#geoffrey burgon

[noybusiness]

@headspace-hotel Yes, that's a really devastating concept for the children's return in Prince Caspian.

My mother and I both always found the image of all the unexplored pools in the Wood Between the Worlds exciting.

Are you thinking of the Telmarines? The Telmarines came through a portal on an island. The Archenlanders are descended from King Frank V's second son and his followers. The Calormenes are descended from Archenlander bandits.

Yes, there are Roman gods in Narnia, like Bacchus and Silenus, not to mention all the river gods, wood gods, nymphs and fauns. C.S. Lewis considered paganism the precursor to ecstatic Christian spirituality and didn't have an issue with nature gods subordinate to Capital G God.

Yes, stars in Narnia are sentient. The protagonists meet Ramandu, a resting star, and Coriakin, a somewhat fallen star, in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, as well as Ramandu's daughter, who appears to be half human since she's said to have the blood of the stars in her veins rather than to be one herself (unlike in the 2010 movie, where she's a star and named Liliandil). Ramandu's daughter marries Caspian and is the mother of Rilian; she's murdered by the Lady of the Green Kirtle's serpent form. In The Last Battle, the protagonists see all the star-people come down to earth at the end of the world.

@queen-of-carven-stone Lucy or Susan didn't almost marry a star. Are you thinking of when Lucy was forced by the Dufflepuds to go into that manor and reverse the invisibility spell cast on them (by themselves) after they were changed from regular dwarfs called Duffers into monopods by the magician Coriakin, who is a former star being punished for prideful ways by having to govern foolish subjects? There was no forced marriage aspect, though.

I'm not sure whether I read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in book form first or saw the 1989 TV serial first. The 1989-1990 TV serials of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Silver Chair were very faithful to the books and I recommend seeing them if you're able to, actually. Most scenes are transferred straight from the page to the screen. Great imagery, intros and music, too, very mysterious and evocative, and I can still hear the music as we speak. The same composer did the Brideshead Revisited TV serial, Geoffrey Burgon. I especially loved the winged panther and cockatrice in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Tom Baker (the Fourth Doctor) played Puddleglum in The Silver Chair. Warwick Davis (Willow in Willow and Nikabrik in the 2008 Prince Caspian film) played Reepicheep in Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, as well as Glimfeather in The Silver Chair.

narnia has actually way too many completely devastating concepts in it that are not explored At All

[ambxtxo]

this evening’s setup

🎧 rain in venice by geoffrey burgon

[landrysg]

Music for Candlemas:

Geoffrey Burgon, Nunc Dimittis

"Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people."

A beautiful performance.  This music was used effectively for the end credits of the BBC TV production of “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”; it always brings a tear to my eye.

[masterblackoak]

Geoffrey Burgon: Nunc dimittis

[wankerwatch]

Commons Vote

On: Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul

Ayes: 228 (49.3% Con, 31.7% LD, 4.4% Ind, 4.0% SNP, 2.2% DUP, 2.2% RUK, 1.8% PC, 1.8% Green, 0.9% SDLP, 0.4% Lab, 0.4% APNI, 0.4% UUP, 0.4% TUV) Noes: 348 (100.0% Lab) Absent: ~74

Day's business papers: 2024-09-10

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (112 votes)

Alan Mak Alberto Costa Alec Shelbrooke Alicia Kearns Alison Griffiths Andrew Bowie Andrew Griffith Andrew Mitchell Andrew Murrison Andrew Snowden Aphra Brandreth Ashley Fox Ben Obese-Jecty Ben Spencer Bernard Jenkin Blake Stephenson Bob Blackman Bradley Thomas Caroline Dinenage Caroline Johnson Charlie Dewhirst Chris Philp Christopher Chope Claire Coutinho Damian Hinds Danny Kruger David Davis David Mundell David Reed David Simmonds Desmond Swayne Edward Argar Edward Leigh Esther McVey Gagan Mohindra Gareth Bacon Gareth Davies Gavin Williamson Geoffrey Clifton-Brown George Freeman Graham Stuart Greg Smith Gregory Stafford Harriet Cross Harriett Baldwin Helen Grant Helen Whately Iain Duncan Smith Jack Rankin James Cartlidge James Cleverly James Wild Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Wright Jerome Mayhew Jesse Norman Joe Robertson John Cooper John Glen John Hayes John Lamont John Whittingdale Joy Morrissey Julia Lopez Julian Lewis Julian Smith Karen Bradley Katie Lam Kemi Badenoch Kevin Hollinrake Kieran Mullan Kit Malthouse Laura Trott Lewis Cocking Lincoln Jopp Luke Evans Mark Francois Mark Garnier Matt Vickers Mel Stride Mike Wood Mims Davies Neil Hudson Neil O'Brien Neil Shastri-Hurst Nick Timothy Nigel Huddleston Oliver Dowden Patrick Spencer Paul Holmes Peter Bedford Peter Fortune Priti Patel Rebecca Paul Rebecca Smith Richard Fuller Richard Holden Rishi Sunak Robbie Moore Robert Jenrick Roger Gale Saqib Bhatti Sarah Bool Shivani Raja Simon Hoare Steve Barclay Stuart Anderson Stuart Andrew Suella Braverman Tom Tugendhat Victoria Atkins Wendy Morton

Liberal Democrat (72 votes)

Adam Dance Al Pinkerton Alex Brewer Alison Bennett Alistair Carmichael Andrew George Angus MacDonald Anna Sabine Ben Maguire Bobby Dean Brian Mathew Calum Miller Cameron Thomas Caroline Voaden Charlie Maynard Charlotte Cane Chris Coghlan Christine Jardine Claire Young Clive Jones Daisy Cooper Danny Chambers David Chadwick Ed Davey Edward Morello Freddie van Mierlo Gideon Amos Helen Maguire Helen Morgan Ian Roome Ian Sollom James MacCleary Jamie Stone Jess Brown-Fuller John Milne Josh Babarinde Joshua Reynolds Layla Moran Lee Dillon Lisa Smart Liz Jarvis Luke Taylor Manuela Perteghella Marie Goldman Martin Wrigley Max Wilkinson Mike Martin Monica Harding Munira Wilson Olly Glover Paul Kohler Pippa Heylings Rachel Gilmour Richard Foord Roz Savage Sarah Dyke Sarah Gibson Sarah Green Sarah Olney Steff Aquarone Steve Darling Susan Murray Tessa Munt Tim Farron Tom Gordon Tom Morrison Victoria Collins Vikki Slade Wendy Chamberlain Wera Hobhouse Will Forster Zöe Franklin

Independent (10 votes)

Adnan Hussain Apsana Begum Ayoub Khan Ian Byrne Iqbal Mohamed Jeremy Corbyn John McDonnell Richard Burgon Shockat Adam Zarah Sultana

Scottish National Party (9 votes)

Brendan O'Hara Chris Law Dave Doogan Graham Leadbitter Kirsty Blackman Pete Wishart Seamus Logan Stephen Flynn Stephen Gethins

Democratic Unionist Party (5 votes)

Carla Lockhart Gavin Robinson Gregory Campbell Jim Shannon Sammy Wilson

Reform UK (5 votes)

James McMurdock Lee Anderson Nigel Farage Richard Tice Rupert Lowe

Plaid Cymru (4 votes)

Ann Davies Ben Lake Liz Saville Roberts Llinos Medi

Green Party (4 votes)

Adrian Ramsay Carla Denyer Ellie Chowns Siân Berry

Social Democratic & Labour Party (2 votes)

Claire Hanna Colum Eastwood

Labour (1 vote)

Jon Trickett

Alliance (1 vote)

Sorcha Eastwood

Ulster Unionist Party (1 vote)

Robin Swann

Traditional Unionist Voice (1 vote)

Jim Allister

Noes

Labour (348 votes)

Abena Oppong-Asare Abtisam Mohamed Adam Jogee Adam Thompson Afzal Khan Al Carns Alan Campbell Alan Gemmell Alan Strickland Alex Baker Alex Ballinger Alex Barros-Curtis Alex Davies-Jones Alex Mayer Alex McIntyre Alex Norris Alex Sobel Alice Macdonald Alison Hume Alison McGovern Alison Taylor Alistair Strathern Allison Gardner Amanda Hack Andrew Cooper Andrew Gwynne Andrew Lewin Andrew Pakes Andrew Ranger Andrew Western Andy MacNae Andy Slaughter Angela Eagle Angela Rayner Anna Dixon Anna Gelderd Anna Turley Anneliese Dodds Anneliese Midgley Antonia Bance Ashley Dalton Baggy Shanker Bambos Charalambous Barry Gardiner Bayo Alaba Becky Gittins Ben Coleman Ben Goldsborough Bill Esterson Blair McDougall Brian Leishman Bridget Phillipson Callum Anderson Calvin Bailey Carolyn Harris Catherine Atkinson Catherine Fookes Catherine McKinnell Catherine West Charlotte Nichols Chi Onwurah Chris Bloore Chris Bryant Chris Curtis Chris Elmore Chris Evans Chris Hinchliff Chris Kane Chris McDonald Chris Murray Chris Vince Chris Ward Claire Hazelgrove Claire Hughes Clive Betts Connor Naismith Connor Rand Damien Egan Dan Aldridge Dan Carden Dan Jarvis Dan Norris Dan Tomlinson Daniel Francis Danny Beales Darren Jones Darren Paffey Dave Robertson David Baines David Burton-Sampson David Lammy David Pinto-Duschinsky David Smith David Taylor David Williams Debbie Abrahams Deirdre Costigan Derek Twigg Douglas Alexander Douglas McAllister Ed Miliband Elaine Stewart Ellie Reeves Emily Darlington Emily Thornberry Emma Foody Emma Hardy Emma Reynolds Fabian Hamilton Feryal Clark Florence Eshalomi Frank McNally Fred Thomas Gareth Snell Gareth Thomas Gen Kitchen Georgia Gould Gerald Jones Gill German Gordon McKee Graeme Downie Graham Stringer Gregor Poynton Gurinder Singh Josan Hamish Falconer Harpreet Uppal Heidi Alexander Helen Hayes Helena Dollimore Henry Tufnell Ian Murray Imogen Walker Irene Campbell Jack Abbott Jacob Collier Jade Botterill Jake Richards James Asser James Frith James Murray James Naish Janet Daby Jas Athwal Jayne Kirkham Jeevun Sandher Jeff Smith Jen Craft Jess Asato Jess Phillips Jessica Morden Jessica Toale Jim Dickson Jim McMahon Jo Platt Jo Stevens Jo White Joani Reid Jodie Gosling Joe Morris Joe Powell Johanna Baxter John Grady John Healey John Slinger John Whitby Jon Pearce Jonathan Brash Jonathan Davies Jonathan Hinder Jonathan Reynolds Josh Dean Josh Fenton-Glynn Josh MacAlister Josh Newbury Josh Simons Julie Minns Juliet Campbell Justin Madders Kanishka Narayan Karin Smyth Karl Turner Kate Dearden Katie White Katrina Murray Keir Mather Keir Starmer Kerry McCarthy Kevin Bonavia Kevin McKenna Kim Leadbeater Kirith Entwistle Kirsteen Sullivan Kirsty McNeill Laura Kyrke-Smith Lauren Edwards Lauren Sullivan Laurence Turner Lee Barron Lee Pitcher Lewis Atkinson Liam Byrne Liam Conlon Lilian Greenwood Lillian Jones Linsey Farnsworth Lisa Nandy Liz Kendall Liz Twist Lizzi Collinge Lloyd Hatton Lola McEvoy Louise Haigh Louise Jones Lucy Powell Lucy Rigby Luke Akehurst Luke Charters Luke Murphy Luke Myer Luke Pollard Margaret Mullane Marie Tidball Mark Ferguson Mark Hendrick Mark Sewards Mark Tami Markus Campbell-Savours Martin McCluskey Martin Rhodes Mary Creagh Mary Glindon Matt Rodda Matt Turmaine Matt Western Matthew Patrick Matthew Pennycook Maureen Burke Maya Ellis Meg Hillier Melanie Onn Melanie Ward Miatta Fahnbulleh Michael Payne Michael Shanks Michael Wheeler Michelle Scrogham Michelle Welsh Mike Amesbury Mike Kane Mike Reader Mike Tapp Natalie Fleet Natasha Irons Navendu Mishra Neil Coyle Nesil Caliskan Nia Griffith Nicholas Dakin Nick Smith Noah Law Oliver Ryan Olivia Bailey Olivia Blake Pam Cox Pamela Nash Pat McFadden Patricia Ferguson Patrick Hurley Paul Davies Paul Foster Paul Waugh Perran Moon Peter Dowd Peter Kyle Peter Lamb Peter Prinsley Peter Swallow Polly Billington Preet Kaur Gill Rachel Blake Rachel Hopkins Rachel Reeves Rachel Taylor Richard Baker Richard Quigley Rosie Wrighting Rupa Huq Rushanara Ali Ruth Cadbury Ruth Jones Sadik Al-Hassan Sally Jameson Sam Carling Sam Rushworth Samantha Dixon

Samantha Niblett Sarah Champion Sarah Coombes Sarah Hall Sarah Jones Sarah Owen Sarah Russell Sarah Sackman Satvir Kaur Scott Arthur Sean Woodcock Seema Malhotra Shabana Mahmood Shaun Davies Simon Lightwood Simon Opher Siobhain McDonagh Sojan Joseph Sonia Kumar Stella Creasy Stephanie Peacock Stephen Kinnock Stephen Morgan Stephen Timms Steve Race Steve Reed Steve Witherden Steve Yemm Sureena Brackenridge Taiwo Owatemi Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Terry Jermy Tim Roca Toby Perkins Tom Collins Tom Hayes Tom Rutland Tony Vaughan Torcuil Crichton Torsten Bell Tracy Gilbert Tristan Osborne Tulip Siddiq Uma Kumaran Valerie Vaz Vicky Foxcroft Warinder Juss Wes Streeting Will Stone Yasmin Qureshi Yuan Yang Yvette Cooper Zubir Ahmed

[norahmusic]

A Trip to Music in Films (3/4)

13.James Bond theme 1962, Monty Norman & John Barry, https://youtu.be/Vr6yscEWPYw?si=AkBBuDhy7dOUxAPn |The Pink Panther 1963 Henri Mancini, https://youtu.be/ilull9eS3mQ?si=w5pC7J8sQ4UDJuXP | Onibaba 1964, Hikaru Hayashi, https://youtu.be/ajVoLJjc5o0?si=lWNmhktPjEohrJyW | The Jungle Book, George Bruns, https://youtu.be/p8xPOXLVko4?si=uo8xE9M560klOU2K | West Side Story 1961, Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim, https://youtu.be/Z7OHCrp13Ho?si=ZZwsgIFN4niYvaLI || Une femme es une femme 1961,Michel Legrand, https://youtu.be/T2o2tGWAKko |Yellow Submarine 1968, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, https://youtu.be/j_JaDDcyIIU?si=75q-5_UVktpiT06P| Alfie 1963¸ Sony Rollins, https://youtu.be/K843J1cp0-0 | Woman in the dunes (1964),Toru Takemitsu, https://youtu.be/w2rOFDmfpNg | The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Ennio Moriconne, https://youtu.be/vt34RyLUTFQ?si=HzGFsLEoOqdHOUl4 | Battle of Britain soundtrack 1969, Ron Goodwin & S.William Walton, https://youtu.be/-sjO1JYZfUw | War and Peace 1967, Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov, https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n3TpAbBci6_AwDLk-Sn4OGdSuQw1vp59Q&si=zsb-elGwIG44V8oK  | The Shop on Main Street 1965, Zdeněk Liška, https://youtu.be/IcCILptzD2U?si=-JvigUR0NuDm6W-z, https://youtu.be/-wlb6jAdVoQ?si=u0ObwykwWL-DL1VJ |  The Ipcress file 1965, John Barry, https://youtu.be/yFWMFvBTZ4M?si=XVoTgVXmv0h6OsHN

14.The Godfather Trilogy 1972, Nino Rota, https://youtu.be/AlJJJwl7Ess | SHAFT 1971, Isaac Hayes, https://youtu.be/uNJKmf6KTcU?si=myjjEvyBKkhfGvhl | Star Wars Original Opening 1977, John Williams, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2MoaiSyUio | Heavy Traffic 1973,  Ed Bogas, Ray Shanklin,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8qkkUcovdg&list=PLA72E0DDD1CE99F55 | Life of Brian 1979,              Geoffrey Burgon, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBQcoMtSfx4&list=PLKjjIa7cwTkIJgShyLCSJcfkbnnlwUGYs | Chariots of Fire 1981, Vangelis, https://youtu.be/v1IrXczQOF8  | Halloween 1978, John Carpenter, https://youtu.be/pT4FY3NrhGg |Dersu Uzala 1975, Isaak Shvarts, https://youtu.be/DijUvDi87Fc?si=N3eUSBlqT2-episb| Saturday Night Live 1977, https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLncSr7CeehKnoYQ0p94v5_dgH8EQC9oB3&si=iVgtS9GqCOgWd-PH | The Harder They Come 1972, Jimmy Cliff, https://youtu.be/BpQrLUopf-k | Die Blechtrommel 1979, Maurice Jarre, https://youtu.be/27gfoTm6ufg?si=QqIjQWQMjH1o7oG8 | Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970, Jerry Goldsmith, https://youtu.be/RwKcZuuE9GM?si=fs2jliynr2jqVOjm

15.Blue Velvet 1986, Angelo Badalamenti, https://youtu.be/dFOX5Uza17c | The Secret of Nimh 1982, Jerry Goldsmith, https://youtu.be/H_I3SaTpdqM?si=Plc-HANsjf930EeS | “Tootsie” 1982, Dave Grusin, https://youtu.be/3qqZefHhWf0?si=PFVxFwylZkx4enYu |Der Himmer über Berlin - Wings of Desire 1987, Jürgen Knieper & Laurent Petitgand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCtCclkUhxA | Akira 1988, Shōji Yamashiro, https://youtu.be/ngTf7ccaBRo?si=zNJzzQ9y73xxAotf | The Snowman 1982, Howard Blake https://youtu.be/5A3THighARU?si=ww8ZClVa_TIDveBm | Transformers 1986, Vince DiCola, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTC82cseoTs | Flashdance 1983,  Giorgio Moroder, Cara and Keith Forsey, https://youtu.be/tKcjZSh5xs0 | Foot Loose 1984 Tom Snow, Jim Steinman, Kenny Loggins, Dean Pitchford, Miles Goodman, https://youtu.be/NqGslEZ5I6c?si=3HahWX0e3FELWzF6 | The Breakfast Club 1985, Keith Forsey, https://youtu.be/VG78fq6KAPA?si=smXKh7_UomvJrBr4   | Breakin’ 1984, Michael Boyd, Gary Remal, https://youtu.be/cqiQmO5frrE?si=7dAwvDYmZ353Wc28 | The Blues Brothers 1980, https://youtu.be/EHV0zs0kVGg?si=GKGpktZ8MAl6KREF |

16.Cinema Paradiso 1988,Ennio Moricone, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlQh4PeB8PE | Scarface 1983,Giorgio Moroder, https://youtu.be/aKv1_GfxFZY?si=W-xF9FPhM0XolbeJ | Come and See 1985, Oleg Yanchenko, https://youtu.be/w1a3iZBXguo | Fanny and Alexander 1982, Daniel Bell, https://youtu.be/OAabnhwhZcE | | The Neverending Story, Klaus Doldinger

Giorgio Moroder, https://youtu.be/heHdOTt_iGc?si=j5yN2gl6348vJ4xW |Crocodile Dundee 1986, Peter Best, https://youtu.be/p6vrdrTEFeo | Back to the Future 1985, Alan Silvestri, https://youtu.be/eHGGgQ0F9IM

17.https://artsandculture.google.com/story/from-the-golden-era-to-gigabytes-the-movie-music-story/hwKyOpqNyMwhLA | https://filmustage.com/blog/music-scoring-in-film-production/ | https://www.ranker.com/list/best-oscar-winning-foreign-films/ranker-film?ref=listed_on&pos=4 | https://www.ranker.com/list/best-world-cinema-movies-list/ranker-film?ref=listed_on&pos=3

18.Unchained Melody, Ghost 1990, Maurice Jarre, https://youtu.be/c2ZWLK2R4x4 | Pulp Fiction  1994, Dick Dale’s an others, https://youtu.be/jDheFajWYUM | Trainspotting 1996, Damon Albam, https://youtu.be/zXM9a2kE7RM | Indochine 1992, Patrick Doyle, https://youtu.be/Gkju1Ni2PnA?si=Bs-H3AGQvydtSN9g |  Forrest Gump 1992, Alan Silvestri, https://youtu.be/VWoUcB7y4hw?si=UhVRsqRoKfgQb60I | Life is beautiful 1997, Nicola Piovani  https://youtu.be/KB99gDvxyFo?si=oREhBs7NAeXWgk5R  |All about my mother, 1999, Alberto Iglesias,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAhmvR_Curo&list=PLq38bv0D4pNFTbiDpD2Zd32OLwAJFF824&index=1 |  Muriel´s Wedding, 1994, Peter Best, https://youtu.be/BUDz7m0BXjk?si=zRU62MSrCI9Q4iwl | The adventures of Priscilla. Queen of the Desert 1994, Guy Gross https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf4m0qBherg&list=PLWsjhkXz0QVxhkjhUSG_Mv2veFVOQrC3_  | Wild Wild West 1999, Elmer Bernstein, https://youtu.be/SBrV_AG7TWs?si=mp461tV6x9idzyrk  | Men in Black 1997, Dani Elfman, https://youtu.be/jyb33RgAxis?si=7mSBAINrvFOxjE4E | The Cider House Rules 1999, Rachel Portman, John Lenehan, David Snell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zTbB0L3dqM | I have nothing – The bodyguard 1994,                 Whitney Houston, Alan Silvestri, Allan Dennis Rich, https://youtu.be/19LPgLKrgLE?si=a7SiE-3PcttOF5M8  | Not Gon`cry´s - Waiting to Exhale 1995, Babyface, https://youtu.be/6r9NTrWEW5Y?si=yzQJW9u0Q3Rqa7Nf| How to Survive in South Central - Boyz n the Hood 1991, Stanley Clarke, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5CX4x9KP0g&list=RDh5CX4x9KP0g&start_radio=1 |  Only Yesterday 1991, Katz Hoshi,https://youtu.be/vzXm3DVQ78o | The Lion King 1994, Hans Zimmer, Tim Rice, Joseph Williams, Elton John,https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxiswidpS0UGnZTVQ-eiqlavfNawJRp0B&si=2CrqGZHqpzCxDRpX | The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993, Dani Elfman, https://youtu.be/tc5EM3G2p9M?si=MXA1FVikVdLedS-5 | Kolya, 1996 Ondřej Soukup, https://youtu.be/HoedMkFqL2g?si=f7uT9C0Gy9nA3Fim | Fantastic Four 1994, John Ottman,https://youtu.be/77kOZg31cjM?si=8BGDoeHV8e_35kDB |  https://whatnerd.com/marvel-cinematic-universe-history-success/

[ifithinkoflove]

Hnuuhhh

[nina-silvertuin]

My 20th 'song' is Venice Nocturne by Geoffrey Burgon from the Brideshead Revisited soundtrack. What a surprise.

Tell me your 12th, @stellaluna33 @basilsbestpainting @fromirkwood

knowing what my #1 spotify song has become predictable (its august by taylor swift) BUT my #21 is Looking For Somebody (To Love)

im tagging:

@ohcaroline @medeas-chariot @heavenfalls @backgroundagent3 @footprint-in-the-snow @eyeofthemoose @rawrkittenpurr @malewifebillcage @gendryastarkers

to tell me their #21, then pick another random number between 2-100 and tag other people to post theirs and pick another number

[whitewaterpaper]

Robin Hood (1991)

¡Oi! Spoilers, stavfel och alternativa fakta kan förekomma rakt föröver!

I KORTHET: Robert Hode är ädlingen som sätter sig upp mot fel personer, skyddar tjuvjägare och vägrar böja sig för andras girighet. Han förklaras laglös och tillsammans med vapendragaren Will Scarlett tar han sin tillflykt i Sherwood-skogen. I Sherwood blir han Robin Hood, en ständig tagg i maktens häl och när hösta hönset i regionen, Baron Daguerre, höjer belöningen för Robin alltmer börjar han dela med sig av sitt byte…

DET BRA: Ingen Sheriff av Nottingham, ingen Guy of Gisbourne utan i stället en fräsch liten politisk intrig om normander (som väl var ättlingar till vikingar vill jag minnas?) och saxare.

DET DÅLIGA: Den här filmen har inga riktigt stora namn, med dagens mått mätt är det Uma Thurman som har den största stjärnglansen. Vilket antagligen är anledningen till att den här föll mot Prince of Thives (med Morgan Freeman och Alan Rickman i rollistan utöver Kevin Coster själv).

SOM HELHET: Det är synd på en bra film att den hamnade i skuggan av annat, för den här är riktigt bra. Den här filmen koncentrerar sig inte på Robin 💘 Marian eller hela grejen med att ta från de rika och ge till de fattiga. Utan har lägger man mer en tyngdpunkt på det politiska planet och maktkampen mellan normander och saxare. Den här filmen avhåller sig från många av de vanliga Robin Hood-momenten. Två kända överlevde dock: pilbågstävligen kokas ned till ett prov för Robin och Will att stanna i de laglösas läger¹, och till och med den obligatoriska envigen på stocken över floden ser man till att riva av så fort som möjligt. Och detaljen att Robin Hood tar från de rika, vilket ju är skattepengar egentligen, och ger till de fattiga handlar helt enkelt om att vinna de fattiga över på sin sida. Skattepengarna har ju i grunden betalats av de fattiga och som Robin själv säger: ”pengarna tillhör dem [de fattiga]”. Det här är också en väldigt bra produktion, bra rekvisita och scenografi tillsammans med miljöer som är dimmiga och råkalla. Patrick Bergins ”Robin Hood” känns också väldigt gedigen som karaktär. Och man har lyckats med att låta Marian vara lite mer än bara ett kärleksintresse: utöver att hon kommer med starka åsikter så rymmer hon dessutom från Daguerre och gömmer sig i Robins gäng som pojken ”Martin”. Uma Thurman (i sin 8e roll) kan inte sägas annat än att hon gör en bra roll, som en stramare och mindre socker söt Marion. Jag skulle avslutningsvis vilja tillägga att det här är en äventyrsfilm som tar Robin Hood-mytoset ett steg längre och att det är synd att många kanske missat den.

PS: Musiken är f.ö. komponerad av Geoffrey Burgon som även komponerade den ikoniska musiken till BBCs barn-/ungdomsserier baserad på Narnia-böckerna.

~~~

Många av de kända momenten stammar ända från Douglas Fairbanks stumfilmsklassiker från 1922, och jag blir nästan nyfiken att kolla upp hur pilbågstävligen används där. Jag har vaga minnen av att den användes ungefär lika där som här.

Länkar:

Filmen @ Vodeville.

Filmen @ PlayPilot.

Filmen @ IMDb.

[whatsoeverislovelyandpure]

Aslan | Geoffrey Burgon | BBC’s The Chronicles of Narnia

[topoet]

Puccini to Mumbai

Spread over 3 mps cd compilations I have Giacomo Puccini’s operas: Tosca, Madama Butterfly, Turandot; plus his Messa di Gloria. Rounding out the cds is Gounod’s Faust & his Messe Solemnelle de St Cecile. As well as Geoffrey Burgon’s Brideshead Revisited soundtrack. Oh yes, not to forget hours of Indian classical music for the sake of variety 🙂

  I saved opera for my old age because I am not,…

[landrysg]

In the "Journey of Transformation" class I'm facilitating, this week we're reading The Gospel of Luke. I'm having students listen to some of the musical settings based on verses of this Gospel. Here's one:

Nunc Dimittis, by Geoffrey Burgon

[stylecouncil]

if you wanna know my favorite instrumental from the mini series tho it’s this one, it’s also amazing I just had to pick one you know

[fuckyeahilike]

Geoffrey Burgon. Brideshead Revisited - Main Theme

Geoffrey Burgon's haunting theme to the 1981 television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel, "Brideshead Revisited", played here by the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

[teabooksandsweets]

Elizabeth Goudge novels that would be perfectly suited for film or tv adaptations: A City of Bells and Henrietta’s House, Gentian Hill, Linnets and Valerians, The Scent of Water

Elizabeth Goudge novels that I really want to see on tv: The Eliots of Damerosehay (The Bird in the Tree, The Herb of Grace and The Heart of the Family)

Format: A long miniseries in the manner of Brideshead Revisited (1980), generally with the accuracy of book adaptations from that era

Music: Reminiscent of Geoffrey Burgon’s music for Brideshead and Narnia, but not sounding like an imitation, and also not too anachronistic for a new show

Actors I have in mind so far: Francesca Annis as Lucilla, Michelle Dockery as Nadine, Anthony Andrews as John Adair, Miranda Otto as Margaret, Robert Bathurst as George; (any suggestions?)

Notes on the actors: To cover the large time span, there will be lots of aging up (and sometimes down) of the adult actors; at least two sets of actors for all child characters; the same actor for young Ben and young David in flashbacks, as well as the same actor for adult David, and Maurice and the doctor in flashbacks

Filming locations: For outside shots, in the Beaulieu Valley and Buckler’s Hard, perhaps parts of the New Forest for the woods; ideally Harewood House in Hampshire for Damerosehay, if that’s not possible then any houses that really suit Damerosehay and the Herb of Grace; for inside sets, partly real houses that suit the descriptions, partly sets that really capture the important details, such as the Ship-Overmantel and the Outstretched Arms.

Of importance: Make it as truthful to the books as possible, not leaving out any “difficult” parts, including the spiritual and almost magical occurences; the references and poetry; the fact that David and Nadine not getting together being a GOOD ending for the first part; make it neither soap-y, nor melodramatic, nor preachy, but also DON’T remove any of the Christian elements; don’t make Lucilla a “sassy matriarch” type, don’t show her as better or worse than she is. LOTS of nature. LOTS of screentime for the kids (not aged up) and the dogs.

Other ideas: Maybe show some hints of later important characters earlier on – a teenage Sally falling asleep on her father’s shoulder in the theatre before David comes on stage; David and Lucilla seeing a famous Jewish pianist; etc., etc.