A fantasy realm encompassing every form of make-believe is conjured up by The 10th Kingdom--another instalment in the grand Hallmark TV series. Switching back and forth in the equally fantastical New York City, the story required a score of enormous range. Fitted snugly onto an hour-long album, that score can seem peculiarly schizophrenic. A little re-programming would easily result in two ...
There's no timeframe or genre that holds this collection together: it's just a cracking good cross-section of memorable signature tunes. A couple of composers are particularly well represented: Nigel Hess (Dangerfield, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Just William and Wycliffe), and George Fenton (Shoestring and The Trials of Life). The best aspect of any ...
The third and final soundtrack to the last of Dom Joly's guerrilla style comedy series, Trigger Happy TV 3 is another great selection of downbeat music from the show. Joly, (self confessed "good white indie boy") delves into his own personal record collection again and comes back with both some classic and surprising selections. There are some tracks from the late 80s / early 90s which are ...