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Leslie Osborne (composer)
Leslie Osborne (1905–1990) was an English television and music executive and composer of light music and themes for television and radio. As a composer, he wrote a number of lighter orchestral pieces such as ''Lullaby for Penelope''. In 1976, Osborne worked for ATV Music and was responsible for trying to get the company's catalogue airtime on BBC radio programmes. In that role, he met composer Simon May, who had then recently had a pop hit with his song "Summer of My Life". Osborne later introduced May to various other TV executives, and he was commissioned to write themes for '' Skorpion'', ''Cold Warrior'', ''EastEnders'' and ''Howards' Way''. Because of his executive role, Osborne was able to secure a writer credit for the themes for ''EastEnders'' and ''Howards' Way'', despite, in reality, May being the sole composer. May says that Osborne "didn't write a single note... I could have possibly have insisted on retaining the copyright of ''EastEnders'' for myself, but if I h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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ATV Music
Sony Music Publishing (formerly Sony/ATV Music Publishing) is the largest music publisher in the world, with over five million songs owned or administered as of end March 2021. US-based, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is itself owned by Sony Entertainment. The company was formed as Sony/ATV in 1995 by the merger of the original incarnation of Sony Music Publishing and ATV Music, which was owned by entertainer Michael Jackson. Jackson had purchased ATV Music, which included the Lennon–McCartney song catalog, in 1985. In 2012, an investor consortium led by Sony/ATV Music Publishing acquired EMI Music Publishing to become the largest music publishing administrator in the world, with a library of over three million songs. In April 2019, Jon Platt became CEO/Chairman of Sony/ATV Music Publishing after the contract of longtime CEO/Chairman Martin Bandier expired. In August 2019, management of Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Sony Music Entertainment were merged under the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon May
Simon May (born 15 August 1944) is a British composer. He has composed many British television theme tunes, including ''EastEnders'' and ''Howards' Way'', and the music for the 1988 film ''The Dawning''. Biography Born in Devizes and a pupil of Dauntsey's School, May was a choral scholar at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a degree in modern languages in 1965. While teaching languages and music at Kingston Grammar School, he co-wrote a musical named ''Smike'' with a colleague, history teacher Clive Barnett and songwriting partner, Roger Holman. Following the publicity ''Smike'' attracted, May was contacted by the BBC, who televised the play in 1973, starring Beryl Reid and Andrew Keir. It also featured DJ Neil Fox, a pupil at Kingston Grammar, as one of the schoolboys.''PEBBLE MILL SPECIAL, SIMON MAY'', BBC1, 20 December 1994 The show has subsequently been staged many times by youth drama groups. While working at ATV, he was asked to compose some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skorpion (TV Series)
''Skorpion'' is a British television serial transmitted by the BBC in 1983. A sequel (of sorts) to the 1981 series ''Blood Money'', ''Skorpion'' saw Michael Denison, Daniel Hill and Jack McKenzie reprise their roles from the original serial. A mysterious plane crash in the Scottish highlands and a woman pursued by a hitman are cases investigated by the Anti-Terrorism Squad. Cast * Terrence Hardiman - Chief Supt. Franks * Michael Denison - Captain Aubrey Percival * Marianne Borgo - Gabrielle * Daniel Hill - Inspector Clark * Jack McKenzie - Chief Inspector Perry * Neville Jason - Constant Delangre * Tamara Ustinov - WPC Baker * Mary Wimbush - Agatha * Ian Cullen - Inspector Hallisay * James Kennedy - Mr. X * Tom Chadbon Tom Chadbon (born 27 February 1946, in Luton) is an English actor who has spent much of his career appearing on British television. Although principally a character actor, he has occasionally had leading or recurring roles. Chadbon starred in a ... - Dr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Warrior (TV Series)
''Cold Warrior'' is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1984. The series was based around the character of Captain Aubrey Percival (Michael Denison), first introduced in the 1981 thriller serial ''Blood Money''. Moving away from the serial format of ''Blood Money'' and '' Skorpion'', ''Cold Warrior'' was a series of eight stand-alone episodes, which saw Percival dealing with various threats to national security. He was assisted by Jo ( Lucy Fleming) and Danny Quirk (Dean Harris) - the latter also reprising his role from ''Blood Money''. Cast * Michael Denison - Captain Aubrey Percival * Lucy Fleming - Jo * Dean Harris Dean Harris (born 30 December 1946) is an English actor. He began working "in the round" in 1966, in weekly and fortnightly repertory theatres across the United Kingdom, Canada and Zimbabwe. His two West End theatre, West End appearances are Ju ... - Danny Quirk * David Swift - Sir William Logie Episodes References External links * {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the programme follows the stories of local residents and their families as they go about their daily lives. Within eight months of the show's original launch, it had reached the number one spot in Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, BARB's television ratings and has consistently remained among the top-rated series in Britain. Four ''EastEnders'' episodes are listed in the all-time top 10 List of most watched television broadcasts in the United Kingdom#Most watched programmes, most-watched programmes in the UK, including the number one spot when over 30 million watched the 1986 Christmas Day episode. ''EastEnders'' has been EastEnders in popular culture, important in the history of British television drama, tackling many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howards' Way
''Howards' Way'' is a television drama series produced by BBC Birmingham and transmitted on BBC1 between 1 September 1985 and 25 November 1990. The series deals with the personal and professional lives of the wealthy yachting and business communities in the fictional town of Tarrant on the south coast of England, and was filmed on the River Hamble and the Solent. Most of the location filming for the series was carried out in Bursledon, Hamble, Swanwick, Warsash, Hill Head, Lee-on-the-Solent, Lymington, Hythe, Southampton and Fareham—all in Hampshire. The Jolly Sailor pub in Bursledon featured in several episodes. History ''Howards' Way'' was created and produced by Gerard Glaister and Allan Prior, with lead writer Raymond Thompson as story and script consultant—at a point in the BBC's history when the organisation was making a concerted populist strike against ITV in its approach to programming. The series debuted on BBC1 in 1985, the same year that the BBC launched its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come And Praise
''Come and Praise'' is a hymnal published by the BBC and widely used in collective worship in British schools. The hymnal was compiled by Geoffrey Marshall-Taylor with musical arrangements by Douglas Coombes, and includes well-known hymns such as “Oil in My Lamp”, “Kum Ba Yah” and “Water of Life” as well as Christmas carols and Easter hymns. Volumes Two volumes were published: ''Come and Praise'' in 1978, and ''Come and Praise 2'' in 1988. The hymns from both volumes were published together in ''The Complete Come and Praise'' in 1990. CDs CD 1 # Morning has broken # Water of life # All things bright and beautiful # Autumn days # Somebody greater # The earth is yours, O God # Let us with a gladsome mind # Who put the colours in the rainbow? # Song of Caedmon # All nations of the earth # God knows me # When God made the garden of creation # Think of a world without any flowers # He made me # He's got the whole world # Come my brothers, praise the Lord # Come and prai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EastEnders Theme Tune
The ''EastEnders'' theme tune was composed by Simon May. Leslie Osborne has a contractual composer credit, but did not contribute to the composition or recording. The theme, which is written in the key of E-flat major, is largely based upon percussion instrument, strings and the piano. It is widely known for its dramatic use of sound, particularly the drums that begin at the end of an episode – which adds a sense of importance, suspense and drama to the cliff-hanger. This in itself, has been parodied and used by television shows since, such as in a ''Friends'' spoof that featured on ''SMTV Live''. The drum fill was written and played by Graham Broad. The theme has become widely recognised. A 2008 poll by PRS for Music cited it as the most recognisable piece of music in the UK, beating the National anthem "God Save the Queen". The theme tune was nominated for an Ivor Novello Awards in 1985 for Best TV Theme and in 1987 it won the Television and Radio Industries Club Award fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
