''The Simon May Collection'' is a 2010 compilation album of television and film music written by

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 pupi ...

. The album was released to coincide with the departure of the character

Peggy Mitchell Margaret Ann "Peggy" Mitchell (also Butcher) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Peggy was initially played by Jo Warne when she first appeared in the episode broadcast on 30 April 1991, featuring in 10 episodes. ...

, played by

Barbara Windsor Dame Barbara Windsor (born Barbara Ann Deeks; 6 August 193710 December 2020) was an English actress, known for her roles in the ''Carry On'' films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera, ''EastEnders''.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 Ea ...

''. May, who composed the original ''EastEnders'' theme in 1984, was commissioned to rework "

Julia's Theme 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 p ...

", a slow, piano version of the main theme traditionally used at "the end of episodes featuring intense emotion or drama". The track, "Peggy's Theme", was made available to download following the broadcast of the character's departure. May appeared playing numbers from the collection in a concert at the

Corn Exchange A corn exchange is a building where merchants trade grains. The word "corn" in British English denotes all cereal grains, such as wheat and barley; in the United States these buildings were called grain exchange. Such trade was common in towns ...

Devizes Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It developed around Devizes Castle, an 11th-century Norman architecture, Norman castle, and received a charter in 1141. The castle was besieged during the Anarchy, a 12th-century ...

on 22 September 2010.

Track listing

#" Peggy's Theme" (variation of "

" from ''EastEnders'') performed by Simon May #"Always There" (from ''

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 comm ...

'') performed by Susie Webb & The Simon May Orchestra #"More to Life" (from BBC TV series '' Trainer'') performed by

Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an Indian-born British musican, singer, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million s ...

#"Holiday Suite" (from BBC TV '' Holiday '86'') performed by the Simon May Orchestra #"I'm Drowning" performed by James Keogh #"Summer of My Life" performed by Simon May (2010 version duet with Rosie May) #"Eldorado" (theme from BBC TV series ''

Eldorado El Dorado (, ; Spanish for "the golden"), originally ''El Hombre Dorado'' ("The Golden Man") or ''El Rey Dorado'' ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (''zipa'') or king o ...

'') performed by the Simon May Orchestra #"Howards' Way Theme" performed by the Simon May Orchestra #"One More Chance" performed by

Jack Duxbury Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ...

The Dawning ''The Dawning'' is a 1988 British drama film based on Jennifer Johnston's novel, '' The Old Jest'', which depicts the Irish War of Independence through the eyes of the Anglo-Irish landlord class. It stars Anthony Hopkins, Hugh Grant, Jean Simmon ...

Suite" (1st Movement) performed by The Simon May Orchestra #"

Every Loser Wins "Every Loser Wins" is a 1986 song performed by English actor and singer Nick Berry. Written and produced by Simon May, Stewart James and Bradley James, the song was heavily featured in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Te ...

" performed by

Nick Berry Nicholas Berry (born 16 April 1963) is a retired English actor and pop singer. He is best known for his roles as Simon Wicks in ''EastEnders'' from 1985 to 1990, and as PC Nick Rowan in '' Heartbeat'' from 1992 to 1998. He sang UK chart sing ...

#"All of Me" performed by Charley Rouse #"Barracuda" (from ''Howards' Way'') performed by the Simon May Orchestra #"Abbey's Theme" (from ''Howards' Way'') performed by the Simon May Orchestra #"Frere" (from ''Howards' Way'') performed by the Simon May Orchestra #"Wolfgang" performed by Simon May #"

Anyone Can Fall in Love "Anyone Can Fall in Love" is a song, released in 1986, by ''EastEnders'' actress Anita Dobson, who played the character of Angie Watts. The song was released as a single, reaching #4 in the UK Singles Chart. The song also features on the album ' ...

" performed by

Anita Dobson Anita Dobson (born 29 April 1949) is an English stage, film and television actress, and singer. She is best known for her role from 1985 to 1988 as Angie Watts in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. In 1986, she reached number four in the UK Sing ...

& The Simon May Orchestra #"By the River" performed by James Keogh #"Parents"/"Better Off The Way I Am" (from the musical ''

Smike ''Smike'' is a pop musical adaptation of a small part of Charles Dickens' 1839 novel ''Nicholas Nickleby'', that was televised for the BBC in 1973. The musical is based on the character Smike from that novel. The TV production starred Beryl Reid ...

'') performed by Matthew Padden & The Simon May Orchestra #"I'll See You Again" (School Leavers' Song) performed by the Simon May Orchestra & Choirs #" ''EastEnders'' Theme" (new BBC TV version 2009) performed by the Simon May Orchestra #"Glory Be (To God on High)" (''EastEnders'' Hymn) performed by the Simon May Orchestra & Choirs #"Bless This Moment" performed by Susie Webb

References

External links

The Simon May Collection
at Music on Screen
Peggy's Theme
Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Simon May Collection 2010 compilation albums

Track listing

See also

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