Following the critical success of Channel Four's Queer as Folk and the accompanying soundtrack, Russell T Watson, the writer and co-producer of the show, has returned with another controversial drama, this time for ITV1--Bob and Rose. Attempting to mirror the success of their previous partnership, ace hi-energy/pop remixers and producers Almighty have also put together a pumping ...
This standalone TV movie told a sub-Quatermass & the Pit story in suitable spooky fashion. A mysterious artefact is discovered and it does inexplicable things to the crew. That's the easy-as-pie plot. Creator Straczynski took an especially prominent role in the spotting of the music with series composer Christopher Franke. He came right out and insisted on the use of a theremin to convey ...
Rather unusually for a comedy series, the soundtrack to series two of Channel 4's Trigger Happy TV isn't packed with upbeat pop numbers or novelty tunes. Instead, the songs on offer tend towards the more morose and thoughtful end of the modern musical spectrum. Bands such as Grandaddy, PJ Harvey and Shack have seldom produced music that could be described as "zany", "madcap" or "wacky". And ...
The music--particularly the theme--to the series Beyond the Clouds garnered a lot of admiration for George Fenton (including an Emmy Award). There was therefore no one better suited for this sister show. Western interpretations of Chinese music are generally sadly deficient. But something must have connected here for the composer to be able to evoke a spot-on sense of locale that never ...