We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Time of my Life

by John Pattison

supported by
zoomandthe
zoomandthe thumbnail
/
1.
Inento 02:30
info
buy track
2.
Consenza forma pie 04:56
info
buy track
3.
Selentay Corentay 02:40
info
buy track
4.
Tenesta Limpa 01:54
info
buy track
5.
Nontay Brunto 06:18
info
buy track
6.
So miss pro nentoy 01:02
info
buy track
7.
Tele Matle Maracho 01:42
info
buy track

about

Time of My Life by Alan Ayckbourn – Incidental Music by John Pattison

This play received its World Premiere at The Stephen Joseph Theatre in The Round in Scarborough in 1992. It subsequently transferred to the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End in 1993, where it received excellent reviews.

The play is set across three different timelines. The main strand runs in real time following the events of a family birthday party in a restaurant. Another strand runs forwards in time following the aftermath of the party and the final strand goes backwards following the weeks leading up to the party.

The play is set in fictitious restaurant ‘Calvinus’ with owner Calvinu and the waiters, Tuto, Aggi, Dinka and Bengie all played by the same actor. Ayckbourn deliberately didn’t state what country Calvinu and the waiters came from and invented his own language for them to speak. This is where many of the track titles came from.

The music sweeps around the Mediterranean Sea in terms of its influences, but is definitely inspired in part by an LP I had in the 1970s called ‘Memories of Greece’.

The instruments used are all played in real time using samplers and no quantisation. Instruments included are Dumek, Kanoun, Kawala, Oud, Saz and Bendir alongside Bazouki, Accordion, Piano, Flamenco Guitar and Santouri.

These tracks have been remastered from the original ‘Songs from My Country’ album that was available in the SJT shop at Westwood up until 1996.

The original Scarborough cast was Russell Dixon, Colette O’Neil, Richard Garnett, Stephen Mapes, Karen Drury, Sophie Heyman and Terence Booth.

The London cast was Anton Rodgers, Gwen Taylor, Richard Garnett, Stephen Mapes, Karen Drury, Sophie Heyman and Terence Booth.

credits

released February 9, 2021

Photo by Christina Gottardi on Unsplash

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

John Pattison image

John Pattison Scarborough, UK

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

contact / help

Contact John Pattison

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like John Pattison, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring Riley Pinkerton (aka The Rat Queen) from the theatrical NYC rockers, Castle Rat.
listen now