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Film / TV track Shooting the War: Threnody by composer Joseph Atkins

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Context: This is one of the pieces written for 'Shooting the War', a 3-part series for BBC4, a series that looked at Men, Women and Children in turn through the lenses of amateur filmmakers during World War II. This piece appeared in all three programmes to accompany some of the bleaker, more powerful footage.
Posted: 22/06/2010
Produced: 13/04/2009
Moods: Dark, Atmospheric, Melancholy
Genres: Orchestral, Strings, Brass
Tempo: Slow
Credits: The music was recorded live at Cream Studios in North London. The players were members of an ensemble specially gathered together for the recording. The solo cellist is Oliver Coates and the conductor Darren Bloom.
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Panellists: Rodney Newton loves this track!Olivia Dixon loves this track!Ben Walter likes this track.
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I love this track - rooted in the dark world of the 2nd Viennese School - beautiful scored and played. We don't hear nearly enough music of this quality on television these days. Very well done - more strength to your elbow, Joe!

Panellist Rodney Newton
24.06.10 11:592 months 12 days 1 hours 15 mins

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Intelligently scored and with great sensitivity and depth. I enjoyed this immensely. Although the effect is bleak it is also strangely uplifting. Very powerful music.

Panellist Olivia Dixon
24.06.10 12:242 months 12 days 50 mins

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World War II is hardly synonymous with anything other than bleak, oppressive and dark times and this piece encapsulates the mood perfectly.
Good stuff.

Panellist Ben Walter
16.07.10 15:191 months 20 days 21 hours 55 mins

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