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Michael Nyman

With the cinematic re-release of The Draughtsman's Contract, Matthew Sweet looks back on the film music career of the man who created its much-loved score, Michael Nyman.

With the remastered cinematic and digital re-release of The Draughtsman's Contract, marking forty years since it first appeared, Matthew Sweet looks back on the film music career of the man who created its much-loved score, Michael Nyman. He charts his long association with director Peter Greenaway, his foray into the Hollywood, and his work with European and experimental cinema. The programme features music from The Falls, The Ogre, A La Folie, Gattaca, The Piano, Carrington, Ravenous, The Libertine, Wonderland, A Zed and Two Noughts, The Cook The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, Drowning by Numbers, Prospero's Books, and The Draughtsman's Contract.

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22 minutes

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Sat 19 Nov 2022 15:00

Music Played

  • Paul Simon

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

    Orchestra: Portsmouth Sinfonia.
    • 20 Classic Rock Classics.
    • Philips.
  • Michael Nyman

    The Falls "Bird List Song"

    Singer: Lucie Skeaping. Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band.
    • Michael Nyman.
    • Michael Nyman Records.
  • Michael Nyman

    The Ogre "Abel Carries Ephraim"

    Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band.
    • Film Music 1980 - 2001.
    • Venture.
  • Michael Nyman

    A la Folie "Escape"

    Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band. Conductor: Michael Nyman.
    • Film Music 1980 - 2001.
    • Venture.
  • Michael Nyman

    Gattaca "The Other Side"

    Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band. Conductor: Michael Nyman.
    • Film Music 1980 - 2001.
    • Venture.
  • Michael Nyman

    The Piano "The Promise"

    Conductor: Michael Nyman. Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band.
    • The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture.
    • Venture.
  • Michael Nyman

    A Zed and Two Noughts "Time Lapse"

    Performer: Michael Nyman Band.
    • Film Music 1980 - 2001.
    • Venture.
  • Michael Nyman

    Drowning by Numbers "Trysting Fields"

    Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band.
    • Film Music 1980 - 2001.
    • Venture.
  • Michael Nyman

    Prospero's Books "Full Fathom Five"

    Singer: Sarah Leonard. Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band.
    • Prospero's Books - Music From The Film.
    • Decca.
  • Michael Nyman

    The Draughtman's Contract "Chasing Sheep is Best Left To Shepherds"

    Performer: Michael Nyman Band. Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band.
    • The Draughtsman's Contract: Music From The Motion Picture.
    • EMI Catalogue.
  • Michael Nyman

    The Draughtman's Contract "An Eye For Optical Theory"

    Performer: Michael Nyman Band. Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band.
    • The Draughtsman's Contract: Music From The Motion Picture.
    • EMI Catalogue.
  • Michael Nyman

    The Diary of Anne Frank "If"

    Composer: Hachiro Konno. Composer: Roger Pulvers. Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band. Conductor: Michael Nyman.
    • Film Music 1980 - 2001.
    • Venture.
  • Michael Nyman & Damon Albarn

    Cannibal Fantasy

    • Film Music 1980 - 2001.
    • Venture.
  • Michael Nyman

    The Libertine "History of the Insipid"

    Orchestra: Michael Nyman Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Nyman.
    • The Libertine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Michael Nyman Records.
  • Michael Nyman

    Wonderland "Dan"

    Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band. Conductor: Michael Nyman.
    • Wonderland: Music From The Motion Picture.
    • Venture.

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