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Ayckbourn Music - Volume Two

by John Pattison

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Bedroom Farce 02:53
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Confusions 02:09
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3.
Time and Time Again 02:17
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4.
Joking Apart 03:01
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Wild Honey 03:23
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i. Taking Steps ii. Othello (Willow Song) 03:53
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This Is Where We Came In 03:57
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8.
Miss Yesterday 06:17
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The Princess And The Mouse 03:02
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The Boy Who Fell Into A Book 03:03
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The Champion Of Paribanou 12:33
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The Jollies 03:19
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This second album of Ayckbourn Music features selections from some more of the original scores written, performed and produced by the composer, John Pattison for productions of Alan Ayckbourn plays during twenty years working as Musical Director and Composer at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, UK. This album also features a selection of extracts from some of the scores that I wrote for Ayckbourn’s many ‘family shows’.

Alan Ayckbourn believes that children are just as discerning as adults and if anything can be a little more astute in certain areas. The family shows explored many of the themes that Ayckbourn explored in his ‘adult’ plays, lone parents and self-discovery. A popular feature that bridged both genres was robots and automatons. These family plays were also often more heavily underscored than the others. They were often very filmic and fast paced to appeal to all ages.
The music has many different styles and influences. The suite of music composed for The Champion of Paribanou played throughout the whole building during the run of the play. The original suite is twenty-five minutes long. As with many of the family plays. There was a combination of recorded and live music to augment the action and to highlight the dialogue.

1. Bedroom Farce (SJT & National Tour) (2000)
2. Confusions (TIR) (1991)
3. Time and Time Again (SJT) (2005)
4. Joking Apart (SJT) (2002)
5. Wild Honey (TIR) (1996)
6. i. Taking Steps (TIR (1990) & New York Premiere (1991)
ii. Othello (Willow Song) (SJT) (1990)
7. This is where we came in (TIR, SJT) WP (1990)
8. Miss Yesterday (SJT) WP (2004)
9. The Princess and the Mouse (SJT) WP (2002)
10. The boy who fell into a book  (SJT) WP (1998)
11. The Champion of Paribanou (SJT) WP (1996)
12. The Jollies (SJT) WP (2002)

TIR Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round, Westwood
SJT Stephen Joseph Theatre, Westborough
WP World Premiere

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released January 25, 2021

These tracks were created whilst working as part of some extremely talented and imaginative creative teams. Working alongside some of the most gifted designers and lighting designers in the industry was a privilege and also hugely inspiring.

Special mention goes to the following for making the journey so enjoyable and fulfilling: Mick Hughes (Lighting Design), Roger Glossop (Design), Micheal Holt (Design), Jackie Staines (Lighting and Sound Design), Kath Geraghty (Lighting and Sound Design), Juliet Nichol (Design), Pip Leckenby (Design), Micheael Roberts (Design), Jan Bee Brown (Design) Paul Stear (Lighting and Sound Design), Ben Vickers (Lighting and Sound Design), Paul Towson (Lighting Design) Frank Matthews (Master Carpenter) and all the other stage management teams and technical crews who worked tirelessly and inventively over the years to bring all these productions to life.

Finally, a huge thank you to Alan Ayckbourn for writing and producing the plays, and for choosing me and my music to complement so many fantastic productions.

John Pattison 2021

Photo c. Adrian Gatie
The Round Auditorium SJT, Scarborough , UK

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Film and Theatre composer John Pattison has co-written several musicals with Alan Ayckbourn, John Godber and scores for many West End and international productions.

His film scores include G.M, The Balloonatic and two movies with French film director Alain Resnais, Smoking and No Smoking.

He is Associate Director and Musical Director at Beach Hut Theatre Company CIO.
www.beachhuttheatre.co.uk ... more

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