It just acts as an atmospheric, subliminal layer rather than anything too intrusive. So there’s a bit of Jerusalem in there, a bit of Jupiter (AKA ‘I Vow To Thee…’) and some Britten ('Listen To Britten…?’) too. My score had to help glue together these two elements and I thought that a nice way to do that would be to include remixed elements from the most British pieces of music I could think of. The second film is ’ Voices Of Britain’, directed by the award-winning Alex J Campbell with assistance from Sam Boullier (a fine filmmaker in his own right!) A chorus of voices from all over Britain talk about their lives and how they feel about their country - about their homes, and about what it is to belong, over a beautiful multi-media collage of footage from every corner of the island. I had a lot of fun making a drumkit out of bashing the innards of my piano - in fact almost every sound in the score is made out of different piano treatments. The score is minimal but hopefully somewhat effective. Apparently, as an ex-Crufts contestant, he assumed the applause was for him. Eric actually attended a recent screening of the film at the BFI, but I"m sorry to report he was rather badly behaved - every time the audience applauded the end of one of the short films, he got very excited and started barking. ![]() Here’s the trailer:Įric - Listen to Britain 2017 on BBC Four from Florence Kennard on Vimeo.ĭirected by the very talented Florence Kennard who I met working on Carnage, this film is a real feelgood treat. The first is ’ Eric’, a wonderful character study of a much-loved therapist… who happens to be a border collie. The films will be broadcast on BBC4 this Sunday the 24th September at 9pm, but here’s a little info: Funnily enough, they couldn’t be more different! By chance I happened to be asked to contribute score to two of these films. ![]() Shout-out to the rest of the cast, who performed and sang wonderfully: Pete Ashmore, Cressida Bonas, Edmund Digby-Jones, Rujenne Green, Suzann Mclean, James Marlowe and Adam Sopp.Īnd to the tireless crew: assistant director Dale Monie, designer Rebecca Brower, sound director Dinah Mullen, movement director Ste Clough and lighting designer Cat Webb (who’s also one of my favourite authors!) blogĮric / Voices Of Britain by Jeremy WarmsleyīBC 4 / Wingspan Productions commissioned a whole series of short films inspired by the classic 1942 propaganda film Listen To Britain. I have considered recording my own versions but I’m dubious as to how the songs will stand up outside of the context of the play. Unfortunately I don’t have good recordings of the cast performing. Step forward Eva Feiler, who did a sterling job translating my inky scratchings into real music. ![]() My sole condition was that all the songs should be accompanied by live, real, piano, played by a cast member. Rather delightfully, as well as the usual complement of underscore, I also had the opportunity to set some of Auden & Isherwood’s verse to music! Rather dauntingly following in the shoes of Benjamin Britten - one of my very favourite composers… The Dog Beneath The Skin: Musical Interludes by Jeremy Warmsley ![]() The play opened in London last week, and tickets are avilable here. This one, their first, is a real rollercoaster ride - hundreds of characters, a dozen locations, some hilarious banter - and the whole thing in rhyming verse! In fact, Auden’s famous Funeral Blues (which you may remember from Four Weddings) comes from one of their plays. Ha! That’s what you are.Late last year I was asked once more to collaborate with Jimmy Walters of Proud Haddock, director of Mrs Orwell, on another play: Isherwood & Auden’s 1935 bonkers satirical classic, The Dog Beneath The Skin.Īuden & Isherwood wrote several plays together. Sprinkled with powdered sugar and ready to be devoured by the closest lucky person. Can I call you a powdery sugar-covered, almond-stuffed cookie? Or a pillow-looking, sweet and nutty hand pie?!? Or how about … picture-perfect crazy-delicious sweet almond raviolo?!?Ĭause that’s just what you are: Two layers of crumbly and buttery sugar dough, filled with a nutty and sweet almond filling, baked until super soft and lightly crispy and golden at the edges.
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