Episode 28: Mr. and Mrs. Brian Norris’ Ford Popular

Episode 28: Mr. and Mrs. Brian Norris’ Ford Popular (1972)

• Man Is Born (1967) Peter Reno (Peter Taylor & Cliff Twemlow) [perf. International Studio Orchestra, 1967 album “Panorama” (De Wolfe DW/LP 3059)] (Introduction)
• Sinfonia Tellurica, Mvt. ? (1970) Trevor Duncan [perf. New Concert Orchestra, 1970 album “Background Music Specially Recorded For Film, Radio, & Television” (Boosey & Hawkes SBH 3032)] (Norrises begin journey)
• Suspense (Flute) 1 (1968) Alan Langford [perf. New Concert Orchestra, 1968 album “High Drama/Low Comedy” (Boosey & Hawkes SBH 3001)] (Sting 1, Hounslow 25)
• Dynamic, Rising (Tutti) (1968) Alan Langford [perf. New Concert Orchestra, 1968 album “High Drama/Low Comedy” (Boosey & Hawkes SBH 3001)] (Sting 2, Kingston Bypass)
• Dramatic (Heavy Tutti, Sudden Soft Chord) (1968) Alan Langford [perf. New Concert Orchestra, 1968 album “High Drama/Low Comedy” (Boosey & Hawkes SBH 3001)] (Sting 3, the Thames)
• Horrific (ff) 2 (1968) Alan Langford [perf. New Concert Orchestra, 1968 album “High Drama/Low Comedy” (Boosey & Hawkes SBH 3001)] (Sting 4, Metropolitan Railway)
• Dramatic (Rising Strings & Sharp Brass) 2 (1968) Alan Langford; possibly adapted from ‘Links: Drama Link (D)’ (c.1953) Hubert Clifford [perf. New Concert Orchestra, 1968 album “High Drama/Low Comedy” (Boosey & Hawkes SBH 3001)] (Sting 5, Hounslow Central)
• Man Is Born (1967) Peter Reno (Peter Taylor & Cliff Twemlow) [perf. International Studio Orchestra, 1967 album “Panorama” (De Wolfe DW/LP 3059)] (Norrises make their discovery, the end)
• *Nude Organist Fanfare 4 (1972) Terry Jones [perf. Terry Jones] (Nude Organist)
• The Liberty Bell (1893) John Philip Sousa [perf. Band of the Grenadier Guards cond. Rodney Bashford, 1967 album “Sousa Marches” (Decca PFS 4134)] (Titles)
• Day’s Work (1966) Mike McNaught [1966 album “Light Intimations - 2” (KPM 1007)] (‘How to Do It’)
• Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique), Mvt. I (1893) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [perf. USSR Symphony Orchestra cond. Yevgeny Svetlanov, 1970 album “Symphony No. 6 In B Minor ‘Pathétique’” (HMV ASD 2617)] (‘Farming Club’)
• Piano Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I (1874) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [perf. Vladimir Ashkenazy and the London Symphony Orchestra cond. Lorin Maazel, 1963 album “Piano Concerto Nº 1” (Decca SXL 6058)] (Sviatoslav Richter’s performance)
• ? (Triumphant chord, Richter has escaped)
• Theatre Overture (1967) Anthony Mawer [perf. Theatre Orchestra, 1971 album “Movie Go Round” (De Wolfe DW/LP 3192)] (Trim Jeans Theatre)
• Descending Glissando (1967) Gareth Walters [1967 album “Harp Solos” (KPM 1013)] (Before / after)
• The Great Escape March (1963) Elmer Bernstein [perf. Geoff Love & His Orchestra, 1971 album “Big War Movie Themes” (Music For Pleasure MFP 5171)] (Trim Jeans version of ‘The Great Escape’)
• Three Flourishes No. 3: Majestic (c.1953) Gilbert Vinter [perf. L’orchestra Devereaux cond. Georges Devereaux, c.1953 album “Three Flourishes/Links” (FDH 111)] (Animated curtain chord)
• Theatre Overture (1967) Anthony Mawer [perf. Theatre Orchestra, 1971 album “Movie Go Round” (De Wolfe DW/LP 3192)] (Animated compere)
• Three Dances from ‘Nell Gwyn’: No. 3 - Merrymakers’ Dance (1934) Sir Edward German [perf. New Symphony Orchestra of London cond. Victor Olof, 1969 album “Merrie England” (Eclipse ECS.2006)] (Fish slapping dance)
• Under Full Sail - Storm - Under Full Sail (1968) Johnny Pearson [1968 album “Theme Suites - Vol II” (KPM 1040)] (SS Mother Goose)
• String Suspenses (No. 1) (1970) Paul Lewis [1970 album “Dramatic and Horror” (Studio G LPSG 1008)] (Captain relates story)
• The Liberty Bell (1893) John Philip Sousa [perf. Band of the Grenadier Guards cond. Rodney Bashford, 1967 album “Sousa Marches” (Decca PFS 4134)] (End credits)
• Variety Play Off (B) (1970) Pete Moore [1970 album “Link & Bridges / Opening, Closing, Links, & Bridges” (Standard ESL 111)] (It’s Man show)
• The Liberty Bell (1893) John Philip Sousa [perf. Band of the Grenadier Guards cond. Rodney Bashford, 1967 album “Sousa Marches” (Decca PFS 4134)] (“It’s . . .”)