ivor Novello winner, winning the coveted award for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy in 1979 and for Brideshead Revisited in 1981.
Outside of TV and film, Burgon garnered huge respect for a number of his pieces, including 1976’s Requiem and 1994’s City Adventures.
James Rushton, Managing Director of Burgon’s publisher Chester Music, paid tribute to the composer:
“Geoffrey Burgon was one of very few composers in recent times whose music has truly touched the hearts of the international public. The music and unforgettable melodies that Geoff wrote for the great classic BBC and ITV TV series over the past forty years have established themselves as standards, both within their genre and as pure music. His ability to capture in a moment the character of the screen drama on which he was working was of the very highest order.
“But Geoff was much more than simply a media composer. Most of his musical conversation was about the classical concert world and he retained a keen ear for the classical music of his peers. His large catalogue of concert works, from the imposing and dramatic Requiem from the mid-1970s to the recent viola concerto and cello concerto, reveals a composer in full control of a very immediate, lyrical and varied language, and one whose work deserves wide attention”.
Source: www.classicfm.co.uk/music/latest-music-news/geoffrey-burgon-passes-away-aged-69/
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Post by PigsnieLite on Jul 6, 2011 4:09:50 GMT -5
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Post by Avril on Jul 6, 2011 4:15:47 GMT -5
He's definitely got 'nostalgia' down pat.
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Post by PigsnieLite on Jul 6, 2011 12:10:18 GMT -5
And graveyard toons.  And I like nostalgia. We certainly dressed better than we do now. Nekkid ankles in the olden days were actually erotic! Who knew?  |
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Post by Frito Freddie on Jul 16, 2011 20:04:01 GMT -5
This is my my favorite version of Roberta Flack's song: THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE. Also my dad's.
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Post by Avril on Jul 16, 2011 23:14:22 GMT -5
It's nice, but I prefer Roberta.
When she first brought it out, I instantly applied it to my then boyfriend, which whom I was hopelessly, tragically in love. It was unrequited, though we were together for around six years.
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Post by dragrat on Jul 17, 2011 18:40:37 GMT -5
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Post by dragrat on Nov 14, 2011 3:03:47 GMT -5
A choir version of Barber's Agnus Dei, song by Choir of New College, Oxford.
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