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Stanley Myers
Stanley Myers (6 October 19309 November 1993) was an English composer and conductor, who scored over sixty films and television series, working closely with filmmakers Nicolas Roeg, Jerzy Skolimowski and Volker Schlöndorff. He is best known for his guitar piece "Cavatina", composed for the 1970 film ''The Walking Stick'' and later used as the theme for ''The Deer Hunter''. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film Music for ''Wish You Were Here'' (1987), and was an early collaborator with and mentor of Hans Zimmer. Biography Myers was born in Birmingham, England; as a teenager he went to King Edward's School in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birmingham.Nicolas RoegObituary: Stanley Myers ''The Independent'', Saturday, 13 November 1993 Myers wrote incidental music for television: for example, The Reign of Terror, a 1964 serial in the television series ''Doctor Who''; the theme to ''All Gas and Gaiters''; and the theme for the BBC's ''Question Time''. He is known for composin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West Midlands metropolitan county, and approximately 4.3 million in the wider metropolitan area. It is the largest UK metropolitan area outside of London. Birmingham is known as the second city of the United Kingdom. Located in the West Midlands region of England, approximately from London, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midlands. Distinctively, Birmingham only has small rivers flowing through it, mainly the River Tame and its tributaries River Rea and River Cole – one of the closest main rivers is the Severn, approximately west of the city centre. Historically a market town in Warwickshire in the medieval period, Birmingham grew during the 18th century during the Midla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgbaston
Edgbaston () is an affluent suburban area of central Birmingham, England, historically in Warwickshire, and curved around the southwest of the city centre. In the 19th century, the area was under the control of the Gough-Calthorpe family and the Gillott family who refused to allow factories or warehouses to be built in Edgbaston, thus making it attractive for the wealthier residents of the city. It then came to be known as "where the trees begin". One of these private houses is grade one listed and open to the public. The majority of Edgbaston that falls under the B15 postcode finds itself being part of the Calthorpe Estate. The estate is an active conservation area, and it is here that the areas most prized properties are situated. The exclusivity of Edgbaston is down to its array of multi-million listed Georgian and Victorian villas, making it one of the most expensive postcodes outside of London. Edgbaston boasts facilities such as Edgbaston Cricket Ground, a Test mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Williams (guitarist)
John Christopher Williams (born 24 April 1941) is an Australian virtuosic classical guitarist renowned for his ensemble playing as well as his interpretation and promotion of the modern classical guitar repertoire. In 1973, he shared a Grammy Award in the Best Chamber Music Performance category with fellow guitarist Julian Bream for ''Together'' (released in the US as ''Julian and John (Works by Lawes, Carulli, Albéniz, Granados)''). Guitar historian Graham Wade has said that "John is perhaps the most technically accomplished guitarist the world has seen." Early life John Williams is an only child who was born on 24 April 1941 in Melbourne to an English father, Len Williams, who bought John, at age 4, his first guitar with a modified neck. Len would later found the Spanish Guitar Centre in London. His mother Melaan (''née'' Ah Ket) was the daughter of William Ah Ket, the first Australian barrister of Chinese heritage. In 1952, the family moved to England where he attende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corporal Clegg
"Corporal Clegg" is a song by the English psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured on their second album, ''A Saucerful of Secrets'' (1968). It was written by Roger Waters and features David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright sharing the lead vocals, which is the only Floyd song to do so. The song also features a kazoo. The Pink Floyd website credits the brass parts to "The Stanley Myers Orchestra". Lyrics The song is about a shell-shocked soldier who lost his leg in World War II. He is described as having a medal of "orange, red and blue", which may be a reference to the Burma Star. It is the first mention of war in a Pink Floyd song, something that would become a common theme in Roger Waters' lyrics, Roger having lost his father thus in 1944. Waters told ''Mojo'' magazine that this song is autobiographical. He explained: "Corporal Clegg is about my father and his sacrifice in World War II. It's somewhat sarcastic—the idea of the wooden leg being something you won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brass Section
The brass section of the orchestra, concert band, and jazz ensemble consist of brass instruments, and is one of the main sections in all three ensembles. The British-style brass band contains only brass and percussion instruments. They contain instruments given Hornbostel-Sachs classification 423 ( brass instruments). Orchestra The typical brass section of a modern orchestra is as follows: *4 French horns *2–3 Trumpets *2 Tenor trombones *1 Bass trombone *1 Tuba Concert band The brass section of the concert band is generally larger and more diverse than the brass section of the orchestra. The typical brass section of a concert band is as follows: *4–6 Trumpets and/or cornets *4 French horns *2–3 Tenor trombones *1 Bass trombone *2 Euphoniums and/or baritone horns *2 Tubas The brass instruments that are sometimes, but very rarely, used in the concert band: * Flugelhorn * Tenor (alto) Horn * Piccolo trumpet * Bass trumpet * Wagner tuba * Alto trombone * Contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Walker (director)
Pete Walker (born 4 July 1939) is an English film director, writer, and producer, specializing in horror and sexploitation films, frequently combining the two. Biography Walker was born on 4 July 1939 in Brighton, England, the son of a stand-up comic Syd Walker and a showgirl mother. He began his performing career as a stand-up comic while a teenager, but quit at age 19. Walker made films such as ''Die Screaming, Marianne'', ''The Flesh and Blood Show'', ''House of Whipcord'', '' Frightmare'', ''House of Mortal Sin'', '' Schizo'', '' The Comeback'', and ''House of the Long Shadows''. His films often featured sadistic authority figures, such as priests or judges, punishing anyone — usually young women — who doesn't conform to their strict personal moral codes, but he has denied there being any political subtext to his films. Because of the speed with which he had to make his films, Walker often used the same reliable actors, including Andrew Sachs and Sheila Keith, the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schizo (1976 Film)
''Schizo'' is a 1976 British psychological slasher film directed and produced by Pete Walker and starring Lynne Frederick. Plot Samantha Gray (Lynne Frederick), a famous figure skater, is engaged to London businessman Alan Falconer (John Leyton). On the day of Alan and Samantha's wedding, ex-convict William Haskin ( Jack Watson) begins stalking Samantha. Over the next few days, Haskin terrifies Samantha by leaving bloody knives in various locations, including her home. Samantha tells her psychiatrist friend, Leonard Hawthorne (John Fraser), that Haskin was her mother's lover until he brutally stabbed her to death during an argument. Now that Haskin has been released from prison, Samantha thinks that he is trying to kill ''her''. That night, Leonard is found murdered in his car, his throat slashed. Samantha's housekeeper, Mrs Wallace (Queenie Watts), takes Samantha to see her daughter Joy (Trisha Mortimer), a medium who channels Leonard's spirit and warns Samantha that the killer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Mortal Sin
''House of Mortal Sin'' (also known as ''The Confessional'' and ''The Confessional Murders'') is a 1976 British horror slasher film directed and produced by Pete Walker. It was scripted by David McGillivray from a story by Walker. Its plot concerns a deranged priest who takes it upon himself to punish his parishioners for their moral transgressions. Plot Hearing that her friend Bernard has become a Catholic priest, Jenny attends church to seek him out but finds that the man taking confession is not Bernard, but the elderly Father Meldrum. She quickly leaves, but not before telling Meldrum that her on-off boyfriend Terry recently pressured her into having an abortion. Outwardly a kind-hearted counsellor of troubled youth, Meldrum is in fact a fervent believer in " divine justice" who freely resorts to emotional abuse in his obsessive efforts to redeem those he views as sinners. That night, while Jenny is out, Meldrum gains entry to her flat and assaults her friend Robert, belie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frightmare (1974 Film)
''Frightmare'' (also known as ''Cover Up'' and ''Once Upon a Frightmare'') is a 1974 British horror slasher film directed and produced by Pete Walker, written by David McGillivray and starring Rupert Davies and Sheila Keith. The story focuses around Dorothy and Edmund Yates, who have recently been released from a mental asylum, and is one of Pete Walker's most notable films. Plot Dorothy Yates lives with her husband Edmund in an isolated farmhouse in Surrey. They have just been released from a mental institution to which they were committed in 1957 after it was found Dorothy was a cannibal who killed and partially ate at least six people. Jackie, Edmund's daughter by previous marriage, lives in London but secretly visits her dad and stepmum at night to bring her parcels containing animal brain, thereby implicitly feigning to commit murders for her so as to contain Dorothy's murderous urges. Now, it seems as if Dorothy has had a severe relapse. She secretly lures lonely young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Whipcord
''House of Whipcord'' is a 1974 British exploitation horror film directed and produced by Pete Walker and starring Barbara Markham, Patrick Barr, Ray Brooks, Ann Michelle, Sheila Keith, Dorothy Gordon, Robert Tayman and Penny Irving. Plot The film opens during a night-time thunderstorm when a frightened, confused and disheveled young woman runs down a country road and is picked up by a trucker (Ivor Salter). The film then shows through flashbacks how the young woman came to be in such a situation. While at a gathering in a London art gallery, naive French model Anne-Marie DeVernet (Penny Irving) is shocked to see that her photographer boyfriend is exhibiting a recently-shot photo where she is seen being arrested by the police for public nudity. Humiliated, Anne-Marie dumps the photographer but soon finds solace in enigmatic fellow partygoer Mark E. DeSade ( Robert Tayman), who offers to take her to his isolated country estate to escape the scandal her now ex-boyfriend has ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Question Time (TV Series)
''Question Time'' is a topical debate programme, typically broadcast on BBC One at 10:45 pm on Thursdays. It is usually repeated on BBC Two (with sign language) and on BBC Parliament, later in the week. If there is a Leaders special, it would be simulcasted on BBC News. ''Question Time'' is also available on BBC iPlayer. Fiona Bruce currently chairs the show having succeeded David Dimbleby as presenter in January 2019. Mentorn has produced the programme since 1998. Origins ''Question Time'' was first broadcast on Tuesday 25 September 1979, based on the BBC Radio 4 programme ''Any Questions?''. The first panel consisted of Labour MP Michael Foot, author Edna O'Brien, Conservative politician Teddy Taylor, and the Archbishop of Liverpool Derek Worlock. Format ''Question Time'' panels are typically composed of five public figures, "nearly always ncludinga representative from the UK government and the official opposition." The panel also features "representatives from other pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Gas And Gaiters
''All Gas and Gaiters'' is a British television ecclesiastical sitcom which aired on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971. It was written by Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps, a husband-and-wife team who used the pseudonym of John Wraith when writing the pilot. ''All Gas and Gaiters'' was also broadcast on BBC Radio from 1971 to 1972. Cast *William MervynThe Rt Revd Dr Cuthbert Hever, DD, Bishop of St Ogg's *Robertson HareThe Ven Henry Blunt, the archdeacon *Derek NimmoThe Revd Mervyn Noote, the Bishop's chaplain * John BarronThe Very Revd Lionel Pugh-Critchley, Dean of St Ogg's (pilot, series 1, 4 and 5) *Ernest ClarkThe Very Revd Lionel Pugh-Critchley, Dean of St Ogg's (1968 special, series 2 and 3) *Ruth KettlewellMrs Grace Pugh-Critchley, the Dean's wife (1967–1969) *Joan SandersonMrs Grace Pugh-Critchley, the Dean's wife (1970–1971) Plot ''All Gas and Gaiters'', predominantly farcical in nature, was set in the close of the fictional St Ogg's Cathedral and concerned intrigues and rival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
