Music Fit for The Queen
James Watson
along the approach to the rooms wherein the Crown Jewels are displayed,
we were presented with dazzling and informative films. The musical
theme of (at least one of) these films was delightful and ennobling. I
never forgot it. I later discovered that the same music was used as the
musical theme of the documentary film 'Discovering Hamlet', which
examines Kenneth Branagh's professional debut as the famous Prince of
Denmark.
I would very much like to learn the identity of this music, or at least
that of its composer. To that end I made a recording of myself stating
very simply the melody as I recall it. The recording may be found at
http://home.columbus.rr.com/arthurofalbion/music/NobleMelody.mp3.
If you have information that would be of help, please send it to
arthuro...@columbus.rr.com.
Thank you very much, and may you enjoy a fabulous Golden Jubilee year.
James Watson
P.S. If for some reason your system cannot easily handle the 324 KB mp3
version, there is a 2035 KB wav version at
http://home.columbus.rr.com/arthurofalbion/music/NobleMelody.mp3.
bogus address
> In September 1996 I visited the Tower of London. As visitors progressed
> along the approach to the rooms wherein the Crown Jewels are displayed,
> we were presented with dazzling and informative films. The musical
> theme of (at least one of) these films was delightful and ennobling.
> I never forgot it. I later discovered that the same music was used
> I would very much like to learn the identity of this music, or at least
> that of its composer. To that end I made a recording of myself stating
> very simply the melody as I recall it. The recording may be found at
> If for some reason your system cannot easily handle the 324 KB mp3
> version, there is a 2035 KB wav version at
> http://home.columbus.rr.com/arthurofalbion/music/NobleMelody.mp3.
How about a MIDI or ABC version, which should convey the same information
in about 2K? I can't handle either of the formats you're offering, but
I do know a lot of tunes that I could imagine being used the way yours
was.
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James Watson
I invested in a wav-MIDI converter called the WIDI Music Recognition
System. It did a good job. The result was
http://home.columbus.rr.com/arthurofalbion/music/NobleMelody.mid, a file
that is about 2 KB in size, as you predicted. However, the new MIDI
file lacks the brass timbre of the original wav file. Also, some notes
in the original wav file each correspond to two different notes in the
MIDI-- one very brief and spurious, one valid. You will probably be
able to tell the brief and spurious notes from the valid ones.
bogus address wrote:
>>In September 1996 I visited the Tower of London. As visitors progressed
>>along the approach to the rooms wherein the Crown Jewels are displayed,
>>we were presented with dazzling and informative films. The musical
>>theme of (at least one of) these films was delightful and ennobling.
>>I never forgot it. I later discovered that the same music was used
>>as the musical theme of the documentary film 'Discovering Hamlet' [...]
>>I would very much like to learn the identity of this music, or at least
>>that of its composer. To that end I made a recording of myself stating
>>very simply the melody as I recall it. The recording may be found at
>>http://home.columbus.rr.com/arthurofalbion/music/NobleMelody.mp3. [...]
>>If for some reason your system cannot easily handle the 324 KB mp3
>>version, there is a 2035 KB wav version at
>>http://home.columbus.rr.com/arthurofalbion/music/NobleMelody.mp3.
> How about a MIDI or ABC version, which should convey the same information
> in about 2K? I can't handle either of the formats you're offering, but
> I do know a lot of tunes that I could imagine being used the way yours
> was.
> [...]
Don Phillipson
"James Watson" <arthuro...@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:3D1BF330...@columbus.rr.com...
> the same music was used as the
> musical theme of the documentary film 'Discovering Hamlet', which
> examines Kenneth Branagh's professional debut as the famous Prince of
> Denmark.
>
> I would very much like to learn the identity of this music, or at least
> that of its composer.
Patrick Doyle composed the music for KB's film of Hamlet,
swiftly found at
http://www.filmtracks.com/composers/doyle.shtml
and you can buy both Hamlet and the documentary
from www.amazon.com.
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
dphil...@trytel.com.com.com.less2
James Watson
> "James Watson" <arthuro...@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:3D1BF330...@columbus.rr.com...
>>the same music was used as the
>>musical theme of the documentary film 'Discovering Hamlet', which
>>examines Kenneth Branagh's professional debut as the famous Prince of
>>Denmark.
>>I would very much like to learn the identity of this music, or at least
>>that of its composer.
> Patrick Doyle composed the music for KB's film of Hamlet,
> swiftly found at
> http://www.filmtracks.com/composers/doyle.shtml [...].
Thank you for your effort.
I already own this CD. Though I seemed to recall that it does not
contain the music I now seek, I examined it again because of your
recommendation. Alas, my memory proved correct. Conceivably, the music
may have been composed in connection with Kenneth Branagh's 1996 film
_Hamlet_. But it was not included in the widely marketed soundtrack CD.
Thanks again,
James Watson