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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