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Mark R. Bannister
Orchestral & Instrumental Composer
for Film, TV & Theatre


THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE

A classic post-war farce by John Dighton, set in a school in the 1940s, that was in need of a lively overture. My choice of style and musical instruments had to reflect the kind of instruments school children might learn to play in that period. At the same time, I did not want the band to sound unrehearsed. Humour was the key.

You can almost imagine a twelve year old boy having fun with the trombone, and pulling the hair of an eleven year old girl who is struggling with that huge tuba.

The Happiest Days of Your Life (MP3 - 1 min 37 secs - 1.08 Mb)



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