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Mike Batt, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
A Merry War: Original Motion Picture Score and Orchestral Suite
Genre: Soundtracks

Track Listings (27) - Disc #1
1. Aspidistra Suite for orchestra: First Movement - Poetry And Torment
2. Aspidistra Suite for orchestra: Second Movement - Love And Passion
3. Aspidistra Suite for orchestra: Third Movement - A Bright Future
4. A Merry War, film score: Main Title
5. A Merry War, film score: Bigger The Balsted Daffodils
6. A Merry War, film score: Walking To Ravelston's House
7. A Merry War, film score: It Tolls For Thee, Gordon
8. A Merry War, film score: The Poet At Work
9. A Merry War, film score: The Cancelled Party
10. A Merry War, film score: Find The Editor And Kill Him
11. A Merry War, film score: A Kiss Down An Alleyway
12. A Merry War, film score: Off To The Countryside
13. A Merry War, film score: A Bower Made For Us
14. A Merry War, film score: Trudge Home After Day Out
15. A Merry War, film score: Booking At Modigliani's
16. A Merry War, film score: The Aspidistra Quickstep
17. A Merry War, film score: The Aspidistra Waltz
18. A Merry War, film score: The Aspidistra Foxtrot
19. A Merry War, film score: Sad Bit After Gordon Is Sacked
20. A Merry War, film score: I Never Want To See You Again
21. A Merry War, film score: Tea With The Undertaker
22. A Merry War, film score: At Last Gordon Gives Rosemary A Really Good Seeing To
23. A Merry War, film score: The First Day Of Spring
24. A Merry War, film score: Rosemary Announces That She Is Pregnant
25. A Merry War, film score: Gordon Returns To Work
26. A Merry War, film score: Walking Home
27. A Merry War, film score: Tiger In The Night

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All Artists: Mike Batt, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Title: A Merry War: Original Motion Picture Score and Orchestral Suite
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Angel Records
Release Date: 9/22/1998
Album Type: Soundtrack
Genre: Soundtracks
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 724349469723

Synopsis

Amazon.com

This original music for the film based on George Orwell's novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying has all of the quaint and cottage-like charms of a modern symphonic score as well as the tedium. It opens with Mike Batt's three-movement orchestral "Aspidistra Suite," a mélange with shades of Baroque, Romantic, and pastoral, as well as a few comical touches. But the disc gets a bit more interesting afterward in its progression of individualized tracks with descriptive titles like "A Kiss Down an Alleyway" and "Tea with the Undertaker." There is even a dash of cozy cocktail music and a closing vocal version of the main title by Colin Blunstone. Still, the tried-and-true variations on a theme can be underwhelming for those not reinforced by the actual story. --Joseph Lanza

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CD Reviews

More on the track listings

03/06/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Aspidistra Suite : Poetry and Torment, Love and Passion. Original Film Soundtrack : A Bright Future, The Main Title, Bugger the blasted daffodils, Walking to Ravelston's house, It tolls for thee, Gordon, The poet at work, The cancelled party, Find the editor and kill him, A kiss down an alleyway, Off to the country side, A bower made for us, Trudge home after day out, Booking at Modigliani's, The Aspidistra Quickstep, The Aspidistra Waltz, The Aspidistra Foxtrot, Sad bit after Gordon is sacked, I never want to see you again, Tea with the undertaker, At last Gordon gives Rosemary a really good seeing to, The first day of Spring, Rosemary announces that she is pregnant, Gordon returns to work, Walking home, Tiger In The Night (vocal: Colin Blunstone). Wonderful!Wonderful! Mike Batt and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The music is described as "gently romantic theme, baroque-like 'Walking to...,' passionate 'A bower made...'" And Colin Blunstone's voice is described as "haunting.""