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Film ID | ACE077 |
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Title | One Foot in Eden. A film about Orkney and the music of Peter Maxwell Davies |
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Date | 1978 |
Director | Barrie Gavin |
Production Company | Platypus |
Synopsis | An evocation of Orkney in relation to the work of British composer, Peter Maxwell Davies (b.1934), who has lived there since 1971. |
Minutes | 49 min |
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Full synopsis |
ACE077.2 (00:00:00 - 00:09:25) Waves breaking on rocks. Woman’s VO reading early description of the “Orcades”. Sea. Peter Maxwell Davies’s VO talking about the natural sounds of the Orkneys – seabirds, wind – which he can explore in parallel with exploring new musical experiences. Cello and clarinet and other instruments playing Ave Maris Stella (1975). Seascapes, flowers, countryside, standing stones, ruined croft, fishing boat, etc. Davies’s VO talking about the “rightness of atmosphere and … the rightness of the sound”. Seabirds, waves, etc. George Mackay Brown’s “The word ‘sea’ is small and easily uttered…” read over. Fishermen, farmers, cattle auction; Robert Rendall’s Orkney Crofter read over. Peat digging, harbour scenes, sea, landscapes; music and readings continue over. ACE077.3 (00:09:25 - 00:20:54) ACE077.4 (00:20:54 - 00:29:16) ACE077.5 (00:29:16 - 00:34:10) ACE077.6 (00:34:10 - 00:44:32) ACE077.7 (00:44:32 - 00:48:52) |
Full credits | Musicians: The Fires of London - Sebastian Bell, David Campbell, Beverley Davidson, Gregory Knowles, Stephen Pruslin, Leslie Shrigley Jones, Timothy Walker; Directed by Peter Maxwell Davies The Orkney Strathspey and Reel Society; Singers: Soloist Mary Thomas (Blind Mary); Monks Ian Comboy, Neil Mackie, Brian Rayner Cook, Michael Rippon; Extracts from the music of Peter Maxwell Davies were Ave Maris Stella, O Magnum Mysterium, Scottish Renaissance Dances, The Martyrdom of Saint Magnus; Poetry and Prose by George Mackay Brown, Edwin Muir, Robert Rendall; Reading Voices Claire Isbister, George Mackay Brown, Ernest Marwick; Grateful Appreciations Norman Mitchell, The musicians and singers from Kirkwall Grammar School, The organisers, performers and participants of the St Magnus Festival, June 1977, Andrew Alsop (Logan Airways). Cameraman Chris O’Dell; Assistant Cameraman Rodger Reid; Sound John Page; Assistant Sound Chris Renty; Dubbing Mixer Peter Rann; Assistant Editor Charles Ware; Editor Charles Rees; Executive Producer Rodney Wilson; Producer Penny Clark; Directed by Barrie Gavin. A Film by Platypus. Arts Council of Great Britain © 1978. |
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ACE077.2 (00:00:00 - 00:09:25) ACE077.3 (00:09:25 - 00:20:54) ACE077.4 (00:20:54 - 00:29:16) ACE077.5 (00:29:16 - 00:34:10) ACE077.6 (00:34:10 - 00:44:32) ACE077.7 (00:44:32 - 00:48:52) |
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